icWales (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
CARMARTHENSHIRE farmer and former NFU president Tim Bennett of Maesybont, Llanelli, is one of five associates of the Royal Agricultural Societies who have been awarded fellowships for their contributions to agriculture.
Borthlas (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
One way and another, I get to read a lot of documents (sad life, I know) produced by various government bodies at different levels. Some I have the pleasure of translating; others I read as background or for research purposes. One thing that jumps out at me is the way that some words are used with increasing frequency; and sometimes in ways which seem designed to press the right buttons, but don't...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A newly-wed couple have won £310 compensation from a company which provided them with a wedding cake made of polystyrene. Tony and Aimee West ordered a three-tier sponge cake decorated with white and dark chocolate icing and flowers. The couple were astonished when they came to cut it and the bride's mother shouted out: "The cake's a fake." The couple cut through a layer of chocolate...
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Carmarthenshire Planning Problems (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
With £6m public service cuts threatened, charitable food aid being extended to a thousand families in Llanelli, pensioners transport cut and local businesses squeezed out by multinational corporations (welcomed with open arms and pots of cash by the council), the Council's answer is to announce a two year pay freeze for senior officers, of course this is after they have all had their yearly increase...
The Canon's Stall (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
After blogging about my trip to Lithuania to visit the home-town of my great-grandfather George, a few people wanted to know more about my discoveries in the family tree. Well George was my mother's mother's father, and another interesting character was my father's father's father, David Jones. David was born in 1841 in the small town of Pontyberem in the Gwendraeth Valley of south-east Carmarthenshire,...
Borthlas (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009
In the last county council elections, Plaid made gains across Carmarthenshire, but the most stunning progress was made in the Llanelli area, largely at the expense of the Labour Party. All the reports that I get tell me that our campaign to get Myfanwy Davies elected as a Plaid MP for Llanelli is also going well, and that the party is continuing to advance in the constituency. No surprise then to hear...
Carmarthenshire Planning Problems (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
I was surprised to see Carmarthenshire Council leader, Meryl Gravell's vow on affordable homes in the local paper, and state that; 'affordable homes had been a priority for many years'. Funny then, that as recently as 2008 during our planning appeal for a rural affordable dwelling, when house prices were at their highest peak, we were told by the Director of Regeneration that there was absolutely no...
Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
An extreme right-wing political party has sparked outrage with a suggestion that drug dealers should be hanged live on national TV. British National Party member Kevin Edwards, a Penygroes community councillor, hit out after it was revealed that the number of deaths caused by drugs had quadrupled in Llanelli. But opponents have accused the party of electioneering. Councillor Edwards, of Penygroes,...
Carmarthenshire Planning Problems (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Last week I sent this email to Helen Mary Jones AM; It said; I note your comments in the article in the Evening Post on parking ticket targets set by Carmarthenshire County Council and that this would be unacceptable and shocking, which we agree with. However we must raise this point with you; would you also find it unacceptable and shocking that the Chief Executive and the Resources Department of...
Borthlas (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
According to a report which went to the Executive Board of Carmarthenshire County Council recently, "The upsurge in demand for Welsh-medium places" (in primary schools) "in Llanelli has arrived with little warning…" . Given that the proportion of children receiving a primarily English-medium education is higher in Llanelli than anywhere else in the county, and given that...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 31/07/2009
The current Gwent CAMRA Town Pub of the Year, the Commercial Inn in Risca, is the regional winner in two categories in the Morning Advertiser Great British Pub Awards 2009 . The Commercial has won the Welsh titles for 'Best Community Pub' and 'Best Managed Inn' and will now face other pubs from across the UK in the national championships before the announcement of the winning pubs on September 9th....
The Llanelli Political Journal (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
It’s a difficult time to be opening a racecourse but Dai Walters, a horse racing enthusiast and local businessman has thrown his wealth into the building of a racecourse at Ffos Las, Trimsaran, about 5 miles away from Llanelli town. I am far from being a fan of that which is equine, but from what I have read in reviews and articles the new racecourse promises to be something special. It has already...
Home of the Green Arrow (Free subscription) | 28/05/2009
I suppose it will do for a free weekend You really want to know how deep the rabbit hole is and just where it leads? Then the only way you are going to find out is to replace your local Lib/Lab/con councillors with British National Party patriots. Take this little tiny story tucked away over on this is carmarthenshire in which they report that NINE town councillors are jetting off to France for the...
Borthlas (Free subscription) | 18/05/2009
Carmarthenshire County Council is currently promoting a major development at the Eastern Gateway to Llanelli. In broad terms, the proposal has been supported right across the political spectrum in the Council. That is not to say that there are no concerns, however – any development on this scale will inevitably raise issues as well as bringing benefits. The commercial aspects of the scheme are...
Carwyn Fowler (Free subscription) | 20/03/2009
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