Council launches campaign to recruit social workers across Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire County Council has launched a campaign to recruit experienced social workers into their teams across the county. With ‘love where you live and work’ as the key focus of the campaign, Carmarthenshire County Council is looking to encourage qualified…
March to be held in support of Ysgol Heol Goffa
CAMPAIGNERS are set to march in Llanelli on Saturday the 7th of September for a new special school for Ysgol Heol Goffa. Campaigners say they are battling for justice for disadvantaged children in the county. The fight for a new…
Our Rural Towns: Llandeilo
As part of the Ten Towns programme delivered by Carmarthenshire County Council, the County’s rural market towns have received support to develop exciting new projects to add vibrancy and economic benefit to their town. This month, our focus turns to…
Council continues to reduce empty properties in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire County Council is continuing to bring more empty homes back into use throughout the county with the assistance of the Empty Properties Framework. Introduced in 2023, the Framework combines enforcement, council tax premiums and support to bring empty…
March for Ysgol Heol Goffa planned for first week of September
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a mass march to demonstrate love for a special Llanelli school they say has been betrayed by Carmarthenshire County Council. The ‘We Love Ysgol Heol Goffa’ march, planned for Saturday September 7, is designed to raise…
Parents brought to tears as Council deliberate on Ysgol Heol Goffa’s future
Following the demonstration held by members of the Heol Goffa community in May, a second demonstration, organised by the newly formed action committee for Ysgol Heol Goffa, is due to take place on the 10th of July, outside county hall…
Community of Ysgol Heol Goffa left outraged by Council’s decision to axe plans seven years in the making
THE Plaid-run Carmarthenshire County Council decision to axe plans for a new special school in Llanelli for children with additional learning needs and profound learning difficulties has outraged both parents staff and has led to accusations of ‘inhumane’ and ‘scandalous’…
Four-year-old protester asks ‘Where is our school for our poor little Millie?’
A FOUR-year-old boy who stood on the steps of County Hall during a demonstration over the decision made by Carmarthenshire County Council to scrap plans for a new facility for Ysgol Heol Goffa asked a profound question which could only…
Demonstration set to take place following Council decision to scrap plans for new Ysgol Heol Goffa
A demonstration is set to take place on the 22nd of May, outside County Hall in Carmarthen. The demonstration is in opposition to the decision made by the Council to scrap plans for a new school building for Ysgol Heol…
High Court orders Carmarthenshire County Council to pay contractor over £3m
Carmarthenshire County Council have been ordered to pay a contractor £3.3m following a hearing at the High Court of Justice on September 23rd, which dismissed the council’s argument for postponement of payment. Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited sought summary judgment in…