Council Backs Safety Measures at Llanelli Accident Blackspot
Plans to improve safety at one of Llanelli’s busiest and most accident-prone roads have been approved by councillors. Traffic calming measures and other interventions will be introduced at Station Road and New Dock Road following a series of serious collisions…
Access Row Over Llanelli Cenotaph Ramp
Frail and disabled veterans may face difficulties paying their respects at Llanelli’s Cenotaph this Remembrance Week after Carmarthenshire County Council declined a request for a temporary access ramp. Labour councillor and RAF veteran Rob Evans submitted a request in early…
Llanelli Town AFC Becomes First Welsh Club to Launch on Republic Europe
Llanelli Town AFC has become the first football club in Wales to launch on Republic Europe, the sports investment platform that allows fans and investors worldwide to own equity stakes in professional clubs. The partnership opens up a new era…
Wishes, Wands and Whistles: Halloween Comes to Llanelli’s Heritage Railway
The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway will once again embrace the Halloween spirit this autumn with a family-friendly event at its Cynheidre base on Sunday, 26 October 2025, from 3pm to 7pm. Visitors can look forward to a range of…
Llanelli Councillor Performs CPR to Save Man’s Life in Town Centre
An unconscious man found lying flat on his back in Llanelli town centre was saved by a campaigning councillor and a paramedic who performed life-saving CPR. Councillor Springs Into Action Defibrillator campaigner and town councillor Shaun Greaney used emergency skills…
Carmarthenshire to receive £20m Pride of Place funding for regeneration
A major £20 million regeneration package for Carmarthenshire, delivered by Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith, has been welcomed by Labour councillors as “fairness in action” — but Plaid Cymru leaders have questioned the UK Government’s Pride of Place scheme. The funding,…
Labour brands Reform UK councillor’s BBC interview “one of the worst ever”
A senior Welsh Labour councillor has sharply criticised Reform UK’s Gareth Beer after what he described as a “shockingly inadequate” TV appearance on BBC Wales. Beer, Reform’s Carmarthenshire chairman and a councillor in Kidwelly, appeared on Politics Wales on Sunday….
Llanelli Councillor Accuses Reform and Conservatives of ‘Hypocrisy’ Over Refugee Policy
A Llanelli town councillor has accused Reform UK and Conservative politicians of hypocrisy over their criticism of the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary policy, which has supported thousands of Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war with Russia. Councillor…
Scarlet Fans to hold March in Llanelli as WRU Considers Future of Welsh Rugby Regions
On Saturday 27 September 2025, Scarlets fans will be walking from the old Stradey Park rugby posts to Parc y Scarlets, before the first game of the season at home to Munster. The march will be starting at 1.00pm from…
Prince Philip Hospital’s MIU will be developed into Urgent Care Treatment Centre
Prince Philip Hospital Minor Injury Unit will be developed into an Urgent Care Treatment Centre, Hywel Dda University Health Board decided, following consultation with the community, at a Board meeting today (Thursday 25 September). The chosen option (4a) was developed…