After a hugely successful 12 months, a Llanelli running event is about to celebrate its first birthday.
Set up on August 5 last year, the Llanelli Coast Junior parkrun now caters for about 50 children a week, ranging from four-year-olds to teenagers.
Meeting at

Hundreds of Carmarthenshire pupils will soon be learning about the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.
From September, the City Deal will feature as part of the enterprise and employability module of the Welsh Baccalaureate at schools across the county.
Following a trial in

Staff at Jenkins Bakery shops in Llanelli and the rest of South West Wales are dressing up and having fun to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Last year, the bakery staff helped raise a magnificent £3,200 for the charity.
This is the sixth year

Every household in Carmarthenshire will soon be receiving a Household Enquiry Form to check who should be registered to vote.
Carmarthenshire County Council writes to all properties every year to update the Register of Electors.
It is important to provide the information requested because

A project which aims to strengthen the heritage sector in Wales will be launched at the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday, July 24.
Heritage Construction in Wales, supported by Carmarthenshire County Council, will be delivering a series of training, education and networking activities.
The

Technology entrepreneur John Thompson has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Aberystwyth University as part of this year’s Graduation celebrations.
John Thompson graduated in Computer Science from Aberystwyth in 1992, and started his career intechnical research working for the UK Ministry of Defence.
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