Views are being sought to reduce flooding
Residents in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion are being asked their views on proposals to reduce flooding in high impact areas in Llanybydder, Llandysul and Pont-Tyweli. Carmarthenshire County Council, working in partnership with Ceredigion County Council and Natural Resources Wales, is looking…
Carmarthenshire welcomes return of National Urdd Eisteddfod
Carmarthenshire County Council welcomes the National Urdd Eisteddfod next year. Llandovery has been chosen to stage the 2023 event which celebrates the Welsh language and the culture of Wales. The Eisteddfod first visited Carmarthenshire in 1935 when the Eisteddfod was…
When HM The Queen visited Llanelly
“It is windy and the streets are wet but the sun comes out on July 9th 1953 as a beautifully dressed Queen visits Llanelli with the Duke of Edinburgh. This is the first time a reigning monarch has visited the…
Aberglasney Head Gardener swops pulling up weeds for pulling pints!
Aberglasney Head Gardener swops pulling up weeds for pulling pints! Aberglasney is sad to announce that Head Gardener, Joseph Atkin, will be hanging up his gardening shears for the last time next week as he is leaving the Gardens to…
Hywel Dda UHB awarded ‘Carer Confident’ status
HYWEL Dda University Health Board has been recognised for its support towards staff who have caring duties outside the workplace. The heath board recently achieved the Carer Confident Level 2 Accomplished benchmark in the Carers Wales Employers for Carers scheme, in recognition of the help and support to…
Designated birth partners now allowed to be present during hospital appointments
Hywel Dda University Health Board is pleased to share that from Wednesday 1 June, changes are being made to maternity inpatient visiting rules, enabling a designated birth partner to be present during hospital appointments. The changes announced today will enable…
Police appeal for information following assault outside Met Bar
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information over an assault that left a man requiring hospital treatment in Llanelli. The man was assaulted outside the Met Bar, in Llanelli, at around 3am on Sunday, 8 May, when he was knocked to…
Carmarthen’s Jess Roberts joins world’s top cyclists in line-up for Women’s Tour 2022
FORMER British road race champion and Carmarthenshire’s very own Jess Roberts will be on the starting blocks of this year’s Women’s Tour. She will be joining some of the world’s most talented riders in the eighth edition of Britain’s leading…
Health Board staff honoured in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Two remarkable members of Hywel Dda University Health Board staff have made the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to health and well-being during COVID-19. Mandy Davies, Assistant Director of Nursing and Quality Improvement and Suzanne Tarrant Consultant Clinical Psychologist…
Nia Griffith MP among a number of Welsh people honoured in HM The Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours
Nia Griffith MP has been made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in Her Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List. The list has been announced on the eve of the Platinum Jubilee weekend and comes two…