Free all-day parking for Ceredigion residents in run-up to Christmas
CHRISTMAS shopping in Ceredigion will be given a boost again this year with free all-day car parking on three Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas. There will be no parking charges at Council operated Pay and Display car parks…
Farming Connect to host events and give advice to help farmers in feeding and managing pregnant ewes for lambing success
PLANNING the feeding and management of pregnant ewes is critical in the last six weeks of pregnancy, with farmers warned that getting it wrong risks foetal growth and development, even the future fertility of unborn lambs. Vet Phillipa Page,…
Investing in starling-proof cattle housing could save dairy farmers two months in cattle feed
INVESTING £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone. In the months from October and March, Nantgoch Farm…
Tax payers could see bill increases with biggest shake-up and redesign of tax system in the works
Hundreds of thousands of council tax payers could see their bills increase under plans for the biggest shake-up of the system in decades. The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals to redesign council tax, which raises more than…
Multi-million pound school projects up for discussion in Neath Port Talbot
A SERIES of major school building and refurbishment projects could be under way in Neath Port Talbot including a new-build replacement for the evacuated Godre’rgraig Primary School and a new build special school to replace Ysgol Hendrefelin. On November 20th,…
Carmarthenshire Council announces completion of extensive investigations into RAAC within schools
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council is pleased to announce the successful completion of its extensive investigations into the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) within schools. These comprehensive surveys covered premises constructed during the time period when RAAC was utilised and…
Elderly and vulnerable encouraged to get winter vaccinations in Wales
THE Chief Medical Officer for Wales has called on people with clinical vulnerabilities to come forward for their winter vaccinations to protect themselves and the health service. With just over a third of all those eligible having received their COVID-19…
Poor access to hospital care in south-east Wales puts lives at risk, Senedd hears
POOR access to hospital care in south-east Wales is putting people’s lives at risk, MSs heard. Plaid Cymru’s Delyth Jewell led a Senedd debate about the difficulty getting to hospitals in her South Wales East region. She highlighted…
Farming Connect conference puts land-based workers in the spotlight
‘Facilitate and promote the importance of continuing professional development (CPD) now in order to modernise and professionalise our land-based industries and prepare them for the economic and environmental demands of the future!’ This was the unanimous topline message at the…
Minister highlights school bullying
A deputy minister has described how she suffered from homophobic bullying for four-and-a-half years while in secondary school. Hannah Blythyn spoke out as she answered questions from Senedd Members to mark anti-bullying week, which urges people to make a noise…