In-house auditors find weaknesses in Carmarthenshire Council systems
SOME staff who submitted travel claims included mileage from their home to office or depot while other claims were found to be duplicate, a Carmarthenshire Council report said. In-house auditors checked a sample of 20 mileage claims and found that…
National Library of Wales path upgrade scheme
Ceredigion County Council is to carry out works to improve the path that links with the National Library of Wales (NLW) following the appointment of a local contractor. This path section starts next to the Gorwelion building on Llanbadarn Road…
Keep Wales Tidy launches ‘Make Memories, not Mess’ Campaign
As the summer heats up, Keep Wales Tidy is urging everyone across people across West Wales to make the most of the season, but without leaving litter behind. The initiative urges everyone in West Wales – residents and visitors alike…
Laura Anne Jones MS defects to Reform UK as Labour describe Tories as a ‘sinking ship’
In a high-profile switch that has sent shockwaves through Welsh politics, Laura Anne Jones MS has left the Welsh Conservatives to join Reform UK, becoming the party’s first Member of the Senedd (MS). Announcement at Royal Welsh Show Jones made…
Man from Neath Port Talbot jailed after launching violent attack on ex-partner
A man from Neath Port Talbot has been jailed after launching a violent attack on his ex-partner in her own home. 28-year-old Cameron Gladwin, from Waunceirch, had been separated from his ex-partner for several months at the time of the…
Machete Attack sees man sentenced to six years in prison
A man has been sentenced to six years attacking a man with a machete in Barry. Daniel Harris, 18, of Brynna, was sentenced on July 17 at Cardiff Crown Court to six years in a young offender institution after being…
Labour warns Farage in power would threaten clean energy jobs
Labour has today warned that if Nigel Farage’s Party ever came to power, almost a million jobs across the country in the clean energy economy — including 37,800 in Wales — could be threatened on day one. Welsh Labour statement on clean energy…
Police appeal following two vehicle collision in Manordeilo
APPEAL – Police attended a two vehicle collision on the A40 at Manordeilo. A white Lexon van and a grey Volkswagon were involved in a collision at about 8.15am this morning, Tuesday July 22. Two people were taken to hospital…
Llanelli Town Council Leader fires back at ‘scathing article’ by Mail Online
Llanelli Town Council leader David Darkin has hit back at a scathing article by the Mail Online, which portrayed the Welsh town centre as a place in crisis, overrun by “boarded-up shops” and “drug addicts.” The article, published under the…
Tractor goes up in flames near Llandysul
At 2.17pm on Friday, July 18th, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Llandysul, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Lampeter, Newcastle Emlyn and Llanelli Fire Stations were called to an incident at Llangeler in Llandysul. Crews responded to a…