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New nursery planned for Pembrey Primary School

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Plans are in hand to introduce a new early years class at Pembrey Primary School. Children will be able to attend from the age of three if the proposal is approved. The current age range is four to 11, and there is Flying Start provision for children aged from two to three. However, between the ages of three and four there is no mainstream school education provision for pupils. Carmarthenshire County Council is now planning to introduce early years provision which will bridge the gap, so that children can progress from Flying Start to mainstream education. Flying Start is a Welsh Government funded programme which is available in targeted areas to provide intensive support services for young children and their families. Education executive board member Cllr Gareth Jones said one of the advantages of Flying Start being offered on the same site as the school was that it would provide seamless transition for children. “There is currently a gap in the provision of education at Pembrey bet...

Llanelli Scarlets stars help preach road safety message

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Llanelli Scarlets stars caused a scrum among 230 pupils at Pembrey Primary School when they turned up to present 10-year-old Erin Meadows with a prize for her winning road safety painting. There were cheers and whoops of delight when Josh Turnbull and Kirby Myhill strode into the school hall to congratulate Erin for her winning “walking bus” painting. Head teacher Helen Jacob explained it had been difficult selecting an entry from so many pupils but it had been highly appropriate the competition organised to promote the schools walking bus should have been won by the daughter of the school’s popular lollipop lady, Alison. Mrs Jacob said more children were joining the walking bus following the completion of the a £558,000 grant scheme from the Welsh Government to fund footpath upgrades, cycleways and traffic management throughout Pembrey. There was public consultation for the scheme drawn up by Carmarthenshire council’s transport and engineering team supported by the Carmarthens...