THIS is the month to harvest seaweed from our oceans if the plant is to achieve its potential as a viable biofuel, Welsh scientists believe. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say kelp seaweed could provide an …
Fishermen combine to catch local trade
Fishermen combine to try and catch more local tradeWalesOnline… parent organisation – the South & West Wales Fishing Communities (SWWFC) – in securing £122766 from the EU and Welsh Government. Alun Davies, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Fo…
Rise in tree planting in Wales – but not fast enough
It will provide a baseline for the Welsh Government’s new “Living Wales” policy initiative that aims to take ecosystem services into account more fully when planning future land use. Whilst the report recognised that farmland is valuable for food and …
Rising cost of food forces Welsh consumers to change eating habits
Welsh people are changing what they eat because of the rising cost of food, according to a new Oxfam Cymru survey released today. Half of survey respondents in Wales said they no longer ate all of the same foods as they did two years ago; …
While country is hit by drought, snow falls on Snowdon
In addition parts of the South-West, South-East, Midlands and Wales are experiencing near-drought conditions, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. A spokesman for Environment Agency Wales said recent rain here had …
Councils frustrated at £40m annual litter bill in Wales
They include a take-away tax for fast-food outlets, to be spent specifically on clearing up litter, and also greater powers to make drivers responsible for anyone who throws litter out of their vehicle. The Welsh Government says it is monitoring the …
Welsh council mulls fast food ban near schools
Fast food outlets could be banned from opening close to schools in Wrexham in north Wales if planning guidance to be considered by the local authority’s planning committee is adopted. The guidance, which is currently out for consultation, would prevent …
St Davids restaurant scoops Welsh Good Food Guide award
Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of The Good Food Guide said: “”Cwtch means hug in Welsh and that is exactly what this simple, informal restaurant does embraces you warmly, even with the kids in tow.” Cwtch, in St Davids, is one of ten regional …
Crickhowell restauranter criticises True Taste awards
But he said the feedback he had received showed the judge had sampled coffee and a scone at the cafe – even though the awards are intended to celebrate the best of locally- sourced Welsh food. Mr Lewis told Wales on Sunday he is now considering legal …
Ban on Marmite spread in Wales
The council said food served at its school breakfast clubs was based on Welsh Assembly Government guidelines – and Marmite is not included. A spokesperson for Unilever, which makes Marmite, said at the time: “It is disappointing the council is not …
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