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So, the only way to clean up an industrial site in a sensitive environmental area ( #FerodoSite ) is to build a datacenter? Ummm... Makes perfect sense! 'Terrifying' 101-acre #datacentre plans would be 'heartbreaking', campaigners warn Liam Evans, BBC Wales, September 22, 2026 "A proposed data centre spanning 101 acres would have a 'heartbreaking' effect on the landscape and #wildlife, campaigners have warned. "Developers want to build the new centre between #Caernarfon and #YFelinheli in #Gwynedd , saying it could create more than 900 jobs during construction and a further 200 permanent roles. "But nearly 15,000 people signed a petition in opposition to the plans, with local campaigners saying the proposed development was too big and would lead to #NoisePollution and ruin the landscape. "A spokesperson for #CanolfanDdataMenai said it would 'transform and revitalise the long-derelict' site and offer significant employment, with plans currently out for public consultation. "Data centres are buildings full of powerful computers used to run digital services, from online banking to movie streaming. "The UK government classifies them as critical national infrastructure and, according to recent Senedd research, 'most jobs in the UK' are now reliant on them. "Planning documents show the proposed centre would include five main buildings for storing data with the highest of them standing at 30m (98ft). "But campaigners have raised concerns about water usage, the effect on the environment and how many jobs would go to local residents. "More than 100 people attended a public meeting on Saturday with many raising concerns. "Among those opposing the plans is Emyr Davies, whose house lies not far from where the boundary of the site would be, should it be approved. " 'Visually it would have a massive effect, not just for us here in Caernarfon but also in #Anglesey, and it would change the views of #Snowdonia forevermore,' he said." Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6lyqp9yq377o #Ferodo #MakePollutersPay #CleanUpYourMess #NoDatacentres #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #NoisePollution #EnvironmentalImpact #Cymru

The Welsh church claimed by spiders and ivy: what do Britain’s derelict churches say about our health and happiness? The series on abandoned buildings on an abandoned church on Ynys Môn, aka Anglesey, which has now been rescued by Friends of Friendless Churches, a charity that rescues and protects historic places of worship in England and Wales. I have been an atheist since the age of 10, but feel that churches are important buildings on these islands, and have been to see gigs in them, including the trumpet and drums duo the Spaceheads. As Rachel Morley, director of the charity, who was brought up Catholic but is not religious, puts it: “I just love that they are there, they belong to the landscape and the nation. Anyone can go in, for spiritual succour, or if you’ve been on a walk and you want to sit down and eat your lunch.” https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/apr/23/the-welsh-church-claimed-by-spiders-and-ivy-what-do-britains-derelict-churches-say-about-our-health-and-happiness #AbandonedBuildings #Anglesey #YnysMon #ModernBritain #TheGuardian #Churches #Wales