The Latest Breaking News from Ammanford

School stabbing pupil was considered for Prevent programme, report finds

The 13-year-old was found with a knife at a school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

Girl, 14, guilty of attempted murder for blade attack at south Wales school

Teenager attacked two teachers and another pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford last year

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025

Teenager guilty of attempted murder of two teachers and pupil in horrific knife rampage at Welsh school

A week-long trial at Swansea Crown Court heard how the girl told police officers ‘that’s one way to be a celebrity’ after her arrest after the incident at Amman Valley School in Ammanford

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

‘I stabbed her, oopsies’, girl, 13, told police after Wales school attack, court hears

CCTV footage played to Swansea Crown Court showed the attack at Amman Valley School in Ammanford in April

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024

The latest death notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones

Wales Online · May 12, 2023

McDonald's wants to open in Ammanford and people aren't happy

A majority don't want it to be built but the prospect of 120 jobs appeals to some

Wales Online · Apr 5, 2023

Two new schools in Ammanford among 10 proposed across Carmarthenshire

But no firm decisions will be made until a review announced more than a year ago by the council has concluded

Wales Online · Mar 23, 2023

'I'm suffering from a chronic condition that made me think I was having a stroke'

Darren Daniel, 42, from Ammanford, thought he was having a stroke when he woke up with slurred speech and blurry vision but his symptoms turned out to be kidney disease

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023

Eight-year-old Welsh girl who lost leg in accident given free holiday to America from Ant and Dec

Alys Davies was surprised with a free holiday to Florida whilst watching ITV1's Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway from her home in Ammanford

Wales Online · Feb 25, 2023

Owain Wyn Evans makes emotional return to former school to deliver important message

The BBC radio and TV presenter Owain Wyn Evans re-visited his old school in Ammanford to talk about the impact Section 28 had on his life

Wales Online · Feb 20, 2023