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  • Cross Hands couple win 'Pride in Your Garden' competition

    The 2019 Llannon Community Council ‘Pride in Your Garden’ competition has been won by Mr and Mrs Evans, of Heol Bryngwili, Cross Hands. The winner of best ‘Wildlife Garden’ was Ms Marilyn Bunce, of Poplar Court, Cross Hands. The judging took

  • Plaid leads call for review of agricultural protections

    Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards MP has called for an urgent review of trade protections for farmers in a House of Commons debate. Mr Edwards said that the re-emergence of a no deal Brexit means the agricultural industry faces a "double hit" of access

  • Valleys Taskforce extended to Gwendraeth and Amman valleys

    The Gwendraeth and Amman valleys are being included in the Welsh Government’s Valleys Taskforce, the Deputy Economy Minister and Transport Lee Waters has announced. “These valleys are culturally very much part of the South Wales coalfield and I

  • Vegan supermarket opens in town

    The first vegan supermarket has opened its doors in Llanelli thanks to the support of a grant from Carmarthenshire County Council. Kind Earth served its first customers with organic and locally sourced produce from its Stradey District Centre store

  • Wales leads the way on organ donation

    The latest figures from the NHS Blood and Transplant show the consent rate for organ donation in Wales has increased by seven per cent from last year. Wales has the highest consent rate of all the UK nations, now 77 per cent, up from 58 per cent