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Mr and Mrs Owen and Wenna Morgan of Cwmffrwd celebrate their Diamond Wedding with Carmarthenshire County Council Chair Cllr Terry Davies and Cllr Mair Stephens.

The Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council Cllr Siân Thomas presents a cheque for £25 to Helene Lovell on the occasion of the official opening of Cylch ‘Ti a Fi’ Gorslas, with Gorslas Community Council Chair Cllr Terry Davies. Cllr Terry Davies presented a cheque for £50 on behalf of the community. Cylch Ti a Fi Gorslas is held during the holidays on Monday mornings from 9.30-11am in Neuadd Lleian.

A display interpreting the coal mining industry in Carmarthenshire is now on show at the County Museum in Abergwili, Carmarthen. It includes mining equipment and memorabilia, plus a short film about working in the mines and life in Carmarthenshire’s mining valleys. Funding was provided by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation and county councillor Terry Davies, who also donated many of the items on display. Museum Curator Ann Dorsett said: “Coal was mined in Carmarthenshire for centuries and changed the face of the county. Coal mining made the communities of the Gwendraeth and Aman Valleys. Today, it’s hard to see where the mines once were. This display is very informative and will bring back memories for many people whose relatives worked in the mines.” From 1830 until 1870 many larger mines were sunk in Llanelli. Coal was exported and fed the town’s metal industries, but Llanelli’s mines became worked out by 1928. Many anthracite collieries were opened in the Amman and Gwend...