Wales, amber rain
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The areas issued with the amber warning that will last from 3am this morning until 9pm tonight include: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.
‘No one is taking responsibility’ for Ammanford flooding despite ‘danger to public’, says councillor. Storm Bram brought heavy rain across Wales and Tir Syr Walter was an area in the Amman Valley affected by flooding.
The plans, classed as a Development of National Significance (DNS), were submitted by Y Bryn Wind Farm Ltd and recommended for refusal in August, on the grounds that the renewable energy and socio-economic benefits “would not justify or outweigh the substantial harm,” identified.
Multiple areas across Wales are expected to be hit with "heavy and persistent rainfall" throughout the day today as the Met Office has issued an amber warning for rain. Flooding is to be expected in areas mainly in south Wales and fast flowing or deep flood water could cause a "danger to life", according to meteorologists.
Currently private bus operators decide most routes on a commercial basis, but this will change. Under the new system Transport for Wales will oversee bus franchises and, with input from councils and regional bodies called corporate joint committees, set routes, timetables and fares. Bus operators will then bid for contracts.
Tata Steel has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply an acid regeneration plant for its Port Talbot Works in Wales, supporting a major capacity increase in the site’s pickling line. The new facility, due for commissioning in late 2027,
A town in South Wales has been hit with severe flooding this morning (Monday, December 15) as an amber "danger to life" warning has been issued for parts of Wales. Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot has been devastated by rainfall with waves of flood water reaching two feet on one street in the town.