AN Ammanford man has been ordered to pay £220 and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after admitting two assaults. Gareth Edwards, of Bonllwyn, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Wednesday. On Monday, the 40-year-old pleaded
CONTROVERSIAL Gypsy-traveller caravan plans in Garnant have been narrowly approved by Carmarthenshire’s planning committee. Some councillors wanted to see proof that the applicant was a Gypsy-traveller, despite being advised by a planning officer
After competing and winning competitions on an Ammanford and Carmarthenshire round of the Urdd Eisteddfod, Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman's Hip Hop and Disco Dancing group were crowned champions of Wales at the national round in Cardiff. The group were
Schoolchildren in Carmarthenshire have been getting on their bikes to take part in a series of cycling festivals ahead of the 2019 OVO Energy Women’s Tour this weekend. Over 200 female young riders attended Carmarthenshire’s Go-Ride event to celebrate
Business owners are being urged to join Ammanford’s Most Improved Shop Front Competition. Competition organisers will be taking photographs of shop fronts this week and then retaking photos week commencing July 8. The photographs will then be
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman pupils were very successful at the recent Urdd National Eisteddfod held in Cardiff Bay over the May half term holiday. Many students reached the Eisteddfod stage, whilst others were successful in homework competitions. On Wednesday
Neath Port Talbot Council has become the first local authority in Wales to sign up to the FairPlay Employer scheme to help tackle its gender pay gap. Chwarae Teg, Wales’s leading gender equality charity, launched the FairPlay Employer scheme to
Dyfed-Powys Police has issued a warning to people in trades to increase their security, following thefts from two vans in the Penparcau area of Aberystwyth, one in the Pencader area, one in the Llandysul area and one in the Llansawel area. The
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP, Jonathan Edwards, has accused the Westminster Government of ripping off ex-mineworkers in a debate in the House of Commons. Mr Edwards has been a longstanding supporter of a review into the current set-up in relation
Meals given to patients at Amman Valley Hospital has been described as ‘inedible’ and concerns have been raised by friends and family members. Rosemary Cole, of Penygroes, visited her 86-year-old friend who has been a patient at the Glanaman-based
