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Update from Hywel Dda University Health Board: Thank you to everyone for supporting our visitor restrictions to protect our patients and our NHS. We have...

From the Vicar Saturday morning, 21st March. The sound of silence has descended on a nation. It is a sobering experience. For some, those who...

We are providing additional support to help and advise Carmarthenshire businesses and residents throughout the on-going Coronavirus crisis. You can connect to this new...

Dear Customers, Visitors and Supporters, Llanelly House is now closed in support of the nation's efforts to combat the Covid-19 Virus Pandemic. Alongside other small businesses,...

Carmarthenshire County Council officers are busy signposting residents and businesses to sources of Covid-19 advice and support. Since a new phone response service went...

Carmarthenshire County Council is working with Hywel Dda University Health Board to put hundreds of additional beds in place, in the event they will...

Following the announcement regarding school closures, there is a need to provide childcare services to ensure the continuation of frontline services. We are putting measures...

All Carmarthenshire County Council run parks will be closed to the public from 6pm this evening. This decision has been taken for the overriding priority...

The Leaders of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire County Councils have consulted with leaders at; Hywel Dda University Health Board and MPs and AMs across...

Unattended cooking causes fire in Glynneath At 01:53am this morning, Friday 20th March 2020, firefighters from Glynneath along with a crew from South Wales Fire...

Carmarthenshire customer service Hwbs are closed but you can still apply online, by post or by phone on 01267 234567. You can send any...

Carmarthenshire County Council has become the first in the UK to bring a dog breeder on to the national Buy With Confidence Scheme. Knocking Stone...

Support your local markets Our indoor markets at Llanelli and Carmarthen, and our outdoor market at Ammanford, are open and well stocked with fresh fruit,...

Carmarthenshire County Council has approved a Council Tax increase of 4.89 per cent, or £61.38 a year, for the average band D property –...

Carmarthenshire Council’s Executive Board has agreed to serve notice to withdraw from the Regional School Improvement Consortium, ERW, with effect from March 31, 2021. The...

Following continued developments and updated guidance from the governments and health authorities, I wanted to share an update from McDonald’s UK and Ireland. Continuing to serve...

Dear Customer, We know you’ll have seen a lot of updates like this in the last couple of weeks, but I wanted to share a...

Plans to hold a second public drop-in event in Llandovery to discuss ideas and ask questions about healthcare provision at the town’s hospital and...

Thank you to the Phil Harmonics Choir for their donation of £500 to the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Prince Philip Hospital. Marie Williams, Senior Sister...

A big thank you to Kidwelly Tea Dance Club for raising funds for the Breast Care Unit at Prince Philip Hospital. Sandra Griffiths, Club Secretary...

Drivers take care - heavy rain forecasted Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is warning drivers to take care on the roads over...

Static Bike Challenge Firefighters from Llandelio Fire Station took part in a 22-hour static bike challenge to raise money for Llandilo Rural Fire Brigade who...

Volunteers at the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway at Cynheidre  were very pleased to welcome a group of 37 Children and their teachers from...

New Graffiti has appeared in Llanelli down Mincing Lane which is a tribute to TV star Caroline Flack who sadly took her life in...

Tree numbers to increase as arena work advances   The number of trees in a key Swansea city centre location is to increase.   Seventeen new trees...

Plans are on track to remove an old footbridge over a key Swansea road this weekend. The operation - from Sunday afternoon into the...

SCHOOL children from Aberfan are encouraging TV viewers to celebrate being proud to be Welsh, after starring in a heart-warming campaign to raise awareness...

Save yourself a trip to the tip and sign up for the council’s garden waste collection service. Garden waste collections will restart on the week...

A clean-up operation is underway to deal with the aftermath of Storm Dennis and financial help is being made available for those affected. Carmarthenshire County...

Local Member of the Senedd Lee Waters visited Coleg Sir Gar to meet with prize winning students on Friday. Three students from the college have...

The final stage of recovery works to repair damage caused by Storm Callum on Carmarthenshire’s A484 is underway. A highly complex programme of phased works...

Carmarthenshire County Council has become the first local authority in Wales to publish a climate change action plan detailing how it will work towards...

Valentine’s Day is this week and love is in the air, quite literally if you are jetting off for a romantic break. For the...

With the Swansea and West Wales CBD economy worth millions a year, (Swansea itself has a market worth around £4 million per annum), there...

Producing an eye-catching, professional CV can be difficult for many people, which is why they choose to seek help from professionals. As a professional...

Dog food company tails.com have taken a 'dog's-eye' view of UK holiday destinations in their latest study.  The Ruff Guide Index takes 28 of the...

Llanelli man arrested for illegal waste dumping and burning During the morning of Wednesday 5th February 2020 an operation was conducted by National Resource Wales,...

With pics Eco-friendly kids in Llanelli are being urged to get creative with recycling and win their school £1,000. The call comes from Wales’s leading yoghurt...

Welsh Government Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language Eluned Morgan AM “drops in” to the Llanelli Multicultural Drop In Centre The Llanelli Multicultural...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZjQROMAh_s   Following this story of two soldiers sent on a mission to the Western Front, under orders from one General Erinmore (Colin Firth) who must...

An X-ray image has been released by Dyfed Powys Police of a crash victim who had her feet up on a car dashboard, the...

Dear Editor, Among the many types of concerns children contact Childline about are those that relate to mental health. Just like our physical health it’s...

Mohamed Akbor is familiar face in Llanelli, particularly for those of you who frequent the Ali Raj Indian Restaurant in Trinity Road, but how...

Special fair is a real treasure Fans of collectibles, curios and classic antiques should make their way to the National Botanic Garden of Wales next...

A new state of the art Astro Turf pitch opens at Carmarthen Leisure Centre. The world class pitch welcomed its first players on Saturday with...

A listed buildings fair is being organised by Carmarthenshire County Council’s traditional building skills training and education centre, the Tywi Centre. The fair will be...

Carmarthenshire County Council’s Executive Board is updating its school transport spare seat policy, following changes to national legislation. It is also proposing that the £50...

Fairtrade Llanelli has been awarded over £2000 by the Welsh Government. The organisation that promotes Llanelli Fairtrade Zone was successful in applying to the...

We've waited for Disney Plus to come to the UK for months now, and frankly, consumers of streaming services haven't appreciated it considering that...

Multi-million pound funding secured for City Deal A MULTI-MILLION pound early New Year present has arrived to turbo-charge the Swansea Bay City Deal. The first phase...