Archives for June 2011

Highlights for 2011 include Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival, A Fantasy and Fairytale picnic at Cardiff Castle supported by Brace’s Bread, Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend and Cardiff Harbour Festival. Kicking off the festivities is Touring …

The home of the Welsh Assembly cost £67 million and was officially opened by the Queen on St David’s Day 2006. Over the past five years, figures from the Assembly Commission show £29000 has been spent on electrical repairs, £25000 on fixing doors and …

NBA’s Welsh members anticipate eventual go-ahead for badger culling sometime this autumn – and wants the Welsh Assembly Government to be ready for a determined campaign against all sources of TB infection. The National Beef Association would like the …

But with two Carneddau ponies now happily living on his Crymych farm, it is fair to say he has managed to tame the wildest horses in Wales. Lynne Thomas-Morgan, from production company Telesgop, spent moths shadowing the Welsh horse whisperer. …

Welsh farmers are being given a unique opportunity to interview the most influential man in EU agriculture, Commissioner Dacian Cioloș. Over the next five weeks, members of NFU Cymru have the chance to submit questions on any area of farm policy. …

Family members were employed by 17 members of the Welsh assembly before the election in May, it has emerged. Information on the assembly’s website shows AMs from all four main parties employed their relatives. AMs are allowed to hire relations, …

Wales could become a harder place to build large scale wind farms if the Welsh Assembly gets it way. First minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, will speak to the British-Irish Council today (July 20) on the subject of devolving major energy infrastructure …

The Welsh Government yesterday called on Westminster to “respect its position” on wind farms in a bid to avoid their proliferation in the Welsh countryside. First Minister Carwyn Jones said the Welsh Government’s Tan 8 …