NEARLY £10m of capital funding will be used in 2020-21 to improve water quality across Wales and tackle water pollution issues from abandoned metal mines.
Over £5m will be allocated to a...
Free gas heating for around 200 homes in Swansea
AROUND 200 private households in Swansea are to get free gas central heating, with some insulation also thrown in.
Only householders in specific areas of deprivation and who don’t already...
Green housing is future in Swansea
HOUSING associations have welcomed a project to turn thousands of properties into mini-power stations, but the private sector warned of a “huge number of complex issues” involved in...
Solar Farm project on slopes of Swansea’s Kilvey Hill recommended for approval
PLANS for a large solar farm on the highest hill overlooking Swansea have been recommended for approval by council officers.
Thousands of solar panels are proposed on 19 hectares of land at...
Neil Hamilton unhappy with Welsh Government proposals on All Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
NEIL HAMILTON AM for Mid & West Wales, is urging the Welsh Government to take another look at its draft legislation for an all Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Mr Hamilton, a member of the...
First Minister has ambitions for forest the length and breadth of Wales
FIRST Minister Mark Drakeford unveiled the exciting concept for a National Forest running the length and breadth of Wales on Tuesday (Mar 10).
Backed by £5m in this year's Budget, the National...
Council buildings will require greening to meet carbon zero target
CARMARTHENSHIRE Council is constructing schools and houses which need little gas or electricity to power them, but it also has less environmentally-friendly buildings on its books.
The...
Executive Board withdraws proposals to close recycling centre
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council’s Executive Board has withdrawn proposals to close Whitland Household Waste Recycling Centre from its budget - alongside a number of others - following a...
Work underway to tackle ash dieback disease
WORK is underway in Carmarthenshire to tackle a serious fungal disease which is affecting ash trees across the country.
It is estimated that 90% of ash trees could die from ash dieback disease...
Solar farm plans near Kilvey hill could get bigger
A SOLAR farm planned for fields at the rear of Swansea’s Kilvey Hill could get a lot bigger to make it commercially viable.
An initial scheme covering 13 hectares – roughly the same as 13...