Posibilrwydd y bydd angen i Gyngor Sir Gâr ddod o hyd i arbedion o £22m
MAE Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin yn wynebu penderfyniadau anodd iawn, gan fod costau cynyddol chwyddiant, prisiau bwyd ac ynni ynghyd â mwy o alwadau byd-eang am nwyddau a gwasanaethau, yn golygu bod y cyngor yn wynebu diffyg sylweddol yn ei gyllideb…
Swansea’s biggest waterfront winterland attraction is back from November 8
IT’S that time of year again, the temperatures are dropping, the nights are drawing in … and Swansea’s Waterfront Winterland is back for 2022, as Museum Park once again transforms into a festive wonderland. Brand new for 2022, students and…
Extra 200 children to get a Flying Start
AN additional 200 children are set to benefit from an expansion of Swansea’s popular Flying Start programme which makes a positive difference to the life chances of families that need it the most. This will be the first phase of…
Parents and Carers urged to talk about online safety
Dyfed-Powys Police is urging parents and carers to talk to children and young people about staying safe online. Police are urging adults to have conversations about the dangers of ‘oversharing’ – sharing too much information about, or photographs or videos…
Written Statement: Funding for Warm Hubs
Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice has issued a written statement on warm hubs. The statement reads as follows: On 20th September we announced an initial £1m of funding to support Warm Hubs. Today I am announcing how that…
A lot to learn from Penguins
It looks like we will have to be a little jollier this winter and huddle together in a building somewhere in Llanelli, Carmarthen, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Pwllheli or goodness knows where if we want to keep warm. We have a lot…
Warm Hubs the Tip of the Iceberg
It looks like we will have to be a little jollier this winter and huddle together in a building somewhere in Llanelli, Carmarthen, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Pwllheli or goodness knows where if we want to keep warm. Cwtch up and share…
Carmarthenshire County Council may need to find savings of £22m
Very difficult decisions lie ahead of Carmarthenshire County Council, as the rising cost of inflation, food and energy prices along with increased global demands for goods and services, means that the council is facing a significant shortfall in its 2023/24…
Cyngor yn cefnogi gwasanaeth trên intercity newydd rhwng Caerfyrddin a Paddington Llundain
MAE Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin yn llwyr gefnogol o gynnig Grand Union Trains i weithredu gwasanaeth trên intercity newydd rhwng Caerfyrddin a Paddington Llundain, gyda phum gwasanaeth dychwelyd bob dydd. Mae’r cais, sydd wedi’i gyflwyno gan Grand Union Trains (GUT) yn cael ei ystyried ar hyn o bryd gan…
Carmarthenshire Council supports new intercity train service between Carmarthen and Paddington
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council is fully supportive of the Grand Union Trains proposal to operate a new intercity train service between Carmarthen and London Paddington, with five return services every day. The application, that has been submitted by Grand Union Trains (GUT) is currently being considered by the Office of Rail and Road ORR. The application includes a commitment to build a new ‘parkway’ station at Felindre, north of Swansea, which will reduce journey times from Carmarthen and Llanelli to Cardiff and onto London by around 20 minutes. Services will be operated by brand new bi-mode trains which can operate as electric or diesel. The proposal for a high-quality train service, with a twenty-minute reduction in journey time between Carmarthen and Cardiff, provides an important opportunity to deliver change people’s travelling habits, as the journey time improvement will make a rail journey from Carmarthen to Cardiff and onto London, competitive with a car journey. With a population of 185,610, Carmarthenshire is a county that values its train services as pre-pandemic figures showed that around 997,000 rail journeys were made to, from and within the county, each year. However, the council is looking to improve this number, as pre-pandemic figures show that Carmarthenshire had the third highest traffic volumes in Wales, behind Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf. The potential for the Grand Union Trains proposal to deliver a change in people’s mode of transport is welcomed by the council and fits with the Wales Transport Strategy policy objectives. Improving the train service to and from Carmarthenshire would also complement the authority’s major development projects, such as the Swansea Bay City Deal, which is being developed with regional colleagues and will provide an economic boost of at least £1.8 billion to the Southwest Wales region, creating 9,000 new jobs. Canolfan Yr Egin in Carmarthen, which is now home to S4C’s headquarters would also benefit from the improved rail links….