Public Health Wales and Torfaen County Borough Council with the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency are investigating an outbreak of cryptosporidium associated with a farm in Cwmbran. Four people who have worked at Greenmeadow Community …
Wales should ditch nuclear power, says environment minister
John Griffiths also defended the Welsh Government’s controversial TAN 8 policy which has seen wind farms spring up in parts of Wales and called for all consenting powers on all major energy projects to be devolved to Wales from Westminster – apart from …
Welsh farmer’s potato trolley ordeal
A 63-year-old farmer was left feeling like a sack of spuds as she tried to get to hospital after breaking her leg. Faced with a seven-hour wait for an ambulance, Janet Gladwin’s only option was to travel to Withybush Hospital in a friend’s car.
Welsh MP Alun Cairns urges cut in wind farm subsidy
A south Wales MP says wind farms are inefficient and he has joined over 100 fellow Conservatives to urge a cut in tax subsidies for onshore turbines. Vale of Glamorgan MP Alun Cairns told BBC’s Sunday Politics they are too expensive.
Glastir will be top of agenda at Welsh conference
GIVEN the importance of common land to Welsh farming – it covers more than 10 per cent of the land mass – some tough talking is a certainty at this year’s Welsh Commons Forum (WCF) annual conference. The Welsh Government’s Deputy Agriculture Minister, …
Welsh Government urged to prepare for new farm virus
Antoinette Sandbach, shadow rural affairs minister for Wales, now wants assurances from the Welsh Government that it is fully prepared for the virus. “I am urging ministers to ensure that Wales, alongside the rest of the UK, has contingency plans,” …
National park throws out plans for ‘Nelson’s Column’-sized turbine
The proposed turbine would have stood 48.4 metres (159ft) tall from base to blade tip at its maximum height, twice as high as any approved in English and Welsh national parks. The committee said a turbine this size would stand out too much on a …
Green light for flood alleviation scheme in Rhydyfelin
The Environment Minister, John Griffiths, has approved a Welsh Government grant of over £1.3m million towards a £3 million flood alleviation scheme at Rhydyfelin, near Pontypridd. This grant is in addition to the £0.2 million awarded previously and the …
Welsh agriculture well placed to lead economic fightback
“And the food and drink industry in Wales is vital. It’s worth £6.5bn to our economy and employs 17% of the workforce – agriculture relies heavily on that.” Mr Bailey said there is potential for more growth in Welsh farming – with environmental …
Warm weather brings lambs two months early
Two lambs born in Wales more than months early due to the unseasonably warm weather. Pictured here on a farm in South Wales.
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