Bremenda Isaf Farm supplying Ysgol Bro Dinefwr with local veg
A project is underway which sees vegetables from a county farm in Carmarthenshire feeding children at a nearby secondary school. Local vegetables – organically grown, harvested and processed on the farm at Bremenda Isaf in Llanarthne – are being transported…
Dyfed-Powys Police launch new Community Policing Strategy
Residents across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and Powys can expect to see more of their community policing teams as a new strategy that places renewed emphasis on engagement, early intervention, and prevention is launched. Neighbourhood policing is provided by teams of…
Cabinet member quizzed about changes to waste collection
A SENIOR councillor has been asked why he and his colleagues are pressing ahead with plans to centralise waste collection operations and reduce black bag collections in Carmarthenshire “despite clear dissatisfaction from those who will be most affected”. The written…
Council fund programme to enhance digital connectivity for sheltered housing schemes and residential homes
Carmarthenshire County Council has recently funded a programme of work to enhance digital connectivity in the county’s 20 sheltered housing schemes and 7 residential homes. The £1.2 million investment has enabled the installation of superfast fibre circuits at each site,…
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…
Young people willing to pay more to shop in Welsh
Young people under 30 are happy to pay more to shop in Welsh, new research has revealed. The survey carried out by leading economist Dr Edward Jones, of Bangor University, showed that 70 per cent of 20 to 29-year-olds were…
Council awaits residents for new apartments in former YMCA building in Llanelli
Carmarthenshire County Council’s most recent housing development located in the former YMCA, Llanelli is now ready and waiting for residents to call the new apartments home. Made up of 8 x 2-bedroom upper floor apartments accessed via a communal entrance…
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…
Mother of two scared to live in her council flat in Llanelli
A MOTHER-of-two said she was scared to live in her council flat in Llanelli due to what she claimed was anti-social behaviour and drug abuse at the estate. Sylwia Torunska lives in a two-bedroom first-floor flat at Granby Close with her…
Gwili Railway Company reach new agreement with Hywel Dda to ease parking at Glangwili Hospital
It’s full steam ahead for plans to ease parking issues at Glangwili Hospital thanks to a new agreement between Hywel Dda University Health Board and the Gwili Railway Company. The health board has been working closely with the popular tourist…