Archives for 2011

All public bodies in Wales are required to implement a Welsh language scheme and Carmarthenshire uses mystery shoppers to ensure the public can access services in Welsh. Putting Llanelli First Welsh Assembly candidate Sian Caiach said: “It’s something …

“The Welsh Assembly Government has made a commitment to achieving social justice through higher education, yet cuts such as this could seriously harm retention rates and prevent students from realising the success that they deserve. …

Prosecutor Lee Reynolds, said the meats concerned included Welsh beef, Welsh black beef and Llanmorlais pork. “The sellers of these products have to be registered with the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) scheme,” he said. …

Six days before the Welsh assembly election, the main political parties will not be campaigning at a national level, although local canvassing will continue in many areas. Jewellery firm Wartski, which was founded in Bangor and later moved to Llandudno …

Plas Isa Farm is part of the Bryn Eisteddfod Estate in the lower end of the Conwy Valley. It was advertised on a 15-year tenancy. They run a flock of 500 Welsh mules crossed with charollais and texel rams and 500 Welsh mountain ewes crossed with …

Mr Huws, chairman of Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) milk committee, claimed more than 200 Welsh dairy farms have left the industry since 2006. However, Mr Lewis, 36, an award-winning young farmer, said he believes decline in the industry could be …

“We went through tough times after Chernobyl, but we gradually recovered, and we’ll be glad to see the day when normality returns to the farm.” As well as his flock of Welsh Mountain sheep, Mr Roberts has a herd of mostly Charolais suckler cows.

DEFRA said it was working with the Welsh Assembly to look at whether 338 farmers still under restriction because of radioactive contamination were paid enough to carry out checks and movement restrictions. Farmers currently receive £1.30 for every …