Police search for boy wanted in connection with robbery
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information to find Ashley Sebastian-Jones from the Carmarthen area. The 17-year-old is wanted on suspicion of robbery. Ashley is believed to be in the Carmarthen area and officers are appealing for any information that could…
Disappointment in Rhoose as Iconic Red Dragon Mural Demolished for New College Campus
Residents in a Welsh town have expressed their disappointment after finding out that a popular piece of art has been taken away. The red dragon mural in Rhoose is something visitors to Cardiff Airport will also be familiar with, greeting…
Pontarddulais Cycle Path Approved Despite Territorial Dog and a Decades-Old Van
PLANS for a new cycle path in Pontarddulais have been approved despite concerns about its effect on a territorial dog and a van parked there since the 1990s. The new shared-use path will start from Pentre Road, at the northern…
Plans for 30 flats in Rhondda opposed as concerns raised over traffic and overdevelopment
Plans for 30 flats in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) have been opposed by councillors because of concerns of overdevelopment and traffic. An application for the flats at Tonyrefail and Rhondda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gilfach Road, Tonyrefail, was voted down by…
Appeal to Convert Aberaeron Betting Shop into Home Rejected
An appeal against a refusal of a conversion of an ‘eyesore’ 1960s flat-roof betting shop to a home in a Ceredigion seaside town known for its Georgian architecture has been turned down. In an application refused last August, Dafydd Phillips,…
Swansea and Carmarthenshire Councils Paid Over £1m to Suspended Staff in Three Years
THEFT, turning up to work under the influence of alcohol, and aggressive behaviour led to a small number of council employees in Swansea being suspended in 2024-25. In total 40 workers were suspended on full pay during the 12-month period…
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman loses greenspace in favour of School Bus Park
The majority of a large lawn at a secondary school in Carmarthenshire will make way for a bus park although five mature trees there will be retained. The new bus park and turning area at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, Ammanford, will…
Affordable homes outside Cardigan refused by Council
Plans for four affordable homes on the edge of Cardigan, to all be occupied by members of the same family, have been refused for a second time, but it is hoped the applicants will reapply. Sisters Ms Celyn, Sara and…
Plans revealed to upgrade Public Toilets at George Edwards Hall, Cefn Mawr
Cefn Community Council has revealed plans to upgrade the public toilets at George Edwards Hall. The council has been successful in its application for a grant under Wrexham’s Shared Prosperity Fund and is now seeking bids to carry our renovation…
Swansea Councillor Francesca O’Brien explains her decision to join Reform UK
SWANSEA’S first ever Reform UK councillor said she reckoned others might follow and that she didn’t feel she’d broken the trust of those who’d voted for her as a Welsh Conservative three years ago. Cllr Francesca O’Brien described her defection…