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FARMING NEWS Improving the future of pasture-based livestock systems  It is recognised that farm area is the first physical limiting factor on potential business output. The...

NEWS UPDATE Llanelli MP Nia Griffith supports Earth Hour Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith has pledged to switch off her lights for Earth Hour this coming Saturday...

NEWS UPDATE Llanelli's MP & AM push Council on parking restrictions Llanelli’s MP and AM met with Carmarthenshire County Council to make the case against the...

NEWS UPDATE Statement regarding fire at Singleton Hospital in Swansea last night Please see below a statement following a fire at Singleton Hospital in Swansea last...

Good will and kindness shown in Pembrokeshire  Hywel Dda Health Charities would like to thank the communities of Pembrokeshire for the good will that local...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Increased pay is vital to recruit more care workers with looming 20,000 shortfall Carmarthenshire Council and health board funding formulas are based on low pay...

NEWS UPDATE CCTV CAMERAS NEAR COMPLETION IN PEMBROKESHIRE Work is almost complete on the installation of new CCTV cameras in the last three towns in Pembrokeshire. Ten...

Lidl TO TRIAL REMOVAL OF 9p PLASTIC BAGS IN WALES Lidl is removing 9p plastic bags from stores in Wales as part of a...

Recent data has revealed that 53% of people aged 22-29 have no savings at all. That’s a significant 12% increase from 41% 10 years...

You might be able to name quite a few famous people from Wales: Michael Sheen, Rhys Ifans and Tom Jones to name a few....

NEWS UPDATE Male jailed for assaulting a young child and perverting the course of justice. Alan Griffin, aged 35, of Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, was sentenced...

NEWS UPDATE Wales Cyber Safety Bus Tour The importance of cyber security and the threats posed to businesses and individuals will be highlighted throughout March...

WANDS READY! WIZARDING WORLD WANDS SUPPORTING LUMOS WILL LIGHT UP THE UK AND IRELAND NATIONAL POLL OPEN FOR FANS TO DECIDE FUTURE LOCATIONS The nine magnificent Wizarding...

Wales Cyber Safety Bus Tour – March 2019 The importance of cyber security and the threats posed to businesses and individuals will be highlighted in...

NEWS UPDATE POLICE WARN PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT FOLLOWING POTENTIAL DOORSTEP SCAMMERS South Wales Police are warning members of the general public to be extra vigilant....

Have you got what it takes to be a rural leader, an innovator or entrepreneur? Farming Connect’s recruitment campaign for the 2019 intake of Agri...