Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog of random news . . . and some Clecs!

Red Kite Law will be supporting the Radio Pembrokeshire Local Hero awards 2014. The legal eagles are sponsoring the prestigious Child of Courage award. “As a locally-based firm, we always like to do our bit to support community events,” said Red Kite Law partner David Sangster (pictured above). “The Child of Courage award at the annual Pembrokeshire Local Hero awards is one of the most important at the event. “We are looking forward to being part of the judging panel, which meets at Slebech Park tomorrow, (Wednesday, February 19). “And we are also looking forward to being at the glitzy awards dinner to be staged at Slebech Park on Thursday, February 27.” The overall sponsors for the Radio Pembrokeshire Local Hero Awards are Valero, the operators of Pembroke Refinery. Other award categories include - Act of Bravery. Young Entrepreneur. Youth Contribution to Charity. Contribution to Charity. Dad of the Year. Mum of the Year. Contribution to Sport. Volunteer of the Year. The G...

Delighted to hear that 'Gilmore' Jones won the Community Champion award at the Llanelli Star community awards night at Parc y Scarlets last night. Doubly delighted as I was one of the people who nominated him. Here's what I said in the nomination - Community champion Thomas Henry Gilmore-Jones. Thomas Henry Gilmore-Jones is better known to one and all in Llanelli as ‘Gilmore’. If you’ve shopped in Llanelli for the last 30-plus years, then you will recognise Gilmore as a familiar face. He managed the old Cooperative store when it straddled the old town centre precinct and Murray Street (anyone remember the famous pedestrian footbridge which spanned Murray Street?) When the store closed to make way for town centre redevelopment, ‘Gilmore’ could have found himself redundant and consigned to the history books in Llanelli. But Gilmore is as tough as Llanelli steel and tinplate and bounced back to manage the new St Elli Shopping Centre. The success of the shopping centre is there...