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Shock at 'cost' of Cwmgwili pit memorial
LLANDYBIE community councillors have agreed to throw their weight behind a move to establish a memorial stone and plaque on the site of the old Cwmgwili Colliery. But they were shocked by the disclosure that such a monument could cost £4,000-£5,000
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Tumble bus firm ceases operations
A TUMBLE coach firm – one of Carmarthenshire county council’s school bus operators – has announced it has ceased operations. Well-known local firm Gwyn Williams Coaches were previously operating six school or college bus runs on behalf of Carmarthenshire
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Gilfach Iago row poised to re-ignite
THE simmering row over a former Saron opencast site is liable to re-ignite after Llandybie community councillors learned a coal mining company is poised to re-open talks with Carmarthenshire County Council officers. Celtic Energy, which took over
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Former head speaks out as doomed Pantycelyn is named 'best school in county'
A FORMER headteacher of Llandovery’s Ysgol Pantycelyn has spoken of the “bitter irony” that the doomed comprehensive had emerged as the best-ranked school in Carmarthenshire in a survey conducted by a national newspaper. Pantycelyn, which is expected
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Boyzone celebrate20th anniversary with tour and new album
IN November 1993 a bunch of young lads from the north side of Dublin presented themselves to the world at large with a now infamous performance on Ireland’s biggest TV show, ‘The Late Late Show’. Twenty years, twenty five million record
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Talented siblings to host charity concert in Myddfai
LIVING in the heart of Carmarthenshire’s Towy Valley are a family of four siblings, each sharing a common interest: an all-embracing passion for music. Known collectively as The Meadows, Melody, Fantasia, Harvey and Titania – have been touring
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Rare Nantgarw Porcelain on display at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales fair
DERWEN Fairs will hold its new fair in the Norman Foster-designed glasshouse within the National Botanic Gardens of Wales this Saturday and Sunday. Ieuan Evans, an expect in the field of Welsh pottery and porcelain will hold a stand at the fair
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Llandovery College see off Cowbridge
Elite Colleges League Llandovery College 12 Cowbridge CS 3 Llandovery College had to fight hard to overcome an abrasive Cowbridge CS - one of the newcomers to the Elite Colleges League - after trailing 3-0 at the break writes Huw S Thomas
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Raising a cup in aid of cancer support
On Friday, members of the Kelly family of Tairgwaith organised a fundraising day as part of the Macmillan Biggest Coffee Morning project raising a staggering £1,800 for cancer support. Such was the backing of the community and local businesses
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It's fight night at the Aman
Let’s get ready to rumble!Towy ABC is to host its first show of the new season with a big-hitting fight night which is set to include three mouth-watering championship bouts.Highlight of the night looks set to be the return clash between Towy ABC
