Environmental News

A new charity has been set up to support and promote conservation, communities and culture in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The launch coincides with...

Apr to Jun 2019 Events... Note - Please check Facebook or website before leaving for any walk to check for cancellations/alterations. All walkers walk at their...

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has resorted to the unprecedented step of erecting two temporary information signs on land at Upper Burrows in...

Immotion Group plc (“Immotion Group”, the “Company”)   Immotion releases World first “Swimming with Humpback Whales” VR experience Immotion Group, the UK-based immersive virtual reality ("VR") 'Out of...

FARMING NEWS Improving the future of pasture-based livestock systems  It is recognised that farm area is the first physical limiting factor on potential business output. The...

NEWS UPDATE Llanelli's MP & AM push Council on parking restrictions Llanelli’s MP and AM met with Carmarthenshire County Council to make the case against the...

New opportunities for Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Last Thursday (the 14th of March) saw representatives from the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Trust met with leaders...

Turn down the lights and discover the benefits that dark skies bring Officers from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Pembrokeshire County Council and Natural...

March 15th: BBC Countryfile Magazine has announced the winners of the hotly contested BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2019.   More than 30,000 votes were cast...

Campaigning Llanelli  Assembly Member Lee Waters has welcomed new rules that make it easier for councils to take action against those who hand their...

Have you got what it takes to be a rural leader, an innovator or entrepreneur? Farming Connect’s recruitment campaign for the 2019 intake of Agri...

A festival that celebrates all things inspired by nature and rural life is returning to St Davids on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May...

Japanese knotweed will be brought under control by 2040 Turnover of property and strict rules imposed by mortgage lenders will mean most cases are professionally...

February 2019 Events... PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND ANY OF OUR WALKS Note - Please check Facebook or website before leaving for...

With heavy snow forecast for Pembrokeshire, members of the public are being reminded of the simple steps they can take to ensure that litter...

As temperatures drop and people turn up their heating, new research from Energy UK’s ‘CO Be Alarmed!’ campaign reveals that one in three Britons...

POLICE PREPARING FOR EXPECTED SNOW Dyfed-Powys Police is making preparations ahead of snow predicted to affect Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys from Thursday afternoon (January...

The CorsDyfi Reserve, home to the Dyfi Osprey Project, has received approval from Powys County Council to carry out plans for a brand-new visitor...

Happy Walking New Year! Jan to Mar 2019 Events... PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND ANY OF OUR WALKS Note - Please check Facebook...

The Wildlife Watch's litter pickers were busy yesterday (Monday 21st Jan 19) morning in Swiss Valley Reservoir.  Veronica, one of the volunteers tells us about...

NEWS UPDATE More than £100,000 available to local projects via Sustainable Development Fund A new round of grant support is open to projects that provide social,...

Pembroke Road railway bridge replacement in Haverfordwest to be completed this weekend Haverfordwest residents are reminded that essential work to replace Pembroke Road railway bridge...

RE: Update on RainScape in Llanelli   Teresa O’Neill, Welsh Water’s RainScape project manager;    “Last month our innovative RainScape works in Llanelli were put to the test...

Bill Oddie backs Ben Lake MP’s call for urgent ban on trophy hunting imports New figures released this week show that nearly 400 hunting trophies...

Councillor meeting with Transport For Wales in call for further improvements... "This Friday, I will be meeting with representatives from the new rail franchise for...

My Travel Pass to double eligibility Local Assembly Member Lee Waters has welcomed the extension of the MyTravelPass discounted bus travel scheme for younger people...

WEATHER WARNING! The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy rain for this afternoon and evening, and a yellow warning for wind. Natural Resources...

New leisure centre at heart of Llanelli’s Wellness Village plans A cutting-edge new leisure centre that will give a major boost to health, fitness and...

Free support for herd health and disease control    Dairy farmers in Wales are being invited to apply for financial and technical support to improve herd...

Homebuyers beware of winter Japanese knotweed concealment! Japanese knotweed dies back in autumn, making it easy for sellers to obscure Homebuyers seeking a property to buy this...

Best in show! Congratulations to the Farming Connect experts who scooped up a trio of top awards at this year’s Farmers Weekly Awards. Sheep farmers John and Sarah...

NEW WAVE CRASHES ONTO TENBY BEACH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF INDONESIA TSUNAMI APPEAL An extra wave has swept over Tenby’s North Beach in Pembrokeshire this...

  Eighty-six farmers from across Wales are taking part in innovative EIP Wales projects    European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales is excited to have now approved 16 novel projects...

NEWS UPDATE Yesterday (October 14) at 11:45am, firefighters from Llandysul were called to a flood related incident in Station Road, near the Tyweli River. On attendance...

FAIR FUNDING FOR FARMERS ACROSS ALL PARTS OF THE UK   Independent panel will look at how funding supports the needs of England, Scotland, Wales and...

Storm Callum Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to cause significant disruption and difficult road conditions across many parts of Wales during Friday and...

More action needed on Sandy Road, say local representatives Llanelli’s MP and AM urged officers from Carmarthenshire County Council to take stronger action on Sandy...

  Oxfam scales up response to deadly Indonesia earthquake and tsunami   Oxfam and partner organisations are scaling up their response to support 500,000 people after the Indonesian Government announced...

We all love spending time in the great outdoors, whether that’s taking time to sit out in your garden, or venturing further afield. However,...

Campaigners will gather outside Cardiff’s Civil Courts on Monday 17th September at 1pm. The hearing will begin at 2pm. It will be argued that beginning...

The Campaign Against Hinkley Mud Dumping has today submitted papers to court in order to seek an injunction to prevent the dumping of mud,...

Following pressure from Llanelli Town Council, Carmarthenshire County Council's Environmental and Public Protection Scrutiny Committee have now requested that County Council Officers produce a...

A pioneering new project that involves reverting back to traditional 1940s farming methods has transformed a stretch of coastline in Wales into a haven...

Neil McEvoy has written to the board of NRW to demand answers about the safety of mud that is to be dredged from outside...

Spotted a green bike?   DISTINCTIVE green bikes have been located around Carmarthenshire to mark the route of the Tour of Britain on September 2. The...

SEA CADETS LAUNCHES #SCRAPPLASTIC CHALLENGE   TODAY WE’RE LAUNCHING OUR #SCRAPPLASTIC CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGING SEA CADETS – AND YOU – TO REDUCE YOUR PLASTIC USE OVER 13...

25 REASONS WHY THE WELSH HATE THE BEACH   RUBBISH floating on the waves, seagulls nicking your food, other people's music blaring out and Millennials posing...

FROM DEADLY SNAKES AND CROCODILES, TO LIONS, LEOPARDS, BEARS AND EVEN AN ELEPHANT -  BORN FREE REVEALS THAT NEARLY 5,000 DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ARE...

  Approximately 40% of the world’s 7.6 billion people live within 62 miles (100km) of an ocean coast. For the other 60%, some of whom...

NEW PROJECT SEEKS WELSH VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SAVE ONE OF THE WORLD’S RAREST SHARKS COULD LOCAL COMMUNITIES HELP SAVE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ANGELSHARK?   In an exciting...