Experts in Wales said yesterday the new strain of the virus is unlikely to have an impact on the health of humans in Britain. And the Welsh Government reassured the public that the country had “strong contingency plans” in place to prevent and tackle …
Archives for August 2011
Crown at Whitebrook named top restaurant in Wales
A LEADING Welsh restaurant is slowly climbing up a prestigious list of the UK’s best. The Crown at Whitebrook was described as “world class” by the Good Food Guide, which ranked it as the 28th best restaurant in the UK. …
Badgers culls don’t stop tuberculosis in cattle – the evidence is clear
In Wales, during the same period, the number of cattle slaughtered because of bTB has fallen by 36%, and by 45% in Dyfed. The Welsh Assembly Government had proposed a cull, before being forced to drop the plan. And this, without a single badger being …
Arctic winter and hot spring brings out bumper blackberry crop a month early
Phillip Bevan of Ty Mawr Organic Vegetables in Abergavenny said that harvest season was at least a fortnight early. He said: “The weathermen say it’s the fourth cool and wet July in a row, but it’s not hurt our sales. “The vegetables have grown more …
‘Welsh Government’s regeneration strategy needs a radical overhaul’
THE Welsh Government’s regeneration strategy splits responsibility for revitalising areas between seven different ministers and is in need of a radical overhaul, according to a senior planning official. …
Are music festivals on their way out?
Petty rules such as not being able to bring baby food into the arena don’t make for a good atmosphere and aren’t the way to make your festival sustainable. Kids’ areas where every activity is chargeable smacks of rip-off, whereas others, …
New Farmers’ Market for Cardiff city centre
THE alluring sights and smells of sizzling meats, sugar-coated cakes and home-baked breads came to the capital yesterday as a new farmers’ market was officially launched. Hungry shoppers and curious tourists …
Environmental permit next hurdle for Welsh farmers
Farmers in Wales who battled planners to create an anaerobic digesters on their farm are now seeking an environmental permit to run the operation. The Jones family were given the go-ahead by a Welsh Assembly planning inspector to build the digester on …
Couple back 1800 cow mega-dairy
… Cwrt Malle Farm near Carmarthen want them pulled down. The county council is to consider a retrospective planning bid for the dairy which houses 1800 cows. Farmers Howell and Susan Richards defend their development on BBC One Wales’ programme Welsh …