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  • Pause for thought

    Next week we will be celebrating Saint David’s Day. David’s biographer, Rhigyfarch, writing in the eleventh century, records that before he died in 589 he gave this advice to his followers: “Be joyful, keep your faith and your creed, and do the

  • Green waste collection date set in Swansea Valley

    Guardian readers living in Powys are being reminded that this year’s Garden Waste Collection Service will start from next week. There have been some technical issues with renewals with some customers experiencing problems when signing up for the

  • Eight coronavirus cases recorded in Carmarthenshire

    There have been 12 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the Hywel Dda health board area – none in Ceredigion – according to today’s figures (Wednesday, February 24). Today’s Public Health Wales figures show eight new cases in Carmarthenshire, four

  • Dog attacks on sheep – what you can do

    A livestock worrying webinar to address the on-going problem of dog attacks on sheep is to be held via Zoom on Thursday, February 25. Hosted by the Farmers’ Union of Wales, with Wales YFC and FUW Insurance Services, the webinar, is open to all

  • Support for Carmarthenshire businesses hit by floods

    CARMARTHENSHIRE’S clean-up operation is continuing following flooding in parts of the county over the weekend. Crews have been working around the clock to clear debris left by the floods, with specialist contractors being drafted in to help in

  • Funeral cortege for Ammanford legend Colin

    FAMILY and friends will pay their respects to popular sports figure Colin Haines on Saturday (27 February), when the funeral cortege passes his beloved Ammanford AFC and other local sports clubs. He was a keen supporter of many sports teams in the

  • Hefty bill for speeding motorist

    A CWMLLYNFELL motorist must pay more than £400 in a fine and costs after he was caught speeding. John Phillip Pearce, of Gwernant, Cwmllynfell, entered a guilty plea under the single justice procedure to driving a Seat Leon on the A483 Talardd Villas