UK’s First ‘Overdose Prevention Centre’ Comes to Llanelli for Drug Death Memorial
The UK’s first operational Overdose Prevention Centre (OPC) (also known as Supervised Drug Consumption Room) is coming to Llanelli Town Centre on 14th March 2022 to showcase what one could look like locally. This OPC, in an ambulance, was used…
Lib Dems Demand Emergency VAT Cut to Help Families with Cost-of-Living Crisis
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have demanded an emergency cut to VAT to protect families from soaring bills and the worsening cost of living crisis. The Party has proposed reducing the standard rate of VAT from 20% to 17.5% for one…
Sporting heroes under spotlight
Sporting heroes across the county have been put under the spotlight for their achievements and contribution to sport. The Actif Carmarthenshire Sports Awards recognise individuals and groups who have made a significant contribution in their field during 2019-2021 and the…
Council has ambitious plans to build 2,000 new homes
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council has agreed an ambitious plan to deliver over 2,000 additional new and affordable homes across the county over the next five years. The Housing Regeneration and Development Delivery Plan, approved by Full Council this week, will not…
Police appeal for witnesses after woman bitten by dog in Heol Elfed
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating an incident in which a 40-year-old woman was bitten by a dog on Heol Elfed, Llanelli, at approximately 8:00pm on Thursday, 3rd March 2022. Sadly, during the incident, the woman’s dog, a Lhasa Apso suffered serious…
Police and Crime Commissioner conducts site visit in Dafen
On Thursday, 24 February, PCC Dafydd Llywelyn visited Dafen, Llanelli to view the site of the new Carmarthenshire Custody Suite and Policing Hub as construction work begins on the new build. Planning permission was granted to the Office of Police…
Council to launch nappy recycling collections
Parents in Carmarthenshire will soon be able to recycle their children’s nappies. Carmarthenshire County Council is launching a free fortnightly collection service for parents to recycle their nappies instead of putting them in with their black bag waste. Parents will…
Garden waste collections begin for 2022
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council’s garden waste collection service has now re-started, with residents on the ‘brown week’ schedule receiving their first collection this week. Residents can check their collection day and download a collection calendar on the garden waste pages on…
Tourism website attracts worldwide audience
ALMOST half a million people have visited Carmarthenshire’s tourism website in the last year looking for places to stay, things to do, and to browse a growing range of local produce being promoted online. Discover Carmarthenshire is Carmarthenshire County Council’s…
Young people build memorial bench for those affected by COVID-19
Young people in Llanybydder have built a bench as a memorial to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Carmarthenshire County Council’s Youth Support Service have been working with young people in the town on a project about being ‘Welsh and…