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A new safer cycle route into Pembrey Country Park is being created thanks to the Big Lottery Coastal Communities Fund. A total of £300,000 has been secured to link up the Pembrey Canal Route with Pinged through to Kidwelly with a significant spur to create a safer cycle route to the country park. The new one-mile of cycleway will link Pembrey to Pinged Road joining the existing network. Executive board member for transport services, Cllr Colin Evans, said the celebrated Sustans Cymru M4 cycle route along Llanelli’s Millennium Coastal Park was one of the most popular in the country. He congratulated Sustrans and council officers for their successful bid adding: “This new funding will allow significant spurs off it to link up communities and create more safer cycling opportunities. “It will tie in the communities of Burry Port, Pembrey and Kidwelly to the immensely popular Sustrans coastal cycleway that enters the county at Bynea. “The existing route, was completed from Burry Port Harb...

Forest fires, floods, windstorms and getting hit by a truck – just a few of the hazards faced by two tandem riders pedalling across South Wales this month as part of a truly epic cycle challenge. Huw and Carolyn Thomas have spent the past year riding 10,000 miles on a tandem, towing a large green box on a trailer behind them. The green box is a ShelterBox – more normally used for delivering emergency aid to families who have lost their homes in disasters all over the world. Averaging 50 miles a day in the saddle, the two riders have already crossed North America, New Zealand and parts of Australia and Europe to promote ShelterBox, a charity based in Cornwall. Now on the final leg of their mammoth journey, the couple are due to arrive in Fishguard on Wednesday 13th July. From there, they continue via Haverfordwest, Saundersfoot, Llanelli, Gower and Cardiff – giving a number of talks to Rotary Clubs along the way. They will be in Llanelli on Friday July 15. Carolyn, 43, said: “We have ha...

Pupils at Parcyrhun School have had their bicycles security marked thanks to an initiative of the school, Dyfed Powys Police and Communities First Pantyffynnon. Grandparents, parents, children and teachers took part in the initiative to have their equipment security marked by local officers in the area. PC Kevin Jones said: “This type of event is an excellent opportunity for the police to work with local residents and children to make them aware of how they can play a part in crime prevention. “Getting the message across of how you can reduce the chances of theft is important, and getting your equipment marked is the first step.” Emma Martin-Jewell, development worker for Communities First Pantyffynnon, said: “Raising awareness of community safety is an essential part of the work of Communities First and through partnership working we are able to deliver excellent schemes like this.” Communities First Pantyffynnon also runs a community bike loan scheme for residents, so that those who ...