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A Llanelli hairdresser has been fined for failing to have arrangements in place to dispose of her business waste. Lorraine Phillips, aged 44, of Coronation Road, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Llanelli Magistrates Court heard that council environmental enforcement officers found a quantity of waste outside Lorraine’s hairdressers in New Road, Morfa, in March earlier this year. They spoke to the owner, Lorraine Phillips, who confirmed that she had no arrangements in place to dispose of her trade waste. Phillips had previously been issued with a notice to make arrangements for a licensed waste company to collect her waste. She was then issued with a fixed penalty notice for £100 for failing to comply with the notice. However, she failed to pay it and was prosecuted in court as a result. Phillips was fined £100 as well as £150 in prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge. Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Ji...

A Burry Port design and manufacturing business has helped provide the ‘cutting edge’ to a new specialist children’s hair salon which is reckoned to be the biggest in Wales. The Tickled salon is opening in High Street, Swansea, this week (May 1), with owner and stylist Damian Hart grateful for the help of his engineering expert friend Owain Davies. Mr Davies is the managing director of Amcanu, a firm which normally provides tailored sheet metal solutions for industrial purposes. He explained: “Damian was looking for something novel for his new salon and hit upon the idea of using toy quad bikes and cars as ‘barbershop chairs’. “We enjoy a challenge here at Amcanu and we were able to adapt battery and pedal-powered toy vehicles to suit Damian’s needs. “With close attention to detail and safety, we were to provide him with some eye-catching ‘barbershop chairs’ for his new venture. “Our normal work sees us building giant acoustic enclosures for noisy industrial machinery. Doing ...

Hairdresser’s window smashed | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Welshpool Police are investigating criminal damage to a window on Salop Road, Welshpool.