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The Latest Breaking News from Carmarnshire Council

The future of the Welsh town with the lowest economic growth in a decade

Llanelli has seen the lowest economic growth in Wales in the last decade and, while there are some good signs for the future, what that future should look like is still being decided

Birmingham Post

Bailiffs turn up at Carmarthen shops demanding money over controversial BID scheme

'I think a number of business owners are frightened to speak up about it in case it damages their business. I don’t care, I want to speak up'

Wales Online

Council keen to get its hands on £38 million of funding which replaces European Union grants

The money will be spent in Carmarthenshire over the next three years, subject to UK Government approval

Wales Online

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Carmarthenshire to make full use of new powers to crack down on second homes

Cabinet member Alun Lenny said "unreasonable growth" in second homes was causing damage to communities

Wales Online

People whose houses back onto a forest of Japanese knotweed helpless as it gets closer

"The knotweed is getting closer. It's virtually on the land of two houses opposite. It's totally frustrating."

Wales Online

Carmarthenshire Council staff to get up to 10 days of paid leave if they're victims of domestic abuse or sexual violence

Cabinet members gave strong backing to a new policy

Wales Online

Plans to rejuvenate Llanelli town centre still on hold after two years

The council wants to build a block of commercial units and flats, but its application has been called in by ministers over flooding concerns

Wales Online

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The imposing chapel which will now become a family home

But the people who live there won't be able to park in its grounds

Wales Online

More than 30 people bid for some rental properties that come on the market in this Welsh town

Now, new affordable homes are being planned for a former school playing fields in Llandovery

Wales Online

Mum's fury as daughter served school lunch that 'looks like it's been stood on'

The parent was left in disbelief that students at QE High were expected to eat the food on offer there.

Daily Record

Mum says daughter came home hungry after refusing to eat 'vile and gooey' school dinner

A mum says her daughter came home starving after refusing to eat a jacket potato and cheese meal served up by QE High in Wales which looked "gooey and like it's gone off"

Daily Mirror

'It looks like someone stood on it before plating it': The 'vile' school dinner mum claims was served to her daughter

The meal was served at QE High in Carmarthen, but people are not impressed

Wales Online

The man tasked with becoming the new leader of Carmarthenshire Council

Darren Price's appointment as council leader is expected to be ratified later this month

Wales Online

Leader of Carmarthenshire Council Emlyn Dole loses his seat

He expressed his disappointment, describing leading the council and Plaid as 'the privilege of his life'

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The long-awaited redevelopment projects that are finally happening in Llanelli

A transformed cinema, a long derelict town building given fresh life, and new homes are already on their way

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More details of £200m Llanelli wellness and life science village have been unveiled

Carmarthenshire Council planning officers are assessing a full planning application for the long-awaited project

Wales Online

The overlooked town and its traders who are striving to make it a place that people want to visit

There's a perception that Ammanford often plays third fiddle to Carmarthen and Llanelli, but scratch beneath the surface and there's plenty of endeavour

Wales Online

Council elections interview: the leader of the Independents on her background and route into political life in Carmarthenshire

This is part of a series of interviews with the people who could be the next leader of Carmarthenshire Council after the local elections on May 5. Today we spoke to Jane Tremlett, the leader of the Independents.

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The village where no-one wants to be a councillor because of the 'pointlessness of it all'

The six serving members of Llanpumsaint Community Council are not standing for re-election and no-one else has been nominated for the election on May 5

Wales Online

Nearly 50 flats and bowling green to be built on site of former supermarket in Carmarthen

The development could open as early as next year, but some people who live nearby have expressed concerns

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