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Carmarthen Journal
Council highlights teams on frontline against fraudsters
Teams at Carmarthenshire Council have various counter-fraud roles.
2 min |
October 01, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
All aboard for a thrilling ride on a spooky steam train
IT MAY feel like summer has only just ended but as the nights get shorter and the autumn chill makes its presence felt, it won't be long until the spooky season of Halloween is here again.
2 min |
October 01, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Police app helps communities stay informed
DYFED-POWYS Police has launched a new messaging app to bring information about policing, crime and antisocial behaviour directly to your email inbox.
1 min |
October 01, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Insanity of dismantling a nation from within
DOWN at the Rabid Rabbit they were having their monthly quiz.
1 min |
September 24, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
'Sex cult' leader's move to an open prison is blocked
A SERIAL rapist and paedophile who ran a warped sex cult in a close-knit Welsh community will not be transferred to an open prison after the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) defied a recommendation from the Parole Board, it can be revealed.
2 min |
September 24, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Elis gets in the panto spirit
THEATRAU SIR GÅR
2 min |
September 24, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
New photographs reveal scale of washed-up whale
NEW pictures show the sheer scale of a huge whale that is decomposing on a Carmarthenshire beach.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Bus travel is just the ticket for youth today
TAKING a bus never really appealed me, on the basis of two's company, a bus is a crowd and was often a noisy monster packed tighter than an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
The man with a 'heart of gold' behind Prince William's visit
PRINCE William was in Wales last Wednesday to visit a newly-established mental health hub on World Suicide Prevention Day.
3 min |
September 17, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
It could still be you - Lottery winners take lead role in new adverts
THE National Lottery is bringing back the It Could Be You television advert from 30 years ago complete with the giant gold hand - to reach a new generation.
2 min |
September 10, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Don't show a white flag when a red flag appears
IT SEEMS that waving a piece of coloured cloth is to be used to flag up one’s views or commitment to a cause or country.
1 min |
September 10, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Council spending £48k a week on temporary housing
THE number of people placed in temporary accommodation in Carmarthenshire has fallen considerably - but the costs haven’t.
2 min |
September 10, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Low-tech trek giving pilgrim 'a sense of freedom'
A CYCLIST from the Towy Valley is on a mammoth walk to the south-west of France in the latest push to encourage Wales to honour a historic figure from the 14th century.
3 min |
September 03, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Resisting the siren song of self-love
WHEN an ancient Hellenic ancestor of Banksy inscribed “know thyself” on the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, he or she will not have known that such a philosophical maxim could have had such influence.
1 min |
September 03, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
School shuts as fears raised over building's safety
A DECISION has been made to not open a Carmarthenshire primary school as the new term starts this month.
2 min |
September 03, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
FAKE TOYS HEALTH RISK
AN URGENT warning has been issued to parents to be aware that fake popular toys could pose a \"serious risk\" to children's health.
1 min |
August 27, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
DOUBTS OVER NEW HOSPITAL
HEALTH bosses have admitted they may never be able to afford a new hospital in West Wales almost 20 years after the ambitious plans were first proposed.
1 min |
August 20, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
£600K 'SLAVERY' CANNABIS PLANT
TWO men were caught helping to operate a “slavery” cannabis plant worth over half a million pounds in Carmarthen.
1 min |
August 13, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
TURBINE FEARS FOR 'PARADISE'
PEOPLE who could find themselves living in the shadow of the proposed new Glyn Cothi wind farm in Carmarthenshire have spoken about their concerns.
1 min |
August 06, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
PUPIL ROLL DROP FEARS
CARMARTHENSHIRE has 1,600 fewer school pupils and 300 more teaching staff than it did five years ago and the “rationalisation” of the school footprint “needs to be expedited”, a senior council officer said.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
SITE FUTURE A MYSTERY
WORK is taking place to make parts of Carmarthen's former Wilko store safe, but the future of the large retail space remains unclear.
1 min |
July 23, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
What is your biological age and how can you lower it?
DOCTORS SUGGEST A BETTER WAY TO JUDGE HOW LONG WE COULD LIVE THAN COUNTING THE NUMBER OF CANDLES ON OUR BIRTHDAY CAKE. LARA OWEN FINDS OUT MORE
4 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Thousand have say on hospitals shake-up
MORE than 1,000 people across Mid and West Wales have already shared their views about potential changes to healthcare services in the region.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Plea for help to stop dog mess ruining county sports pitches
A COUNCIL has asked for help from the general public because sports pitches are being ruined by dog poo.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Tony Thomas yn cael ei dderbyn i'r Wisg Las
MAE Tony Thomas sydd yn gweithio i'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn Llanybydder wedi cael ei dderbyn i'r Orsedd.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
NOTE PERFECT
TALK ABOUT HOT RIGHT NOW. RITA ORA'S NEW SUMMER RANGE FOR PRIMARK IS SURE TO BE A HIT, SAYS EMMA JOHNSON
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Sizzling, sweating and still complaining - the great Welsh heatwave!
BY NOW, most of us have melted into the nearest patch of shade, silently praying for rain, yes, rain, in what may be the shortest heatwave Wales has seen since that sunny afternoon back in 1997.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
FOSTER BACKS JAC'S CLAIMS
WALES star Jac Morgan has gained another high-profile admirer as he bids to win a place in Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions Test team, with former All Blacks coach Ian Foster singing the 25-year-old's praises.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
Man trying to save others killed in crash with van
AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a “devoted husband, stepfather, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend” who died in a crash while volunteering for a charity.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Carmarthen Journal
PHU TO A THRILL
This award-winning Vietnamese family resort deserves its stellar reputation, says AMY PACKER
2 min |