Wetland centre plans for visitor accommodation turned down
A WETLAND centre’s plan for visitor accommodation has been turned down, but contractors are on site to replace a bridge leading to its 450-acre reserve. WWT (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) Llanelli submitted plans to Carmarthenshire Council to convert office space…
pOpera Comes to Kidwelly
St Mary’s Church in Kidwelly weathered storm Kathleen and the roof held out the rain despite a fortnight of weather even Derek would be horrified by. There was flooding but of the musical sort. The evening of music or pOpera…
Welsh Conservative candidate for Llanelli blasts fines issued at Trostre Roundabout
Charlie Evans, Welsh Conservative candidate for Llanelli at the General Election, has labelled the amount of money collected by Carmarthenshire Council through fines issued at Trostre Roundabout, a “complete farce”. This follows a report by WalesOnline which showed the local…
Residents meet with police to discuss spate of anti-social behaviour in Llangennech
A meeting of Llangennech residents was held at the Llangennech Rugby Club on Wednesday, (Mar 27) to discuss a spate of anti-social behaviour in the area. Around 30 residents attended along with two PCSOs, a Police Sergeant, Community Councillor Nikki…
Tata Steel’s Nicola Jones named UK recipient of Recycling Hero Award
The Global Recycling Foundation announced ten winners of the Recycling Heroes 2024 award to mark the seventh Global Recycling Day, 18 March 2024. This year, Nicola Jones, Tata Steel UK’s Manager – Steel Packaging Recycling, was the only UK recipient…
Blood Clinic no longer hosted at Antioch Centre From May 20th
Antioch Centre has partnered with the NHS to provide a Blood clinic service to the local community. This is an appointment-based system to avoid long waiting times and ease pressure on the service at Prince Phillip Hospital. The clinic is…
Two men jailed in connection with murder of Ashley Sarsero
Two men have been jailed in connection with the murder of Ashley Sarsero. James Alan Smith (pictured left), aged 35, was today sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years for murder. Steven George Morgan (pictured right),…
Police appeal for witnesses following damage to De-Fib box in Llangennech
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for witnesses to damage which was caused to the De-Fib box at Llangennech Sports Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Station Street, Llanelli. This has occurred sometime between 18:30 hours on 14/03/24 and 00:00 hours on 17/03/24. Anyone with…
Staff from Llanelli Hospital complete Llanelli 10k in bid to raise funding for therapeutic gardens
A TEAM of staff from Bryngolau Ward have completed the Llanelli 10k in a bid to help raise £100,000 for new therapeutic gardens at Prince Philip Hospital. On Sunday 25th February 2024, eight members of Team Bryngolau – Deborah Griffiths,…
Rising Llanelli literary star Joshua Jones shortlisted for world’s most prestigious literary prize
THE shortlist for the world’s largest and most prestigious literary prize for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – has been revealed today, featuring six extraordinary, emerging voices whose writing plays with formal inventiveness to explore the…