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Joint working between Carmarthenshire County Council’s Home Improvement Team and the Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade may have saved the life of a Brynamman couple. The Home Improvement Team regularly checks for the presence of smoke detectors as part of routine visits to advise people on ways to improve their homes, and sends referrals to the fire brigade where necessary. On one such visit to a property in Station Road, Brynamman, the team noted that there was only one working smoke detector in the premises, located on the upstairs landing. Following a referral, firefighters from the Ammanford Fire Station visited and installed two free smoke alarms. Only weeks later, a fire broke out and the occupiers were able to escape before coming to any harm. Station Manager, Adrian Nicholas, said: “This incident could have been fatal without this vital early warning. There is no excuse for not having working smoke detectors in your home, as the Fire Service will test existing alarms or install n...

Universities in South West Wales are teaming up to explain how they can help businesses in the region. The University of Wales Trinity St David, the Swansea Metropolitan University and Swansea University have formed the Dragon Innovation Partnership. They are staging an Open forum event at the Quinnell Room at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Thursday, June 23 (10am-3pm). A spokesman explained: "Working in partnership with a university, organisations can gain access to a wide range of opportunities for growing business, including - Funding Training and consultancy Access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology Graduate placements Knowledge and expertise Research And much more . . . The three universities in the region (University of Wales Trinity St David, the Swansea Metropolitan University and Swansea University) are working through the Dragon Innovation Partnership and in collaboration with the Welsh Government to bring together all of their project, initiatives and funding ...

The Ashburnham Golf Club in Pembrey, near Llanelli, is staging its annual Junior Open Day today. The sun is shining, so take a trip to the links and join in the fun!

More than 400 compost bins were sold in a special half-price compost bin sale held during Compost Awareness Week. The one-off sale was organised by Carmarthenshire County Council’s waste section at the Co-op car park in Cross Hands. The 330 litre compost bins were available to residents at a subsidised price of just £5. The aim was to encourage householders to go green by home composting their garden and kitchen waste. You can compost all sorts of garden waste, including twigs, leaves and grass cuttings, as well as fruit and vegetable peelings and even paper and card. Council waste minimisation/recycling officer Karen Fulham said: “There’s nothing easier, cheaper, or more satisfying than making your own compost. Home composting uses garden waste as a resource, and helps keep green waste away from landfill. You can also add some kitchen waste such as raw vegetable peelings to your compost bin. And remember, for food waste which can’t be composted, there’s always your green food bin. “Th...

Carmarthenshire County Council is establishing a forum for traders in Burry Port. The council’s Head of Economic Development Wendy Walters said the intention was to set up a forum along the same lines as the one for traders in Carmarthen’s King Street. She said: “We would be more than happy to work with local traders to look at the regeneration of Burry Port town and see how traders can benefit.” Burry Port businessman and vice chairman of the Chamber of Trade Hefin Williams welcomed the move. He said: “What we are looking for is a voice for the business sector in Burry Port. We have the Chamber of Trade and this is to set up a forum with traders and the council as part of the regeneration of Burry Port.” Executive board member for regeneration Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “I very much welcome this. It shows that the business sector is active and that they feel that by getting together they can bring more trade to Burry Port. I am a great believer that unity is strength.”

Carmarthen Town AFC will be holding their pre-season trials for the different age groups of the club's Academy on the following dates - June 27th Under 12s (first of two) June 28th Under 16s June 29th Under 12s (second of two) June 30th Under 14s All players to report to Richmond Park, home of Carmarthen Town Football Club, by 5.45pm each evening. General Contact Numbers: Keiran Davies: 07718 918442 Ray Squires: 07970 146709 Gareth Jones: 07814 262656 Shane Earp: 07743 489905 Ashley Williams: 07531 295225 Pre-season training for the Under 19s will begin in mid June. Updates will be released in the local press and on the Carmarthen Town website. http://www.carmarthentownafc.net/

The team from The Ashburnham Golf Club in Pembrey, near, Llanelli, has made it through to the fourth round of the Golfing Union of Wales Victory Shield foursomes. The next round is against Cardigan Golf Club on June 12. Flying the flag for 'The Ash' are Devlin Leach and Elliott Anderson.