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THE SHADOW Secretaries of State for Defra and Health, Kerry McCarthy MP and Heidi Alexander MP, have written an open letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt...
WITH SIGNIFICANT numbers of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and agri-environment payments still outstanding, NFU Cymru warns the Welsh Government that patience is wearing extremely thin amongst...
THE LEADERS of four of the UK’s farm unions, have agreed to press for more rapid progress to secure an involvement by the European Investment Bank...
IN THE RUN-UP to the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections, branches of the Farmers’ Union of Wales have organised hustings throughout the month of April, to provide...
A NEW REPORT from the inter-university Food Research Collaboration (FRC) shows the weak state of British fruit and vegetable production and urges policy-makers to give more...
THE CLA has called for the creation of a Cabinetlevel Ministerial post in Welsh Government to champion the needs of communities in the Welsh countryside, and...
FIGURES released this week by Defra show that more than 28,000 cattle were slaughtered in England last year after testing positive for bTB. They also show...
THE CHANCELLOR’S Budget has been received with mixed reaction by farmers and the food industry. Delivered on Wednesday, (Mar 16), George Osborne’s financial plans have been...
TWO WELSH political heavyweights went head to head at the Farmers’ Union of Wales EU debate, putting the spotlight firmly on the upcoming referendum. The debate,...
FOLLOWING a specially convened meeting of NFU Cymru’s governing body, the Union has concluded that, on the basis of the current available evidence, the interests of...
TO FIGHT the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, European...
DAVID CAMERON has claimed the livestock industry was in jeopardy if the country backed a Brexit. Mr Cameron made the claim in a speech setting out...
THE FIRST ship carrying major components for Dragon LNG’s new onshore wind turbines docked at Pembroke Port last week, marking...
Court hears from timid mother who was barely audible in the witness box who said she carried out no checks...
Ministers release unexpected statement 48 hours after widespread concern highlighted in Welsh media THE WELSH GOVERNMENT has announced a new...
DYFED-POWYS POLICE have closed an investigation into an alleged rape and false imprisonment in Pembroke after deciding to take no...
She tells jury Christopher Phillips repeatedly offered to babysit her seven-week-old son alone in weeks before life-changing injuries were discovered...
In dramatic day-long cross-examination, Christopher Phillips repeatedly denies sexual penetration, as prosecution alleges escalating anal attacks ended in catastrophic injury...
THE PORT OF MILFORD HAVEN’S new pilot vessel has reached a major milestone after being launched in the Netherlands, where...
Two blue plaques mark the birthplace of the man whose death led to creation of Terrence Higgins Trust THE LIFE...
Christopher Phillips explains “rattle” incident during questioning CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS, the 28-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting and causing serious physical...
He drove motor boat at excessive speed into a teenage kayaker A PEMBROKESHIRE haven master has admitted endangering life after...