Carmarthenshire County Council

Cllr Giles Morgan - Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council for 2026 / 2027 (Image: Carmarthenshire Council)

Carmarthenshire

CARMARTHENSHIRE: Swiss Valley councillor elected as new council chair — and he wants to get around the whole county to meet its people

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Cllr Linda Evans, Anna McMorrin MP and another official cut a red ribbon on a green metal bridge to mark the official opening of the Tywi Valley Path, with a group of children on bicycles wearing helmets gathered behind them.

CARMARTHENSHIRE: Sixty years after Beeching axed the trains, the railway line between Carmarthen and Llandeilo is open again — for walkers and cyclists

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A composite image showing Cllr Martyn Palfreman (top left) and Cllr Edward Skinner (bottom left), the Hengoed ward councillors for Llanelli, alongside a Google Maps street view of the Pinopolis entertainment centre on Sandy Road — the site where Aldi is proposing to build a new supermarket.

LLANELLI: Local councillors welcome Aldi jobs but demand traffic improvements as condition of planning permission for Sandy Road supermarket

The two county councillors for the ward where Aldi wants to build…

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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

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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…

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Llanelli's Black Bridge crossing the railway line at , which is being replaced by Carmarthenshire Council as part of it's new Active Travel route (Image: Carmarthenshire Council)

LLANELLI: Dafen’s Black Bridge closes until October for replacement — as next stage of walking and cycling route takes shape

Dafen footbridge - the Black Bridge - has closed until October in…

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Artist’s impression showing a family walking towards a redesigned timber-clad entrance building at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre with improved access and modern facilities.

LLANELLI: Wetland centre to get £400k makeover — but visitors warned of disruption

A popular Llanelli nature spot is set for a major £400,000 revamp…

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KIDWELLY: Puppy farm family ordered to pay £129k after illegal breeding crackdown

A family running an illegal puppy breeding operation from a Carmarthenshire home…

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Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli closed with security van parked outside the entrance after the sudden shutdown of the Carmarthenshire hotel.

STRADEY PARK HOTEL SAGA DEEPENS: High Court winding-up petition filed against firm linked to Llanelli landmark

The crisis surrounding Llanelli’s closed Stradey Park Hotel has taken another dramatic…

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Montage showing Ysgol Llansteffan, Ysgol Meidrim, Ysgol Pontiets and Ysgol Y Fro, the four Carmarthenshire schools proposed for closure.

Carmarthenshire

RURAL SCHOOLS UNDER THREAT: Carmarthenshire communities face ‘piecemeal closures’ as Council defends tough decisions

Carmarthenshire communities are grappling with the harsh reality of rural school closures,…

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