Combination of price increases, tax rises, and trailing income growth threatens to squeeze living standards
CARDIFF University’s Wales Governance Centre, has published a briefing report showing that the poorest households in Wales will be hit…
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First Minister welcomes homes for Ukraine refugee scheme
The UNHCR – the UN’s Refugee Agency – estimates more than 2.5m people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded this…
£13m cash boost to help families in Wales with school costs including PE kit
THE Welsh Government has announced a £13 million support package as a way of helping people meet the cost of…
Latest Covid figures for Hywel Dda UHB
THERE have been 516 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the Hywel Dda Health Board area by Public Health Wales (PHW)…
Plaid welcome Kidwelly flooding scheme funding
Local politicians have welcomed an announcement by the Welsh Government, achieved through the Plaid Cymru Cooperation Agreement, that will see…
Exciting update on transformational Pentre Awel scheme
WORK on the exciting multi-million pound Pentre Awel project at Delta Lakes in Llanelli is underway. Site clearance and ground…
Have Your Say in Local Elections
Do you have a burning issue you would like to air? Do you have questions for candidates standing in the…
Home-grown energy the first of Carmarthenshire Labour’s six council election pledges
MILLIONS of pounds of funding would be spent on renewable energy projects like solar farms, Carmarthenshire Labour said if it…
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…
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…