Annual dip raises over £1,500 for Wales Air Ambulance Charity
The North Dock Dredgers Triathlon Club’s annual swim raised £1,575 for the Wales Air Ambulance after the Charity’s medics came to the aid of one of its members son. The charity swim was the eighth swim that the club held…
Plans for dumping recycled waste at quarry angers residents and local councillor
A county councillor is claiming that the site of a former quarry in Capel, Dafen Llanelli is to be used to dump vast amounts of recycled waste. The councillor claims that the site is an area of special scientific interest…
Police investigation launched after Llanelli phone mast set ablaze
“Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating a fire which caused significant damage to a service room at the Vodafone mast tower in Bigyn Road, Llanelli. The fire, which is being treated as suspicious, happened sometime between 10pm on Monday 24th and 2.30am…
Llanelli’s MS encourages local residents to seek support to avoid eviction
Llanelli’s Member of the Senedd, Lee Waters, is encouraging anyone in the local area who has fallen into rent arrears during the pandemic to contact Carmarthenshire County Council and see if they are eligible for Welsh Government support. Lee Waters…
Llanelli residents counting the days before a car lands in their parlour
It isn’t a riddle or some kind of joke. Residents of Sandy Road in Llanelli say they have real concerns that a car will actually land in one of the parlours of the homes along what has become one of…
Llanelli and Merthyr Tdyfil Wilko stores to close
WILKO is closing 15 stores across the UK and the stores in Llanelli and Merthyr Tydfil are on the list. There is no mention of the news on their main website . The brand has sparked controversy in the past…
Fixed Penalty Notices for littering, dog fouling and dumping waste
A NUMBER of Fixed Penalty Notices have been handed out across the county recently for littering, dog fouling and people using an unlicensed carrier to remove their waste. A FPN has also been to a Llanelli resident dumped a sofa…
NATO visit for Llanelli MP
LLANELLI’S MP Nia Griffith recently visited NATO headquarters in her role as Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary. Ms Griffith explained: “In an uncertain world, it is all the more important that we stand together with our allies, and work through organisations…
Five arrested in New Road ‘drugs bust’
FIVE people have been arrested and police have seized a large quantity of drugs following a drugs raid on a property in Llanelli. In a statement Dyfed-Powys Police said: “A misuse of drugs act warrant was carried out at a…
Parc Howard packs them in for Bank Holiday easter egg hunt
PARC HOWARD looked glorious in all its colour and full of children rampaging around the grounds in search of Easter eggs today, Monday (Apr 23). Rabbits of all shapes and sizes appeared from the undergrowth clutching pieces of paper and…