HUNDREDS of householders have complained about bins and rubbish bags not being collected on time since controversial changes to Cardiff’s waste collection regime. New Cardiff council figures reveal almost 600 …
Archives for October 2011
How successful are the Welsh Government’s so-called ‘Made in Wales’ policies?
A ban on unmanned sunbed salons comes into force in Wales on Monday, little more than a week after the Assembly debated a ban on the smacking of children. Both issues added to the view of many that the Welsh Government is obsessed with banning things …
New Welsh dairy promises over new 40 jobs
Milk from west Wales farms currently goes to England for bottling before travelling back to Wales. There are also plans also to process cream at the dairy in the future. Organic milk cooperative Calon Wen is a shareholder in the project. …
Minimum price boost for organic lamb sector
“We are in no doubt that there is sufficient lamb being produced to supply the market throughout the year but farmers need to have confidence that the prices paid in the winter and spring reflect their increased costs of production. …
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones under fire for claiming UK is now "a pretence …
Andrew RT Davies, the Welsh Conservative leader at the National Assembly, said: “As someone who aspires to be her party’s next leader, Elin Jones wants to cut Wales off from the rest of the UK instead of ensuring it plays a full and active part in the …
Welsh Government to fund councils’ recycling infrastructure
In 2010 – 2011 Wales’ recycling rate was 44 per cent. Wales is the only country in the UK to introduce statutory recycling targets for municipal waste and is the only country in the UK where every council provides a separate food or food and green …
Gwent food specialists scoop True Taste Food and Drink Awards
GWENT food specialists were among those honoured at the 10th True Taste Food and Drink Awards this week. The ceremony celebrates some of the most innovative food and drink products and services on offer in Wales. Family butchers Douglas Willis, …
Welsh woodchip company wins contract to heat Assembly
A WELSH renewable energy company has secured an agreement to supply the National Assembly for Wales’ Senedd building in Cardiff Bay with woodchip biomass fuel. Monmouthshire-based Path-finder Renewable Energy has supplied …
Ceredigion micro firms urged to consider renewables
A leading Welsh green energy company will be urging micro businesses to consider the benefits of renewable solutions to help reduce their carbon emissions at an event this weekend. Organic Energy is holding a seminar at the Ceredigion Energy Trade Fair …
Tea dances and 160 stalls at this weekend’s Conwy Feast
NORTH Wales’ biggest food festival, the Conwy Feast, is also hosting Europe’s first site-specific digital arts festival this weekend. For starters, there are 160 food stalls, cookery demonstrations, celebrity chefs including Bryn Williams, …