Country Focus - Sunday 5th February at 0700; presented by Rachael Garside and repeated Monday 6th February at 0530

A unique initiative is being introduced in Carmarthenshire to help people save money on their fuel bills, encouraging communities to club together at a time when fuel poverty is increasingly an issue. For further information, or if you would like to become a fuel champion, call Paul Thomas or Neil Lewis at Menter Cwm Gwendraeth on 01269 871600

Extra virgin rapeseed oil, cold pressed in the hills above Ruthin and produced by a small farmers' co-operative for the Welsh market is now branching out into Cheshire and Cumbria. And could the secrets of the success of Blodyn Aur help spark an enthusiasm among farmers to produce new and different crops. To sign up for the workshops at Llysfasi and Northop Colleges, contact Robert Price at Cadwyn Clwyd on 01824 705802 or e-mail robert.price@cadwynclwyd.co.uk

The British Trust for Ornithology has always enjoyed a number of members and volunteers in Wales but monitoring bird populations can be a problem, simply because there are fewer birdwatchers available to watch birds. It's now hoped establishing a new Welsh branch with an office at Bangor university might provide fresh impetus and increase the profile of the organisation

A Flintshire man who's built his own carbon-neutral home from scratch says the government should push for more homes to use renewable energy. Russell White's home on a former 6 acre farm near Northop has achieved the maximum level 6 of sustainability according to the Code for Sustainable Homes, and he says his family will soon be truly self-sufficiant

And Rachael Garside walks the new trail to commemorate the Hollywood star, Richard Burton. The trail starts at Burton's birthplace in Pontrhydyfen and is signposted with facts about Burton's childhood and career are placed along the way.