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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Carmarthenshire’s statutory director of social services has described the impact of national social care pressures locally and the significant efforts underway to manage demand. Jake Morgan,...
Little ones at a Llanarthne nursery are proving that you are never too young to ride a bike! Pre-school children at Cwtsh Y Clos have been...
Carmarthenshire Council’s proposed radical changes of household recycling and waste collection have been discussed at a council scrutiny meeting ahead of a final decision by the...
Passengers using the award winning Bwcabus service in Carmarthenshire will soon be able to book their journeys online. Carmarthenshire County Council has team up with Transport...
Carmarthenshire council have announced plans for upgrading the outside area surrounding Yr Orsaf restaurant and hub at Pembrey Country Park. Plans include the creation of a...
Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed Bouygues UK to design and build Zone One of its Pentre Awel development. Pentre Awel is the first development of its...
Over 2,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in Llanelli as part of a major crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade. The discovery at a retail store...
Garreglwyd, a home for young people with autism and severe learning disabilities, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Run by Carmarthenshire County Council, the residential facility enables young...
Carmarthenshire County Council has launched a county-wide campaign to encourage more people into a career in social care. The campaign, which focuses on real people in...
The temporary pedestrianisation of key shopping streets in Carmarthen and Llanelli will be lifted from September 20, Carmarthenshire County Council has announced. The council introduced changes...
Carmarthenshire’s Director of Social Services has written to people receiving or waiting for care to explain temporary changes and delays caused by a shortage of carers....
Carmarthenshire County Council has settled three families from Afghanistan as part of a UK-wide scheme. The families, 15 individuals, have been given refuge and are being...
A new augmented reality explorer trail has been launched for families to enjoy a new experience at Carmarthenshire’s Llyn Llech Owain Country Park. The trail forms...
Local businesses taking advantage of a pop-up shop in Carmarthen’s St Catherine’s Walk have been selling out of stock because of demand. Carmarthenshire County Council’s 100%...
Carmarthen’s Oriel Myrddin Gallery is celebrating 30 years by holding its very first open exhibition. Artist from across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire are being invited to...
Patricia Breckman and Eddie Roberts have launched a crowd funder to sue Carmarthenshire County Council. The couple’s ordeal began in 2003, when they bought their property...
SMALL local businesses are being given the opportunity to display and sell their goods amongst big high street chains as part of a new Council initiative....
A new children’s play area has opened in time for the summer holidays in Bryn, Llanelli as part of a new £5.9million council housing development. Carmarthenshire...
Carmarthenshire County Council and Dyfed Powys Police are marking Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week 2021 with a number of awareness raising activities in the Tyisha area...
Carmarthenshire is to host the Tour of Britain, a major road cycling race, for the third time. An exciting team time trial will take place in...
Residents living in and around Newcastle Emlyn are being offered the chance to try out new and improved facilities at their local leisure centre as a...
Three new Neighbourhood Watch schemes have recently been introduced to the Tyisha area of Llanelli with support from Carmarthenshire County Council. The Neighbourhood Watch schemes are...
Bookworms across Carmarthenshire are being challenged to enjoy stories and help save the world over the school summer holidays. Carmarthenshire libraries take part in the Reading...
Carmarthenshire County Council officers are working alongside businesses and communities in tourism hotspot areas as they welcome back visitors into the county. The council is providing...
A new plan is being drafted which Carmarthenshire Council say will shape the future of Welsh medium education in the county for the next 10 years....
New signs to educate drivers on how to pass horses safely on the road have been installed at 10 ‘hotspot’ locations across Carmarthenshire. Carmarthenshire County Council’s...
A Llandeilo man who made nearly £34,000 out of dog breeding without a licence has been brought before the court in a prosecution led by Carmarthenshire...
A Llanelli school has been awarded an EntreCompEdu School Pioneer Award in recognition of their passion and enthusiasm for their entrepreneurial learning journey. Dafen Primary School...
Horse riders in Carmarthenshire are being asked their views on equestrian access. Carmarthenshire Council’s countryside access team is developing an Equestrian Strategy for the county as...
Carmarthenshire County Council highways crews are starting their annual roadside grass cutting operations this week, but not every verge will be fully cut. The council says...
Carmarthenshire County Council has pledged a further £48,000 for foodbanks in Carmarthenshire. This is in addition to £112,000 of food already distributed by the council to...
A cluster of Covid-19 cases has been identified in the Carmarthenshire village of Pontyberem. Carmarthenshire Council say that as of Wednesday 9 June, 18 cases have...
Carmarthenshire County Council is launching a six-week engagement exercise to gather views on proposals for the future of household recycling collections. The council is looking at...
Carmarthenshire County Council has asked specialists to assess an amount of material that they say could potentially contain asbestos, which has been spotted amongst rocks and...
Pembrey Country Park is celebrating after winning the prestigious Blue Flag status. Cefn Sidan has been awarded the most Blue Flags in Wales since 1988, winning...
Cllr Eirwyn Williams has been elected as the new Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council. Cllr Williams, who has served as county councillor for Cynwyl Gaeo for the...
Three more empty properties in Llanelli Town Centre have been transformed and brought back into use with support from Carmarthenshire County Council. The former Stuart Gallagher...
A main contractor is being sought to start work on Llanelli’s multi-million-pound Pentre Awel. Carmarthenshire County Council has gone out to tender to appoint a contractor...
The last portrait of writer Dylan Thomas, painted two months before his death, has been bought by Carmarthenshire County Council. The council’s museum service, CofGâr, took...
Carmarthenshire County Council and CWM Environmental Ltd have unveiled exciting plans for a new ‘re-use village’ in Nantycaws which will close the loop on waste within...
Carmarthenshire Council has launched a public consultation on options for improving traffic flow along Llanelli’s Sandy Road. The three-week consultation in partnership with transport engineers at...
A four-star holiday accommodation overlooking one of the UK’s largest and most iconic beaches, Pendine Sands is up for lease. Carmarthenshire County Council is inviting expressions...
The future of Carmarthen Mart has been secured with the signing a new leaseholder with the promise of new investment and new jobs for the area....
Cllr Ann Davies has been named Carmarthenshire Council’s new Executive Board Member for Communities and Rural Affairs. It follows the departure of Cllr Cefin Campbell who...
LEISURE centres across Carmarthenshire are preparing for their re-opening on Monday following easing of Welsh Government Covid-19 restrictions. From May 3, Carmarthenshire County Council will re-open...
Carmarthenshire Council are reminding householders that there are changes to bin collections over the May Bank Holiday. From Monday, May 3 until Friday, May 7, collections...
An investigation into the cause of the fire at the Nantycaws recycling centre is underway and a recovery operation has started says Cwm Environmental Ltd who...
Local residents are advised to keep their doors and windows closed as a fire at a Carmarthen recycling centre continues for a second day. Huge plumes...
Schoolchildren in Carmarthenshire will see their designs on specially commissioned mugs as part of a competition to mark Fairtrade Fortnight. Each year Fairtrade Fortnight gives people...
The prospect that bereaved families could have funeral services interrupted by noise and commotion from a new industrial estate has provoked outrage from local people against...
Work will start on building a new £7.4million primary school for Pembrey before the end of the summer term. The new school building will be constructed...
Older learners in primaries and secondaries across Carmarthenshire have returned to school. All primary school year groups are now back in the classroom for face-to-face learning....
Carmarthenshire County Council is actively looking for areas where new trees can be planted to help make up for the loss of trees that are being...
A multi-million pound Llanelli project featuring business, research, education, health and leisure facilities has been approved by the UK Government and Welsh Government. The approval means...
Carmarthenshire Council is to look at current regulations of firework displays and noise limits on fireworks. It comes after a Notice of Motion calling for stricter...
A glimpse of the new leisure centre planned for Llanelli has been released following Carmarthenshire County Council’s commitment of funding in its capital investment programme. Designs...
Public Health Wales is working with Carmarthenshire County Council and partner organisations in the Carmarthenshire area to investigate a small number of public health incidents arising...
A series of bike hire stations are being installed at key locations in Carmarthenshire to encourage people to enjoy active travel. Carmarthenshire County Council is working...
Children and staff at Ysgol Rhys Prichard have moved into their new £4.3million school – and they couldn’t be happier. The primary school has relocated to...
Llansteffan Beach playground is soon to be transformed into a state of the art play area. The current space is in the process of being converted...
Children living in the village of Five Roads in Carmarthenshire’s Gwendraeth Valley have not just returned to school, they have returned to a new £4.5million school...
Businesses in Llanelli have given a strong vote of confidence in their town, voting overwhelmingly to continue the successful Ymlaen Llanelli Business Improvement District, known as...
Carmarthenshire County Council business tenants worst affected by Covid-19 are being offered a 50 per cent rent concession. The council’s Executive Board has agreed a further...
Carmarthenshire County Council has approved a budget including a Council Tax increase of 3.45 per cent, or £45.42 a year, for the average band D property....
Plans to reduce congestion and improve active travel facilities at Junction 48 of the M4 have been outlined by the Welsh Government. Junction 48 at Hendy...
Timber frame construction specialist SO Modular is reaping the rewards of an investment it has made in a specific type of construction standard based around environmental standards and...
Carmarthenshire Council are extending school consultations until the end of the summer term ‘to make sure everyone can have their say’. The move follows criticism of...
Almost 80 commercial cockle fishers and shellfish farmers are to receive lifejackets – free of charge – for when they’re working. They were helped to fund...
Carmarthenshire County Council is consulting on proposals to establish a federation between Llangain, Llansteffan and Bancyfelin schools from September 1, 2021. Llansteffan and Llangain have shared...
Plaid Cymru run Carmarthenshire Council plans to make changes to a Llanelli school to increase the numbers of fluent Welsh speakers. As part of a vision...
Carmarthenshire Council COVID enforcement officers have served compliance notices on two Llanelli supermarkets after they were found to not be sticking to Welsh Government rules. Some...
Carmarthenshire Council’s Executive Board has decided not to go ahead with a consultation to change the Foundation Phase provision at Model Primary School to Welsh medium...
Carmarthenshire Council’s Executive Board has extended the consultation period for four different school proposals until it meets again to discuss it on March 1. Consultations on...
An initial council tax increase of 4.89 per cent was initially reduced to 4.48 per cent. Following a rethink, this is now proposed to be reduced...
The Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council has called on Welsh Government to make investment in flood defences a national strategic priority. Cllr Emlyn Dole has made...
Carmarthenshire County Council business tenants, including market traders, could be offered a further rent concession to help them deal with the impact on trade due to...
Felling work is underway in Carmarthenshire to remove diseased ash trees which are a risk to road users. Works are being carried out in the Llandeilo,...
There is now hope of better times ahead, says the Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council as Covid-19 cases continue to fall. Today, the Welsh Government has...
Failing to provide evidence for disposing of tyres has cost one Llanelli businessman over £800. Stephen Griffiths admitted at Llanelli Magistrates Court of not being able...
Residents in Ammanford are being asked their views on the renaming of The Miners’ Theatre. Carmarthenshire County Council is considering renaming the theatre ‘Glowyr’ the Welsh...
More people in Carmarthenshire have been delving into their past than ever before the council has revealed. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic over 155,000...
Pupils from Ysgol Bro Dinefwr and Coedcae School were among over 50 participants who attended the first online Youth Climate Summit. The summit provided young people...
Carmarthenshire council is inviting local residents, businesses, community and voluntary organisations to have their say on its draft budget so that councillors can consider public feedback...
Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for a business to operate its livestock market in Carmarthen. The council intends to offer the lease of the mart at...
Carmarthenshire County Council has outlined plans for the development of a new 140 bed hotel in Machynys, Llanelli. Set along the stunning Llanelli coastline, the proposed...