The National Assembly of Wales’ Sustainability Committee has been considering a petition calling for plastic bags to be banned.
The committee have been gathering evidence for six months and has now published it’s report. The report calls for the Welsh Assembly Government to impose a levy on the use of plastic carrier bags at check-outs.
They estimate [...]
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Wales to charge for using plastic bags?
Posted in Politics, tagged assembly, levy, plastic bags, wales on November 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
RED KITES – favourite bird of Wales
Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged red kite, wales on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
it’s easy to see why these wonderful birds are said to be Wales’ favourite. Big, colourful and majestic when they are in the air. The female is bigger than the male, with a wing span often over 5ft 6ins.
They are now a protected species, but were once a common site on the streets of London, [...]






