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  • Community council refuses to set precept ahead of deadline

    A Gwendraeth Valley community council has taken the unprecedented step of refusing to agree its council tax precept ahead of the Carmarthenshire county council deadline.The local authority had set a limit of January 31, at which time all town and community

  • Demolition plans on hold for site visit

    Plans to demolish two semi-detached properties in Glanaman to create access to a proposed new housing estate have been put on hold.Carmarthenshire county council’s planning committee had been expected to give a green light to the application to

  • County planners set for turbine visit

    Carmarthenshire county council’s planning committee agreed to pay a visit to the site of a proposed wind turbine in Blaenau before making any decision on whether to approve the scheme. The application, to erect a 77-metre tall 500 kilowatt turbine

  • Ammanford councillors delay decision on precept

    A 384-SIGNATURE petition calling on Ammanford town councillors not to increase the town precept was presented to town clerk Miriam Phillips before last night's meeting in the town hall. And following another fractious meeting in which tempers again

  • Jail threat for county planners over turbine proposal

    Members of Carmarthenshire county council’s planning committee have been warned they could face jail should Ammanford’s power supply be interrupted by a Heol Ddu wind turbine, which was approved on Tuesday. Objector Daniel Morris, who lives near

  • Celebrate St Dwynwen with Welsh comedians

    LOVE is in the air for some of the best comedians in Wales as they prepare to celebrate the Welsh patron saint of lovers, St Dwynwen. Prepare yourself for passion and punchlines at the Pontardawe Arts Centre, 7.30pm on Saturday, January 25.

  • Garnant Golf Club 'ran out of cash'

    THE boss of the company which ran Garnant Golf Club has confirmed it has gone into liquidation. In a statement on the club's website, Steve Williams - managing director of Clay's Golf - said they had made every effort to keep it up and running.

  • Ammanford ambulance delay: Is this meltdown?

    AMMANFORD shop owners and passers-by were left fuming after a woman with an apparent arm and hip injury was left waiting 80 minutes for an ambulance after a fall. The woman, believed to be in her 60s, fell on the concrete at the bottom of The Arcade