Carmarthenshire Sees Fewer People in Temporary Housing but Costs Remain High
THE number of people placed in temporary accommodation in Carmarthenshire has fallen considerably but the costs haven’t. Like all local authorities, Carmarthenshire Council helps people who are at risk of becoming homeless and this involves bed and breakfast and other…
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…
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…
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…
Ysgol Heol Goffa Replacement Approved, but Questions Over ASC Centres Remain
A CENTRE for pupils with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) in Burry Port will more than double in capacity over the next four to five years, council chiefs have said. The Canolfan Y Mor centre at Ysgol Glan-y-Mor secondary school will…
Price of dilapidated house in the Mumbles raises eyebrows
AT first glance you might miss a three-bedroom house that’s up for sale at a price which might leave you wide-eyed in surprise. Nestled among foliage above the stepped fence in the foreground of this photo and below the two…
Paradise or Power Hub? Brechfa Forest Wind Farm Plan Sparks Passion and Protest in Rural Wales
A SIGN on the edge of Abergorlech declares it was the best kept village in Carmarthenshire for four years between 1964 and 1970, a time when the vast majority of the UK’s electricity was generated by burning coal. Abergorlech, by…
Llanelli Market could be set to relocate as well as potential demolition of ‘ageing’ multi-storey carpark
PROPOSALS to relocate Llanelli Market and potentially demolish the ageing multi-storey car park above have been unveiled by Carmarthenshire Council. The authority is looking at four options, including moving the indoor market to the former Woolworths building in nearby Vaughan…
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…