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Trimsaran Community Primary School is the latest school to be delivered through Carmarthenshire County Council’s Modernising Education Programme. The £6.8 million new building opened its doors September 2017 and caters for children aged between 3 to 11, with 30 nursery places and a Flying Start facility. It has state of the art facilities and first class accommodation designed for both school and community use. The building was jointly funded between the County Council and Welsh Government through the 21 st Century Schools initiative. Already, the new school has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and is a Passivhaus accredited building. Trimsaran headteacher, Sharon Owen said: “The building has been a dream for a number of years and, with much pride, we realize that dream. The education provided at the school has always been a strength and today, with new resources and facilities, we see our pupils thrive with renewed eagerness and enthusiasm so that they achieve their potential...

New Scarlets recruit Kieron Fonotia starts this press conference at Parc y Scarlets by talking about his international prospects with Samoa. This is an edited version of the press conference. A fuller version will appear at the weekend.

Wales Sevens star Luke Morgan will link up with Ospreys following his involvement in this month’s World Cup in San Francisco. The 26-year-old from Bridgend is Wales’ leading try- and points - scorer of all time, and ended the 2017/18 World Rugby Sevens Series second in most tries scored (44) – with only the USA’s Carlin Isles touching down on more occasions (49) across the campaign. Morgan, who came through the development pathway at the Ospreys and played one senior game for his home region as a teenager, follows former Wales Sevens teammate Sam Cross, who joined the Liberty Stadium based region last pre-season, with Cross’ move being made permanent in March. Head coach Gareth Williams says the agreement with Ospreys is another example of the good relationship between the sevens programme and regional rugby, and how sevens aids player development as a part of the pathway. “This is a great opportunity for Luke following his achievements on the World Series,"  says Williams...

Children are being urged to take part in this year’s free Summer Reading Challenge. This year’s challenge, which launched on Saturday, July 14, is Mischief Makers, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Beano comic. To take part, all children need to do is to head to their local library where they will be given a colourful collector’s map of Beanotown to keep a record of their reading journey. Visit Ammanford, Carmarthen or Llanelli town libraries along with any of the 15 local community libraries and the three mobile library vans in Carmarthenshire, to be able to enter a competition for the most read books over the summer to win a family ticket to a Pantomime near you. As children read at least six library books over the summer, they will collect stickers which will help them crack the clues and help Dennis, Gnasher and friends find the buried treasure! The Summer Reading Challenge, a unique partnership between The Reading Agency and public libraries across the UK, last year g...

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Update on Out of Hours Service in Carmarthenshire – Thursday 21 June 2018 Press release from Hywel Dda University Health Board: We are currently experiencing a shortage of GPs to cover the Out of Hours service in Carmarthenshire overnight tonight. Efforts are continuing until the last possible moment to fill the shifts affected. Clinical staff will be available to make an assessment of your condition and refer you to an appropriate destination should an urgent face-to-face review be required. In the meantime, there are other services that can help you if you are unwell: for health information and advice, including online symptom checkers, please visit NHS Direct Wales:  www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk call 111 – they can help to signpost you to the right service, for example a GP, nurse, pharmacist or Minor Injury Unit, they also provide health information on a wide range of conditions for self care if appropriate attend a minor injury unit, available at Glangwili Hospital and P...

Three former Llanelli RFC Rugby Union players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame at St Helens Rugby League Football Club. The three are Kel Coslett, Roy Mathias and John Warlow. All three are keen followers of the Scarlets Rugby Union region and have been regular visitors to Stradey Park and Parc y Scarlets down the years. The three were at St Helens Rugby League club for the unveiling of their portraits in the Hall of Fame.   John Warlow   Kel Coslett   Roy Mathias       About Kel Coslett: He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC, and Llanelli RFC, as a goal-kicking full-back, representative level rugby league (Rl) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens (captain), and Rochdale Hornets as a toe-end kicking style (rather than round the corner kicking style) goal-kicking fullback, prop, second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 1, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 1...

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Three popular Welsh comedians are planning to add extra mirth to the inaugural Merthyr Comedy Festival in April. The ‘Comedy and Cwtshes’ event at Dowlais Theatre will be held on Saturday, April 14. Tickets are on sale now via Redhouse – and are going fast. The evening will feature classic stand-up comedy, with Phil Evans – the man with more pop than a bottle of Corona – in the vanguard of a three-part attack on the funny bones. The evening will also feature BBC broadcaster Gary Slaymaker and another seasoned radio performer in Aled Richards. “I always have to watch my words when describing Gary Slaymaker, but it’s fair to say we are three ‘big’ comedy performers in every sense of the word,” said Phil. “The Apocalypse has its three horsemen, but Welsh comedy has its three joybringers, who promise to bring lorry loads of laughs to the first Merthyr Comedy Festival.” Spread over two days and around 10 different venues in the town, the festival will showcase a huge range of co...

It’s been a valued institution in Llanelli for more than 40 years. Now the Llanelli and District Talking Newspaper Association is searching for more volunteers. The association produces a comprehensive CD local news and information bulletin for blind and partially-sighted members of the community once a fortnight – having never missed a deadline in 42 years. “There’s a great sense of pride in Llanelli as we were one of the first towns in Wales to introduce a talking newspaper service,” said Llanelli and District Talking Newspaper Association chairman Robert Lloyd. “The service was founded during 1976, with the first edition being issued to nine listeners in December of that year. “The inspiration and driving force behind the project was the late Mr Harold Owen, Manager of a Painting and Decorating shop situated in Stepney Street, Llanelli. “The team of volunteers involved in the production and distribution of the newspaper numbers about 25 people at present and it is a credit to t...

An exhibition featuring the ground-breaking work of a remarkable Welshman who discovered the process of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin will be opened by leading Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams at Aberystwyth University’s Old College on Thursday 8 February 2018. Wallace: The Forgotten Evolutionist? tells the story of Alfred Russel Wallace, one of the most prominent evolutionary figures of the 1800s. On loan from Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales, the exhibition will showcase a striking selection of the natural history specimens collected by Wallace as part of his research, including bugs, butterflies and birds. During his lifetime, Wallace collected more than 125,000 animal specimens, published more than 800 articles and wrote 22 books. Most famously, he had the revolutionary idea of evolution by natural selection entirely independently of Charles Darwin. In officially opening the exhibition to the public on Thursday 8 February, Iolo Williams will speak ab...

Aberystwyth University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dafydd Rhys as Director of Aberystwyth Arts Centre. He will take up his new post at the helm of Wales’s largest arts centre on Monday 5 February 2018. A Council member of the Arts Council of Wales, Dafydd Rhys was Director of Content at S4C from 2012-2016. During this time, he was responsible for leading a team that commissioned a diverse range of programming including the Hinterland detective drama series, which was filmed in Ceredigion and which has been sold across the globe. The Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, Professor Elizabeth Treasure, said: “Dafydd Rhys has extensive experience in the creative industries in Wales and I am delighted that he will be joining the University as Director of our award-winning Aberystwyth Arts Centre. He brings with him an inspirational vision for the future of the Arts Centre, which plays such a pivotal role in the cultural life of our campus, our community and our nation.”...

If you are 50-plus and want to go and see the wonderful Carmarthen Youth Opera performing the fabulous Guys and Dolls at the Lyric theatre, Carmarthen, contact Age Cymru Sir Gar - 01554 784080. The charity has, courtesy of Western Power Distribution and Carmarthen Youth Opera, been given 20 free tickets for older people to attend. The matinee performance will be held on Saturday, February 24, and Western Power Distribution will also be putting on a reception with light refreshments for those lucky winners of the free tickets. Also if someone aged 50+ wants to go but needs help to attend from a family member or carer who is under 50, a ticket can be supplied. Ring the charity on 01554 784080 or email info@agecymrusirgar.org.uk for further details. Website - https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/sirgar/aboutus/

Apologies for the lack of news lately. I have been busy in 'another place'. But that little adventure is now over. So, normal (sort of) service about to resume.