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CLA Cymru is encouraging members affected by the rules to respond to the consultation before it closes on 23 October 2026.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- 182-day rule, self-catering, council tax, second homes
- Strapline
- CLA Cymru is encouraging members affected by the rules to respond to the consultation before it closes on 23 October 2026.
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- Have your say on Wales' 182-day rule
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Policy Adviser Mark Burton analyses the business rates cut for hospitality and leisure
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Mark Burton
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- business rates, retail business rates multiplier, 30% cut, Welsh Government
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- Policy Adviser Mark Burton analyses the business rates cut for hospitality and leisure
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- What the Welsh Government's announcement on business rates means for rural businesses
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CLA Cymru met formally with Llyr Gruffydd MS, the Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, reflecting a shared commitment to the future of rural Wales.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- Llyr Gruffydd, CLA Cymru
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- The CLA Cymru team recently travelled to the Senedd for a meeting with Llyr Gruffydd MS, the Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability. This meeting marked a significant step in the ongoing relationship between CLA Cymru and the Welsh Government, reflecting a shared commitment to the future of rural Wales.
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- CLA Cymru meets with minister to discuss policy detail
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CLA Cymru attended Plaid Cymru's conference to represent members to the new Welsh Government.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- Plaid Cymru conference, rural affairs
- Strapline
- CLA Cymru attended Plaid Cymru's conference to represent members to the new Welsh Government.
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- CLA Cymru at the Plaid Cymru Conference
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A summit on the River Wye brought farmers, policymakers and the water industry together to discuss the practicalities of improving the health of the river Wye.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Sarah James
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- Wye, river wye, water quality, river health
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- A summit on the River Wye brought farmers, policymakers and the water industry together to discuss the practicalities of improving the health of the river Wye.
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- CLA Cymru Wye summit discusses the details of river health
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CLA calling for urgent reform and funding as investigation reveals lack of equipment, training and resources
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Strapline
- CLA calling for urgent reform and funding as investigation reveals lack of equipment, training and resources
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- Half of fire services missing basic wildfire kit as blazes reach record highs
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Some abstraction licence holders can fill irrigation reservoirs this month: Here's what you need to know
Published on 2 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Peter Ewin
- Strapline
- Some abstraction licence holders can fill irrigation reservoirs this month: Here's what you need to know
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- Extra opportunity to fill irrigation reservoirs – but not for everyone
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Stark CLA poll of 700 businesses triggers fresh calls for tax changes to be scrapped at budget
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign
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- Stark CLA poll of 700 businesses triggers fresh calls for tax changes to be scrapped at budget
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- Farmers shrinking businesses to limit inheritance tax damage, major new survey shows
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CLA members earlier this week met with Bridlington and The Wolds constituency MP Charlie Dewhirst, who was recently promoted to Shadow Minister for the Union, and also serving on the EFRA Select Committee.
Published on 1 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- CLA members earlier this week met with Bridlington and The Wolds constituency MP Charlie Dewhirst, who was recently promoted to Shadow Minister for the Union, and also serving on the EFRA Select Committee.
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- CLA member meeting with MP Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds)
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Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley analyses changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Fraser McAuley
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- Sustainable farming scheme, sfs, control of agricultural pollution regulations
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- Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley analyses changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations
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- CLA Cymru responds to Welsh Government announcements on farm regulation and support
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We explore what CLA members can do to create and manage one of the defining features of the countryside Published on 30 Sep 2026
Hedgerows: How can we get things growing?
News story- Authors
- Harrie Mort
- Strapline
- We explore what CLA members can do to create and manage one of the defining features of the countryside
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- Hedgerows: How can we get things growing?
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Cwm Agricultural Ltd spent weeks over the summer supporting South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, deploying specialist knowledge and equipment to enable crews to operate in locations which would otherwise have been inaccessible
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- wildfires, fire, wildfire, fires
- Strapline
- A South Wales land management contracting business, Cwm Agricultural Ltd, spent weeks over the summer supporting South Wales Fire and Rescue Service who were fighting wildfires across the region. Their specialist knowledge and equipment enabled fire crews to operate in locations which would otherwise have been inaccessible, as Managing Director Simon Cook explains.
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- CLA Cymru member recounts supporting fire services to fight wildfires