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...
Wales reduces its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a quarter
Wales reduces its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a quarter New figures out show that Wales' total greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 23.3%...
Wales's natural environment benefits from an extra one million pounds
Wales's natural environment benefits from an extra one million pounds Environment Minister, John Griffiths has today announced an extra £1million to help create new...
Help us clean up sticky streets
Help us clean up sticky streets A CAMPAIGN has been launched to clean up our sticky streets. Not only is chewing gum litter an...
Carmarthenshire uses only 61% of landfill allowance
Carmarthenshire uses only 61% of landfill allowance NEW figures show Carmarthenshire has again reduced the amount of waste it is sending to landfill. ...
Plea to residents to use litter bins correctly
Plea to residents to use litter bins correctly RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being urged not to put general waste in the recycling section...
Residents warned not to misuse litter bins
Residents warned not to misuse litter bins RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being warned not to put their household waste in litter bins. ...
Wheelie bin reminder to householders
Wheelie bin reminder to householders HOUSEHOLDERS are being reminded that black / blue bags will not be collected from wheelie bins. ...
60 Watt Light Bulbs to be removed from the market Thrursday!
All 60-watt light bulbs are to be removed from the market Thursday as a total EU ban on their sale came into force. In...
What do you think of Carmarthenshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres?
What do you think of Carmarthenshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres? A SURVEY is being carried out to find out what people think of Carmarthenshire's...
Machynys Clean Up!
Machynys Clean Up! As part of Tidy Wales Week 2011, various groups and organisations will be tackling marine litter around the Machynys Peninsula,...
Cleaning up Carmarthenshire!
Cleaning up Carmarthenshire! A DRIVE to tackle fly-tipping and clean up Carmarthenshire has been hailed a success. ...
Volunteers needed to help older people go green
Volunteers needed to help older people go green VOLUNTEERS are needed to help older people in Carmarthenshire go green. Â Carmarthenshire County Council...
Urban gardens – wildlife havens in the middle of our towns!
Urban gardens – wildlife havens in the middle of our towns! IF you live in Carmarthen or Llanelli look out for a leaflet coming...
Sea lamprey/Llysywen bendoll y môr
Sea lamprey The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is reasonably widespread in UK rivers where it migrates from the sea to spawn in silt...
Four people fined for dropping cigarette ends on street
Four people fined for dropping cigarette ends on street FOUR people have been fined £75 for dropping cigarette ends on the street in Cross...
From plates to planters!
From plates to planters! Â FOOD waste from the plates of council officers has been turned into compost to use in County Hall planters!...
Reducing energy use
Reducing energy use Reducing your organisation’s energy use and saving money is just a phone call away. The Carbon Trust...
Minister calls on councils to sign up to waste change programme
Minister calls on councils to sign up to waste change programme Welsh Government Environment Minister John Griffiths is urging local authorities in Wales to...
The Great Teifi Challenge
The Great Teifi Challenge Keep Wales Tidy are looking for volunteers to help with a huge cleanup campaign which they are running next...
Renewable Heat Premium Payment
Renewable Heat Premium Payment The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today launched the Renewable Heat Premium Payment for the domestic sector....
Visitors to Garden can now recycle their litter
Visitors to Garden can now recycle their litter VISITORS to the National Botanic Garden of Wales can now recycle their litter. ...
Remember your bags – launch of carrier bag charge campaign
Remember your bags - launch of carrier bag charge campaign In less than two months' time Wales becomes the first UK country to introduce...
Llanfallteg Renewable Energy Trail
Llanfallteg Renewable Energy Trail Sunday 21 August 2011, from 10am to 4pm Start the free trail at the Llanfallteg Millennium...
New campaign to tackle fly-tipping in Carmarthenshire
New campaign to tackle fly-tipping in Carmarthenshire A NEW multi-agency drive to tackle fly-tipping is being launched in Carmarthenshire. The...
Cross Hands Clean Up Event
Cross Hands Clean Up Event  Keep Wales Tidy are organising a clean up event in Cross Hands on Tuesday August 9th in Cross...
Dog owner fined during Poop Scoop Week
Dog owner fined during Poop Scoop Week A DOG owner has been fined £75 for failing to clean up after her pet during a...
Man fined £350 for illegally carrying scrap metal
Man fined £350 for illegally carrying scrap metal A MAN has been fined £350 and ordered to pay £110 court costs for illegally carrying...
Man fined for waste offence
Man fined for waste offence A MAN has been prosecuted for failing to fill in the appropriate documentation for the waste he was carrying....
Man fined for litter offence at McDonalds
Man fined for litter offence at McDonalds A GWENDRAETH Valley man has been fined after throwing litter from a car window at McDonald's in...
More blue bag pick-up points
More blue bag pick-up points RESIDENTS can now pick up blue bags at more locations across Carmarthenshire – and even neighbouring Ceredigion! ...
Litter louts and dog foulers get their comeuppance
Litter louts and dog foulers get their comeuppance SOME 227 dirty dog owners and litter louts were fined in Carmarthenshire last year. ...