Extension of shuttle bus from Llanelli to vaccination centre
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) has extended the free shuttle bus service between Llanelli town centre and the mass vaccination centre in Dafen to help people access their COVID-19 vaccination as easily as possible. The shuttle bus, provided by…
Two Mid Wales farmers get their career progression on track thanks to continual professional development
For two focused and ambitious Mid Wales farmers, continual professional development proved a critical factor in helping them become successful farmers. Both are keen advocates of having a personal development plan which helps map out their future career objectives and…
More plants for pollinators with the Boom in Bloom project
This spring, a diverse ecological area to attract bees and other pollinators has been created at Cefn Llan Cemetery, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth. Ceredigion County Council’s Grounds Maintenance Team have been busy planting different plants as part of a Boom in…
Timmy Mallett stops off in Kidwelly to paint castle
TV celebrity, cyclist, author and artist Timmy Mallett is cycling around the UK and he has stopped off at a number of locations across Wales including Llandaff, Port Talbot, Mumbles and Kidwelly. Timmy has been painting scenes across Wales and…
Dog’s severely matted coat had ‘cheese wired’ the blood supply to her leg
A woman from Carmarthenshire has been given an eight week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after her dog’s coat had become so severely matted it had cut off the blood supply to the animal’s lower leg and caused skin…
Two charged in connection with death of two-year-old Lola James
Two people have been charged in connection with the death of two-year-old Lola James who sadly died at her home in Haverfordwest in July 2020. Kyle Bevan, aged 30, has been charged with murder. Sinead James, aged 29, has been…
Campaigners claim Health Board’s statement on Withybush Hospital is ‘meaningless and irrelevant’
Hywel Dda Health Board’s recent statement insisting that there will be no closure of Withybush Hospital is meaningless and irrelevant, say Save Withybush Campaigners. The petition which has recently topped 10,000 signatures and will now go to the Senedd petitions…
Covid booster programme begins in Hywel Dda UHB
Appointments for the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine have started for those who are eligible at Hywel Dda University Health Board’s mass vaccination centres and at most GP practices across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. COVID-19 is more serious in older people…
Easter funding boost for St Elli Church in Llanelli
A much-loved Carmarthenshire church is to share in a £584,000 funding payout from the National Churches Trust.in A £15,000 National Churches Trust Cornerstone Grant will help fund the installation of urgently needed toilets and a kitchen and keep the Grade…
First Minister visits Llanelli Library to launch Carmarthenshire Labour’s Local Election Campaign
Carmarthenshire Labour have launched their local government campaign with First Minister, Mark Drakeford, under the slogan ‘Standing Up For Carmarthenshire’. The campaign events held in Llanelli and ultra marginal Glanamman were supported by the First Minister, former Welsh Government Deputy…