THESE are some of the stories which made the headlines in the South Wales Guardian in the week ending Thursday, June 30, 1983.

A 300-acre opencast site at Garnant has been given the green light by Dyfed County Council, despite fears over noise, dust and danger. The development was approved after the National Coal Board offered money for a series of community improvement schemes.

Two Ammanford families had a miraculous escape when the coach bringing them home from a holiday in France overturned in France, killing some of the passengers.

A Dyfed councillorsaid he was "disgusted and saddened" that there were still schools in the county without toilet facilities.

Ammanford police are keeping a watchful eye on ice cream vendors in Tycroes who play their jingles after hours, waking babies and young children.

Ammanford town councillors have called for bus bays in the grounds of the town's comprehensive school to ease traffic congestion in Margaret Street.

A plan for unemployed residents to maintain the gardens of pensioners and the disabled is being considered by Lliw Valley Borough Council.

Careers officers predict that only one in five of this year's school leav ers will find a job.

The lure of gold is bringing crowds to the Roman goldmines at Dolaugothi, near Pumpsaint, which has opened recently for summer tours.