Plaid Cymru Steps Up for Ammanford: Fighting for Banking Hub After Lloyds Exit
Plaid Cymru representatives are leading efforts to secure a permanent Banking Hub in Ammanford, following Lloyds Bank’s decision to close its branch on Quay Street on 12 January 2026. The closure will leave Ammanford without a full-service bank – a major…
Remembering Jim Griffiths: The Collier Who Built Britain’s Welfare State and Fought for Wales
First Minister Eluned Morgan has paid tribute to the late Jim Griffiths, Llanelli’s Labour MP credited with creating Britain’s modern social security system — a model once described as “the envy of the civilised world.” At a commemorative event at…
Carmarthenshire Sees Fewer People in Temporary Housing but Costs Remain High
THE number of people placed in temporary accommodation in Carmarthenshire has fallen considerably but the costs haven’t. Like all local authorities, Carmarthenshire Council helps people who are at risk of becoming homeless and this involves bed and breakfast and other…
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman loses greenspace in favour of School Bus Park
The majority of a large lawn at a secondary school in Carmarthenshire will make way for a bus park although five mature trees there will be retained. The new bus park and turning area at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, Ammanford, will…
Ammanford man who raped and sexually abused children jailed for 12 years
An Ammanford man who raped and sexually abused two children, will spend the next 12 years behind bars, thanks to the courage of his victims. Lloyd Davies, 29, of Caecoed, Llandybie, was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Swansea…
Family pay tribute to 25-year-old Aron Sinclair who tragically died following RTC on A4138
TRIBUTE | The family of a man, who died in a road traffic collision on Wednesday April 2, have paid tribute to him. Aron Sinclair, from Ammanford, was involved in a collision on the A4138 Llanelli to Hendy road at…
Police appeal for witnesses after a young woman was reportedly harassed on buses in Ammanford
Please see the following release for your consideration in relation to a report of harassment that occurred on the number 124 and 129 buses travelling between Carmarthen and Upper Brynamman on Wednesday, February 26. Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses to…
Calls for urgent action following sentencing over Ammanford school stabbing
Senedd members called for urgent action to ensure safety in schools after a 14-year-old girl was found guilty of the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil. Adam Price raised warnings from trade unions of a “behaviour crisis”…
Teen found guilty of attempted murder following incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
A 14-year-old girl has been found guilty of attempting to murder two teachers and a pupil following an incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of the…
Dyfed-Powys Police join four-week firearms amnesty for TVBFs
Dyfed-Powys Police is joining forces across the UK in holding a four-week firearms amnesty for Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) branded as BLOW, CEONIC ISS, EKOL and RETAY, which are now illegal to possess following testing by the National…