Welsh Government plans to introduce a mandatory hygiene rating system across all food outlets in Wales could help prevent a repeat of the 2009 Wrexham E.Coli outbreak according to the town’s AM Lesley Griffiths. The plans, which were announced on …
Archives for December 2011
Award-winning Darlington Hospital milk contract turns sour
A NORTH-EAST hospital trust which was recognised for its support for organic milk by Prince Charles this week has confirmed that it cancelled the contract months ago and switched to cheaper, non-organic milk. …
Welsh retailers brace themselves for snow, sleet and ice
Non-food retailers battled against their biggest monthly fall in sales since February, while food stores saw their largest fall for half a year. This was despite strong internet demand and a recovery in clothes sales, which had been hit in recent …
Food hygiene rating plan for Wales to put ‘scores on the doors’
In August, Conservative assembly leader Andrew RT Davies said E. coli outbreaks were too frequent. He was speaking after a kebab house in Cardiff was closed temporarily when a number of people fell ill in an outbreak of E. coli O157. …
Wales tops league for buying the most fruit and vegetables
PEOPLE in Wales buy the largest quantities of fruit and vegetables – but also the most fat, sugar and alcoholic drinks, according to official data. Welsh people also buy the largest quantities of nine out of 16 food …
Abergavenny festive spin-off delights foodies
IT WAS another successful year for the team behind the Abergavenny Food Festival as thousands of people turned out for its Christmas food and drink fair. Visitors were treated to a selection of mostly Welsh products at some 74 stalls which filled the …
Anglesey fish farm runs into difficulties
THE Welsh Government is holding talks with a joint Greek-Saudi-owned aquaculture company to secure the future of one of the UK’s largest fish farms which is facing difficulties. Selonda UK operates an extensive and modern recirculation sea bass farm on …
Once-a-month bin collections loom as councils aim to cut costs
HOUSEHOLDERS have been warned they could have their bins emptied just once a month in future, as Welsh councils strive to meet tougher recycling targets. Councils across Wales have already moved from weekly to fortnightly …
£10000 reward offered to catch sheep rustlers
A LLANGADOG farming family are counting the cost after sheep rustlers made off with 150 of their sheep who were grazing on the Black Mountain above Brynaman. Hugh and Mary Davies reckon the theft of 60 Welsh Mountain ewes, 42 yearlings and 45 lambs …
Welsh estate for less than a 1-bed London flat
James Prewett, Head of Regional Farm Sales at Knight Franks, comments: “This is a highly unusual opportunity for a buyer to acquire the freehold of what amounts to a small upland estate of 790 acres for a price guided at less than a one-bedroom London …