These are the stories that were hitting the headlines in the South Wales Guardian 50 years ago on February 25, 1965.

A Llandeilo schoolboy became the subject of a nation-wide TV appeal after disappearing from home without a word.

The story of the missing 15-year-old featured on the hit show Police Five after there had been no trace of him for four days.

The drunk-driver of an Inspector Morse-style Mark Two Jaguar caused carnage in Ammanford’s Quay Street after crashing into four cars and narrowly avoiding two female pedestrians before smashing through the front doors of the Old Cross pub.

The culprit, who had spent the afternoon drinking in the Railway Hotel, attempted to make a getaway from the scene but was rugby-tackled by a retired policeman halfway up College Street.

Ammanford Urban Council came under the spotlight after it was accused of buying its supplies from companies based outside the town.

“Local businesses are paying rates to fund the council yet they are spending our money outside the area and boosting someone else’s economy,” fumed one town trader.

A former Llandovery Post Office worker was sentenced to two years probation and order to pay £200 compensation after he admitted a string of larceny charges.

The 31-year-old admitted he had been stealing £2 from the till every week for two years – the thefts only came to light following a regional audit.

Ammanford’s Catholic priest was outraged after he received a letter warning him he would no longer receive a rates rebate if he permitted travelling carpet salesman to sell their wares from his church hall.

The furious priest responded saying he had never let a rug seller use the hall for trade as it was ever utilised for parish business.