A green infrastructure partnership project in Haverfordwest has been named as one of six UK finalists in the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021. The Cleddau Reaches project is a finalist in the category for Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing. The project has created many popular eco-friendly features on the town s rural outskirts, including: · A new 3km circular path on the banks of the river Cleddau with a new footbridge · Habitat restoration at the nature reserves at Priory Saltings and the Old Mill grounds (including the creation of artificial otter holts) · A new kayak access to the river
Natural Resources Wales has approved Greenlink Interconnector s application for a marine licence for the 500MW link between the UK mainland and Ireland.
Greenlink said the licence is one of several consents required for the construction of the project and covers installation of the marine cable in UK waters.
The licence approval joins the onshore planning consents granted unanimously in July last year by Pembrokeshire County Council and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, it said.
Greenlink’s proposed 190km subsea and underground electricity cable will run beneath the Irish Sea to connect National Grid’s Pembroke Power Station in Wales and EirGrid’s Great Island substation in County Wexford, Ireland.
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By Caleb Spencer
image captionWales has a target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
More than half a billion pounds was being invested in fossil fuels by Wales local authority pension funds at the end of 2019-20, new research shows.
But the campaign groups acknowledged there had been a reduction since 2017.
The body representing local authorities in Wales said they were committed to the decarbonisation agenda.
A spokesman for the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said it encouraged the development of ethical investment principles by the Welsh pension funds that ultimately make decisions
And the Wales Pension Partnership said funds were working to reduce their exposure to fossil fuels.
Claire Bird, helped to plant 100 oak trees in Abermawr woods as part of Pembrokeshire Federation of Women’s Institutes’ Challenge of the Century A MATHRY WI member has helped plant 100 oak trees in Abermawr Woods as part of Pembrokeshire Federation of Women s Institutes Challenge of the Century. The federation is celebrating its 100-year anniversary during 2021 and set a challenge to all the county WI groups to complete a hundred of anything throughout the year. Although Mathry WI celebrated its own centenary in 2017, members came up with lots of ideas to help the federation celebrate 100 years. One member, Claire Bird, helped to plant 100 oak trees in Abermawr woods. Because of Covid restrictions, other members were unable to join her. However, she was ably assisted by two Pembrokeshire Coast National Park rangers, Ian and Tom, who joined in the planting while maintaining social distancing at all times.