Environment and Farming
LLANELLI: NRW defends fly crisis handling — but doesn’t address call for chair to quit
Natural Resources Wales says it "worked on the basis of the evidence available at the time" — but its statement…
LLANELLI: Councillors call for NRW chair to quit over fly crisis
Independent Glanymor councillors Sean Rees and Louvain Roberts say the regulator's "significant reversal" over the source of the infestation raises…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but…
LLANELLI: Flies traced to AMG Resources site as regulator orders 21-day clean-up
After weeks of swarms across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha, Natural Resources Wales has confirmed the waste site as a source…
FARM FUNDING: Welsh farmers promised £1bn over Senedd term in multi-year deal
The Welsh Government has guaranteed £340 million a year for the Sustainable Farming Scheme until 2030, ending the year-to-year model…
BRIDGEND COUNTY: A crematorium’s 17-year streak leads seven Green Flag wins — as Bryngarw joins an exclusive heritage club
Coychurch Crematorium has held its Green Flag for 17 consecutive years, and Bryngarw Country Park is now one of just…
SWANSEA: SA1 finally gets its park — as the pupils who helped design it cut the ribbon
Children from St Thomas and Danygraig primary schools opened the new urban park at the 19th-century Prince of Wales Dock…
NEATH PORT TALBOT: Gnoll earns first-ever heritage award — as 15 parks and green spaces fly the Green Flag
Gnoll Country Park has joined one of Wales's most exclusive clubs — just 14 sites nationwide hold Green Heritage status,…
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Blue bags scrapped for a third of homes — and everyone’s collection day could change
Around one in three Carmarthenshire homes, mostly in the west of the county, will stop putting recycling out in blue…
LLANELLI: Two sites cleared in Seaside fly investigation — but source still not found
Carmarthenshire Council has named the locations it's investigating over the fly infestation plaguing Seaside and Morfa — as it confirms…