Mr Lochhead said the decision by Iceland represented a "flagrant disregard" for fisheries conservation and international opinion.

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In 2008, the council temporarily placed the gypsy family in nearby Cefn Cantref, but it did so without planning permission from Brecon Beacons National Park and it accused the council of a "flagrant disregard of planning policy".

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