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Watch your step Jamie Oliver; there’s some competition for you on the horizon from the talented schoolchildren of Llanelli. Llanelli Rotary Club staged their third annual Young Chef competition at Brynwgyn School. “It was a wonderful occasion and a great showpiece for the culinary skills of young Llanelli people,” said Llanelli Rotary President Hywel Bassett. The title of Llanelli Rotary Club Young Chef 2015 went to 14-year-old Bryngwyn pupil Emily Beth Jones. Her winning three-course meal for two consisted of – Fresh carrot soup served with soft white poppyseed bread.  Duck and Savoy Cabbage served with sliced new potatoes. Savoy Cabbage combined with slices of streaky bacon.  Traditional Lemon Drizzle Cake covered with lemon glaze and served with vanilla ice cream.  “It was a well planned menu, cooked with a sense of style and well presented,” said judge Anna Brown, senior chef at Llanelly House. Her co-judge Stewart Williams, development chef at Castell Howe...

Llanelli’s future, school security, the media’s glorification of war, giving students a political voice and the dangers of social media destroying privacy . . .  These were among the topics debated in the annual Llanelli Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition held at Llanelli Town Hall. “The quality of the arguments presented was outstanding and the children taking part reflected great credit on their schools and families,” said the chairman of the judging panel Lt Colonel David Mathias. The competition saw St John Lloyd win the senior category and Brynwgyn Comprehensive take the junior intermediate section. Both teams will now progress to the next round of the Rotary competition – zone area and district finals. The competition attracted entries from Ysgol y Strade, St John Lloyd, Coedcae and Brynwgyn schools. Lt Col Mathias said: “The standard in the competition was exceptionally high and the competitors made the judging task a very difficult one.” Llanelli Rotary Club pres...

Students from two Carmarthenshire schools are through to the finals of the Swansea Bay Young Business Dragons. The teams from S t John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive and Bryngwyn School in Llanelli will take on teams from Swansea and Neath Port Talbot in the Dragon’s Den style final of the entrepreneurial business challenge on Wednesday November 19 at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea. The semi final of the Young Business Dragon’s competition was held at the Halliwell Centre, Trinity St David’s Carmarthen, when both teams gave presentations on products on the theme of the Smart Home. In teams of up to eight students the challenge was to design ‘a smart innovative product for the home.’ The St John Lloyd team was supported by business mentor Mel Best and Bryngwyn by mentor Jamie Best. Mr and Mrs Best are the directors of Melin Consultants, based at The Beacon business centre in Dafen, Llanelli. The Young Business Dragons event is organised by the Regional Entrepreneurship Partner...

Christmas Carol Service at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, featuring Cor Meibion Llanelli, Brynwgyn School pupils and soloist Susan James. Videos