Access Row Over Llanelli Cenotaph Ramp
Frail and disabled veterans may face difficulties paying their respects at Llanelli’s Cenotaph this Remembrance Week after Carmarthenshire County Council declined a request for a temporary access ramp. Labour councillor and RAF veteran Rob Evans submitted a request in early…
Llanelli Town AFC Becomes First Welsh Club to Launch on Republic Europe
Llanelli Town AFC has become the first football club in Wales to launch on Republic Europe, the sports investment platform that allows fans and investors worldwide to own equity stakes in professional clubs. The partnership opens up a new era…
Wishes, Wands and Whistles: Halloween Comes to Llanelli’s Heritage Railway
The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway will once again embrace the Halloween spirit this autumn with a family-friendly event at its Cynheidre base on Sunday, 26 October 2025, from 3pm to 7pm. Visitors can look forward to a range of…
Scarlet Fans to hold March in Llanelli as WRU Considers Future of Welsh Rugby Regions
On Saturday 27 September 2025, Scarlets fans will be walking from the old Stradey Park rugby posts to Parc y Scarlets, before the first game of the season at home to Munster. The march will be starting at 1.00pm from…
Prince Philip Hospital’s MIU will be developed into Urgent Care Treatment Centre
Prince Philip Hospital Minor Injury Unit will be developed into an Urgent Care Treatment Centre, Hywel Dda University Health Board decided, following consultation with the community, at a Board meeting today (Thursday 25 September). The chosen option (4a) was developed…
Llanelli Rallies to aid Families Following Felinfoel House Fire
On Thursday, August 21, a devastating house fire in Felinfoel completely destroyed one property and caused serious damage to another, leaving the residing families displaced and devastated. Emergency services responded swiftly, ensuring the families from the affected homes were evacuated…
Ysgol Heol Goffa Replacement Approved, but Questions Over ASC Centres Remain
A CENTRE for pupils with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) in Burry Port will more than double in capacity over the next four to five years, council chiefs have said. The Canolfan Y Mor centre at Ysgol Glan-y-Mor secondary school will…
First Minister commemorates life of Jim Griffiths at Llanelly House
First Minister, Eluned Morgan and Llanelli’s Member of Parliament, Nia Griffith led a special event at Llanelly House to commemorate the life and legacy of Jim Griffiths – one of Wales’s greatest political figures – on the 50th anniversary of…
Travellers ordered to pack-up and move out of land at Delta Lakes, Llanelli
Travellers currently occupying land at Delta Lakes, part of the Pentre Awel development site in Llanelli, have been ordered to leave by Carmarthenshire County Council. The notice, issued under section 77(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994,…
Police discover over £10,000 worth of cocaine following successful Llanelli drugs raid
Officers have taken more than £10,000 worth of cocaine off the streets following a successful drugs warrant at a Llanelli home. Andrew Kane Rees, aged 25, has been charged with possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs,…