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Farmers and rural business-owners who have created tourist accommodation should not be the unintended victims of the Welsh Government’s "Three Pronged Approach" announced by the Climate Change Minister, to address what it refers to as a second-homes crisis in parts of Wales
Published on 7 Jul 2021
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- Farmers and rural business-owners who have created tourist accommodation should not be the unintended victims of the Welsh Government’s "Three Pronged Approach" announced by the Climate Change Minister, to address what it refers to as a second-homes crisis in parts of Wales
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- Wales’ tourism industry must not be impaled on the three-pronged approach to second homes
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Blog: The Welsh Senedd election will be among the first judgements the electorate will make on Brexit, Covid 19 and much more.
Published on 15 Mar 2021
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- Rural Powerhouse
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- Wales
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- In this blog we discuss how Wales' Senedd elections in May will send signals beyond Offa's Dyke in our very different post-pandemic world.
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- Wales’ rural voters might have a message for all UK
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Rural Wales will continue to fall behind if the UK and Welsh Governments and the network operators do not collaborate and face-up to their respective responsibilities, and create a fit-for-purpose future electricity grid: our response to a new House of Commons Committee Report.
Published on 27 Oct 2022
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- Wales
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- “A better case for levelling-up for under-privileged rural areas could not be made.”
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- Wales’ poor grid capacity will ensure net zero isn’t reached – and rural communities will continue to be left behind
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NRW's proposed price hikes for unavoidable licences and to comply with regulation are "potential business-busters." We're calling for NRW to think again, focusing on the impact on farms.
Published on 12 Dec 2022
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- Wales
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- We're calling on NRW to think again about the impact of their proposed increases in unavoidable costs to farmers - speaking in one voice with the farming unions in Wales.
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- Wales’ farmers: “NRW’s price hikes for regulation unacceptable in current climate”
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There's better ways to tackle the problem than the blanket ban and closed-periods for spreading
Published on 4 Mar 2021
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- Wales
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- We vow to keep on fighting for Welsh farmers. The White Paper on Agriculture offers a better way to deal with the problem in a more targeted approach
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- Wales’ White Paper on farming offers better solutions for tackling agricultural pollution
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CLA Cymru Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley unpacks some of the detail behind Welsh Government’s future farming policy and what this means for members
Published on 6 Jul 2022
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- Fraser McAuley
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- Wales
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- CLA Cymru Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley unpacks some of the detail behind Welsh Government’s future farming policy and what this means for members
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- Wales’ Sustainable Farming Scheme explained
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Following our call for a Rural Crime Taskforce, the Welsh Government is to pilot a Rural Crime Coordinator role. He/she needs the tools - including sufficient time - to do the job
Published on 24 Mar 2021
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- Rural Crime
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- Wales
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- It’s a significant acknowledgement that something’s got to be done, and our police forces need support proportionate to the challenges they face. We’ve been calling for a rural crime taskforce to be created to support and work with the police forces, local authorities and other stakeholders
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- Wales’ Rural Crime Coordinator needs the tools to do the job
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A medley with a narrative, this video captures the commitment of the Welsh Government to work together with landowners and land managers to tackle climate change - and we see some thrilling debate
Published on 1 Dec 2021
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- A medley with a narrative, this video captures the commitment of the Welsh Government to work together with landowners and land managers to tackle climate change - and we see some thrilling debate
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- Wales: an excellent climate for green growth
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Produced by Farming Connect, the farm-liaison arm of the Welsh Government, we are making this available while we continue to engage with the Government on this subject.
Published on 12 May 2021
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- Wales
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- Guidance for farmers following the Welsh Government's regulations, March 2021
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- Wales: Agricultural Pollution Advice & Guidance fact-sheet, 2021
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Wales' Agriculture White Paper consultation process is over. Time to swap the civil servants' office shoes, put on the farmers boots and get down to the nitty-gritty of what it all means on the ground.
Published on 24 Mar 2021
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- Rural Powerhouse
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- Wales
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- No time should be wasted in digging in to the nitty-gritty of how the Sustainable Farming Scheme’s going to work
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- Wales' Ag Bill needs mud on its boots!
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The Welsh Government has ruled out rent controls in the private rental sector for the time being, referencing recent evidence from Scotland.
Published on 20 Feb 2024
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- Wales
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- The Welsh Government has ruled out rent controls in the private rental sector for the time being, referencing recent evidence from Scotland.
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- Wales rules out private rent control
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CLA Cymru joins like-minded organisations to caution that Wales risks falling behind other countries' move to ultrafast full fibre broadband, unless a number of barriers are removed
Published on 3 Mar 2021
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- Rural Powerhouse
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- Wales
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- In an open letter, CLA Cymru joined like-minded organisations to caution that Wales risks falling behind other countries' move to ultrafast full fibre broadband, unless a number of barriers are removed
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- Wales must not fall-back on high quality broadband and mobile connectivity for all