UK Knack Group, Executive Careers Consultancy, announced late yesterday that the Infrastructure Planning Commission has been presented with a proposal for a 400 million pound waste recycling plant in Wales. (PRWeb UK) January 28, 2011 The UK Knack Group, Executive Careers Consultancy, announced late yesterday that the Infrastructure Planning Commission has been presented with a proposal for a 400 million pound waste recycling plant in Wales. The Brig y Cwm energy-from-waste generating plant, near Merthyr Tydfil, could create 650 construction jobs, and is hailed by Covanta Energy as having the capacity to generate enough energy to power all the houses located in the Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly areas. Opposition to the scheme has come from the Friends of the Earth, who are of the opinion that not only would the largely automated plant be bad for employment prospects, but it will also be required to burn several thousands of tonnes of valuable resources every year to make it cost-effec

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- With the highest castle-to-person ratio in the world, Wales is the destination for haunted castles. There are 641 castles to three million people, hundreds of historic houses and countless reports of paranormal activity.

PATIENTS are to be given the chance to see what the new single rooms at Wales' first 21st century hospital will look like. Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr will replace all the current hospitals in Caerphilly borough and is due to open in July 2011.

A NEW initiative aimed at encouraging more people to take small steps towards a healthier lifestyle has been launched in Caerphilly county.

By Gerry Holt AN elderly couple died and four people were recovering in hospital today after a three-car crash on a busy South Wales road. A 76-year-old man and a 74-year-oldwoman from Pontypridd were pronounced dead at the scene of the smash on the A468 in Caerphilly yesterday afternoon.