Plans to transform an iconic Grade II-listed railway goods shed into a thriving heritage centre in Llanelli have been boosted by a grant of nearly £16,000...
The Llanelli Rotary Club Christmas appeal, which sees the club raise funds for local charities each year, will see its total donations double thanks to match-funding...
PCSO Helen Fender has been recognised at Dyfed Powys Police’s awards for her efforts in tackling anti-social behaviour associated with unscrupulous cockle pickers descending on the...
Kaiser Chiefs are set to headline at Ffos Las Racecourse near Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire on Thursday 2 June 2022. The special ‘Live After Racing’ show will...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Set Design Production Scenery Workshop has revealed its involvement in the newly released ‘Save the Cinema’ film for Sky....
Carmarthenshire Council have announced a proposed 4.4% increase in council tax, around £1.15 a week more for the average Band D property. Despite the proposed increase,...
It was in 1922 that Francesco Dallavalle first started selling his ice cream around the Amman Valley on a horse and cart. The Italian art of making...
Work has started on building a new £8.25million primary school for Pembrey. The new school building is being constructed on the recreation ground/playing field immediately adjacent...
A Stormtrooper costume, a trumpet, a marriage certificate, six Bridesmaid dresses and a Galleon made of matchsticks make the 2021 Travelodge Lost & Found audit for...
The romantic, fantasy drama TV series ‘A Discovery of Witches’ has just returned to our screens for season three and those with a keen eye watching...
A police officer equipped with a miracle spray has saved the life of an overdose victim in Carmarthenshire. PC Gareth Rees, one of several officers across...
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published a report into the derailment and fire of a tanker train at Llangennech in Carmarthenshire on 26 August...
An outline business case for the development of a Wellbeing Centre to be based in Cross Hands is to be resubmitted to Welsh Government, Hywel Dda...
Carmarthenshire County Council has secured a two-week showing of Sky Cinema original movie Save The Cinema at Carmarthen’s Lyric Theatre – the very subject of the...
Tributes have been paid to Cllr Mair Stephens, Deputy Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, who has sadly died. Cllr Stephens, who led the Independent Group of...
Wilko has confirmed that it intends to close it’s St Elli Centre store in Llanelli town centre in August. The retailer said that “with regret”, it...
Machynys Golf Club Ladies Section have aced their fundraising yet again this year by raising over £4,000 for the Urology Department and Breast Care Unit at...
Cavegirl Fitness Training Group has raised over £5,000 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Glangwili Hospital by hosting an All Girl Tractor Run in July 2021....
GMB union has accused Carmarthenshire Council of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with residents’ safety over a gritter strike. The claims came as the council issued their own...
Work has begun to build two new operating theatres at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli in a bid to tackle surgical waiting lists and ease pressures across...
Cilgwenyn Bee Farm in Carmarthenshire was recently announced as the winner of the Speciality & Fine Food Fair Rising Sustainability Star Award due to its holistic...
A free shuttle bus service from Llanelli town centre to the mass vaccination centre in Dafen will begin on Monday 20 December to help people receive their...
Gower-based coffee company FabFour Coffee, which is run by four Welsh rugby legends, is supporting enterprise education in Wales by partnering with primary schools to deliver...
Two unlicensed scrap metal collectors operating in Carmarthenshire have been ordered to pay over £2,000 each by the courts. Mark David Bennett and Sally Heritage of...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced Taliesin Bryant, a year six pupil at Llannon Primary in Llanelli, as the winner of his annual Christmas card competition....
One lucky Halifax saver will be celebrating in style this festive season after he found out he’d won the top £100,000 prize in the Halifax Savers...
A man who threatened a member of rail security staff has been jailed for four months, following a British Transport Police investigation. Carlo Jones, 21, and...
A memorial bench has been placed in the Pharmacy’s Quadrant of Prince Philip Hospital in memory of Porter Paul Maulkin, who sadly died this year. Paul’s...
Ammanford Accountants, Ashmole & Co, are helping to support the young local mathematicians of the future by making a donation to Ysgol Llandybie Primary School to...
Christmas has come early for these council housing tenants who have moved into modern, new build homes in Llandybie. The new £1.1million housing development in Maespiode...
Gritters in Carmarthenshire County Council Highways department are set to strike early in the new year, after GMB union members overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action. ...
Tributes have been paid to colourful BBC3 The Call Centre star Nev Wilshire who died on Saturday morning aged 61. Mr Wilshire found fame on the...
A drink-driver who was involved in a crash with a mobility scooter has pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink driving and failing...
People are being given the chance to help shape the revamp of Carmarthen town centre’s bus station. Carmarthenshire County Council, working with transport engineering group Atkins,...
Children and staff at Ysgol Pum Heol in Five Roads held a special celebration to mark the opening of their new £4.5million school. Phase one of...
Christmas shopping is well underway at Carmarthenshire County Council’s 100% Sir Gâr pop-up shops in Carmarthen and Llanelli. Local independent businesses have been given free retail...
Work is ongoing to clear a trail of destruction left in the wake of Storm Arwen along the A484 at Cynwyl Elfed. Carmarthenshire County Council has...
Proposals to close primary schools in Mynyddygarreg and Blaenau have been put on hold pending the outcome of an extended review of Carmarthenshire County Council’s Modernising...
Print Inc., a specialist in print and embroidered clothing, has celebrated its fifth anniversary by making a substantial investment in new technology and equipment, a move...
The family of a patient who passed away in Morriston Hospital has donated a collection of toys to the children’s wards to help keep his memory...
Carmarthenshire shoppers are being encouraged to use free parking days and support local businesses in the run up to Christmas. Carmarthenshire County Council has approved requests...
Scrub provides a splash of greenery in our sandy spaces, but too much scrub smothers the sand dunes and has a devastating effect on the specialist...
With nearly all the Swansea Bay City Deal programmes and projects now approved and in delivery, the contribution that small businesses to the success of the...
Work to demolish the Four Tys housing blocks in Tyisha, Llanelli has started, marking the next step in Carmarthenshire County Council’s plans to transform the area. ...
A huge clear up operation is still underway in Carmarthenshire following Storm Arwen which hit the county hard over the weekend. Carmarthenshire County Council’s highways team...
Carmarthenshire County Council has been working with location scouts and the production team to support the filming of a new thriller, which is using the county...
Carmarthen’s council customer services Hwb is moving to St Catherine’s Walk to make use of space in the council’s 100% Sir Gâr pop-up shop. Carmarthenshire County...
A £50,000 state-of-the-art prostate biopsy machine has been purchased for use at Glangwili and Prince Philip hospitals, thanks to charitable donations to local urology services, including...
Visitors to Pendine Sands will soon be able to enjoy additional car parking and beach friendly wheelchairs. An extra 30 plus spaces are being allocated next...
An animal rescue centre in Carmarthenshire has received a financial boost as it gears up for its busiest time of the year. Many Tears Animal Rescue...
Carmarthenshire Council have announced when they plan to start implementing major changes to kerbside waste and recycling collection in the county – with the first changes...
ALDI have announced that their brand new Llanelli store will open on Thursday 2 December at 8am. The new store at Trostre in Llanelli is the...
A high number of COVID-19 cases have been identified in the Amman Valley and St Clears areas of Carmarthenshire, and people are being urged to take...
A drink-driver who caused the death of a six-month-old baby girl last month has been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison. Lucy Dyer, aged...
Pembrey Country Park’s Boxing Day Walrus Dip on Cefn Sidan Beach is back this year after taking a break due to the pandemic last year. People...
A new electric vehicle charging hub, a first of its kind in Wales, is soon to be opened in Cross Hands. The superfast charging hub is located...
AS our future generations, the children of Carmarthenshire are playing a vital role in supporting the fight against climate change. Carmarthenshire County Council has engaged thousands...
A blue plaque in honour of Captain John Wedge of Goodig has been unveiled at the Pen-y-Porth development in Burry Port, which is being built by...
Bus operator First Cymru is offering free travel across its entire network in Wales including Park & Ride and Metro bus services on Remembrance Sunday, 14th...
Speeding drivers have been stopped by children in Llanelli for going over the 20mph limit outside their schools – and asked to explain themselves. Pupils from...
Public Health Wales has revealed that a student at Lampeter campus of The University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) has died from tuberculosis (TB). Public...
Plans to bring superfast and ultrafast broadband to more areas of south-west Wales will be unveiled at events run by a Carmarthen-based rural broadband specialist. Voneus,...
Aberglasney Gardens will feature in a dedicated hour-length episode of the new Channel 5 series ‘Great British Gardens’ presented by Carol Klein at 7pm on Thursday,...
Moondance Cancer Initiative has awarded just over £400,000 to seven innovative projects across north and west Wales to improve cancer services. The Moondance Cancer Initiative Innovation...
UK Government Minister for Wales David TC Davies has met young people set to benefit from a new £30m initiative to provide training and development opportunities....
Carmarthenshire County Council has secured almost £3million of funding to support a range of projects that will help more people into employment, invest in local businesses and...
Award winning John Owen-Jones (Les Miz/Phantom) will be performing at a special Christmas concert at Theatre Ffwrnes in his hometown of Llanelli to support the release of his...
A new masterplan for Llanelli has been produced by Carmarthenshire Council that sets out future development to support the recovery of the town centre. The town...
Heart patients across West Wales are piloting innovative new technology that allows clinicians to monitor their health and recovery from the comfort of their home. In...
A project offering a range of health, wellbeing, learning and cultural services under one roof is being planned for Carmarthen with funding secured from the UK...
Looking for that blend of rustic, cosy Welsh interiors with clean and simple Scandinavian functionality this winter? A Llandeilo-based family-run business is showcasing the latest trend...
Age Cymru Dyfed has been awarded for its pioneering West Wales Veteran Archive, which helps veterans from Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion share their stories. The West...
Carmarthenshire’s Tywi Valley Path project has been given a £16.7million cash boost as part of the UK Government’s new Levelling Up fund. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced...
A new Community Rail Officer has been appointed by South West Wales Connected (SWWCo), a Community Rail Partnership set up to support the communities along the...
Hywel Dda health board which runs health services in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion has said that they are temporarily suspending non-essential visiting to all of their...
Hywel Dda University Health Board has appointed two Arts in Health Co-ordinators who will help promote and encourage the use of the arts in healthcare across...
Plaid Cymru Senedd Member, Cefin Campbell is renewing calls for the former rail line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen to be reopened. The call comes after the...
A £30 million Swansea Bay City Deal Skills and Talent programme for South West Wales has been approved by the UK Government and Welsh Government The...
The family of 60 year-old Ieuan Evans have paid tribute to him after he was involved in a fatal road traffic collision on Sunday (17 October)...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has appointed Dyfed Telecom as a mobile phone provider for the university. As part of the project, the...
Llanelli’s annual Christmas carnival is back, with a weekend of festive celebrations. This year the town’s Christmas carnival capers will be a two-day event which will...
Toolstation, one of the UK’s fastest growing and largest suppliers of tools for local trade and DIY customers is officially opening their new Carmarthen store today...
Hywel Dda University Health Board will undertake a review of potential sites as part of the ongoing process to identify a suitable location for a new hospital....
Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed a contractor to demolish housing blocks in Tyisha commonly known as ‘the Four Tys’. The demolition work, which is set to...
A joint statement from Hywel Dda Health Board, Welsh Ambulance Trust and Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Councils is calling on families of recovering hospital patients to...
Beach walkers are being advised to keep clear of Portuguese Man o’ Wars that are being reported washed ashore along the Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire coast. The...
Three female officers carrying out their duties suffered injuries in an unprovoked attack at the hands of the man they were trying to arrest. Officers had...
Electrification of the railway to Swansea and beyond, new rail stations and improvements to bus services are all part of the plans. “Delivering the £1bn Welsh...
Bus operator First Cymru has announced another raft of cuts to their services in Swansea and Llanelli due to an ongoing shortage of drivers. The move...
People aged 12 and over living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire with severely weakened immune systems at the time of their first and/or second COVID-19 vaccines...
Work will get underway to build a state-of-the-art primary school in Pembrey in the new year. Carmarthenshire County Council has unveiled plans for its latest new...
Richmond Primary School in Carmarthen has issued a warning to parents after reports of Year 4 children attending the school had either watched Squid Game on...
Pembrey Country Park has once again received the prestigious Green Flag Award. The international award has been given to the popular tourist attraction for its amazing...
Carmarthenshire Council are urging householders in Carmarthenshire not to dispose of batteries in black or blue bin bags. It comes after strong evidence suggests that a...
The parents of a six-month-old baby killed in a collision in Llanelli on Friday (8 October) have paid tribute to their “perfect baby girl” who they...
Age Cymru Dyfed has launched a new helpline to help over 50’s in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion access free information and advice, home cleaning and maintenance...
A NEW £1.1million council housing development has been built in the Amman Valley as part of Carmarthenshire Council’s plan to deliver more affordable homes. The eight...
