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 […]
A leading figure in the work-based learning sector, Cambrian Training , in Wales says he’s hugely honoured to have been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list for his services to education and training in Wales. Arwyn Watkins, […]
The National Library of Wales is delighted to be joining the prestigious International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium (IIIF-C) as a founding member. The Library has been one of the early adopters of this groundbreaking standard and (as a member) will […]
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society is very proud to continue supporting the Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust as part of our strategy to support the next generation. The trust is an organisation that awards individuals with life changing opportunities, with a view […]
Renowned and highly respected farmer, Mr Tom Tudor MBE FRAgS, Llanerfyl, Welshpool, has been officially elected as the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s President for 2018. It is during the society’s annual council meeting, held this year at the Royal Welsh […]
