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Plaid Cymru calls for underground cables instead of pylons
Plaid Cymru politicians are again calling for the planned controversial pylon route between south Ceredigion and Carmarthen to be put underground. The Green Gen Towy Teifi project, which intends to link Bute Energy's proposed Lan Fawr Energy Park
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Local health charity fund incubator for special care baby unit
Hywel Dda Health Charities has announced that a new £30,000 incubator has been purchased for Glangwili Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). It has been made possible due to contributions made to the charity, which is the official charity for
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Much-loved pub landlord, 76, named as victim of A48 crash
A popular landlord who ran a number of pubs across west Wales has died in a crash on the A48 in Carmarthen. Alun Harrow, 76, has been named by police as the victim of the single-vehicle collision on the Pensarn roundabout in the early hours of
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Council says it is confident it can spend nearly £17m on Towy cycle path by next year
A SENIOR Carmarthenshire councillor said he was confident the council could spend nearly £17 million of UK Government money on a new cycle path by the end of March 2025. Cllr Edward Thomas, whose cabinet brief includes transport, was responding
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Calls for 'emergency taskforce' to 'save town's future' following college plan
FOLLOWING the announcement of plans to close the Ammanford campus of Coleg Sir Gâr, calls have been made for a cross-party emergency taskforce to “save Ammanford’s future”. Last week, the college confirmed that its Ammanford campus may close as
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Derby delight for Penybanc who complete double over local rivals Pantyffynon
IT was derby delight for Penybanc RFC after a bruising encounter with near neighbours Pantyffynon RFC on Saturday. Having won the away fixture 19-45 in November, The Tigers completed the double with a 27-10 home win in tricky conditions. The
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Fears mount over future of town's swimming pool
Residents in Pontardawe say they fear losing their town’s swimming pool for good in the coming year unless something is done by the local council. Pontardawe swimming pool was closed in November 2022, after the discovery of serious defects relating
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Caerbryn Reserves stroll into semi-finals
Carmarthenshire AFL Darch Cup Quarter-Final Caerbryn Reserves 3 Abergwili Reserves 0 Caerbryn Reserves booked themselves a semi-final place in the Darch Cup with a convincing victory over Abergwili Reserves. Caerbryn started the game strongly
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M4 road closures set to disrupt traffic to and from Carmarthenshire this week
There will be a number of road closures in place on the M4 this week that are set to cause disruption for those heading in and out of Carmarthenshire. These M4 closures come as a result of maintenance, resurfacing and environmental works set to
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'Beautiful' west Wales rail line named one of Europe's best
The Heart of Wales railway line has been ranked amongst the top ten train rides in Europe by Lonely Planet. This 'spectrum of scenery', as it's described by the travel guide, boasts a range of scenes from the 'sand-edged estuaries of South Wales
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Caerbryn Reserves seal another win in 15-0 thrashing
Carmarthenshire Reserve Division 2 Caerbryn Reserves 15 Pembrey Reserves 0 Caerbryn Reserves followed up last week's cup victory with an emphatic win over Pembrey Reserves at Ammanford 3g. The scoring started immediately, as James Kitt-Griffiths