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'Beast from the East' hurts Welsh businesses and council budgets
Last month’s storms and heavy snowfall have hit both local businesses and Welsh local authorities, with retail sales for March showing the biggest drop in monthly sales since November 2008, and fashion sales in particular showing the worst month since records began. As Welsh businesses count the cost of a worryingly low month of sales, […]
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Flood resilience campaigner warns Households & Businesses of flood risk from thawing snow
Mary Dhonau OBE, chief executive of the Know Your Flood Risk campaign and flood resilience champion, is warning households to be prepared for the thaw, which will occur following the spell of freezing wintry conditions that we have witnessed across the country this week. With the Environment Agency currently issuing 15 flood warnings and 35 flood alerts […]
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Natural Resources Wales grants licence to controversial Barry Incinerator Project
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today announced that it has granted Biomass UK No 2 Ltd a permit to operate its controversial gasification facility in Barry Docks. A High Court challenge by residents, who asserted that dust from the incinerator was likely to harm people and wildlife was quashed in April 2016, and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said […]
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