Success for Llanelli and Mid Powys Mind in the NatWest Community...
Success for Llanelli and Mid Powys Mind in the NatWest Community Fund  Llanelli Mind and Mid Powys Mind have already been successful in...
Drive carefully warning as temperatures set to plunge
Drive carefully warning as temperatures set to plunge MOTORISTS in Carmarthenshire are being urged to drive carefully as temperatures are set to plunge. Sub-zero...
Operation Bang cuts anti-social behaviour
Operation Bang cuts anti-social behaviour THE number of anti-social behaviour incidents over Halloween and Bonfire Night fell by 10 per cent...
TENANTS DELIGHTED WITH HOUSING WORKS
TENANTS DELIGHTED WITH HOUSING WORKS A SHELTERED housing complex in Llanelli has been turned into a mini palace. Tenants at Clos Llanfihangel are...
Flash flooding
Flash flooding THIS morning’s heavy rain caused a number of flash floods across Carmarthenshire. Staff from the council’s Street Scene section had a busy...
Join the Great Bin Bypass
Join the Great Bin Bypass RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being urged to take part in the Great Bin Bypass and reduce...
FRONTLINE HEALTH SERVICE A BUDGET PRIORITY, FIRST MINISTER TELLS NHS MANAGERS
FRONTLINE HEALTH SERVICE A BUDGET PRIORITY, FIRST MINISTER TELLS NHS MANAGERS First Minister Carwyn Jones has reassured health service professionals that the Assembly Government...
Burry Port News (we 14th November 2010)
Burry Port News (we 14th November 2010) Coffee Morning This is hosted by Seion chapel on Saturday 20 November at 10am in the...
Residents urged to use their green bins
Residents urged to use their green bins RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being urged to put their green recycling bins out every week....
Residents reminded not to use grit bins
Residents reminded not to use grit bins RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being reminded not to use salt from the council’s grit bins...
Llanellitown.com helps light up school’s eco-day!
Llanellitown.com helps light up school’s eco-day!  On Friday November 5th, staff and pupils of Copperworks School celebrated receiving their...
Office for Civil Society asks councils to avoid 'easy option' of...
Office for Civil Society asks councils to avoid 'easy option' of cutting the voluntary sector By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector Online, 4 November...
2011 Census coming to a letterbox near you
2011 Census coming to a letterbox near you On 27 March 2011 all residential households in the United Kingdom will be taking part in...
Burry Port News (we 7th November 2010)
 Burry Port News (we 7th November 2010) Lifeboat Christmas Shop The Lifeboat shop will be opening tomorrow. Open Thursdays and Fridays 10am...
Woman fined for throwing cigarette end from car
Woman fined for throwing cigarette end from car A WOMAN has have been fined £75 for throwing a cigarette end out of a car...
Tackling alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour
Tackling alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour A GROUP has been set up to see how the council and the police can tackle alcohol fuelled anti-social...
ENERGY ROADSHOWS
ENERGY ROADSHOWS PICTURE CAPTION: Laugharne residents pick up tips on energy efficiency with help from CHES the polar bear. A TEAM of experts...
NEW MEASURES TO TACKLE EMPTY HOMES
NEW MEASURES TO TACKLE EMPTY HOMES OWNERS of eyesore homes in Carmarthenshire could be forced to sell them to repay their council debts. Housing...
Get warmer and save money
GET WARMER AND SAVE MONEY A MAJOR energy saving campaign is underway to help Carmarthenshire families save money this winter. Housing chiefs are behind...
Household Waste Recycling Centres
Household Waste Recycling Centres DID you know you can recycle around 30 different types of waste at Carmarthenshire’s Household Waste Recycling Centres? And they...
Llanellitown.com Announces New Sponsors
Llanellitown.com announces new sponsors! We'd like to thank Jobforce Wales for renewing their Prime Site Sponsorship We'd like to thank Tax Assist...
Stepping Out
Stepping Out LLANELLI Little Theatre will be ‘Stepping Out’ at Llanelli’s Theatr Elli for the first time in over five years. The group...
Over a third fewer young people reoffending
Over a third fewer young people reoffendingOVER a third fewer young people in Carmarthenshire are reoffending, thanks to the work of the Youth Offending...
Bigyn 4 news (we 31st October 2010)
Bigyn 4 news (we 31st October 2010) If you would like advice, or have questions related to benefits, then come and meet Christine...
Burry Port News (we 31st October 2010)
Coffee Bingo Evening This is on Monday 8 November and includes Tombola. All proceeds towards the Poppy Appeal. Donations and items for the...
Energy Saving Week
Energy Saving Week RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being urged to reduce the amount of energy they are using at home and save...
CONSULTATION ON COUNCIL HOUSING
CONSULTATION ON COUNCIL HOUSING SOCIAL networking sites are helping to shape a new vision for how council houses are let in Carmarthenshire. Housing chiefs...
TENANTS HAPPY WITH IMPROVEMENT WORKS
TENANTS HAPPY WITH IMPROVEMENT WORKS A MULTI-million pound scheme to improve council houses in Carmarthenshire has been given the thumbs up by tenants. Residents...
BED AND BREAKFAST COSTS DOWN
BED AND BREAKFAST COSTS DOWN BED and breakfast costs for homeless people in Carmarthenshire have been slashed by a huge 98 per cent. A...
Sea Cadets sending Christmas Cheer Overseas
Sea Cadets sending Christmas Cheer Overseas Llanelli Sea Cadets (TS Echo) have signed up with Operation Shoebox Uk’s Helping Us Help Them Campaign. ...
GYPSY AND TRAVELLER STRATEGY
GYPSY AND TRAVELLER STRATEGY A MAJOR strategy is to be launched to improve services for gypsies and travellers in Carmarthenshire. Plans have been drawn...
GWENDRAETH TENANT NETWORK
GWENDRAETH TENANT NETWORK GWENDRAETH Valley tenants are being asked to give their views on housing issues. They are being invited to a meeting...
NEW COUNTY WIDE SERVICE FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS
WORKING together: Domestic abuse service providers who are offering a new joined up service. Picture: Jeff Connell  NEW COUNTY WIDE SERVICE FOR...
HOUSING PROJECT LEADS TO JOBS BOOM
CAPTION: Contractor Dyfrig Dalziel (in the red coat) shows apprentices from Coleg Sir Gar work being carried out at Hillfield Villas, Kidwelly. ...
HOUSING PROJECT LEADS TO JOBS BOOM
CAPTION: Contractor Dyfrig Dalziel (in the red coat) shows apprentices from Coleg Sir Gar work being carried out at Hillfield Villas, Kidwelly. ...
HANDYPERSON SCHEME HELPING THE ELDERLY
THANKS: Mrs Mildred Jenkins, 82, with Handyperson Elwyn Morgan and Care and Repair Manager Mark Warren. Picture: Jeff Connell HANDYPERSON SCHEME HELPING THE ELDERLYHANDYPERSON...
Drain gratings stolen
Drain gratings stolen SEVEN drain gratings have been stolen from an industrial estate in Llanelli over the weekend. Council leaders have hit out at...
Llanelli’s Christmas has Santas by the sackful
Picture: Graham Harries, GPhotography Llanelli’s Christmas has Santas by the sackful CHRISTMAS explodes like a glitter bomb over Llanelli over the weekend...
Council to increase salt stock
Council to increase salt stock CARMARTHENSHIRE is to increase its salt stock this winter. It follows last year’s national salt shortage. Sub zero temperatures...
Road Works
Road maintenance works ESSENTIAL road maintenance works are to be carried out in the Trostre area of Llanelli. The works on the W5598 Trostre...
New affordable homes on former brewery site
New affordable homes on former brewery site Photo A computer-generated image of how the new Grŵp Gwalia apartments will look on the former...
Staying Safe on Halloween & Bonfire Night
Staying Safe on Halloween & Bonfire Night RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire are being urged to have a happy Halloween and not get their fingers burnt...
Burry Port news (we 17th Oct 2010
British Legion On Monday 25 October there is a Coffee and Bingo evening at the Royal British Legion Headquarters,Burry Port.Cost 40p to include coffee...
Pembrey & Burry Port Annual Christmas Carnival
Pembrey & Burry Port Annual Christmas Carnival The Pembrey & Burry Port Christmas Festival Lights switch on in December promises to be a dazzling...
Y Gwasanaeth Cynghorydd Ffordd o Fyw – help llaw i wella...
Ydych chi wedi cofrestru mewn un o’r meddygfeydd dilynol: Furnace House neu Nantgaredig yng Nghaerfyrddin, neu Ty Elli yn Llanelli? Mae’r meddygfeydd yma yn...
The Lifestyle Adviser Service – get a helping hand to improve...
The Lifestyle Adviser Service – get a helping hand to improve your health. Are you registered at one of the following doctor’s surgeries: Furnace...
HEALTH IMPACT OF HOUSING WORK
HEALTH IMPACT OF HOUSING WORK A PIONEERING study is to be carried out to assess the health impact of housing improvements in Carmarthenshire. Housing...
INSURANCE OFFERED TO TENANTS
INSURANCE OFFERED TO TENANTS CAPTION: Area Housing Manager Les James shows the insurance leaflets to tenant Jean O’Leary at her home in Penygraig,...
Residents urged to have pre-Christmas clear out
Residents urged to have pre-Christmas clear out RESIDENTS in the Tyisha area of Llanelli are being urged to have a good clear...
Operation Bang
Operation Bang CAPTION (PIC 1): Back l to r: Communities First development officer Emma Martin-Jewell, environmental enforcement officer Michael Roberts, PCSO Stephen Lloyd,...
