Environment and Farming
CWMGWRACH: Rhondda man taken on to clear building waste dumped it on the road to Unity Mine
Shane Richards was taken on to get rid of plasterboard and plaster from an address in Treherbert. It turned up…
LLANSAMLET: Council vows to ‘leave no lawful avenue unexplored’ on the waste fires, eviction included
'Literally poisoning us all': residents have been reporting the fires since spring last year and are now being urged to…
NRW: Welsh Tories want the watchdog that polices Withyhedge and the Llanelli fly site scrapped
Andrew RT Davies says the regulator is “unfit for purpose” and should go the way Conservatives in England plan for…
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Blue bags end for a third of homes on Monday 2 November
The switch to colour-coded recycling sacks starts, mainly in the west of the county. Your letter this month confirms your…
SWANSEA: No UK city recycles more, new green league table shows
The city came sixth of 94 for green living, ahead of Cardiff and Bristol. Its air scored well too, a…
PONTARDAWE: Firm boss must pay almost £3,000 after three piles of business waste dumped on mountain road
The rubbish was traced back to a Swansea business, and its waste had been collected by Thomas Landek's company. He…
WITHYHEDGE: Landfill overfilled by six metres gets its permit rewritten to fit
The site ranked the worst-performing permitted installation in Wales two years running was found to be holding an estimated 406,500…
PORT TALBOT: The grid firm that’s late plugging in the furnace says batteries could get the next factories connected sooner
National Grid, Net Zero Industry Wales and the Celtic Freeport will test whether batteries the network switches on and off…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT scrapped from electricity – but you’ll still pay more
A typical home keeps around £45 a year it would otherwise have paid, a little more in south Wales. Whether…
YSTRADGYNLAIS: Man hit with £1,200-plus bill for dumping household junk on Gwrhyd mountain road
Wayne Thompson's rubbish was found on the open hillside above Rhiwfawr. His fine was £440, just £40 more than a…