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Wales could become a harder place to build large scale wind farms if the Welsh Assembly gets it way. First minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, will speak to the British-Irish Council today (July 20) on the subject of devolving major energy infrastructure …

The Welsh Government yesterday called on Westminster to “respect its position” on wind farms in a bid to avoid their proliferation in the Welsh countryside. First Minister Carwyn Jones said the Welsh Government’s Tan 8 …

Fiona Stewart, who managed Festival Republic’s The Big Chill and now runs the Green Man event in Wales, questions the view that there are too many festivals about. But she says standing out from the crowd is essential, whether through better facilities …

The firm’s aim is to develop and encourage the processing of Welsh organic milk in Wales, instead of seeing it taken out of Wales where it can lose its identity and value. “We are looking for producers of high quality milk who share Calon Wen’s vision …

Welsh people are changing what they eat because of the rising cost of food, according to a new Oxfam Cymru survey released today. Half of survey respondents in Wales said they no longer ate all of the same foods as they did two years ago; …

However, we desperately need the Westminster and Welsh Governments to get behind these proposals and take the action that’s required to help move the industry towards fairer milk supply contracts.” David James, Pembrokeshire NFU Cymru County Chairman …

The Welsh Assembly Government said last night that it would not divert flood defence cash to urban areas because of the new European Union flood risk definition. But concerns were raised that the change in the threshold, which means only areas in …