Carmarthenshire

Riders open 'Hairy Back Bridge' in Carmarthen forest

Charlotte White, H&H deputy news editor Check out the latest H&H subscription offers >> Horse riders can now use an ancient stone bridge in Crychan Forest , near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, for the first time in more than 50...

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RAF jets in high speed near miss

Two Hawk jets came within 50ft (15m) of a head-on collision over Carmarthenshire, an accident report has revealed. The jets, from RAF Valley on Anglesey, were on routine low-level training when the incident happened over...

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Pub ban campaign extended

A drive to ban troublemakers from pubs and clubs in Carmarthenshire has been extended to rural areas of the county. The Behave or Be Banned (Bobb) campaign was initially launched in Llanelli, Ammanford and Carmarthen. In the...

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Partial street lights switch-off

The proposals would affect about a third of Carmarthenshire's street lights A third of a county's street lighting could be switched off for up five hours per night to say money. Carmarthenshire council is looking at plans to...

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Tribute paid to the landlord of Dylan Thomas' local

Archive footage of Tommy Watts and Brown's in Laugharne Tommy Watts, who was for many years the landlord of Dylan Thomas's local, the Brown's Hotel in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, has died.Catryn Jenkins, who used to work in the...

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Rural revival

One of the four Welsh villages on the 28-strong shortlist is Talgarth, near Brecon Four Welsh villages are a step closer to winning £400,000 worth of lottery money aimed at breathing new life into their communities. Village SOS...

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Cockle bed shut in E.coli alert

A COCKLE bed in an area plagued by concerns over sewage levels has been closed after sample results revealed high levels of dangerous E.coli. Cockle pickers and councillors have repeatedly raised concerns over the amount of...

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TV: Don't mind your P's and Q's: Lowri Davies

Nov 14 2009 by Our Correspondent, Western Mail By day, Lowri Davies is a drama teacher in Carmarthenshire. By night, she’s undertaking a festive challenge as part of a new Christmas reality TV series for S4C Q: What’s the Seren...

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£32m for education 'alternatives'

The scheme aims to help young people stay or return to education or training Up to £32m has been made available to 12,000 young people aged 14-19, who are seen at being at risk of missing out on education and job opportunities....

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Rare RAF clock find for village

Villagers in Carmarthenshire have found out their village hall clock has an interesting history - going back to the RAF and World War II. It had been bought by a resident for just �7 at auction but has turned out to be a rare...

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