The National Garden Scheme has announced a record donation of £3.1 million from funds raised at garden openings in 2017 – a figure which has nearly doubled in ten years (£1.6million donated in 2008) and now brings the total donated to beneficiary […]
Geoff Brookes has two news books which discuss many beautiful ‘gems’ in south west Wales and mid Wales. If your looking for stunning spots to visit at home in Wales or when visiting, these books by Geoff Brookes are for […]
Employers and learners who have excelled in apprenticeship, skills and employment training programmes delivered by one of Wales’ top training companies, Cambrian Training, were recognised at an annual awards ceremony on Wednesday night. Cambrian Training Company, which has offices in […]
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, is concerned that Powys County Council’s principal planning officer has recommended approval of an outline planning application for 12 dwellings and associated works in the village of Glasbury on the River […]
On the eve of the public inquiry into Hendy Wind Farm’s appeal against Powys County Council’s refusal of planning permission for seven wind-turbines near Llandegley Rocks, the Open Spaces Society has renewed its call for rejection of the plans. The […]
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s leading pressure-group for the protection of common land, is disappointed that Welsh ministers have approved an application from Betws Common Holdings for nearly one mile of new fences on Betws Common, near Ammanford in Carmarthenshire. […]
Eighteen employers and learners who have excelled in apprenticeship, skills and employment training programmes delivered by one of Wales’ top training companies, Cambrian Training, have been shortlisted for awards. Cambrian Training Company, which has offices in Welshpool, Holyhead, Colwyn Bay […]
The National Library of Wales and the National Assembly for Wales Commission have today announced a partnership agreement with the aim of securing the long-term preservation of the Assembly’s archives. Over the last six months an archive strategy has been […]
Taking place at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells on 19 and 20 May, the Royal Welsh Spring Festival is a fantastic weekend-long celebration of smallholding and rural life. The Royal Welsh Spring Festival is packed full of […]
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has called on the Welsh Government to introduce a statutory designation for open space, to ensure that it is properly protected and can be enjoyed by local people. The Open Spaces […]
The Open Spaces Society,Britain’s leading pressure-group for the protection of common land, has objected to a proposal from Western Power Distribution to site an overhead electricity line, with 15 poles, on a South Wales common. The proposed electricity line would […]
Fifty years on from the Countryside Act 1968, which required local authorities to signpost a public path where it leaves a road, many paths still lack signposts. The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, now calls for an […]
