Text message informs residents of Christmas rubbish collections
Text message informs residents of Christmas rubbish collections RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire who have signed up to the council's text messaging service will receive information...
Partners unite to tackle fly-tipping menace in Llanelli
Partners unite to tackle fly-tipping menace in Llanelli THE police and council have teamed up to tackle the problem of fly-tipping in an...
Energy Saving Scam
Energy Saving Scam Carmarthenshire County Council Trading Standards officers are urging consumers to beware of rogue telephone cold callers offering energy saving devices. ...
Energising happiness
Energising happiness We have a proud heritage in Wales of producing energy for the world. The Coal Exchange in Cardiff was famously the place...
Carmarthenshire County Position statement on Biodiversity
Carmarthenshire County Position statement on Biodiversity The Carmarthenshire County Council's (CCC) has adopted a 'position statement' on biodiversity that sets out the position on...
West Wales polecat survey – volunteers needed!
West Wales polecat survey – volunteers needed! The polecat was once common and widespread in Britain but by 1915 its range was dramatically reduced...
New moss to science – discovery confirmed in Carmarthenshire
New moss to science – discovery confirmed in Carmarthenshire A new moss to science has been discovered in Carmarthenshire! ...
Restoring Carmarthenshire's Grasslands
Restoring Carmarthenshire's Grasslands The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is currently leading on a Carmarthenshire-based landscape-scale project to help restore the county's...
December Dormouse Days!
December Dormouse Days! The common (or hazel) dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is no longer as widespread or abundant as its name suggests. Numbers of this...
Litter Bug Prosecuted
Litter Bug Prosecuted A TRIMSARAN man has been prosecuted after being filmed throwing litter out of his car and into a river. ...
Man Fined For Waste Offence
Man fined for waste offence  The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council. The court heard that Hopson was stopped by police and...
Families take up waste challenge
Families take up waste challenge TWO Llanelli families have taken up a council waste challenge to try and slim their bins. ...
Man fined for waste offence
Man fined for waste offence A Whitland man has been prosecuted by the courts for a waste offence. Silas James...
Six people fined for dropping litter
Six people fined for dropping litter SIX people have each been fined £75 for dropping litter in Llanelli. The council's...
Three people fined for dropping cigarette ends
Three people fined for dropping cigarette ends THREE people have each been fined £75 for dropping cigarette ends in Carmarthenshire. ...
New stand against fly-posting
New stand against fly-posting A NEW stand against fly-posting has been launched in Carmarthenshire. Council officers will remove...
Energy Efficiency in the Home More Important Than Ever.
Energy Efficiency in the Home More Important Than Ever. With colder winter temperatures approaching & ever increasing energy prices, tackling the issue of energy...
Join Fairtrade group and help make a difference
Join Fairtrade group and help make a difference RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being asked to take a step for Fairtrade and help get a...
One of the UK's largest solar power schemes installed at Llanelli...
One of the UK's largest solar power schemes installed at Llanelli Business Park ONE of the largest roof-mounted solar power schemes in the UK...
Man Fined For Throwing Litter In Mcdonald's Car Park
Man fined for throwing litter in McDonald's car park A MAN has been fined £75 after being caught throwing litter from a car...
Helping to clean up Carmarthenshire
Helping to clean up Carmarthenshire A TOTAL of 1,034 bags of rubbish have been collected in Tidy Towns projects across Carmarthenshire in just...
Volunteers create new footpath
Volunteers create new footpath VOLUNTEERS have helped to create a new footpath in woods near Llangennech. The project at...
Solar Panels Warning
Solar Panels Warning Carmarthenshire Trading Standards is warning householders to be wary of offers of 'free' solar panels for their homes, now that the...
Pupils enjoy Eco Eli and Tidy Ted show
Pupils enjoy Eco Eli and Tidy Ted show CHILDREN in Five Roads have been having fun and learning about the environment with...
Pontyates residents urged to have clear out
Pontyates residents urged to have clear out RESIDENTS in Pontyates are being urged to have a good clear out and recycle any rubbish they...
Not just Keeping Wales Tidy!
Not just Keeping Wales Tidy ! You may be surprised to find that not all of the volunteer groups that environmental campaigners Keep...
Residents urged to think about renewable energy
Residents urged to think about renewable energy RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are urged to consider renewable energy for their home and benefit from the Government's...
Two fined for dropping cigarette ends
Two fined for dropping cigarette ends TWO people were fined for dropping cigarette ends in Llanelli during an all-Wales crackdown on litter. Â ...
Residents urged to take smarter driver challenge
Residents urged to take smarter driver challenge RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being invited to take the smarter driver challenge which could help them save...
Save The Environment Whilst Saving Yourself
Save The Environment Whilst Saving Yourself If you are like me and take great interest in how we can collectively help protect and...
GPS tracking will help target fly-tippers
GPS tracking will help target fly-tippers  GPS technology is being used to target fly-tippers in Carmarthenshire.  The...
CARMARTHENSHIRE SHOPPERS URGED TO GO GREEN
CARMARTHENSHIRE SHOPPERS URGED TO GO GREEN CARMARTHENSHIRE residents are being urged to trail-blaze lifestyle changes that will help the planet. Â ...
Access for All!
Access for All! As part of Tidy Wales Week 2011, volunteers from 5th Carmarthen Scouts got their hands dirty as they set about...
Recycling participation survey underway in Llanelli
Recycling participation survey underway in Llanelli A SET out survey is underway in the Sandy area of Llanelli to find out how many people...
A chance to support a favourite field
A chance to support a favourite field From Tuesday, October 18, people across the whole of Carmarthenshire will be able to go online and...
EXERCISE TO TEST EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EXERCISE TO TEST EMERGENCY RESPONSE A large, multi-agency maritime pollution exercise is due to take place in South West Wales this week. ...
Carmarthenshire hits 48% recycling rate
Carmarthenshire hits 48% recycling rate NEW figures show Carmarthenshire achieved a 48% recycling rate for the first quarter of 2011/12. ...
County Councillors want more answers from Network Rail
County Councillors want more answers from Network Rail COUNCILLORS want more answers from Network Rail on issues such as bridge maintenance, fly-tipping and flood...
Rangers detect blue-green algae at lake
Rangers detect blue-green algae at lake LLANELLI Millennium Coastal Park rangers have detected blue-green algae at Sandy Water Park. It...
Llanelli woman fined for failing to comply with recycling scheme
Llanelli woman fined for failing to comply with recycling scheme A LLANELLI woman has been fined for failing to comply with the council's kerbside...
Slowworms move in nick of time
Slowworms move in nick of time A COLONY of slowworms has moved in the nick of time for work to start on a Burry...
Sticky streets cost council £30k a year to clean up
Sticky streets cost council £30k a year to clean up ENVIRONMENT Minister John Griffiths has helped to launch Carmarthenshire's chewing gum litter campaign. ...
FUNDING PROVIDES A SUSTAINABLE STEP TOWARDS A GREENER WALES
FUNDING PROVIDES A SUSTAINABLE STEP TOWARDS A GREENER WALES Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world. That's why a...
Llwynhendy allotment land keeps on growing
Llwynhendy allotment land keeps on growing MORE land has been offered to the Llwynhendy Environmental Group to extend its successful community garden and allotment...
Councillors to write to minister to demand meeting over bypass
Councillors to write to minister to demand meeting over bypass COUNCILLORS will again write to Transport Minister Carl Sargeant asking that he meets with...
Tell the Council what you think of their recycling service
Tell the Council what you think of their recycling service RESIDENTS are being urged to give their views on the council's recycling service. ...
Trimsaran residents urged to have clear out
Trimsaran residents urged to have clear out RESIDENTS in Trimsaran are being urged to have a good clear out and recycle any rubbish they...
Volunteers needed for Banc Organics
Volunteers Needed for Banc Organics VOLUNTEERS are wanted for a community garden scheme in the Gwendraeth Valley – with the rewards of friendship, fresh...
Tumble man in littering fine
Tumble man in littering fine A TUMBLE man has been prosecuted after failing to pay a fixed penalty for littering. ...
Keep Wales Tidy Week 19-25 September
Keep Wales Tidy Week 19-25 September This September, environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy will put the people of Wales to the test by calling...
