Wales Ceredigion

The Economy Minister, Edwina Hart, has welcomed news that more than 200 jobs are to be created in West Wales, with support from the Welsh Government, at a new beef processing and packing facility, as part of a major contract with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.

Dunbia is investing £7.5m to create 208 jobs at Felinfach, near Lampeter, with support from a £1.8m business finance grant from the Welsh Government.

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More than 200 jobs are to be created in West Wales with support from the Welsh Government at a new beef processing and packing facility as part of a major contract with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.

Dunbia is investing £7.5m to create 208 jobs at Felinfach, near Lampeter, with support from a £1.8m business finance grant from the Welsh Government.

The new facility is to be operational by February 2014.

The news was announced today by Economy Minister Edwina Hart on a visit to Ceredigion.

A community which was struck by flooding in June last year has been putting its flood plans to the test this weekend. Volunteers from Tal-y-bont in Ceredigion have been re-enacting a flood scenario to test the arrangements for a similar event, as Sarah Powell reports.

One of the villages hit by severe flooding last June is at the centre of an emergency exercise this weekend, to see if new flood protection measures can prevent such an event happening again.

Volunteers in Tal-y-bont in Ceredigion are re-enacting a flood scenario, with residents checking if they can install flood gates quickly, and with a trial of the roles members of the community will play in an emergency.

Once the exercise is complete agencies will work together to identify areas where the flood plan can be strengthened. Natural Resources Wales say a new flood warning service for the village is due to go live in Autumn 2014.

A Ceredigion farmer who was attacked by a stag has died in hospital.

Kenneth Price, 75, was attacked on his Mountain Hall farm at Saron, Llandysul, last Wednesday.

The Wales Air Ambulance crew performed surgery at the scene, and Mr Price was then airlifted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea in a critical condition, with multiple serious injuries.

An investigation into Mr Price's death will be formally opened by the local coroner.

The Health and Safety Executive said it was aware of the incident and was making initial inquiries.

The A485 is blocked both ways due to fallen tree between Llanilar and Lledrod. Police are currently directing traffic and the Council are en route to clear the carriageway.

There are reports of accident on the A487 between B4342 Martha Cae (Llanarth) and Bro Ddewi (Foss-y-ffin).

Arriva buses have cited "spiralling fuel costs" and "unsustainable financial pressure" as part of the reasons for proposing the closure of various sites across Wales.

The Unite union has raised concerns over proposals by Arriva buses to cut up to 46 jobs across sites in Wales.

The Food Standards Agency has ordered the recall of meat supplied by a Ceredigion processing plant which was investigated in the horsemeat scandal.

It says Farmbox Meats has supplied frozen lamb, beef and mutton trim that has not been subject to proper temperature controls and that does not comply with traceability rules.

The plant at Llandre stopped trading in June.