Possession of knife sentencing
A man who showed a driver an eight inch kitchen knife and demanded a lift across Llanelli minutes after stealing 200 cigarettes and tobacco...
Appeal – Burglary in Burry Port Marine Services
Police are investigating a burglary in Burry Port in which more than £3,000 worth of equipment was stolen.
Overnight between 6pm on February 3 and...
APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/CAIS AM CYMORTH ARIANNOL
Llanedi Community Council is offering any organisation or individual wishing to be considered for financial assistance in the financial year 2019/20 the opportunity to submit...
Fatal pedestrian RTC Llanelli 22/2/20
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision that happened in Llanelli last weekend. At approx. 8.15pm on Saturday 22 February the collision...
Big National cross country fixture returns to Pembrey Country Park for...
The 116th staging of the annual George Crump MBE Memorial Welsh Athletics Clubs Cross Country Championships took place in Carmarthenshire on Saturday (22nd February)...
Scarlets Secure Bonus Point Win Against Spirited Kings
For only the second time this season, the Scarlets actually had a home game in dry conditions. Werner Kruger took over the captaincy from...
Update: Llanelli RTC
A THIRTY-three-year-old Llanelli man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Police had appealed for information following a collision...
Llanelli Dad to take on Welsh Three Peaks for children’s charities
A daring Dad will be taking on the Welsh Three Peaks on Saturday 13th June 2020 as a way of raising money for the...
Update re: burglary
THREE men are being questioned by police in connection with a burglary in Llanelli last weekend.
A cash register containing around £1,500, a charity collection...
Album Review With Emyr Evans
This Months album is from American Rock band Green Day formed in East Bay California 1987 they are a 3 piece band made up...
Dyfed-Powys Police appeal following Llanelli road traffic collision
“Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information following a road traffic collision which occurred at approximately 12.15am, this morning, Tuesday 18th February, 2020.
A black Audi...
Welsh XC Championships Weekend
Pembrey Country Park, near Llanelli will welcome hundreds of club runners from all corners of Wales to another major athletics event on Saturday.
The 116th...
Clean-up operation underway
A clean-up operation is underway to deal with the aftermath of Storm Dennis and financial help is being made available for those affected.
Carmarthenshire County...
Lee Waters AM congrat
Local Member of the Senedd Lee Waters visited Coleg Sir Gar to meet with prize winning students on Friday.
Three students from the college have...
GROUP CELEBRATES GRANT SUCCESS
Llanelli LGBTQ+ Support Group have been awarded £9,300 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The money has been awarded to help the Group with its...
Art in Llanelli
Llanelli is fast becoming a favourite destination for art lovers from far and wide.
In the last year we saw the opening of Y Tŷ...
Lee Waters MS – School Council Summit
Local Member of the Senedd, Lee Waters has held the third Llanelli School Council Summit in the Welsh Parliament for secondary school pupils from...
First look at new plans for Llanelli town centre
The first look at new plans for a key development site in Llanelli town centre have been revealed.
Carmarthenshire County Council is planning a massive...
Funding for new Carmarthen business owner
A Carmarthen business owner has taken a step in the right direction and opened her own shop.
Mair Jones, of Esgidiau Cic Shoes, launched her...
Restoration works begin at Carmarthenshire Museum
Major restoration works are being carried out at Carmarthenshire Museum – one of the county’s cultural gems – with a £1.2 million council investment.
The...
Free heritage carpentry course aims to fill market gap
A new heritage carpentry course is being offered to help fill a gap in the market for skilled tradespeople to repair and renovate historic...
LGBT History Month
During February, Carmarthenshire County Council will be noting LGBT History Month to positively acknowledge the diversity within our local communities.
In support of the nationally-recognised...
Llanelli MP shows support for animal welfare education
Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith met with the RSPCA team in Parliament to hear about their ‘Generation Kind’ project to teach children about the importance...
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT ROADSHOW
Fairtrade Llanelli will be promoting Fairtrade Fortnight by visiting as many places around the area as possible.
The Community Group that has achieved Fairtrade Zone...
Llanelli man arrested for illegal waste dumping and burning
Llanelli man arrested for illegal waste dumping and burning
During the morning of Wednesday 5th February 2020 an operation was conducted by National Resource Wales,...
New children’s play area for Llanelli’s Tyisha ward
A new children’s play area is the tip of the iceberg of a multi-million-pound regeneration plan to transform the Tyisha ward of Llanelli.
The children’s...
Young people to give views on free sanitary products
Young people are being encouraged to give their views on how to spend the latest round of funding for sanitary products.
Carmarthenshire County Council has...
Council updates Spare Seat Policy following legislation
Carmarthenshire County Council’s Executive Board is updating its school transport spare seat policy, following changes to national legislation.
It is also proposing that the £50...
Llanelli MP & AM call for school transport solutions
Llanelli’s MP and AM joined Tumble residents on Friday (15.01.20) to walk along the unlit path that children have been forced to take since...
WELSH GOVERNMENT GRANT AWARD FOR FAIRTRADE LLANELLI
Fairtrade Llanelli has been awarded over £2000 by the Welsh Government. The organisation that promotes Llanelli Fairtrade Zone was successful in applying to the...
FAIRTRADE LLANELLI PARTY
Fairtrade Llanelli is inviting everyone to join them at their Fairtrade Party on Saturday!
The free event is being held in the Selwyn Samuel Centre,...
The Carmarthenshire International Women’s Day and Community Achievement Awards 2020
International Women's Day (normally celebrated on March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender...
UPDATE on extraordinary pressure on our services
The Health Board has confirmed that, in the interest of patient safety, routine planned operations remain cancelled today (Tuesday 7 January 2020) at Bronglais,...
Foster a child and help turn their lives around
Start the New Year off by fostering a child and helping change their life.
Lots of children in Carmarthenshire are looking for a family who...
Lakefield Place update
Police can confirm that the 58-year-old man found dead at Lakefield Place, Llanelli, was Gary Williams from Gowerton.
The 46-year-old woman also found dead inside...
Man of the Match O’Brien Instrumental in Stuffing the Ospreys!
With Christmas as far away as ever, Scarlets supporters were hoping that they would get a double in the late Christmas present stakes from...
Last remaining council owned shop in Llanelli Town Centre
Here is an opportunity to start the New Year in business – grab the last remaining council owned shop unit in Llanelli Town Centre.
Number...
Llanelli’s Altalia restaurant to close after 18 years
The owners of a family-run restaurant in Llanelli town centre have decided to call time to focus on new ventures.
Al and Tal Einon, who...
Llanelli Town Centre shop for crafters
You cannot fail to be impressed with the astonishing skills of crafters in Carmarthenshire Community Inclusion services.
As part of the day opportunities provided by...
Christmas parkrun schedule
The Christmas & New Year period (December 21st– January 5th) will see an action-packed programme of parkrun events across eleven West Wales locations.
Across the...
Don’t forget – changes to bin collections over Christmas
Residents in Carmarthenshire are being reminded that there are changes to bin collections over the festive period.
From Wednesday, December 25 to Friday 27, collections...
General Election 2019: Carmarthenshire results
The results of the General Election for the constituencies of Llanelli, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire have been declared.
...
Beware of unlicensed taxi drivers over party season
A warning has been sounded about rogue taxi drivers as the Christmas party season approaches.
Carmarthenshire County Council licensing officers are urging people to stay...
Carmarthenshire County Council Gritting
Every year we spend more than £1 million on the winter maintenance of trunk and county roads. The roads are salted when there is...
Cold weather and driving
During the winter months, extreme weather conditions can make driving more difficult and potentially hazardous.
The RAC has plenty of tips and advice to help...
Carmarthenshire County Council Severe Weather advice
Information to help you, your business and your community plan for severe weather.
By receiving and understanding weather warnings from the Met Office you can...
Bus services during the 2019/2020 Christmas holidays
Arrangements over the holiday period for bus journeys operated on behalf of Carmarthenshire County Council, including the Carmarthen Park and Ride service, the Bwcabus...
Wales Pension Partnership announces RI policy
The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP), the pooling entity for the eight Welsh LGPS Funds, has announced a new Responsible Investment (RI) policy, highlighting its...
POLICE COMMISSIONER RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS
Outreach Van to be placed in Station Road, Llanelli in run-up to Christmas to help those most in need
Police and Crime Commissioner, Dafydd Llywelyn...
Santa success at Cynheidre
SUCCESSFUL VISIT FOR SANTA
The Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway at Cynheidre are celebrating a successful visit by Santa for a full weekend of seasonal...
