The People of this Valley will extend a warm welcome to Prince Charles who will be visiting today as part of a Royal Tour.
HRH Prince Charles the Prince of Wales is expected to visit the Welsh Whisky Company distillery in the village of Penderyn, set in the beautiful landscape of Brecon Beacons National Park.
Prince Charles takes a deep interest in the important things in life : the people, the land and the food we grow. He is a knowledgeable farmer who has championed the environmental cause for many, many years.
Thus we hope this Royal visit will encourage a greater interest in these subjects in Aberdare. We need to grow more of our own food in Aberdare and other former industrial areas and we need to husband and conserve the land and our resources more responsibly.
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Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones returned last week from a short tour of the United Arab Emirates, during which she had positive discussions with the UAE Government about re-opening the export market for Welsh lamb.
A variety of Welsh companies have been exhibiting at the Gulfood Show in Dubai, which started on Sunday 24 February [...]...
The BBC demonstrates how to milk a news story to death by running the Hindu cow story again today.
The bullock in question has tested positive for TB.
Perhaps BBC Wales will bring their brassy reporters and cameras in a few months time and televise bullocks coughing-up blood should TB take hold in the area.
Photo : Screenshot of the BBC Wales online news website today. The BBC has devoted endless hours of coverage to this story during the past few weeks… all very generously funded by you, the TV license-paying public!
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The 2007 Soil Association conference focuses on the urgent need to develop new models of localised food and farming systems. This is in anticipation of the central role that farmers and growers will play in averting climate change and delivering food security in an era of scarce and expensive energy.
Key note speakers include Colin Campbell, Richard Heinberg, Kevin Morgan, Jonathan Dimbleby, Rob Hopkins, Jeanette Orrey, Jeremy Leggett, Jonathon Porritt and Zac Goldsmith whose addresses will focus on energy use, climate change and agriculture.
Anna Ford will be chairing the question time panel on Saturday.
The conference hosts a full cultural programme including an art exhibition, music, organic clothes show and storytelling. Workshops will allow interactive discussion on a range of issues...
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