AMMAN Valley councillor Kevin Madge fears that a series of fires in around Garnant and Glanaman are the work of an arsonist.

It’s a sobering thought that local firefighters, already fully stretched by extensive grass fires, are also having to combat blazes possibly started deliberately.

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IT is a common concern: will it take the death of a child before traffic-calming measures are introduced on a local road?

Pantyffynnon Road, near Ammanford, is the subject of the latest concerns – amid calls for a 20mph speed limit near the local park.

And, once again, campaigners are left to contemplate the harsh reality that there is little prospect of such works being carried out anytime in the near future.