“Town killing” proposal to close M&S in Neath needs answers says Plaid MS
Sioned Williams MS, whose constituency office is in Neath town centre, has written to Marks and Spencer about the “enormous blow” that their store closure would have on the town. In her letter, Ms Williams points to a discrepancy between…
School pupils raise awareness of bowel cancer
Year 6 pupils at Ysgol Pen Rhos, Llanelli, are helping to raise awareness of bowel cancer and bowel cancer screening in their community as part of a collaboration between Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB), Public Health Wales and the…
Carmarthenshire County Council publish annual Welsh Language report
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council has published its Annual Report on the Welsh Language, for the year 2022-23. This is the seventh year since implementation of the Welsh Language Standards and despite fiscal challenges faced by the public sector, we have…
RWAS Rural Leadership Programme application window now open
THE application window for the RWAS Rural Leadership Programme 2024-25 is now open. Aimed at inspiring future leaders in agriculture, the programme will provide an action-packed course of training, mentoring, support and guidance over three intense residential sessions, following the…
First Minister announces finalists for St David Awards 2024
First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced the finalists of this year’s St David Awards at an event at the Senedd. This year’s Awards will be the eleventh. The first time the awards were presented was in 2014. Three finalists will…
Welsh Benefits Charter will ‘make it easier for people to claim what they are entitled to’ vows Minister
“Welsh Benefits Charter has the potential to benefit thousands of people living in poverty,” Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip Jane Hutt has vowed. The Welsh Benefits Charter aims to make it easier for people to claim all their…
Transport for Wales’ apprenticeship programme shortlisted for prestigious award
KEEPING Wales on the move through a sustainable train network has been the driving force behind a pioneering apprenticeship programme created by Transport for Wales (TfW). The not-for-profit company was established in 2015 to support the Welsh Government’s vision…
Pentre Awel marks one year of construction with installation of final steel structure
Bouygues UK and Carmarthenshire County Council have marked 12 months of construction of the landmark Pentre Awel project by completing the steel structure of the first Zone of the development. The significant milestone in the project comes just a…
Farmers hold rolling slow protest in Carmarthen and Aberystwyth
Farmers took to the roads and towns of Aberystwyth and Carmarthen today, Thursday (Feb 22). The farmers were protesting at planned changes to farming subsidies and claim that a large number of farming jobs would be lost. In Carmarthen a…
Police respond to house fire in Meidrim
Dyfed-Powys Police was called to a report of a house fire in Meidrim, Carmarthenshire during the early hours of Friday, 9th February 2024. The damage to the property was extensive and it was unsafe to enter immediately. Sadly, we can…