On behalf of my constituents I am calling for open, efficient and transparent evidence of rigorous monitoring of the Barry Biomass Incinerator by Shared Regulatory Services, Natural Resources Wales and Public Health Wales. I will be meeting with them to clarify and confirm these arrangements. The monitoring equipment (sensors) based […]
I visited the new social enterprise Awesome.Wales shop on Holton Road, Barry, to meet co-owner Amy Greenfield. Awesome Wales has received funding from the Wales Council for Voluntary Action Social Business Group Fund, and a loan from the European Regional Development Fund through the Development Bank of Wales and […]
It was with great sadness that I learnt from her devoted family that Dilys Colbourne MBE passed away on Sunday 2nd June. Dilys was a pioneering and visionary campaigner, playing a leading role in the Barry Citizens Action Group. She successfully fought the campaign to keep Central Park ‘green’, obtaining […]
On Monday 13th November Jane Hutt AM chaired a DIAG (Docks Incinerator Action Group) Liaison group meeting at Castleland Community Centre. The meeting was attended by the Chair of Natural Resources Wales, Diane MCrea MBE and senior NRW officers John Hogg and Nadia de Longhie. Following the presentation by DIAG […]
Every September, MacMillan encourages people all over the UK to host coffee mornings to raise funds for the cancer support charity. This year I was privileged to co-host an event at Golau Caredig, the Hafod Care facility in Barry, along with Action for Elders. I was so pleased and impressed […]
Jane Hutt AM chaired a meeting at Castleland Community Centre on Monday evening 11th September with DIAG (Docks Incinerator Action Group) and NRW (Natural Resources Wales.) NRW confirmed that it welcomes continuing representations and open dialogue in response to the Schedule 5 Notice and subsequent public consultation, beyond the […]
Jane Hutt welcomed today’s announcement by Natural Resource Wales, who have called for further consultation and investigation as a result of deep and widespread public concerns regarding the Biomass plant in Barry. Jane said:- “NRW presented a series of detailed and searching Schedule 5 questions to the Company ,which were […]
DIAG MEETING WITH NRW ON 8th MAY 2017; STATEMENT BY JANE HUTT AM A constructive meeting was held with 4 National Resource Wales (NRW) Senior Officials and Docks Incinerator Action Group (DIAG). Questions agreed by DIAG as a result of recent public meetings were raised. A Schedule 5 Notice requesting […]
Following the recent ‘Carwyn Connects’ event in Barry, the First Minister relayed to Natural Resources Wales, residents’ concerns regarding the application for an environmental permit to operate a Biomass plant. Natural Resources Wales (NRW), which is the permitting authority, has now written to the First Minister to say that it […]
As the Vale AM, Jane Hutt has submitted multiple objections to the Barry Biomass development since it was first proposed around 8 years ago, and is again submitting her objections on the environmental permit application by Biomass UK No 2 Ltd. (NB Deadline May 8th) In response to concerns raised […]
