Four sets of parents from Carmarthenshire have been punished over their children’s poor school attendance.
If a child of compulsory school age who is a registered pupil at a school fails to attend regularly, his or her parent is guilty of an offence.
The

Work has started on cutting more than 6,000km of grass verges adjacent to the main highways in the rural and inter urban areas of Carmarthenshire.
Highway officers carefully monitor the growth of vegetation on these highway verges around the county to ensure the verges

Aberystwyth University has been nominated for a public sector equality award at the 2018 PinkNews Awards.
The nominations were announced at a special PinkNews event held in the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on Thursday 7 June 2018.
Aberystwyth is the only Welsh university and

Carmarthenshire County Council’s environmental health team has now handed over responsibility over the source of Llanelli’s fly infestation to Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
NRW is the enforcing authority over the recycling plant in Seaside which was identified last week as the most likely source

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
This year carer’s week takes place from Monday, June 11 to Sunday, June 17.
The

By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants.
 
The taxman at HMRC has issued a warning to taxpayers regarding the latest tax refund scams.
These scams are targeting individuals via email and SMS messages.
HMRC is currently processing