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

Welsh Government | Welsh Government supports major investment set to create 90 jobs A £6.4m investment by Morrisons at its Farmers Boy Deeside fresh meat facility is being supported by the Welsh Government and set to create 90 jobs. The facility currently provides the supermarket with Morrisons branded sliced meats and deli products and the investment will enable it to introduce an extensive range of ready-to-eat chicken meals. Mario Jacobs, General Manager at Farmers Boy Deeside, said the Deeside plant would have the capacity to produce 40 tons of ready-to-eat chicken meals a week supplying all 477 Morrisons supermarkets.

There are now 778 fewer tyres that could potentially end up being fly-tipped in Carmarthen. A tyre amnesty was held in Morrisons car park giving residents the chance to dispose of any unwanted tyres free of charge. Tyre companies attach a charge to any tyres that are disposed of at their business so illegally dumped tyres is a big problem not just in Carmarthenshire but across the UK. Fly-tipping is not only a blight on the landscape, but costs local authorities millions of pounds a year to clean up and causes harm to wildlife and the environment. The amnesty was organised by Tidy Towns to encourage people to dispose of their waste responsibly and help combat fly-tipping. Tidy Towns project officer Simon Troake said: “Around 450,000 tonnes of used tyres are produced in the UK every year that have to be reused or disposed of somehow and it is estimated that local authorities, landowners, industry and the emergency services pay out over £2.3 million every year in investigating and cleari...

Someone please explain this to me: Diesel is 136.9 in Morrisons Llanelli, but 140.9 in Morrisons Carmarthen, 16.4 miles away. Why?

Robert Lloyd and Richard Thomas were at Morrisons superstore in Llanelli at the weekend representing Llanelli Rotary Club and collecting for the Marie Curie cancer charity. Thanks go to all who contributed and helped.