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

Nice story about the Llanell Rotary Club Ball (March 23, Stradey Park Hotel) in the Llanelli Star today. Splendid picture feature on the Llanelli Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition (held at Llanelli Town Hall) in the Llanelli Star today. Nice story on Llanelli delivery firm boss Ivor Skinner (retiring as boss of nationwide firm APC) in the Llanelli Star today. Lovely picture story in Llanelli Star about launch of the new Gethin Hughes memorial bursary music competition (backed by Jenkins Bakery). Smashing story in the Western Mail Business pages today about brewer Simon Buckley joining an influential Parliamentary lobby group. Nice spotlight on Cor Meibion Llanelli's Kidwelly concert (Feb 18) in feature on Llanelli Sea Cadets in South Wales Evening Post last night. Splendid picture story in the Carmarthen Journal about Carmarthen Town AC's coup in getting UEFA European women's matches to Richmond Park. Nice story on the countdown to the Carmarthen Mayor's Fun Run Race...

Spencer Feeney, editor of the South Wales Evening Post, appearing at the Leveson Inquiry. Live now! - http://ning.it/w2TQL7

Journalism conference: Is there a future for the press in Wales?, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries This one-day conference is an opportunity to analyse the crisis in the Welsh press and to look for solutions which will provide the citizens of Wales with the journalism they need in the future. Organised by the University of Glamorgan and the Cardiff and South East Wales branch of the National Union of Journalists.

Residents of a Llanelli housing estate are fighting back against the ‘bad image’ being given to them in the local press. Following recent newspaper reports branding Cae Glas, Felinfoel, ‘hell on earth’, local councillor Hugh Richards and a team from the council’s housing department carried out their own door-to-door enquiries to speak directly to tenants. Of those that gave their views as part of the informal survey, tenants in 20 properties stated that they had not encountered any problems. Only six agreed that there were problems on the estate. Cllr Richards said: “We realise that there have been problems in this area, but we do feel that this has been blown out of proportion. The way to deal with problems is to talk to people – and that is why we wanted to give residents the chance to have their say.” Of the tenants that did share concerns, the problem highlighted most was an apparent rise in young people from other areas of Llanelli congregating in Cae Glas to drink alcohol an...