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TWO ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATED AT CYNHEIDRE The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway will be kicking off the new season in style with a special Gala day...

Over 500 working parents across Neath Port Talbot are now accessing an early education and childcare scheme. The Neath Port Talbot Childcare Offer provides up...

Neath Port Talbot Council has today confirmed that, subject to a Cabinet decision next week (27 March), it will serve notice to withdraw from...

SPORTING UPDATE Allen is the second to commit to Ospreys Ospreys Rugby are delighted to announce that centre, Cory Allen, is the second player to commit...

NEWS UPDATE Lecturer helping to shape healthcare in his homeland A Swansea University lecturer has been sharing his expertise to help improve medical care in...

MUSIC NEWS DR JOHN COOPER CLARKE TAKES ‘THE LUCKIEST GUY ALIVE' TOUR TO WALES FOR TWO INTIMATE DATES  PENARTH + MONMOUTH SHOWS THIS APRIL The inimitable DR JOHN...

NEWS UPDATE KIDWELLY TOWN COUNCIL TAKES POSITIVE ACTION TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE’S VOICES ARE HEARD Kidwelly Town Council has taken a major step to promote the...

‘United We Stand’ say charities in Wales on UN Anti-Racism Day 21st March 2019 Charities from across Wales working to advance race equality will come...

NEWS UPDATE Additional £22 million to boost Welsh food and drink industry The Welsh food and drink industry will receive a £22m funding boost to build...

TIME TO HAVE A SPRING IN YOUR STEP Today marks the first day of spring. Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons. It...

Sexual assault, Swansea – Update Police investigating an alleged sexual assault in Swansea city centre are no longer appealing for help from the public. The...

NEWS UPDATE MAJOR INCIDENT THIS EVENING AT LLANELLI'S NORTHUMBERLAND SEWAGE PUMPING STATION The West Wales Chronicle has this evening (March 19) received several reports of an...

  Rail journeys over 50 miles now cheapest ever for passengers in Aberystwythas Transport for Wales (TfW) launches first pricing initiative Rail passengers inAberystwythcan save more...

New opportunities for Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Last Thursday (the 14th of March) saw representatives from the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Trust met with leaders...

NEWS UPDATE Multi-agency frontline workers trained to spot signs of serious and organised crime MORE than 200 frontline workers have been trained in spotting the signs...

NATIONAL LOTTERY GRANTS BENEFIT PEMBROKESHIRE National Lottery grants to Pembrokeshire groups benefit those in need, provide activities for fostered children and get men on bikes. Five...

Eluned Morgan Assembly Member supports Dogs Trust on animal welfare issues Dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust visited the Welsh Assembly last week (the 13th...

Roadshow for deaf children arrives in Carmarthenshire Deaf children and their hearing classmates in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, spent the day learning all about deafness on Thursday...

Turn down the lights and discover the benefits that dark skies bring Officers from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Pembrokeshire County Council and Natural...

NEWS UPDATE Arrests made at Swansea City Game today Three male youths have been arrested today (March 16) following separate incidents on the pitch at the...

Police Youth Volunteers rub shoulders with rugby star George North at High Sheriff Awards Wales and British Lions rugby star George North took a break...

NATIONAL LOTTERY GRANTS ASSIST SWANSEA AND RESOUNDING AREAS National Lottery grants provide training for young people at risk, tackle loneliness for older people in Clydach,...

NEWS UPDATE Missing person Tapiwa Matuwi – CCTV of last known movements Detectives searching for missing graduate Tapiwa Matuwi have today issued CCTV footage of his...

NEWS UPDATE COUNTY LINES COURT APPEARANCE TODAY FOR 18-YEAR-OLD Harrison James Coe, aged 18, of Wrekin Road, Sutton Coldfield, has today (March the 15th) been charged...

An exciting project focussing on the development of the creative arts sector in Pembrokeshire has been awarded funding by Arwain Sir Benfro. Arwain Sir Benfro...

NEWS UPDATE TRIBUTE PAID TO LOVING FATHER AND HUSBAND FOUND DEAD AFTER GARAGE FIRE The family of a man found dead following a garage fire in...

First Minister tackles dementia at Alzheimer’s Society conference On Thursday the 7th of March the Alzheimer’s Society Cymru hosted their conference ‘Turning up the volume...

Welsh residents worry the least about money in the UK. According to a survey of 1023 people, 47 per cent of residents in Yorkshire and...

For this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight, local schoolchildren have been designing artwork to highlight the importance of buying Fair Trade products. Nia Griffith MP, Lee...

Meet the farmer taking biodynamic farming principles up the pecking order As people adopt increasingly greener, more sustainable lifestyles, conversations around organic groceries and shopping...

NEWS UPDATE Local Assembly Member Lee Waters has welcomed moves to offer extra support to students studying for a Master’s Degree. The Welsh Government has announced...

NEWS UPDATE Welsh Labour Government has laid NEW law before Assembly From April the 1st, young people leaving the care system in Wales won’t have to...

NEWS UPDATE Serious Assault at New Quay Charity Football Event Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating after a man was seriously assaulted at a charity football event in...

Two new Directors confirmed at Ospreys Ospreys Rugby Limited (ORL) is delighted to confirm the appointment of two new directors.  Ian Morgan, founder and Managing Director...

NEWS UPDATE Plaid leader says FM is “either a liar or a fool” on Labour People’s Vote deception Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has suggested First...

Glamorgan Cricket Trio sign first professional deals ahead of 2019 season Glamorgan Cricket are pleased to announce that Callum Taylor, Kazi Szymanski and Jamie McIlroy have...

NEWS UPDATE Three charged with drugs offences Three people are to appear before Bridgend Magistrates Court today (March 13) charged with supplying Class A drugs in...

MISSING FEMALE- APPEAL FOR INFORMATION South Wales Police is appealing for information leading to the whereabouts of a missing female called Lauren Barnett. Lauren, who is 24-years-old, went...

Racially-motivated assault in Llanelli Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating a racially-motivated assault, which took place in Llanelli on Saturday, February the 23rd, at around 8.15pm. The victim,...

Welsh government failing to deliver Welsh language apprenticeships says Plaid Plaid Cymru and Cymdeithas yr Iaith have hit out at the Welsh Government, after figures...

NEWS UPDATE Appeal to find missing male Daniel Owens. South Wales Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Daniel Owens, who has been reported...

NEWS UPDATE URGENT POLICE APPEAL FOR MISSING 13-YEAR-OLD BOY! South Wales Police are appealing for information leading to the whereabouts of a 13-year-old missing boy known...

NEWS UPDATE South Wales Police release family tribute and appeal following fatal RTC  South Wales Police is investigating an RTC between a black Audi and a...

In 1986 Patrick Jones, Liberal-SDP Alliance parliamentary candidate for Pembrokeshire, led a march over the Cleddau Bridge to protest at the Conservative government’s failure...

New home for Neath Port Talbot’s Register Office The Neath Port Talbot Register Office is moving to a new locationfrom Monday 18th March. The Council’s Register...

The Llwynhendy and Pemberton Forum have teamed up with the Bryn and Trallwm Club to combat loneliness and social isolation for our older residents....

Dyfed-Powys Police Launch the ‘HeForShe’ Campaign on International Women’s Day 2019 On International Women’s Day, Friday the 8th of March 2019, Dyfed-Powys Police is launching...

NEWS UPDATE PENSIONER JAILED FOR 16 YEARS FOR RAPE A pensioner has been jailed for 16 years for multiple sexual offences against a child. Peter John Smith,...

NEWS UPDATE Dyfed-Powys Police to take part in national knife amnesty Dyfed-Powys Police is cracking down on illegal possession of knives as part of Operation Sceptre, a...

NEWS UPDATE BRIDGEND COUPLE ORDERED TO PAY BACK OVER £100K FOR CRIMINAL LIFESTYLE A Bridgend couple have been ordered to pay back more than £100,000 that...