White Knights Chess Club 50th Anniversary Tournament
White Knights Chess Club were formed in 1973 so have been celebrating their 50th Anniversary this summer. To commemorate the occasion a 50th Anniversary quickplay tournament was held on Saturday 17th June 2023. Both current and ex members were invited…
Operators of Burry Port Harbour enter into administration
THE company which operates Carmarthenshire’s only harbour has gone into administration. Carmarthenshire Council, which awarded a 150-year lease to Burry Port Marina Ltd in 2018, said it was working with administrators. But the company’s director, Chris Odling-Smee, said the administration…
School’s policy is ‘no shorts to school for boys’ despite sweltering heat
The parent of a boy who attends Coedcae School in Llanelli claims her son wore a skirt to school in order to wear a pair of shorts underneath because of the sweltering heat. The parent who did not wish to…
Race for Life Llanelli Event tops £34k
The Race for life event in Llanelli has raised over £34,000. Hundreds of people turned up to run and support the runners in the 3, 5 and 10 k races, which were held at the Festival Field site on Sunday…
Applications for funding welcomed to re-open commercial properties in Ammanford, Llanelli and Carmarthen town centres
Carmarthenshire County Council is delighted to announce that funding is now being made available to bring empty buildings in its three main town centres back to commercial use. Funding via the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme aims to develop empty…
Bouygues UK and Carmarthenshire County Council launch Pentre Awel 21st Century Skills Work Experience Scheme
Carmarthenshire County Council and Bouygues UK have launched a Pentre Awel 21st Century skills work experience scheme to empower learners from local schools about careers in construction and design. The scheme, which was launched at Parc y Scarlets, is…
Llanelli MP asks for meeting with Home Secretary to discuss Stradey Park Hotel plans
Dame Nia Griffith MP has asked the Home Secretary to meet her to hear about the concerns and to explain what she is doing to clear the backlog of claims for asylum seekers. Posting on her Facebook page Dame Nia…
Llanelli MS meets with Stradey Park Hotel management
Lee Waters MS has met with the management of the Stradey Park Hotel in the wake of protests outside the venue. The MS said that staff were ‘understandably very confused and very concerned’. Large boulders have been placed across the…
Stradey Park Hotel row steps up a gear
THE Stradey Park Hotel asylum seekers row stepped up a gear today with the arrival of large quantities of block stone (boulders) to partially obstruct the main entrance to the hotel. A three-metre gap has been left in the entrance…
NHS baby gets VIP treatment from Loughor Inshore Lifeboat team
The first baby to be born after the launch of the NHS has been treated to VIP lifeboat experience day by the Loughor Inshore Lifeboat team. Aneria Thomas was recorded as the first baby to be born following the creation…