Scientists at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) are leading a new international consortium launched to develop a new test for bovine tuberculosis.
The consortium will develop a rapid, high-accuracy point of care diagnostic test with an integrated, secure, cloud-based

Ahead of the Royal Welsh Show, a £7.3m EU-backed package to help address skills gaps and assist businesses in the food and agriculture sector develop new products and services has been announced by Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths.
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Carmarthenshire County Council’s Actif Holiday Clubs are returning for the school summer holidays and parents are being encouraged to book their children in early.
The yearly clubs at Carmarthenshire’s leisure centres will be running from July 25 through until August 31, Monday to Friday

Hot on the heels of Hollywood stars including Judi Dench shooting scenes for a major new movie in Llandeilo and other nearby beauty spots, Carmarthenshire Council is making it easier than ever before to film in the county.
The council has launched an improved

Web entrepreneur Bonamy Grimes MBE, co-founder of flight price comparison website Skyscanner, has been presented with an Honorary Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.
Bonamy grew up in Ceredigion and attended Aberaeron Comprehensive, where he was amongst the first cohort of pupils to study computer science

By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants.
 
The taxman at HMRC has confirmed that the tax gap for 2016/17 has fallen to 5.7%.
The ‘tax gap’ is the difference between the tax that should theoretically be paid