New Parc Penprys Development Set to Ease Llanelli Crematorium Parking Pressures
Overspill parking on the A4138 has been repeatedly highlighted by grieving families, funeral directors and local councillors for many years. Bartypower, the landowner behind the Parc Penprys scheme, is proposing a 150-space dedicated car park within safe walking distance, designed…
Dyfed-Powys Police and Paladin Win Wales Safer Communities Award for Groundbreaking Stalking Victim Support
Dyfed-Powys Police with Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service, have been awarded the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence category at the Wales Safer Communities Awards 2025 on 27 November at Aberystwyth University. Dyfed-Powys Police was recognised for leading…
Second Critically Endangered Eastern Black Rhino Born at Folly Farm
Folly Farm in Pembrokeshire is celebrating the arrival of a second critically endangered eastern black rhino calf, a healthy male born as part of a Europe wide breeding programme. The birth, which took place on Thursday 27 November, marks the…
Teenage carer sat GCSE exam hours after 3am hospital return, Senedd committee hears
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard. The warning came as witnesses highlighted a “sink-or-swim” reality where children as young as…
Llanelli MP supports Freedom from Fear campaign as survey shows high levels of retail worker abuse
Dame Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli, joined with staff and campaigners at Tesco in Trostre recently to show support for frontline shopworkers who suffer from unacceptable levels of verbal abuse, threats and assaults. She gave her backing while there to…
10 years in prison for Bargoed man involved in the supply of drugs
37-year-old Peter Ian Yandell, from Bargoed, was arrested at his business premises on June 11. Officers from Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit for southern Wales, executed the warrant at Yandell’s vehicle workshop in Tredegar. Yandell had been using the…
North Wales Officer Sacked After Groping Colleagues at Work Event
A North Wales Police officer has been dismissed after a disciplinary hearing found she engaged in inappropriate and unwanted conduct towards colleagues during a work-related social event. Pamela Pritchard, who joined the force as a trainee in 2023, was accused…
Unpaid carers ‘holding their own’ against broken system and lack of support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.The warning came as the Senedd’s health scrutiny committee…
Police appeal for information following collision in Llanelli
Police are appealing for the driver of a van, involved in a collision in Llanelli on Friday 10th October at about 5.30pm, to come forward. A report was received that a child on a scooter was involved in a collision with…
Carmarthen Station in need of Renewal
Carmarthen Railway Station has long been a vital transport hub, linking South Wales to West and North. It has been dubbed in the past, the Gateway to West Wales. But while the station functions as an important regional interchange, its…