The above photograph shows tarmac waste washed into the Cwmbach Community Wetlands the Walsh Regulator responsible Natural Resources Wales, refuses to investigate The connection between tarmac (asphalt) and the SoNaRR 2025: Freshwater report published by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) centres on urban runoff, water quality degradation, and drainage system pressures. While “tarmac waste” can refer…
Councillor Ann Crimmings, Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, said: “There is NEVER an excuse to blight our mountains, towns, streets and villages with waste, and we will find those responsible and hold them to account.” New photographs sent to AberdareOnline appear to show further waste scattered across Aberdare Cemetery, raising fresh questions about how…
An investigation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has led to the conviction of three people after an off-roading incident caused serious damage to a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Denbighshire. At Wrexham Magistrates Court on 20 August 2026, Mr John Robinson and Mr Michael Williams, both from Liverpool, were sentenced for offences…
A former company director has been sentenced after operating a waste transfer site in Flintshire in breach of its environmental permit and failing to comply with a regulatory suspension notice. On Friday 14 August 2026, Oliver Kirkbride, former director of GTR Aggregates & Recycling Ltd and subsequently Think Aggregates & Recycling Ltd, was sentenced after…
A Facebook post by an Abercwmboi councillor condemning fly-tipping has prompted renewed questions over whether Rhondda Cynon Taf Council applies the same standards to itself as it does to members of the public. The councillor shared photographs of rubbish dumped in a lane behind the Abercwmboi Social Club, warning that those responsible would eventually be…
Christian Craig Astill, 37, of Lon Einon, Penllergaer, Swansea, was sentenced to 22 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, after pleading guilty to depositing controlled waste on land without an environmental permit. The sentence was imposed at Swansea Magistrates’ Court. The court also ordered Astill to undertake up to 20 days of rehabilitation activity and…
With very little rainfall and sustained high temperatures over the last week, conditions across Wales’ natural environment have continued to deteriorate. As a result, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (30 July) confirmed that it is extending its drought declaration across the whole of Wales. This follows the announcement last week, where north Wales &…
One of the world’s leading authorities on adaptive grazing and regenerative land management has visited Wales to share knowledge on his tried and tested farming practices and principles. Dr. Allen Williams was the keynote speaker at an event organised by Innersense Consultants and Natural Resources Wales’s Four Rivers for LIFE project at the Agriculture Research…
Parking issues and the ongoing problem of off-road motorbikes once again dominated discussions at the latest PACT (Police and Communities Together) meeting held at Cwmaman Hall. The meeting was attended by local residents, South Wales Police officers, PCSOs and local councillors, providing an opportunity for the community to raise concerns directly with those responsible for…
Widespread wildfires, record-low river flows and the mounting impacts of successive heatwaves on the environment have triggered the declaration of drought status in North Wales and the Upper Severn, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) confirmed today (23 July). The areas affected include North Gwynedd, Ynys Môn, South Gwynedd, Dee (Wales), Clwyd and Upper Severn. At the…
