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  • St David's Day school pictures

    Schools celebrated St David's Day today and children across the Amman Valley donned their traditional Welsh dress and daffodils to celebrate. Click through the gallery above to see all the pictures. Pick up a copy of Wednesday's edition of

  • Community church marks St David's Day with virtual service

    LAST year the children of St Catherine's Sunday School were in church celebrating St David's Day with Welsh singer Bronwen Lewis. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the Brynaman church is not open for members to meet in person, but it didn't stop the

  • Fifteen new Covid cases recorded in Carmarthenshire

    There have been 18 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the Hywel Dda health board area according to today’s figures (Monday, March 1). Today’s Public Health Wales figures show 15 new cases in Carmarthenshire, zero in Pembrokeshire and three in

  • Darts ace Jonny triumphs in Super Series

    FORMER Pontyberem RFC skipper Jonny Clayton claimed another major darts title on Sunday, by beating Australian Damon Heta 8-6 in the fourth PDC Players' Championship final in Bolton. The 46 year-old - who earned his nickname The Ferret during his

  • Amman Valley star Hannah selected for GB squad

    WALES rugby international Hannah Jones, of Brynamman, has seen her hard work during lockdown pay off - with selection for the Great Britain Sevens’ training squad for the forthcoming campaign. The 24 year-old, a former pupil at Amman Valley Comprehensive

  • Ban on smoking on hospital grounds comes into force in Wales

    SMOKE-FREE legislation making it illegal to smoke on hospital grounds comes into force in Wales today, March 1. The landmark law, the first in the UK, means that all hospital grounds, school grounds, public playgrounds and the outdoor areas of

  • Singers from Cross Hands aim to hit the high notes in Japan

    A boys choir that wowed judges on hit TV show Britain’s Got Talent is looking to have the same impact in Japan with the help of talented singers from Cross Hands. Only Boys Aloud will be taking part in a televised concert in the Land of the Rising