fflecsi Bwcabus Service to end
The fflecsi Bwcabus service is due to end on 31 October 2023. The news comes after the Welsh Government confirmed that it would not be able to contribute to the scheme following the ending of the Rural Development Programme (RDP)…
Farming community launches appeal to save land at former village school for community garden
Residents in and around Abernant in Carmarthenshire have launched an appeal for people to come forward to support a proposal for a community garden on land at the former village school, which closed in 2021. The group plan a meeting…
A woolly tale of success and a cautionary tale for National Lottery
A Sheep Festival conjures up those daft wooly creatures putting on an event akin to something from Shaun the Sheep unbeknown to the farmer. That is what my daughter’s impression was when I told her I would be covering the…
New App to improve Welsh language skills in sport launched at Pembrey Duathlon event
A new app has been created to support people studying or working in sport to improve their confidence when speaking Welsh. The app, ‘Sport Through the Welsh Language’, which is in partnership between the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and Coleg Cambria,…
Phase 1 of Llanelli Railway Goods Shed opened by First Minister of Wales
The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford MS officially opened Phase 1 of the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed today, Friday (Oct 21). Mr Drakeford was met by Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith and Llanelli’s MS Lee Waters before being introduced…
Council offers career opportunities through new Care Academi
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council has launched a new Care Academi which offers exciting opportunities to those looking for a career in social work or social care. Open to all ages, the Academi will provide training, support and guidance to successful applicants,…
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…
A Mini Executive Board with a BIG responsibility
WATCH out – there’s a new shadow Executive Board about and although they may be little, they carry a BIG responsibility… ensuring the real Executive Board is delivering on its five year plan! (moving-forward ) Carmarthenshire County Council has recruited…
Dal gyrrwr tacsi anghyfreithlon yn mynd â golffwyr adref
MAE dyn o Gaerfyrddin wedi cael ei ddal yn darparu gwasanaeth tacsi anghyfreithlon i grŵp o ddynion a oedd yn dychwelyd o daith chwarae golff ym Mhortiwgal. Cafodd Jason Vaughan, o Rydal Mount, Tre Ioan, ei dynnu at un ochr…
Hanes cyfoethog ac amrywiol yr enw ‘Kaermerdin’
WRTH ymchwilio i enwau lleoedd hanesyddol yng Nghymru, ble arall fyddai Dr James January-McCann, sef swyddog enwau lleoedd y Comisiwn Brenhinol, yn cychwyn onid Caerfyrddin? Wrth sôn am ei waith, dywedodd Dr James January-McCann fod y wefan newydd yn datgloi…