South Wales Guardian Opinion (From South Wales Guardian)

South Wales Guardian Opinion

7:00am Wednesday 6th February 2013 in News

AN AMMAN Valley village is united in grief following the death of 41-year-old Bethan Davies in an horrific road crash on the A483 near Tycroes last week.

Readers may remember that an Amman Valley teacher lost his life in a head-on collision on the same stretch of road six years ago.

An inquest subsequently determined that the crash occurred during appalling weather conditions.

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MORE gloom followed when it emerged that Dewhirst’s troubled Capel Hendre warehouse faces closure – the firm have begun a 90-day consultation period with its 114- strong workforce.

The one hope is that the Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire county council can unite to promote the facility with the view of attracting potential buyers. This may seem a tall order in these dire economic times, but it is worth a try.

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BUT at least there is some good news.

The future of Ammanford’s Miners’ Theatre has seemingly been secured after trustees held crisis talks with Carmarthenshire Theatres.

As a result no fewer than four events have been lined up at the Miners’ over the next two months.

Let us hope this marks a whole new chapter for the theatre. This is a facility that needs to be used.