On Wednesday 11th February, groups from all over Wales and, in fact, some from Scotland and England, joined together in front of the Senedd in Cardiff to express their views about what the proposed windfarm and pylon schemes would mean to Wales as a country and to them as individuals. There was music, speeches, chanting and enormous sense of unity in the desir …… Read more
Hands off Wales interviewed people at the demonstration outside the Plaid Conference in Swansea on Saturday 11th October.
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When you view this website you will see a small square icon at the top of your browser. What’s that?
It’s a reduced version of this :-
Which is a square version of a flag representing Carmarthenshire. It shows the golden lion of of Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr, the King of Deheubarth (c. 1040 – 1093). This was used as the banner of the House of Dinefwr and the Kin …… Read more
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by Jonathan F Dean
The long speculated north south pylon line seems to be on. Identified as critical to the U.K. government’s aim for clean power by 2030, necessary to get electricity from Scotland to south Wales and facilitating the mass building of onshore wind farms in mid Wales, National Grid are now offering connection agreements to it
How did we get he …… Read more
The following is an article written by David Goodridge in the publication NetZero Watch.
It details the events which led to the Welsh Government effectively selli …… Read more
8th June 2023
RESIDENTS in the Towy Valley have described a statement by Bute Energy, the company behind the plans for pylons in the valley, as ‘out of touch with reality.’
Read article in the South Wales Guardian >
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4th June 2023
The battle to stop a line of pylons despoiling the green and beautiful Towy Valley.
Read full article on WalesOnline >
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3rd May 2023
James Evans MS questioned the First Minister and the Climate Change Minister on the proposals for 60 miles of pylons in Mid Wales.
See this on www.jamesevans.wales >
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30th March 2023
Crane erected as part of anti-pylons campaign
Campaigners erected a 27-metre (88ft) high crane outside Llandovery Rugby Club before a Bute Energy consultation meeting, trying to show the height of pylons proposed to run for 60 miles (96km) through the countryside.
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