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The next meeting of the Rugby Business Network in Llanelli will be held on Tuesday 9th July 2013 The July meeting of Llanelli Rugby Business Network marks the second anniversary of this popular event and will again be held at the Scarlets Heart and Soul Café, Parc y Scarlets. The purpose of these meetings is to promote and enhance business in South West Wales and in particular the local area. The event is friendly and mainly informal and all attendees will be provided with the opportunity of introducing their business, the services they offer and the type of leads and introductions they are seeking, plus there will be ample opportunity for informal networking. The first speaker will be Amanda Russell (a regular attendee of RBN), who is employed as an accountant, at Clay Shaw Butler, Carmarthen. Amanda’s talk is on the theme of “Getting the Basics Right”. Her talk will include a summary of basic book keeping, how to interpret figures, vat registration and how to ke...

Clay Shaw Butler accountant Amanda Russell completed the Cardiff half marathon. She joined a team of six other runners raising money for a small country in west Africa called Burkina Faso. Amanda said: "I finished in 1 hour 57 minutes and so far we have raised more than £3000 for the Burkina Faso project, although we are still pushing to reach our group target of £5000 and there’s still time to give at  http://www.justgiving.com/teams/BurkinaFaso "You can also donate by texting FASO50 £5 to 70070. You can change the amount to any sum you want to give. "There was an amazing atmosphere in Cardiff on what turned out to be a dry and fresh morning. There was plenty of hustle and bustle before we started and I bumped into numerous well-known faces on the journey up to the start line. "The crowd of runners was daunting and the water stations were eventful, ducking, diving and jumping over bottles! Everyone was in high spirits around the course and the spectator...

Clay Shaw Butler accountant Amanda Russell is running the Cardiff half marathon on Sunday. She is joining a team of five other runners from West Wales raising money for a small country in west Africa called Burkina Faso. Amanda said: "The United Nations rates Burkina Faso as the world's third poorest country and so they need as much help and money as we can give to allow them a chance to become self sustainable. The money being raised is specifically being put towards flood prevention so please follow the link below to donate. Thanks! https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BurkinaFaso "The situation in Burkina Faso is urgent with thousands facing famine NOW. Please give what you can. "Remember: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never share them with anyone or send you unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. They'll make sure Gift Aid (a...