Llandovery Sheep Festival will be wonderfully woolly next month
Llandovery Sheep Festival will be going ‘baaaa-ck’ to its wonderfully woolly roots next month when the emphasis will be on the different varieties of sheep breeds, wool crafts and wool demonstrations. The weekend-long festival, taking place on 20 & 21…
Welsh Parliament Rejects Autism Bill Petition, Leading Campaigner to Take Fight to the Public
A petition to resurrect the Wales Autism Bill 2019, signed by 597 people, has been formally rejected by the Senedd’s Petitions Committee, despite broad public support and backing from Welsh Conservative MSs Paul Davies and Mark Isherwood. The committee stated…
Two men sentenced for drug offences
Two men have been sentenced after officers from Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit for southern Wales, observed them engaging in a drug exchange in Swansea. On June 9, 2024, Tarian officers observed 50-year-old Lee Ruggles (right) and 21-year-old Kian…
Simon Birkett addresses rumours surrounding The Woodlander Initiative
Simon Birkett, founder of The Woodlander Initiative who purchased land near Llanfan Fawr to establish what he describes as the first of several family camps intended to revive traditional rural living has issued a statement in response to our article,…
Police Appeal for witnesses to RTC in Llansteffan
APPEAL | Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating a collision on Church Road, Llansteffan that occurred around 1.30-2pm on Friday 1st August 2025. The collision involved a Blue Peugeot and two pedestrians. The two pedestrians suffered minor injuries. Police are appealing for…
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…
Historic part of Cardiff ‘changed forever’ as city’s tallest building nears completion
A historic part of Cardiff has changed forever as work on the city’s new tallest building looks like it’s nearly finished. The development of apartments at Guildford Crescent has been one of Cardiff’s more controversial planning sagas. When plans for…
New Business Units to be built in Carmarthenshire
New business units will be built in Carmarthenshire to Net Zero standards, in a joint project between Carmarthenshire County Council and the Welsh Government. Five energy efficient industrial units will be delivered at Beechwood Industrial Estate, in Llandeilo, for businesses…
Ceredigion’s Adult Social Services Praised in Latest Care Inspectorate Wales Report
Ceredigion County Council is pleased to welcome the findings of the latest improvement check by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), which highlights the positive progress made in Adult Social Services since the last performance evaluation in 2023. The inspection, carried out…
Meeting on Proposed Housing Development Leaves Residents Feeling Powerless
On the evening of Wednesday 30th July, residents of Cynwyl Elfed gathered to attend a meeting at the village hall regarding recent news that a proposed planning development was going through a consultation process. The proposed development of 31 homes…