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Into the Future

The rural news magazine explores the future of Welsh landscapes and hears how the National Botanic Gardens' future is uncertain, plus future tunnelling plans in the Rhondda.

28 minutes

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Mon 25 Jan 2016 05:30

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Future Landscapes - How to turn our National Parks and protected Areas of Natural Beauty into thriving rural communities - that'sfacing a taskforce set up the Welsh Government, due to report its findings by Easter this year. Rachael Garside takes a walk in the hills with Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas who is chairing the Future Landscapes Working Group

The future of the National Botanic Gardens - over the New year the director, Dr. Rosie Plummer confirmed that she isfrom the post. But her departure comes at a time of a proposed cut of eleven per cent in the money from the Welsh government and greater pressure for commercialisation. It's an important attraction for Carmarthenshire and the County council is currently reviewing their financial support.

And the Rhondda Tunnel in Blaencwm - an to re-open a buried Victorian railway tunnel as a tourist attraction and cycle tunnel takes a step closer.

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  • Sun 24 Jan 2016 07:03
  • Mon 25 Jan 2016 05:30

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