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Prestigious High Sheriff’s Community Award for Age Cymru Sir Gar

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Representatives of Age Cymru Sir Gar – the charity serving the 50-plus community in Carmarthenshire – collected a prestigious award from the High Sheriff of Dyfed. The charity was one of 20 community groups represented at a community awards night staged at the Halliwell Centre at Trinity College, University of Wales Trinity St David, in Carmarthen. “It was a massive honour for the charity to be invited to the community awards night,” said Ann Dymock, chief officer of Age Cymru Sir Gar. “Trustees joined me in representing the charity and the award marked the role of the charity in the wider community of Carmarthenshire. Particular praise was directed towards our hard-working staff and volunteers.” The charity was presented with a community award by the High Sheriff of Dyfed, Professor Medwin Hughes, who is also Deputy Lord Lieutenant. High Sheriff Mr Hughes said he was delighted to be able to recognise the contributions made by charities and community groups in the three counties of C...

Beacon Centre for enterprise officially opened in Llanelli

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Welsh Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science Edwina Hart has officially opened Carmarthenshire’s Beacon Centre for Enterprise in Dafen. The centre, a former Technium, is now managed and being developed by Carmarthenshire County Council as a hub for innovative and enterprising businesses. The Minister told the audience of businesspeople at the opening that the Welsh Government and local authorities needed to work together to engineer economic recovery in Wales. Growth and sustainable jobs was the future. She said there was a need to build a more enterprising private sector and to increase the number of small firms being created in Wales, highlighting a number of recent initiatives to support entrepreneurs, new start ups and micro businesses. She said the Beacon Centre for Enterprise would provide Carmarthenshire County Council with an opportunity to develop a vibrant and sustainable business hub for South West Wales. Carmarthenshire County Council leader Cllr...