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Protests have been staged against three controversial wind farm applications as they were discussed by councillors in Powys.
The applications for Llanbrynmair, Llaithdu and Llandinam will be decided by the UK government because they are set to generate over 50 megawatts.
The council cabinet decided to formally oppose all three planning applications.
RenewableUK Cymru said the decision was a blow to many businesses that stood to benefit from the developments.
Protests are being staged against three controversial wind farm applications which are being discussed by councillors in Powys.
The applications for Llanbrynmair, Llaithdu and Llandinam will be decided by the UK government because they are set to generate over 50 megawatts.
Powys council is debating the plans as a statutory consultee at a meeting being broadcast on the web.
Campaigners are demonstrating outside the meeting in Llandrindod Wells.
Opposition to wind farms has grown in Powys since plans were announced to build a 19-acre electricity sub-station in the county.
The leader of Plaid Cymru expects party candidates in next year’s council election on Anglesey to oppose a new nuclear power station.
Leanne Wood said Plaid will work to create jobs on the island but preferred renewable technologies over nuclear.
It puts her at odds with ex-party leader and local AM Ieuan Wyn Jones, who supports Wylfa B.
Welsh Secretary David Jones also says a future for Wylfa is “critical” to the economy.
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Derrick Morgan, chairman of the council’s public protection committee, said residents should be able to enjoy their home life “without the intrusion of nuisance noise”.
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Swimmers on the Pembrokeshire coast have been warned to keep a lookout for the potentially lethal Portuguese man-of-war.
The jellyfish-like creature has been spotted off west Wales, as well as in Cornwall and on the Irish coast.
Stings from the creatures can cause severe pain, and in very rare cases, death.
Marine experts say sightings of the man-of-war have been increasing in recent years.
Dr Peter Richardson of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said it was believed that the current increase in numbers suggested a “stranding event”.
Plans for a biomass plant at a factory near Wrexham are being recommended for backing despite worries it would be close to tourist attractions.
This year’s bad weather has forced some beekeepers to feed their swarms to keep them alive, says the National Beekeeping Centre for Wales.
Wales has endured its third wettest summer since records began in 1910, according to the Met Office.
For sunshine it is expected to be the country’s second dullest.
