THE challenge of using agricultural land to grow both food and fuel is being addressed by a team of Welsh academics. Scientists at Aberystwyth University’s Ibers – the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural …
Abergavenny Food Festival brings £30 million to Gwent
Mr Waters added that the festival was no longer just about one weekend, but that there was also a Christmas fair, and that organisers have taken local produce to similar events in Puglia, Italy, to promote the best of Welsh produce.
Green groups angered as biomass plant approved
Holyhead, Wales, where the biomass plant is due to be built. Photograph: Richard Klune/Corbis The government has given the go-ahead to a huge wood-burning plant which it claims will provide power for a quarter of all Welsh homes, sparking outrage among …
Wales’ plastic bag charges are a legal minefield
Items exempt from incurring the 5p charge include: * Unwrapped food items, such as loose fruit, vegetables, bread, pick and mix sweets etc. * Loose seeds and bulbs * Unpackaged blades ie knifes or razor blade. * Packaged uncooked goods such as raw meat …
Good Food Guide calls time on the gastropub
“It should be jolly good food that’s homemade in the establishment.” Meanwhile, besides the controversy over the death of the gastropub, the guide has named two Welsh restaurants in its top 50. It lists the Crown at Whitebrook, in Gwent, …
Flourishing food firm reflects the rising fortunes of Welsh Valleys
“We primarily supply chilled and frozen food that’s ready to be regenerated to the healthcare sector and deliver to approximately 120 hospitals and trusts around the UK,” Mr Hall said. “Unfortunately the majority of these are outside Wales where we …
Parents should ‘force schools to improve food hygiene’
Welsh parents should apply pressure to schools to make sure they improve their levels of food hygiene, experts have said. Consumer Focus Wales made the comments after it was revealed that 48 places of education in the country fell below required levels …
Quiz: When do you have pay for a carrier bag in Wales?
The Welsh Government recommends requesting bagless delivery to avoid being charged. Bags for live aquatic creatures in water such as fish, coral, crabs etc are exempt. If you went to a fast food restaurant and purchased a packet of fries and a burger …
NFU calls for clampdown on illegal eggs
NFU Cymru poultry board chairman Tony Burgess said, “We are very pleased with the findings and recommendations from EFRA as they come after a lot of hard lobbying work done on behalf of members in an attempt to protect the Welsh egg industry. …
£7.5m food recycling plant backed
Organic waste specialists TEG Environmental, based in Chorley, Lancashire, and energy company Alkane Energy are to build the anaerobic digestion plant as part of the Welsh Government’s programme for local authorities to recycle food waste into …
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