North Wales sits at the meeting point of industry, agriculture and some of the most protected landscapes in Britain. From the water quality of the Menai Strait to the peatlands of Migneint, from renewable energy projects along the coast to how farmers manage nutrients on the hills of Eryri, environmental questions touch everything in this region.
This section covers the environmental issues, projects and conversations shaping North Wales: land management and soil health, water quality and river catchments, conservation and biodiversity, sustainable farming practices, energy and emissions, and the policies that connect them all. Practical, local and grounded in what's actually happening on the ground.
Local artist Susan Williams has curated an exhibition of North Wales artists. Helfa Gelf Trail, is a festival of Art taking place around Llandudno, enjoy the opening night this Friday with an atmospheric showing. The setting for this is the fabulous new flexible work...
A new bypass is slated for construction near Caernarfon, this will involve 7 different bridges inter-joining and thus connecting Bontnewydd and Caernarfon in Gwynedd. The Welsh Assembly Government has published draft orders for the six-mile bypass along the A487, with...
80’s Synth legends The Human League of ‘Don’t You Want Me Baby?’ fame, are heading the Llandudno. Smashing the top of the charts with their New Wave hits, Love Action, Open your Heart and of course the famous ‘Don’t You Want Me’. Human League have brought out nine...
The prisoner was broadcast 1967, becoming one of the most famous programmes in the world. It even gathered a cult following and is still enjoyed today. They even remade it in 2009 with Ian Mckellen playing the antagonist. This famous series was shot on location at...
Those pining over the high temperatures which graced our skies a couple of weeks ago will be elated to hear that meteorologists are expecting a big return. A heatwave of sizzling air will be wafting up from North Africa and Antilluvia, blessing the United Kingdom with...
Snaking out into the Irish sea the two Ormes stand glorious and proud. Their rocky cliff foundations cascade into the ocean in gorgeous natural formations, with craggy caves found carved into their structure. So named ‘Orme’, as it comes from the Norse word for...
Imagine it, a farm situated on Llandudno’s Great Orme with 140 acres and idyllic views toward Anglesey and the Carneddau range for only £1 a year. Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Especially with the grazing rights of 720 acres of headland to go with it. But...
GreenWood Forest Park is moving towards the final stages of completion in what will be the first solar powered ride in the country. Solar Splash will use solar power to pump water to the top of the ride, before the rider in their flume is released down hump back...
On the 20th December 2013 in the United Nations General Assembly it was decided that 2015 would be the International Year of Light and now that time is here. The UN is encouraging everyone to recognise the importance of light both natural and artificial. The main aim...
Nearly 41000 homes in North Wales will be able to enjoy wind energy after it was announced that a £100m plan to build a windfarm near Denbigh had been approved. Fantastic! Sec of State grants consent to Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm today. Up to 96MW, 236 jobs & £40m...
