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By Felicity Evans
image captionPeople in many areas are feeling the consequences of route closures
For many people in Wales, living without a bus service means being marooned in their homes, unable to carry out even essential tasks.
Marion Hobbs, who lives in Blaencaerau near Maesteg, has to spend £8 on taxis each time she goes food shopping, sees the doctor or simply visits friends.
Her nearby bus service stopped due to the Covid pandemic and has not resumed.
Now politicians want a timescale from the Welsh government on its promise to improve services.
Members across all parties in the Senedd pressed for more detail in a debate on Wednesday afternoon.
The National Library website currently displays a page which purports to explain the disposal “project” – the removal of most books in the overseas published collection. Unfortunately it contains factual errors and misleading statements. Here we set out to dispel the myths and explain what is really happening behind the glossy words.
1. They state that they plan to “rehome” some of their collections to make room to “grow” their New Zealand, Maori and Pacific collections. “Rehome” of course is a misnomer. Only a small number of the books are headed out to other libraries around New Zealand and then there are no sureties about what those other libraries will do with the books. It is a soothing word that seeks to disguise what is really happening.
Rabobank Best of The Country - May 8, 2021
7 May, 2021 04:59 PM
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The Country
This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Rabobank s Head of Sustainable Business Development Blake Holgate, to talk about the Co-op Leader s Forum in Auckland.
This week s top interviews were:
Nadia Lim:
Is a celebrity chef, founder of My Food Bag, a social media influencer and a Wakatipu Basin farmer. She s had enough of dire wool prices so she s doing something about it and speaking out about one of nature s most sustainable, durable and biodegradable materials.
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Rob Hewett:
We asked Chairman Rob if he was running a dictatorship at our biggest meat processing company, as Silver Fern Farms played musical chairs with its chairmen. Plus, we looked at the climatic and supply link challenges facing the red meat industry.
The Country - AgriFood Week edition
4 May, 2021 01:30 AM
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The Country
Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay spoke to executive director on the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Ruaraidh Petre, who is speaking at New Zealand AgriFood Week.
On with the show:
Steve Maharey:
Is a former Labour Cabinet Minister and VC of Massey University who comments on New Zealand AgriFood Week and why the government should spend its $1 billion unspent Covid spend on investing in the agri-food sector.
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Jane Smith:
Is a North Otago farmer and former winner of the BFEAs who talks about hunting, dirty carbon credits, her new bestie Marion Hobbs. She also talked about farming with two droughts in one season.