LLANELLI Rotary Club members are embarking on their annual search for candidates for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA).
The Llanelli club has a long history of selecting candidates for the residential leadership course, usually selecting one student, sometimes two, to take a place on

PLAY JAZZ with BRECON JAZZ CLUB
“JAZZ SCHOOL – WORKSHOP & JAM”
Calling instrumentalists for 2pm Workshop & public for 4.15pm Jam
Theatr Brycheiniog 1st floor bar
Tutor : Joe Northwood saxophonist, educator, composer
Sunday 23rd February 2pm-5pm
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Workshop @ 2pm a practical workshop

IF folk music is your scene, then you are in for a treat at Ammanford’s Glowyr (Miner’s) Theatre this weekend.
Martha Tilston, 50, hails from Cornwall and has developed a successful musical career with a large and loyal following.
She has performed on some of

THE countdown is on in Carmarthen to enter that world of pure imagination!
Carmarthen and District Youth Opera members are busy preparing to stage Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The musical will be staged at The Lyric Theatre in Carmarthen from February 26 to March

THEY might be checking the roof of Ffwrnes Theatre in Llanelli before Carmarthenshire’s premier St David’s Day celebration on Saturday, March 1.
More than 100 voices will take to the stage to conjure up a powerhouse sound which will celebrate the patron saint’s day in

IF I had a fiver for every time I get asked the question, then I’d be a very rich man.
There’s probably some exaggeration there, but I still reckon it would provide a steady supply of beer tokens.
My earnings would be spaced throughout the

TO state the blinking obvious, it’s not so much a mid-life crisis as a spot of ‘old-life’ bother.
This week saw something of a landmark birthday. I’ve had my lovely letter from the taxman at HMRC and my state pension is kicking in.
As I

The Glowyr Theatre, Ammanford (previously known as The Miners’ Theatre) is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new Comedy Club, promising evenings packed full of laughs and the best up-and-coming stand-ups on the circuit.
Building on the success of the popular Ffwrnes Comedy Club

Scarlets will take on RC Vannes for the first time in their history on Saturday, playing for a place in the knockout stages of the EPCR Challenge Cup (5.30pm S4C).
Head coach Dwayne Peel has made five personnel changes to the starting XV that took

HERE’S a question guaranteed to divide all sports fans out there: who are the ‘toughest’ competitors in the world?
Rugby Union players? Rugby League stars? Tour de France cyclists? Olympic rowers? Marathon runners? Boxers?
In nearly 50 years of watching and reporting on different sports,

YOU’VE probably heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
That’s definitely the case for Carmarthen and District Youth Opera as they prepare to stage Charlie and the Chocolate Factory next month.
The musical will be staged at The Lyric Theatre in Carmarthen from

IS it time to reintroduce National Service in the UK? Is it time to change the working week to four days?
Those were among the topics debated in the annual Llanelli Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition held at St John Lloyd Roman Catholic School.
The

HE’S got a name that sounds like a cheap after-shave, but his aroma is starting to seep into the atmosphere of our shores.
Which begs the question: should we be worried about Elon Musk?
It appears to be hard to ignore the richest man in

Twenty-year-old centre Macs Page is handed his first European start for the Scarlets in Friday’s EPCR Challenge Cup round three clash with Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium (8pm Premier Sports).
The Wales U20s cap is one of six personnel changes to the side that beat Dragons

YOU’RE going to have to trust me on this one – it won’t be bad luck if you read this column today . . . honest . . . promise . . . cross my heart.
Yes, it’s Friday the 13th (only the second Friday

THERE was a time when I was regarded as something of a ‘stickler’ for dress codes.
In the days when I sat in the editor’s chair, it was a case of woe betide any male trainee reporter who turned up for work without a jacket

YES, folks, it’s that time of year again – Pantomime season!
One of the most eagerly-anticipated pantomimes in west Wales is the show staged by Theatrau Sir Gâr / Carmarthenshire Theatres at The Lyric in Carmarthen.
This year, it is the turn of Beauty and

THE annual Llanelli Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year competition saw singers and instrumentalists battle it out at Greenfield Chapel in the town centre.
The competition was the first stage in a national competition to find the Young Musician of the Year in both

TIME was when I was young enough (and twp enough!) to talk about making a ‘fox pass’.
As a young cub reporter, I even committed the cardinal sin of scribbling ‘fox pass’ in a news story.
My editor at the time stopped short of a

A WISE man once declared, “You can live to be a 100 if you give up all things that make you want to live to be a 100.”
OK, I’ll pause there, as it wasn’t a very wise man. It was film director Woody Allen

SINGER Aled Jones will be making a welcome visit to Carmarthen to perform at The Lyric Theatre on Thursday (November 14).
The show is billed as Aled Jones – Full Circle.
Aled Jones was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice.

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Review: Meibion Elli at Greenfield Chapel, with special guests The Phil Harmonics and West End star Samuel Wyn-Morris.
 
LLANELLI male voice choir Meibion Elli celebrated their fifth anniversary with a special concert staged at Greenfield Chapel in the town centre.
Meibion Elli choir are

BACK in July, I was a Bear. For some strange reason, in August, I became a Dolphin. This week, it turns out that I am now a Parrot.
Confused? Please don’t lose any sleep over it. Leave the worrying to me.
Here’s the explanation: as

THERE’S a big date in the musical calendar coming up for youngsters in Carmarthenshire.
The annual Llanelli Rotary Club Young Musician Competition is on Saturday, November 16.
The competition is open to all young people up to the age of 17 on August 31, 2024.

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