1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (515+ words) Here are the latest planning applications for Ammanford, Llandeilo, Llandovery and the surrounding areas to be approved and refused by Carmarthenshire County Council. Cafe and sand play area A proposal to convert the ground floor of a former bank in…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago   (106+ words) HERE is a selection of dogs from Many Tears Animal Rescue which are looking for their forever homes. If you think you would be able to rehome one of them go to www.manytearsrescue.org/ for full contact details and…...

19+ hour, 55+ min ago   (190+ words) Ammanford cyclists are being offered the chance to get their bikes security marked and logged on BikeRegister, the UK’s national cycle database, at no cost as part of a Dyfed-Powys Police bike-theft prevention drive. At local events, officers will use…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (508+ words) A SHAKE-UP of car parking charges has been proposed by Carmarthenshire Council. It runs 67 car parks and said it wants a more simple system than currently. A council report has now made two main recommendations: a simplified tariff structure including…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (285+ words) A cancer patient has raised thousands for the NHS after her treatment at a Carmarthenshire hospital. Emma Masser from Llanelli raised more than £3,800 to support the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Prince Philip Hospital, where she has been receiving treatment for…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (669+ words) Here are the latest planning applications for Ammanford and surrounding areas for the week commencing July 13. A new tattoo and skin blemish removal studio is proposed for a residential property in Betws. The application is for a small, purpose-built structure…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (256+ words) A former asylum seeker has graduated with a master’s degree in Welsh after settling in South Wales. Joseff Gnagbo, 52, originally from the Ivory Coast, arrived in Wales in 2018 after fleeing political unrest in his home country and spending time in…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (549+ words) Police Scotland has declared a major incident as emergency services continue to battle a wildfire in the Cairngorms National Park. It comes amid warnings that significantly changed weather conditions, including stronger winds, have contributed to the increasingly unpredictable behaviour of…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (446+ words) Christopher Anne Affleck, the mother of Oscar winners Ben and Casey Affleck, has died aged 83. Ms Affleck died “peacefully in her sleep” on June 2 according to her obituary, which has been published in The Boston Globe. It has also been…...