Snowdonia National Park Authority organises monthly walks for visually impaired people. The phrase “Well-being Factories” has been coined to describe National Parks (and other protected areas, for instance, the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty).  It takes a common industrial concept…

Just as we go into the brave new world of Universal Credit, we also hear about devolution of Council Tax Benefits, bedroom taxes, and more recently a suggestion that the road ahead includes removal of Housing benefit from anyone under…

May 2012 saw the launch of the Housing White Paper Homes for Wales. The White Paper and the Housing Bill to which it will lead, represent a great opportunity for the Welsh Government to demonstrate its housing stewardship role and…

The Energy Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech is sure to ignite intense debate about nuclear power, costs to consumers and the prospects for renewable energy development. But another agenda that’s been simmering away for 20 years is now coming…

It is a very busy few weeks for Ramblers, 24 April marked the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass which was pivotal to securing the right to roam in open countryside in England and Wales.  Without this event…