1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (409+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter Claims that an illegal dump site has now been licensed have been rejected as false by the local council. Land off Castle Road and Talwrn Road has been used for illegal waste disposal for weeks…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago   (755+ words) A Welsh MP has accused the country’s environmental regulator of having “lost control” as he demands answers over a suspected pollution incident that turned a stream red. Henry Tufnell, Member of Parliament for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, took to social…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (475+ words) Twm Owen Local Democracy Reporter An outbuilding put up without planning permission was only discovered when councillors paid a visit to inspect a barn conversion. Councillors on the planning committee visit application sites to help them consider whether to grant…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (399+ words) Almost one in five drivers (19%) have accidentally broken the speed limit after being unable to see a road sign hidden by overgrown foliage, a survey suggests. Some 94% of drivers who took part in the poll commissioned by the RAC said…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (731+ words) A Welsh council has made additional improvements to routes connecting to an active travel bridge over the River Usk, as house building continues to connect an ever-expanding town with nearby villages. Residents travelling between Llanfoist and Abergavenny are set to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (737+ words) Dale Spridgeon, Local Democracy Reporter Emergency work has been carried out at a derelict 18th-century Welsh mansion after years of neglect left the historic building in poor condition. The mansion, completed in 1796 in the shadow of Cadair Idris, stands on…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (690+ words) A conservation group has launched an unprecedented legal challenge against the approval of a controversial hydroelectric scheme at one of Eryri’s best-known waterfalls. Cymdeithas Eryri has applied for a judicial review of the Eryri National Park Authority’s decision to approve…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (904+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter A toxic waste dump in Wrexham is a ‘shame on Britain’ according to the team behind the BBC documentary Buried. Hollywood actor Michael Sheen and environmental journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor singled out Llwyneinion…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (787+ words) With water scarcity front of mind amid drought measures and periods of extreme heat, a new research campaign is highlighting the different ways that generations use water and the simple changes people can make to use less. A poll of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (677+ words) Hundreds of colourful butterflies created by care home residents have transformed a cathedral into a spectacular celebration of music and nature. Nearly 500 artistic butterflies, made by arts-loving residents of Pendine Park’s homes in Wrexham and Caernarfon, will flutter around vibrant…...