Western Gateway Conference in Newport for alternative energy exhibits hydrogen powered transportation
“WE HAVE to overcome fear and some powerful people in the electric vehicle market and demonstrate to them we are not the threat they think we are.” That was the message to delegates at a conference in Newport aimed at…
Cardiff Skyscraper no closer to completion after seven years
THE developer behind plans to build Wales’ tallest building said its project has been on hold due to challenging wider market circumstances. Watkin Jones’ plans to build the 42-storey skyscraper were approved by Cardiff Council in 2016. It was initially…
Welsh Performing Arts Students shine in West-End Shaftesbury Spectacle
Gifted students from the local Stagecoach Performing Arts Carmarthen graced the iconic West End Shaftesbury Theatre with a medley from ‘The Sound Of Music’, on the 28th May 2023. The schools travelled many miles to London to perform over…
Burry Port RNLI respond to casualty in water at entrance to harbour
RNLI Burry Port responded to a dramatic incident at Burry Port Harbour recently, with a direct launch instruction from Milford Haven UK Coastguard, to launch eirhr D class ILB to assist a person in difficulty in the water, at the…
Can you support us on our volunteering schemes?
With national volunteering week beginning on 1st of June 2023, PCC Dafydd Llywelyn is encouraging residents from Powys, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion to become involved in aspects of his scrutiny work as Commissioner. Volunteer groups will work with Commissioners on…
County Council receives confirmation Home Office to use Stradey Park Hotel for Asylum Seekers
Following repeated requests for information, Carmarthenshire County Council has this afternoon received written confirmation from the Home Office of their plan to accommodate asylum seekers at the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli from July 3, 2023. Within the plan provided…
Cardiff Council settles highway related insurance claims
CARDIFF Council has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on settling insurance claims relating to highway defects over the past four years. However, the total number of property damage and personal injury claims received by the local authority in relation…
Cardiff Council reveals major theatre operator took interest in St David’s Hall but no bids were made
A MAJOR theatre operator other than Academy Music Group (AMG) engaged with consultants over the opportunity to operate St David’s Hall, a Cardiff Council official has said. The council’s director of economic development, Neil Hanratty, was asked at a scrutiny…
The Cardiff road turned hotspot for fly-tipping, despite repeated calls for action
AN employee working on a Cardiff road which has been targeted by fly-tippers for years said they are sick of the reoccuring issue. The cul de sac on Heol Y Rhosog in Llanrumney has had all sorts of rubbish, from…
Family and associate found guilty of drug supply following two-week trial
A family involved in a large-scale drug operation near Carmarthen have been found guilty following crown court trial. Stephen Leyson, aged 55, of Pibwr Farm, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, was convicted of possession of a firearm, conspiracy to supply Class A…