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  • CBE for council chief executive is 'good for county'

    THE chief executive of Carmarthenshire County Council has spoken of his “surprise and delight” at being recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours. Mark James, who took over the top job at County Hall in 2002, received a CBE for services to

  • Llanelli Snooker League round-up

    DUANE Griffiths, Mike Footman and Christopher Griffiths gave Pontarddulais Workmens an aggregate 4-3 win at Llandybie Social A in the Betfred Llanelli Snooker League First Division, writes Byron Evans. Karl Evans,Phil Lewis and Peter Howatson

  • Division Six West Pantyffynnon 17 Llansawel 12

    PANTY started the new year with a hard fought win against a big ’Sawel side. The game started with the visitors using their large pack to great effect as they played keep ball rugby to work the home defence to the maximum. After conceding a score

  • Mullany killer is accused of stabbing

    A MAN jailed for life for murdering a Swansea Valley couple on their Caribbean honeymoon has stabbed another inmate in prison, it has emerged. Kaniel Martin was one of two men convicted in July of the killing of newly-weds Ben and Catherine

  • Division Three South West Brynaman 17 Morriston 27

    RECENT fixtures between these sides have invariably seen the away side prosper and this time it was Bryn’s turn to fall as Morriston deservedly claimed the spoils. Playing with the elements the visitors exerted all the early pressure and were

  • Division Five West Bynea 13 Penygroes 24

    PENYGROES launched their NewYear action with a superb performance against a quality Bynea XV who performed at a level way above that suggested by their league position. In a fast and furious first half, the sides scored two penalties apiece,

  • Ammanford teens broke into car wash looking for weed

    TWO hapless Ammanford teen burglars raided what they believed was a Vietnamese run cannabis farm only to discover they had broken into a Lebanese-owned car wash. Cousins David Alan Davies, of 32 Heol Llwchwr, and Steven Mark Rees, of 15 Rhoddfa