These are some of the stories which made the headlines in the South Wales Guardian on the week ending Thursday September 5 1983

The South Wales Guardian appeared in its new tabloid format for the first time.

The National Coal Board announced plans of a £1m exploration programme in Cynheidre with the view of expanding activities there.

Electricity Board engineers are baffled by the frequency of power cuts for no apparent reasons in the Gwynfe area.

Dyfed Borough Council environmental health department instigated a survey into the levels of limestone dust in the Llandybie area.

A collision between a milk tanker and a car on the A40 road resulted in both vehicles landing in a nearby field and being extensively damaged.

Touring Canadian rugby team Burlington Centaurs where defeated by 13 points at Llandeilo.

Ammanford's professional West Indian born cricket Linton Lewis decided to extended his stay by another year and prospone the start of his degree course in Alabama University in America.