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Farming Connect Agri Academy 2019 - the search is on for the next generation of rural leaders and entrepreneurs Have you got what it takes...

WEF 2019: WWF welcomes call by Sir David Attenborough for global environmental action WWF ambassador calls on global leaders to take action to protect the...

Many individuals throughout the UK are struggling to make ends meet and there can be times when a 40-hour work week is longer enough...

Three farmers who have travelled the globe researching topics ranging from soil health to conservation grazing will present their findings at the Wales Farming...

Two of America’s most progressive dairy farmers, who have pushed forward with strategies designed to get the best from people and cows, will give...

OIL 4 WALES CELEBRATES 10% TURNOVER RISE Record-breaking year for national oil company that supplies over 70,000 domestic and commercial customers across Wales Wales’ leading independent...

Mum of twins spots gap in the local market and launches business “Beaming Babies” to fill the void Mum of twins, Kelly Jenkins (age 31, of...

RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION OF WYLFA NEWYDD FACILITY IN ANGLESEY Jenifer Baxter, Head of Engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, responds to news that work...

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...

  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, environmental,...

Making Tax Digital (MTD) Compliant for April 2019 - Farming Connect provides support and guidance for Welsh farm businesses ahead of the new legislation...

1st January 2019 saw the creation of the Pembrokeshire Liberal Democrats as the former Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshire Liberal Democrats was dissolved and 2 new...

Farmers unions warns that a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for agriculture sector Ben Lake has met with NFU and FUW representatives and local farmers...

COLLAPSE OF WYLFA NUCLEAR POWER STATION PROJECT COULD REDUCE UK’S ENERGY PLAN TO TATTERS ACCORDING TO GMB UNION The Union is renewing its call on...

NEWS UPDATE Responding to the reports that the Ford engine plant in Bridgend will lose 1,000 jobs, Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales West Bethan...

TSB’s ambition is to roll partnerships like this to regional police forces right across the UK to support them in their fight against fraud  TSB...

WALES BUCKS TREND WITH ANNUAL DECREASE IN RENT THE average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, according to the...

Llanelli MP calls for Delta Lakes review Nia Griffith MP and Carmarthenshire Labour Leader Cllr Rob James are calling on the Welsh Government to call...

Cwm Taf Health Board placed into ‘enhanced monitoring’ by Labour Welsh Government   The Welsh Labour Government has today announced that another health board – this...

Breaking new ground… Pembrokeshire farmer who diversified into organic field scale root crops seeks new business partner!  Pembrokeshire-born second-generation farmer Romeo Sarra decided many years...

HUNGRY STAFF FORCED TO USE FOOD BANKS FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS COLLAPSE OF ICONIC ART CENTRE   It’s bad enough for staff that everything collapsed in the run...

Pwllheli holiday park investment creates over 100 new jobs Haven-owned coastal holiday park, Hafan y Môr, is currently recruiting over 100 new team members in...

WELSH TECH FIRM AWARDED CONTRACT TO TACKLE LONELINESS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE GPC Systems Ltd is one of five tech companies awarded contracts to tackle loneliness...

Brexit seems to be a rather controversial topic currently with many of you engaging on our online posts. The West Wales Chronicle has asked...

Government reviews school delay for summer-born pupils in Wales The Welsh Government is in talks with local education authorities about when summer-born children should start...

Red Meat Benchmarking Programme Deadline Approaching The Red Meat Benchmarking Programme deadline is fast approaching and we encourage you to complete the online questionnaire as...

Third Sector Grant Applications Advice Issued Advice has been issued to help organisations who wish to apply for core funding from Neath Port Talbot Council’s...

GMB STAGES AMAZON BLACK FRIDAY PROTESTS ACROSS THE UK IN ANGER AT 'INHUMAN CONDITIONS' Hundreds expected to demonstrate at retail giant's warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea,...

Lee Waters AM - Schaeffler commitment from Welsh Government Lee Waters AM has welcomed the First Minister for Wales announcement that of a taskforce with...

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...

NEWS UPDATE Schaeffler workforce reps discuss way forward with Llanelli MP and AM Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters AM met last Friday (the 16th of...

Quality Jobs and fighting poverty is central to Eluned’s vision for the future of Wales Eluned Morgan one of the three contenders to become the...

NEWS UPDATE MAJOR plans for a state-of-the-art Wellness and Life Science Village in Llanelli will soon be in a worldwide shop window for international investment. The...

Local gardening community merge to brew one-off green hop beer The community that surrounds Bluestone Brewing Company in Newport, Pembrokeshire, have recently turned their hand...

BLACK FRIDAY BECOMES SLACK FRIDAY AS SHOPPERS IN WALES PLAN TIME OFF TO BAG BARGAINS BARGAIN-LOVING shoppers in Wales say they will spend an average...

Challenger estate agency slashes fees to £1 in amazing Black Friday deal What can £1 buy you these days? A newspaper, a pint of milk...

Llanelli MP & AM campaign for shopworker safety   Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters AM joined members of the retail union Usdaw at the Llanelli...

NEWS UPDATE Petition to save Prince Philip in front of the National Assembly for Wales A debate on the floor of the National Assembly for Wales...

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...

R I P Stan Lee. Written by Adam Roberts. November 13, 2018. Comic book legend Stan Lee dies at the age of 95. He was taken...

Welsh Labour Demand Answers Over Llanelli Wellness Village! Welsh Labour Councillors are demanding answers over the £200m Wellness Village in Llanelli, claiming that serious questions...

From good ‘grub’ to plastic free alternatives Food & Drink Wales sets out it's stall as a food innovation nation Next week, ten leading Welsh food...

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT IS BACK AS AUDITIONS HEAD TO YOU FOR THE 13th SERIES The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again...

Local representatives gloomy after factory meeting The fate of Llanelli’s Schaeffler plant in Bynea seems to have been decided, Llanelli’s local Labour representatives concluded after...

Local MP, Ben Lake, cuts the ribbon on Chuckling Goat’s new building. Good news in the local business world - Ben Lake, MP of Ceredigion,...

84 SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY INCIDENTS REPORTED AT AMAZON’S SWANSEA WAREHOUSE, GMB REVEALS Amazon bosses apparently either don’t know or don’t care about the appalling...

Rhun ap Iorwerth pressures Drakeford with call to “cut Councils some slack” Rhun ap Iorwerth today met with Welsh Government’s Finance Minister Mark Drakeford over...

Damning report into management of Welsh NHS informatics systems A scheme to digitise patient records in Wales is already outdated and prone to crashing, placing...

The average person in Wales thinks about quitting their job 17 times a year, and will retrain for an entirely new role twice over...