Family launches fundraising appeal to help Llanelli teenager
THE family of a young lady from Llanelli has launched an appeal to raise funds for a life-changing adapted trike…
Category: Carmarthenshire News
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Extra £3m to recruit more emergency ambulance staff to improve response times
A FURTHER £3m is to be invested by the Welsh Government to recruit more emergency ambulance staff to improve response…
Baglan company and Welsh Government co-invest to develop UK ‘first’ in mobile technology
AN innovative new mobile telephone mast powered through a pioneering wind turbine, which has the potential to support Wales’ ambitious…
Fuel support scheme extended to over 400,000 low-income households
MORE than 400,000 low-income households in Wales will be eligible to benefit from a £200 payment to help keep their…
Cabinet outline exciting and ambitious ‘vision’ for Carmarthenshire
RESIDENTS and businesses in Carmarthenshire are being asked to help shape the council’s Cabinet ‘vision’ for the next five years.…
Visiting restrictions update – Glangwili and Withybush hospitals
Following a formal review of COVID-19 activity in its hospitals, Hywel Dda University Health Board can confirm that restrictions for…
Water demand soars as temperature hits new record
With Wales basking in glorious sunshine at the moment, it wasn’t just the mercury that was rising in the record-breaking…
Trauma, Bruce Springsteen, and Route 66: Gravells owner shares harrowing personal story in new autobiography
Ian Gravell is the first to admit he’s had a fantastic life. The co-owner of Gravells car dealership has a…
International School Award success for Ysgol Gymraeg Brynsierfel
YSGOL Gymraeg Brynsierfel in Llanelli has been awarded Intermediate level of the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so that young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need for life and work in today’s world. Ysgol Brynsierfel’s international work includes participating in the Walk the Global Walk project, undertaking the ‘Stepping Out to Lesotho’ challenge, sharing activities with a partner school, Loti, in Lesotho, South Africa, learning about life in Loti school and comparing it with life here in Wales, focusing on the Global Goal of ‘Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions’ by designing and creating a Peace Garden named ‘Hafan Heddychlon’ (‘Peaceful Place’) and planting trees in Wales and Lesotho. Headteacher Jayne Davies said: “I wish to thank Zoe Jermin-Jones (assistant headteacher), Sophie Harding (eco school co-ordinator), the Global Goalkeepers and volunteers for their drive and determination in bringing this project to fruition. As a school we are all delighted to…
Two people airlifted to hospital following serious road traffic accident in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating a serious RTC that occurred at approx. 7pm on Ferry Road, Kidwelly on Saturday July 16.…