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Easter delights at Jenkins Bakery

Posted By Robert Lloyd

The Jenkins Bakery has released details of its Easter range of products.

“There’s something for everyone to enjoy at Easter time,” said the Jenkins Bakery’s operations director Russell Jenkins.

“Our staff always enjoy producing new ideas for Easter and I’m sure our customers will enjoy sampling the products we have on offer.”

Easter Sunday falls on April 21 this year. The long bank holiday weekend begins on Good Friday, April 19, and Easter Monday on April 22 is the final day in the bank holiday festivities.

Mr Jenkins: “May I also take this opportunity to wish customers, staff and suppliers a very pleasant Easter holiday.”

The Easter range includes –

CHOCOLATE SPRING NEST £1.25

Moist chocolate Swiss Roll enrobed with chocolate and decorated with mini chocolate eggs in a nest of chocolate buttercream.

BUNNY KRISPIES £1.25

Our chocolate krispie confectionery with an edible sugar bunny and drizzled with white chocolate.

EASTER BUNNY BISCUIT £1.00

Our top quality shortbread biscuit cut out in the shape of an Easter Bunny and expertly hand-decorated.

EASTER BISCUITS £1.80

A rich fruit shortbread biscuit dusted with caster sugar and packed in a gift bag.

EASTER FRUIT CAKE SLICE £1.25

Our delicious rich fruit cake marzipan and ribbed rolled sugar paste a fruit cake lover’s delight!

EASTER CUP CAKE £1.20

Our top quality moist chocolate cupcake hand-decorated with a whirl of chocolate or lemon fudge icing and topped with Easter sugar sprinkles and Easter sugar plaque.

EASTER FRUIT CAKE £5.00

Our top quality fruit cake topped with golden marzipan and white sugar paste which is decorated with the inscription: Happy Easter/Pasg Hapus.

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Changes to bin collections over Easter

Posted By Robert Lloyd

Carmarthenshire residents are being reminded that there are changes to bin collections over the Easter holidays.

From Friday, April 19 until Friday, April 26, collections will take place one day later than usual. These changes also affect garden waste customers. So for example, if your collection is due on Friday it won’t be picked up until Saturday and so on. Please make sure you put your bins out by 6am on your collection day.

A number of residents have recently been affected by a change in their collection day; please use our online checker if you are unsure of your collection day / bag colour.

Please remember to recycle using your blue bags – it is estimated that 90 million chocolate Easter eggs are bought in the UK every year, that’s a lot of cardboard, foil and plastic packaging!

And if you are making a big Easter lunch for all the family, make sure you either compost your vegetable peelings or they go into your food bin, which is collected weekly, along with any leftovers – including bones from meat or fish dishes. An analysis of black bags carried out by the council showed that as much as a quarter of our black bags still contained food waste. Furthermore, almost three-quarters of it was avoidable and nearly half was still in its packaging!

Glass bottles and jars can be recycled at your nearest glass recycling bank; visit the recycling pages on the website for locations.

The recycling centres in Trostre (Llanelli), Wernddu (Ammanford), Nantycaws (Carmarthen) and Whitland are all open as usual over the Easter period. Check opening times on the website, please remember to take your driving licence, Council Tax bill or utility bill (no older than three months) with you as proof of residency.

Executive Board Member for the Environment Cllr Hazel Evans said: “If you have food waste, and let’s face it most of us do, anything at all even just tea bags should be placed in your food bin rather than your black bag as it is important it does not go to landfill. Please recycle as much as possible this Easter using your food bins and blue bags.”

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The latest podcast from Phil Evans and Robert Lloyd

Posted By Robert Lloyd

The latest podcast from Phil Evans and Robert Lloyd. The Big Cwtsh – Episode 42. Now available on Soundcloud.
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Apologies for the break in blogging

Posted By Robert Lloyd

Apologies for the break in blogging.
It’s been a bit hectic on the work front.
Hoping to resume a regular service shortly.
Thanks

R

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Carmarthen West link road officially opened

Posted By Robert Lloyd

A new £6.15million link road connecting Carmarthen town centre with the west has officially opened.
The Carmarthen West scheme, led by Carmarthenshire County Council, opened to vehicles on Friday afternoon (March 8, 2019).
The road connects the A40 at Travellers Rest with College Road providing direct access to the trunk road network for key employment sites at St David’s Park, Hywel Dda Health Board’s Hafan Derwen and the University of Wales Trinity St David’s Carmarthen campus.
It also serves the new S4C headquarters Yr Egin, a major project for the Swansea Bay City Region.
Carmarthenshire County Council has funded the scheme, with grant support through the Welsh Government’s Local Transport Fund, and a contribution through a planning agreement with developers.
Carmarthen West has been identified as a strategic site within the council’s Local Development Plan and is allocated for mixed use development including 1,100 new homes, a primary school, employment space, a small retail centre, open space and affordable housing.
Local firm Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd has delivered the scheme, completing the first phase in October 2017 with the opening of a new junction at Job’s Well Road, laying of services and the formation of the route of the road. A new arch bridge has also been constructed over the Tawelan Brook.
The second phase commenced May 2018 and finished this week.

Cllr Hazel Evans, Executive Board Member for Environment, said: “This is a huge transport scheme that will improve the road network and complement a number of key development schemes in the pipeline for Carmarthen West. It will help ease traffic congestion in this busy part of the town, and cut down journey times for commuters whilst benefitting the environment.”
Cllr Emlyn Dole, Leader and Executive Board Member for Regeneration, said: “The Carmarthen West link road brings a significant economic benefit to the county, opening up new links for business in the long-term. It has also created employment and training opportunities during the construction phase.
“We’re grateful to Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd for their work to deliver this scheme, and we were pleased to see people using it just minutes after it was officially opened.”
In figures
Delivering the Carmarthen West link road has been no mean feat….
1,800 metres of road created
40,000 tonnes of ground excavated
13,000m2 of Tarmac laid
4,000 metres of kerbing
2,500 metres of drainage pipe laid
90 lighting columns installed
Three roundabouts
One bridge built, with a 19 metre span pre-cast concrete arch
One signalised junction

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Carmarthenshire’s sporting talent celebrated

Posted By Robert Lloyd

An athlete who was selected for the Commonwealth Games was among 12 sporting talents crowned winners at the Carmarthenshire Sports Personality Awards on Friday.

Dewi Griffiths was named Sports Personality of the Year at a glittering ceremony in Ffwrnes Theatre.

The 27-year-old was awarded the top category for his sporting successes including being ranked 3rd at European level in the Marathon, 5th in the half marathon, 4thin 10km. In addition, at UK level he is ranked 1st in all marathon and 10km and is number 1 in Wales in 3km to marathon.

The sell-out event was hosted by Radio Carms presenter, Tommo, and the main sponsor was McDonalds.

The awards are organised by Carmarthenshire Council’s Actif Sport and Leisure Team recognise the sporting achievements of athletes, coaches and volunteers across Carmarthenshire. 

Young Sportswoman of the Year, Jessica Roberts, Cycling; Young Sportsman of the Year, Ben Thomas, Cross Country and Athletics; Sports Volunteer of the Year, Nick Weed and Rhod Davies, Tregib Sports Facility; Young Volunteer of the Year, Laura Massocchi, Carmarthen Hockey Club; Community Sport Coach of the Year, Aled Jones-Davies, TROT’s running club; High Performance Coach of the Year, Richard Stepney, Shooting; Disabled Sportsperson of the Year, Luke Jones, Paracycling; Community Club of the Year, Merlins Netball; Young Team of the Year, Carmarthen Wanderers Cricket (U13’s); Team of the Year, Ammanford Cricket XI and Outstanding Services to Sport, Ian Howell, Llanelli Amateur Swimming Club.

Executive board member for regeneration and leisure, Cllr Peter Hughes-Griffiths said: “Once again the quality of entries received this year was exceptional and each year it gets more and more difficult for the judges to select winners. We are so lucky in Carmarthenshire to have such a multitude of sporting talent and this event honours those people of all ages and abilities who contribute to sport in the county.”

All pictures of the evening are available here

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