The winner of this year’s Beacon Bursary award is a passionate dog owner whose business proposal is to provide nutrient-rich dog treats.
Biscuit’s Barkery, set up by Amanda Thomas, will receive a cash prize of £5,000, free office space within the Beacon Centre for

An official opening for Llanelli’s new £10.2million Ysgol Pen Rhos takes place this week.
The new school, in the Seaside area of the town, is one of Carmarthenshire County Council’s new ‘superschools’ with modern education and recreational facilities to cater not only for its

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

The most likely source of the fly infestation in southern parts of Llanelli has been found.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s environmental health officers, working with independent pest experts, believe they have traced the issue to a recycling plant in the vicinity of the residential area

Cue drum roll . . .
The judges have been revealed for the Gethin Hughes Memorial Bursary competition.
The event is part of Cor Meibion Llanelli’s annual concert at Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli, on Saturday, June 30.
The judges will be – Allan Fewster, Eilir Owen Griffiths

Hats off to the team at Wales Wildlife Watch for their hard work in tackling a problem highlighted by this blog earlier this week.
Vandals and open-air drinkers have set fires in the woodland at Sandy Water Park (Coed Cefn Padrig) and left