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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...

The team from Melin Consultants at The Beacon building in Dafen, Llanelli, will be cleaning cars on Friday (March 15) to raise money for Red Nose Day. The car cleaners will be on duty between 9am and 5pm at The Beacon. Tea and cakes will be on sale while you wait for your car wash. The cost is £5 per car. To book a slot, call Carol on 07929 283326. Melin director and founder Mel Best said: "We are hoping to raise loads of money for Comic Relief Red Nose Day. With all the old grit on the roads, everyone's car could do with a good clean. So we are appealing to drivers in the area to come along and help raise cash for a very worthwhile charity."