Police issue drug warning after overdoses in Llanelli
POLICE are warning that illegal prescription drugs being sold in Llanelli have been laced with opiates, following a number of overdoses in the area...
APPEAL: Christmas presents and designer watches stolen in Carmarthenshire village burglary
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information following a burglary in Erw Las, Llanelli, in which items worth more than £10,000 were stolen.
Christmas presents, televisions,...
MORRISONS EXTENDS 10% DISCOUNT INTO NEW YEAR
-Discount is available until further notice-
-10% 'Thank You' discount is available to NHS staff, teachers and Blue Light Card holders-
Morrisons has extended its 10%...
Police warning to delivery drivers after attempted robbery and theft
DYFED-POWYS Police is urging delivery drivers to take extra care to prevent being the victims of crime in the run up to Christmas.
The warning...
Health Board to launch additional measures to cope with demand
In recent weeks our hospitals have consistently been operating at the highest levels of emergency pressure escalation, with increasing delays in ambulance handovers, emergency...
Bwrdd Iechyd i gyhoeddi mesurau ychwanegol i ymdopi â’r galw
Yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf mae ein hysbytai wedi bod yn gweithredu ar y lefelau uchaf o bwysau brys yn gyson, gydag oedi cynyddol...
Coronavirus & Council Business Arrangements
Further national restrictions will take effect from Monday 28 December 2020 to help prevent the spread of coronavirus whereby Wales will enter into tier...
Community Christmas events must be cancelled or postponed
Carmarthenshire’s safety advisors have warned that any Christmas events involving even small numbers of people could have a serious impact on public health as...
JUMP START YOUR FINANCES
Llanelli based Social Enterprise, CETMA has been awarded funding from The
Provident Social Impact Fund to help ‘Jump Start’ people’s home budgeting skills.
The project will...
Hywel Dda Health Charities on Newport charity golf day
Members of Newport Golf Club held a charity golf day and raised a fantastic £1,200 for Withybush Hospital.
It was a joint ladies and seniors...
Elusennau Iechyd Hywel Dda ar ddiwrnod golff elusennol Casnewydd
Cynhaliodd aelodau o Glwb Golff Casnewydd ddiwrnod golff elusennol a chodi £1,200 gwych i Ysbyty Llwynhelyg.
Roedd yn gystadleuaeth ar y cyd i ferched a...
KAISER CHIEFS – Ffos Las show in 2021
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On 29 May 2021, Kaiser Chiefs will be headlining a...
“I fear that the Welsh Government is losing control of the...
Plaid Cymru calls for increased financial support and isolation accommodation to enable people to isolate safely
Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for the Economy, Helen Mary...
DOUBLE GRANT DELIGHT FOR LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GROUP
Llanelli LGBTQ+ Support have been awarded over £13,000 to help them tackle the problems that Covid19 has been causing the Llanelli LGBTQ+ Community.
The Grants...
Pilot of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out begins in Hywel Dda University Health...
The first care home residents in west Wales have received the COVID-19 vaccine today (Thursday 17 December) as part of a phased and careful...
Cynllun peilot o gyflwyno brechiad COVID-19 yn dechrau ym Mwrdd Iechyd...
Mae preswylwyr y cartref gofal cyntaf yng ngorllewin Cymru wedi derbyn y brechlyn COVID-19 heddiw (dydd Iau 17 Rhagfyr) fel rhan o gyflwyniad graddol...
Think pharmacy first this festive season
With Christmas fast approaching and Covid 19 cases on the rise, people are being urged to visit their local pharmacist for minor conditions rather...
Y fferyllfa yn gyntaf y Nadolig hwn
Gyda'r Nadolig yn prysur agosáu, a chynnydd mewn achosion o Covid 19, mae pobl yn cael eu hannog i fod gall y gaeaf hwn...
Swansea builder’s rubbish found dumped in county
A Swansea businessman has been ordered to pay over £1,000 after his rubbish was found dumped in Llanelli.
Ian Powell, admitted failing to ensure the...
Wales’ first plasmapheresis donor backs call for more donors in Wales...
The first donor in Wales to donate plasma through the Welsh Blood Service’s new ‘plasmapheresis’ process is calling on other males who have recovered...
Rhoddwr plasmafferesis cyntaf Cymru yn cefnogi galwad am fwy o roddwyr...
Mae'r rhoddwr cyntaf yng Nghymru i roi plasma drwy broses 'plasmafferesis' newydd Gwasanaeth Gwaed Cymru, yn galw ar ddynion eraill sydd wedi gwella o...
“The truth is that the current devolution settlement cannot cope with...
Plaid Cymru responds to rise in Wales' unemployment figures
Responding to the latest unemployment figures, which show Wales has the highest rise in unemployment in...
Rhod Gilbert supports Welsh NHS Charity Christmas Campaign
Carmarthen born comedian Rhod Gilbert has pledged his support to a West Wales NHS charity’s Give a Gift Appeal, with a video message inspiring...
Dyfed-Powys Police Chief Constable Mark Collins QPM announces his retirement
As he enters his fifth year as Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police, and 35th year in policing, Mark Collins QPM today announces his intention to...
Double delight for Tennessee after master’s distinction
A Swansea University student and world kickboxing champion is finishing 2020 on a high after graduating in her master's.
Tennessee Randall, 22, secured a distinction...
Primary school recognised for its nurturing approach
A Carmarthenshire School has been praised for providing a nurturing environment to pupils who have struggled at other schools in a report by the...
Council leaders allow schools to move to distance learning
Council leaders in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion are allowing schools across the region to move to distance learning in the run-up to Christmas.
It follows...
Burglar linked to crime after leaving blood at the scene
A MAN who broke into a house by smashing a glass door was arrested after blood at the scene linked him to the crime.
When...
Help Us to Help You when Admitted as an Emergency
Many of the elderly patients that come into hospital via an ambulance do not have anything with them – no clothes or any way...
Helpwch Ni i’ch Helpu Chi pan gewch eich Derbyn mewn Argyfwng
Nid oes gan nifer o'r cleifion hŷn sy'n dod i mewn i'r ysbyty mewn ambiwlans unrhyw beth gyda nhw – dim dillad nac unrhyw...
Llanelli Christmas Card display cheer to feature work of local schoolchildren
Artwork featuring the best entries to Nia Griffith MP’s and Lee Waters MS’s Annual Christmas Card Competition will be on display from tomorrow (Saturday,...
Help Us to Help You when Admitted as an Emergency
Many of the elderly patients that come into hospital via an ambulance do not have anything with them – no clothes or any way...
Helpwch Ni i’ch Helpu Chi pan gewch eich Derbyn mewn Argyfwng
Nid oes gan nifer o'r cleifion hŷn sy'n dod i mewn i'r ysbyty mewn ambiwlans unrhyw beth gyda nhw – dim dillad nac unrhyw...
New information and advice centre opens to help hauliers in Brexit...
A new information and advice site which prepares hauliers for the end of the transition period with the EU has today opened at Pont...
Canolfan wybodaeth a chyngor yn agor i helpu cludwyr ar ddiwedd...
Heddiw, mae canolfan wybodaeth a chyngor newydd ar gyfer cludo nwyddau i'r Undeb Ewropeaidd ar ôl diwedd y cyfnod pontio o’r Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi...
Dyfed-Powys Police warning as scammers con victims out of £100,000
Fraudsters, including some posing as police officers, have conned residents in the Dyfed-Powys Police area out of £100,000 in the past seven weeks.
Officers are...
Join team of volunteers as a Carmarthenshire public enquiry officer
Would you like to join a team of volunteers supporting police teams in Carmarthenshire?
Dyfed-Powys Police is offering the chance to join its dedicated team...
Test, Trace, Protect
The NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect service is now well underway across Carmarthenshire to track the virus and give extra protection to our communities.
Anyone...
PC speaks out after missing man threatened him with a knife
high risk missing person, only to be threatened with a knife, has spoken out to highlight the dangers he and his colleagues face.
Dyfed-Powys Police...
Shop local and park for free
Shoppers are being encouraged to get behind small businesses and shop in Carmarthenshire’s town centres and communities in the run up to Christmas.
Since March...
MP urges people to buy local this Christmas to help Llanelli...
Llanelli MP, Nia Griffith, speaking during this weekend’s Small Business Saturday campaign day, has encouraged people in Llanelli to back local businesses where possible...
Helen Mary Jones supports Small Business Saturday
Mid and West MS Helen Mary Jones, attended the Christmas Market in Kidwelly and listened to shop owners concerns in Llanelli town centre during...
Plaid Cymru responds to extension of eligibility of self-isolation payments for...
Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Economy and Tackling Poverty, Helen Mary Jones MS said,
"Plaid Cymru called for this change on several occasions, so I'm...
£500 payment scheme now open to parents and carers of children...
Parents and carers on low incomes with children who are self-isolating will be eligible for a £500 support payment.
The Self-Isolation Support Scheme was launched...
CCTV released as dangerous driver is jailed
A man who sped up a Llanelli road before hitting a pedestrian at 50mph and driving off has been jailed for nearly two years.
Lee...
Operation Ulysses – outstanding defendant sentenced
In 2018 Operation Ulysses saw 33 defendants receive a total of 215 years imprisonment. Operation Ulysses was the investigation conducted by Dyfed-Powys Police Serious Organised Crime...
Joyce calls for mental health services like Pembs and Llanelli ‘safe...
A local Senedd Member has gained a ministerial commitment to a detailed review of crisis and liaison mental health services across Wales.
Joyce Watson MS praised a Pembrokeshire 'safe refuge' for...
Phil Bennett urges public to support their local NHS Charity this...
Rugby legend Phil Bennett has pledged his support to Hywel Dda Health Charities’ Christmas fundraising campaign this year.
Felinfoel-born Phil, 72, says, “The NHS is...
Planning application submitted for construction of new Carmarthenshire Policing Hub and...
On Friday, 04.12.20, Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Dafydd Llywelyn confirmed that planning application has been submitted to Carmarthenshire County Council for the...
Covid-19 guidance
New measures are being introduced from Friday 4th December as cases of coronavirus accelerate across Wales.
To help control the spread of the virus, you must:
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