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Cefn Sidan Beach, Pembrey, has won the coveted Blue Flag 26 times - a record for any UK beach The Pembrey beach was among 65 Welsh beaches to be named among the best in the UK and the world This year 34 beaches across Wales have been awarded the Blue Flag and 31 beaches won the Green Coast Award after being judged in the Keep Wales Tidy’s Coastal Awards. With water quality standards higher than ever, bosses say being awarded a Blue Flag is a great achievement, recognising the best beaches in Wales for their environmentally sustainable management, safety measures, cleanliness, their top notch facilities and high standard of water quality. Other beaches and attractions recommended for their water quality include Ferryside, Llanstephan and Pendine. County executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Meryl Gravell said: Carmarthenshire is blessed with seemingly endless golden beaches with Cefn Sidan and Pendine and everything in between. “We are delighted to be working in p...

Good news from Burry Port delivery and courier service Celtic Couriers today. Here's their press release -  Today, Wednesday, April 3, is our busiest day in 2013 and the fourth busiest in our history. An amazing total of 2082 parcels are being delivered and collected. The busier days in the 'record-breaking' list were all in the run-up to Christmas, 2012. "This is great news for us and it is great that we are keeping up the momentum," said Celtic Couriers general manager Gareth Jenkins. "We would like to thank all our customers for helping us on our busiest day of the year so far in 2013. “We’re consistently busy and always keen to make sure we deliver for our customers. “We like to think that we live up to our motto of being frequent, fast, efficient and flexible, providing an award-winning ‘handled with care’ delivery service. “The fact that we get a lot of repeat business is testament to our determination to keep customers happy and, literally, keep o...