Have your say on changes to the Mental Health Capacity Act
The Welsh Government is consulting on changes to the Mental Health Capacity Act and how they will be applied. The consultation is due to close on Thursday 7 July, with a date for implementation to be set following consultation. The Act…
New retail development planned for Ammanford
A NEW Aldi and Greggs are among the companies said to be interested in a new development planned in Carmarthenshire. Family-run building firm TRJ Ltd wants to redevelop its yard at Betws Industrial Park, Foundry Road, Ammanford, into a new…
Much of Swansea’s black bag waste now ends up in Bedfordshire
MUCH of Swansea’s black bag waste now ends up more than 200 miles away in Bedfordshire, which hasn’t gone down well with campaigners in the English county. Swansea Council stopped burying black bag waste at the city’s Tir John landfill…
Bouygues UK’s Pentre Awel ‘Meet the Buyer’ event hailed as success
Construction businesses from around South Wales attended Bouygues UK’s first ‘Meet the Buyer’ event to discuss the opportunity to work on zone one of the landmark Pentre Awel development in Llanelli. More than 100 local businesses attended the event…
Works continues to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease
Work is continuing throughout Carmarthenshire to remove council owned diseased ash trees affecting the highway. Specialist contractors have recently been carrying out felling works throughout the night on the A4138 Hendy link road to remove dead and dying trees that…
Spring and Platinum Jubilee bank holiday bin collections
THERE will be some disruption to bin collections in Carmarthenshire over the Spring and Platinum Jubilee bank holidays. Blue bags, black bags and food bins will not be collected on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 3, and householders are…
Wallpaper that heats homes among innovative projects trialled to tackle climate change and cost of living crisis
A SOCIAL housing development in Wales is being heated by wallpaper as part of a trial exploring affordable alternatives to radiators and heat pumps to keep residents warm. The graphene heat system, which looks and feels just like traditional wallpaper,…
Implementation of Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 delayed
JULIE James MS, Minister for Climate Change has announced that the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has been deferred. In a written statement she says: “I have over recent months received representations from landlords, and particularly social…
The Bank Holiday plea as emergency worker assaults continue to rise
EMERGENCY workers in Wales are reminding the public to treat them with respect in the face of a continued rise in assaults. The monthly average of emergency worker assaults has increased from 203 in 2019, to 226 in 2020, to…
Families in Carmarthenshire can now sign up for nappy recycling collections
FAMILIES in Carmarthenshire can now sign up for free fortnightly collections of children’s nappies. Carmarthenshire County Council is launching a new collection service for households to recycle their nappies instead of putting them in with their black bag waste. The…