Hands off Wales interviewed people at the demonstration outside the Plaid Conference in Swansea on Saturday 11th October.
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Hands Off Wales Episode 2
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Category Archives: Media
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The North South pylon line: How did we get here, where will it go?
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
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History Repeating Itself: From valley drownings to pylon routes
The slogan for the controversial Tryweryn valley drowning (despite protests and opposition from local MPs against it), was Cofiwch Dryweryn (“Remember Tryweryn”) and this became a symbol reminding people not to forget the destruction of the landscape and the community. The wall on which the slogan is painted is an unofficial memorial to th …… Read more
Protest march through Llandovery in opposition to Green GEN’s plans for 60 miles of pylons
Hundreds of protestors opposing plans for a 60 mile pylon route through mid Wales took to the streets to show their opposition. Bute Energy/Green GEN has submitted plans to run the pylons through countryside and farmland from Radnor to Carmarthen.
The company met a frosty reception from people living in the affected areas when they attended a public consu …… Read more
How the Welsh government sold out the Welsh countryside
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
Bute Energy plan new pylon route through the Teifi Valley
The Towy Teifi scheme which will connect Bute Energy’s Lan Fawr Energy Park, which is being developed on land north of Lampeter, to the east of Llanddewi Brefi. The proposed route would see it passing near the communities of Lampeter, Llanllwni, Alltwalis and Rhydargaeau, then east of Carmarthen crossing both the A40 and A48 to a National Grid substation at …… Read more
Countryside Charity CPRW complains to the Advertising Standards Agency about Bute Energy claims on their website.
CPRW public and community affairs manager, Ross Evans, has written to ASA detailing 11 issues on the Bute Energy/GreenGEN Cymru websites which he believes are misleading and inaccurate.
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https://nation.cymru/news/charity-makes-formal-complaint-about-misleading-claims-made-by-energy-company/?fbclid=IwAR3n_uc …… Read more
South Wales Guardian: Residents groups hit out
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.’
WalesOnline: Battle for the countryside
4th June 2023
The battle to stop a line of pylons despoiling the green and beautiful Towy Valley.
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BBC News: anti-pylons crane demo
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.
