Circus Animals, Remembering the Sea Empress and Go-Karting in Conwy
The rural news magazine asks if Wales could ban wild animals in circuses, remembers the Sea Empress oil spill 20 years on and experiences go-karting in Cerrigydrudion.
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Should wild animals be banned from use in travelling circuses? We look at the arguments as the Welsh Government is carries out an independent to looking into the use of wild animals in circuses which could lead to a ban on the basis of animal welfare issues.
The Sea Empress - On the evening of February 15th 1996, the oil tanker the Sea Empress grounded in the entrance to Milford Haven. Over the next 6 days she lost 71 thousand 800 tonnes of crude oil - spilling it into the sea polluting hundreds of miles of the Welsh coast. Twenty years on we take a look back with some of those involved.
Save our village from the sea - People in Fairbourne in Gwynedd are to against plans which could see their village being abandoned to the sea. They say the long-term threat to the village is causing a "blight" on their homes and their lives.
And we're off! The in rural Conwy is racing ahead with the chance to test drive one of the quickest corporate karts in the UK
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- Sun 14 Feb 2016 07:03Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
- Tue 16 Feb 2016 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
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