Professor Mike Christe of Aberystwyth University has been appointed co-chair of a global assessment on the value and sustainable use of wild species.
A Professor of Environmental and Ecological Economics at Aberystwyth Business School, Mike Christie is one of four international experts who will

An illegal dog breeder in Carmarthenshire has been ordered to pay £13,500 for continuing to breed and sell puppies despite being refused a licence by the local authority.
Sylvia Griffiths, the owner of Glenview Kennels in Llandyfaelog, was prosecuted by Carmarthenshire County Council after

Householders in Llanybydder and the surrounding areas are being urged to have a clear out.
A waste and tyre amnesty is being held at the car park on Saturday, August 11 from 8am-12pm.
Most household waste can be taken along including, unwanted furniture, carpets

The latest podcast from Phil Evans and Robert Lloyd.
The Big Cwtsh (Episode 25) is now on Soundcloud.

Scarlets Academy’s class of 2018-19 is now complete with Morgan MacRae the latest to join the West Wales region.
Sixteen-year-old hooker MacRae is an exciting prospect for the future having joined Scarlets Academy through WRU’s Exiles programme.
MacRae started playing rugby at a very young

By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants. This column appears in the Pembrokeshire Herald, Carmarthen Herald and Llanelli Herald.
 
The taxman at HMRC has issued a warning to taxpayers regarding the latest tax refund scams.
These scams