Ceredigion wins highest number of medals at Urdd Eisteddfod 2024
Ceredigion has secured the highest number of medals in this year’s Urdd Eisteddfod, taking home a total of 135 awards. The recent Urdd Eisteddfod in Maldwyn, Powys, proved very successful for the children and young people of Ceredigion. Ceredigion won…
14-year-old reported missing from Machynlleth
MISSING | Have you seen 14-year-old Emma, reported missing from the Machynlleth area? Emma is described as about 5 foot 4 inches tall with long brown hair. She was last seen on Wednesday, June 5, wearing a white coat with…
Strategic Equality Plan for Ceredigion gets green-light from Cabinet
On 19 March 2024, Cabinet approved Ceredigion County Council’s Strategic Equality Plan 2024-2028. This is the Council’s fourth Strategic Equality Plan; it describes how it will continue towards the aim to meet its commitment to equality and how it will…
Foster charities call on Ceredigion residents to consider fostering to support young people in need
This Foster Care Fortnight, Foster Wales Ceredigion is calling on people in the area to consider becoming foster carers to support local young people in need. Recent research by Foster Wales, the national network of local authority fostering services,…
Ceredigion Actif helps young woman overcome her mental health challenges
In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, here is the story of a Ceredigion resident who received support from Ceredigion County Council services to combat her mental health challenges. At the end of 2023, going into 2024, a young…
Decommissioning of closed Barclays Bank in Cardigan backed by planners
An application to decommission Cardigan’s Barclays bank, which closed earlier this year, has been backed by Ceredigion planners. In January, it was announced that the Cardigan branch of Barclays on High Street was to close in April, and Lloyds Bank,…
Welsh Lib Dems launch election campaign for Ceredigion
Over the weekend, the Welsh Liberal Democrats launched their election campaign for Ceredigion. The leader of the Welsh Lib Dems Jane Dodds MS joined the party’s parliamentarian hopeful Mark Williams for a door knocking session in Aberystwyth, speaking to local…
Ceredigion Council to explore relocation of Aberaeron Library
There is an opportunity for residents to share their views on the possible relocation of Library and face-to-face customer services in Aberaeron. Ceredigion County Council is currently undertaking a review into the use of its buildings in an attempt to…
Hopes for economic boost as ARFOR fund reaches £2million milestone
Thirty innovative projects across north and west Wales have secured funding totalling over £2 million through the ARFOR Challenge Fund. The fund was set up to pilot new and innovative solutions to challenges that exist in the ARFOR area,…
Centre for Alternative Technology ‘CAT’ announce closure of visitor centre
CEREDIGION and Powys Councils are aware of and are monitoring the situation with the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). In respect of the recent announcement, of its visitor centre closure to day visitors, from 09 November 2023, https://cat.org.uk/update/. Councillor Bryan…