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Community–spirited Girl Guides are helping to clean up Carmarthen. The Nantgaredig Guides organised a litter pick along the cycle path between Abergwili and Carmarthen town – filling a total of 12 bags with rubbish. The Guides separated the litter into blue bags as they went along so as much as possible could be recycled. Guider Alison James said the girls decided to carry out a litter-pick as part of their community service work and they had a fun time, despite the rain. It was supported by Carmarthenshire County Council as part of its annual ‘Keep it Clean’ campaign. The council provided the clean-up kits and organised for the litter to be disposed of and recycled. Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “I would like to thank the Guides for giving up their free time to improve the environment in which they live. Hopefully by taking positive action like this, people will think twice before throwing litter. “We want to encourage people ...

The work to extend a popular doctor’s surgery in the Tywi Valley is progressing quickly and smoothly. Meddygfa Tywi in Nantgaredig is being extended for the second time with help from South Wales architects the Lewis Partnership. The new extension will provide additional facilities for patients and a new treatment room. The £100,000 project will be completed by the end of July. The contractor is Mike Hiorns Building Contractor Ltd of Llanelli. The work is now up to wall plate level. The photos show some of the work on site. Work progressing on Meddygfa Tywi in Nantgaredig. For more information, see earlier story - http://www.lewispartnership.co.uk/further-extension-to-meddygfa-tywi-nantgaredig/

A popular doctor’s surgery in the Tywi Valley is being extended for the second time with help from South Wales architects the Lewis Partnership. Meddygfa Tywi in Nantgaredig was first established in the mid-1990s. The new extension will provide additional facilities for patients and a new treatment room. The builders should be on site at the end of this month. Lewis Partnership managing director Philip Lewis said he was delighted that his firm was once again involved in extending the surgery. He said: “As architects, we were involved in the original building for Dr Anthony Davies and Dr Heather Evans. We added additional administration offices in 2002.” The £100,000 project will be completed by the end of July. The successful Contractor is Mike Hiorns Building Contractor Ltd of Llanelli. The Meddygfa Tywi surgery has a practice area covering a wide rural area - some 2,500 square miles in total. The surgery is also a dispensing practice with a full range of practice and attached staff...

Richmond Park beat Nantgaredig 2-0 in the half-time junior football match staged at Richmond Park, Carmarthen, during the interval in the Carmarthen Town v Afan Lido Welsh Premier League match.

It was all go at Richmond Park last night. Forget the main event, Carmarthen Town v Afan Lido - seven goals and two sendings off, another defeat for Town. The busy part of the evening was helping to supervise the junior schools half-time match between Richmond Park and Nantgaredig schools. The most cheerful part of the evening!

Residents in Nantgaredig are being urged to have a good clear out and recycle any rubbish they have lying around the home. A ‘Recycling on the go’ event is being held on Saturday, August 13 in the primary school between 8am and 10.30am. Householders can take advantage of this one-off chance to dispose of any large items of rubbish for free. Most household waste can be taken along including bulky waste items such as furniture and electrical goods. However, asbestos, tyres, paint, garden chemicals, batteries, gas bottles, construction waste and trade waste will not be accepted. As much as possible will be recycled. The event has been organised by Carmarthenshire County Council and the aim is to encourage residents to dispose of waste that may otherwise be fly-tipped as well as encourage them to recycle and/or reuse as much of their rubbish as possible. It is one of a number of activities being held in Carmarthenshire as part of Total Focus Week - a new multi-agency Fly-tipping Act...

Residents in Nantgaredig have got rid of four tonnes of rubbish and junk they had lying around the home. A waste amnesty was held giving householders a one-off chance to dispose of any large items of rubbish for free. It included refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and wooden doors as well as general household and garden waste. The amnesty was organised by Carmarthenshire County Council in partnership with Tidy Towns and the aim was to encourage residents to dispose of waste that may otherwise be fly-tipped. It is also hoped the amnesty will raise waste awareness and encourage householders to recycle. Executive member for regeneration Councillor Clive Scourfield said: “I am pleased that despite the poor weather conditions so many residents in Nantgaredig took advantage of this chance to get rid of any unwanted rubbish they had around the home. “Bulky waste such as furniture, wood and cardboard left lying in and around homes is not only a fire hazard but can result in fly-tipping which not o...

Green-thinking Girl Guides from Carmarthen rolled up their sleeves to clean up the town’s cycle path. The Nantgaredig Guides organised a litter pick along the cycle path between Abergwili and Carmarthen town. Armed with litter pickers, the Guides filled 15 bags in just a couple of hours. Guider Alison James said: “The Guides have to do some community service and chose to litter-pick. They all enjoyed themselves, even having a competition to see who could find the most, but they did agree that it was terrible that they had to do it at all, especially as there are bins at either end of the path.” Carmarthenshire County Council is encouraging people to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible as well as to clean up their community and take pride in where they live as part of the ‘Go Green and Keep it Clean’ campaign. Schools and community groups can sign up for free clean-up kits. Council sustainability officer Tina Brice said: “Litter not only spoils our quality of life and enjoymen...

Carmarthnshire councillors have approved plans for a house in the countryside at Nantgaredig under local needs. Yesterday’s meeting of the planning committee discussed an outline application for a house in a field near a row of houses at Tanybanc between Nantgaredig and Felingwm Isaf. An officers’ report said: “The application is submitted as a local needs dwelling to support a local worker linked to agriculture and his young family. “Evidence of available houses in the area along with their prices has been submitted with the application, along with details of the mortgage the applicant could realistically achieve based on the income of his business. It is clear that there is a large discrepancy between the money available and the much higher cost of dwellings in the area. “As a result this application has been submitted on land already owned by the applicant under the Local Needs Policy.” The applicant will have to sign a Section 106 agreement to keep the house as affordable housing f...

Carmarthenshire councillors will consider plans for a house in the countryside at Nantgaredig under local needs. A meeting of the planning committee will discuss the outline application for a house in a field near a row of houses at Tanybanc between Nantgaredig and Felingwm Isaf. An officers’ report says: “The application is submitted as a local needs dwelling to support a local worker linked to agriculture and his young family. “Evidence of available houses in the area along with their prices has been submitted with the application, along with details of the mortgage the applicant could realistically achieve based on the income of his business. It is clear that there is a large discrepancy between the money available and the much higher cost of dwellings in the area. “As a result this application has been submitted on land already owned by the applicant under the Local Needs Policy.” If planning permission is granted, the applicant would have to sign a Section 106 to keep the house as...