Runners raise cash for Glangwili Dialysis Unit
The dialysis unit in Glangwili Hospital will receive £375 in loving memory of patient Frank Cheeseman. That’s thanks to good friends Scott Thomas and Matthew Goodman who took on the Llanelli Half Marathon last October and raised £375. The pair…
Carmarthenshire Museum to open for National Gallery painting exhibition
Art enthusiasts are being given the opportunity to view a masterpiece from the National Gallery’s Collection at Carmarthenshire Museum, as it re-opens its doors to visitors following a first phase of restoration works. It will be the first time the…
Police precept under scrutiny
THE proposed precept for Dyfed Powys Police will be put under scrutiny at the first meeting of the Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Panel in 2022. Panel members will meet on January 28 to discuss the precept and challenge Police…
Criminal investigation into council highways team ongoing
A councillor has said it’s “not appropriate” to comment on allegations of irregularities in a Powys highways team while investigations are ongoing. Answers to a series of questions about allegations of misconduct referred to Powys County Council in the autumn…
Breast Milk bank at Singleton is first of kind in Wales
A milk bank has been set up for the first time in Wales to help ill or premature babies and, over time, mothers facing feeding difficulties. The new milk bank hub, based in Singleton Hospital, Swansea, is supplying human milk…
Police appeal for witnesses to serious RTC near Ffos Las
“Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 10:50am on Sunday, 23rd January 2022, on the B4317 near to Ffos Las heading towards Trimsaran. The collision involved two vehicles and a pedestrian….
Police appeal for witnesses to serious RTC near Ffos Las
“Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 10:50am on Sunday, 23rd January 2022, on the B4317 near to Ffos Las heading towards Trimsaran. The collision involved two vehicles and a pedestrian….
Cabinet Member for Education and Children quizzed over schools modernisation programme
The Cabinet Member for Schools and Children Glynog Davies was quizzed over the future of school modernisation in Carmarthenshire today, Wednesday (Jan 19). Cllr Rob James asked a number of questions much to the visible frustration of one member of…
Council ‘sticking heads in sand’ over knotweed claims councillor
PEOPLE who cause a persistent nuisance by not dealing with Japanese knotweed on their land won’t be hit with anti-social behaviour notices, council chiefs in Carmarthenshire have decided. Doing so, they said, would be hard to resource and put the…
Further improvements planned for Amman Valley Leisure Centre
FURTHER improvements are planned for Amman Valley Leisure Centre for the benefit of residents and local and regional sports teams as part of a phased masterplan for the site. The leisure centre has already benefitted from more than £600,000 spent…