Carmarthenshire

All the latest news from across the county of Carmarthenshire.

Emma Reardon, a woman with red-streaked grey hair and glasses, sits on steps outdoors with her hand resting on her Red Fox Labrador Jeff, who is wearing a blue Support Dog vest and looking directly at the camera.

CARMARTHEN: ‘Having Jeff means people recognise I might need help’ — how a Red Fox Labrador gave a mum her life back after long Covid and heart failure

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

The exterior courtyard of Canolfan Pentre Awel in Llanelli, a modern multi-storey building complex in dark brick with large glazed sections, surrounded by paved walkways and landscaped planting under a blue sky.

Hywel Dda University Health Board

LLANELLI: Blood test services moving to Canolfan Pentre Awel on 1 June — with drop-in event next week for patients who want to know more

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Eleven members of the Western Steel women's cricket team posing for a group photograph on a cricket ground, wearing their new red, black and gold Maiden kit with a hillside and trees visible in the background. Seven players stand in the back row and four kneel in the front row.

WOMEN’S CRICKET: ‘The younger girls would race to get the smallest shirt’ — how south Wales women finally got a kit that fits

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Parents and campaigners holding Save Ysgol Heol Goffa banners during a protest outside Carmarthenshire County Hall.

LLANELLI: Town council welcomes Heol Goffa commitment but calls for faster delivery as families face wait until 2029

The new Independent-led administration at Llanelli Town Council says it welcomes progress…

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Artist's impression of the proposed Aldi supermarket on Sandy Road, Llanelli (Image: Aldi)

LLANELLI: Aldi to build £7m supermarket on site of Pinopolis — the entertainment centre that only opened three years ago

Aldi is planning a brand new £7 million store in Llanelli on…

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

The interior walls of Castell Llansteffan showing blue spray paint graffiti daubed across the ancient stonework, with offensive language pixelated

Mindless vandals spray offensive graffiti all over ancient Llansteffan Castle — and police want to know who did it

Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating after offensive graffiti was sprayed across the ancient…

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Exterior view of Ysgol Heol Goffa special school in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.

LLANELLI: £35m new Ysgol Heol Goffa to open in 2029 after years of uncertainty — but funding question hangs over Plaid Cymru government

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Dr Robin Ghosal wearing blue latex gloves and an NHS lanyard guides a colleague through the CryoEBUS procedure during a training session, with other medical professionals watching in the background

Hywel Dda University Health Board

LLANELLI: Prince Philip Hospital becomes first in Wales to offer pioneering cancer diagnosis technique

Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli has become the first centre in Wales…

By

Kit Peters

6 Min Read

A large hole in the surface of Lando Road in Pembrey, surrounded by traffic cones and spray-painted white markings, showing the extent of the sinkhole beneath the road surface

Motoring and Transport

CARMARTHENSHIRE: Broken sewer pipe caused Pembrey sinkhole as Dŵr Cymru called in to carry out repairs

A sinkhole has opened up on Lando Road in Pembrey after a…

By

Kit Peters

3 Min Read

Llanelli's Nando's

LLANELLI: Forget the Scarlets — Llanelli has just been crowned the home of Wales’ second best Nando’s

Llanelli's Nando's has been ranked second best in Wales based on Tripadvisor…

By

Kit Peters

5 Min Read

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