Students of Coleg Sir Gâr challenge mandatory enforcement of Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
In Wales, a growing student-led movement is challenging the mandatory enforcement of the Welsh Baccalaureate, a qualification critics argue is being imposed under questionable funding practices that undermine educational choice and student wellbeing. Ioan Armstrong and Sam Bartlett who are…
Trostre’s Tinplate Works saved by Welsh Gov deal with US
LLANELLI’S huge tinplate works’ future has been protected by the Government’s trade deal with the United States, the town’s MP declared today. Some 650 workers at Tata’s Trostre plant are breathing sighs of relief after Labour’s successful bid to remove hard-hitting…
Fatal RTC in Llanelli takes life of young father, Sanjit Evans
Following a fatal collision involving an e-bike rider and a car on Llethri Road in Llanelli, the victim of the collision has been named as Sanjit Evans who tragically lost his life as a result of the collision which occurred…
Police Appeal following death of e-Bike rider in Llanelli
APPEAL | Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information about a fatal collision between an E-bike and a car. The collision occurred on Llethri Road, Llanelli at around 8.50pm, Saturday, 3 May. Sadly, the male rider of the e-bike has passed…
Llanelli man pleads guilty following discovery of cannabis farm at disused retail property
A Llanelli man has pleaded guilty before the courts just one day after officers found 350 cannabis plants at a disused retail property in Llanelli. Pllumb Krosi, aged 34, was arrested on Wednesday 30 April after officers from Carmarthenshire’s Priority…
Residents fear Llanelli is becoming a ‘Ghost Town’ following ALDI closure
One of Llanelli Town Centre’s few-remaining budget supermarkets has closed its doors as its lease on the building at Swanfield Place expired on the 27th of April, leaving residents of the town with fewer options within walking distance for their…
Traffic Chaos on A484, a living nightmare for residents
The Gwili Valley is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful wooded valleys in Carmarthenshire. The road twists and turns alongside the Gwili River and it is home to the Gwili Steam Railway. Dotted along the valley are the villages of…
Llanelli man charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs
A Llanelli man has been charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs after a proactive stop and search on Wednesday afternoon. Local officers intercepted a vehicle in the Llwynhendy area before seizing thirteen individual bags of cocaine…
Ysgol Heol Goffa Campaigners stepping up the fight for new ALN school
CAMPAIGNERS battling for a new school for 250 children with special needs, disabilities and autistic spectrum conditions in Llanelli are stepping up their fight. The Ysgol Heol Goffa Action Group is urging the 9,000-plus people who backed their demand for…
Badger shot dead and thrown into a bog
A joint investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team and the RSCPA sees two Ceredigion men prosecuted for their disturbing crimes against animals. The two men were found to have shot a badger dead before dragging its lifeless body down…