Llanelli Standard

The financially troubled Scarlets Rugby Club has been boosted by Plaid-led Carmarthenshire County Council’s agreement to restructure a £2.6m loan originally granted in 2007. At its meeting on Wednesday, September 11th the Council heard that the Scarlets will make a loss of £4m in 2024, and calling in the loan might endanger the club’s future […]

Speaking after the Cabinet Meeting, Independent Councillor Rob James stated “This loan extension proposal raises a number of questions that require answers. “Whilst it is right that the Council should support local businesses and sport teams, none of the £2.4 million loan has been repaid to date and it’s already been 16 years. I recognise […]

Carmarthenshire County Council’s Actif Sport and Leisure service is proud to support its local amateur athletes who represent Wales, through its Gold Card Scheme. The Gold Card Scheme allows Carmarthenshire residents who represent our country, as unpaid athletes within their chosen sport, to access facilities within Actif’s Leisure Centres, free of charge, to supplement their […]

Dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, mae caws a menyn Dragon Cymru wedi bod yn cael eu gweini yng nghartref tîm rygbi’r Scarlets yn Llanelli er mwyn i gefnogwyr wledda arno. Yn ddiweddar, aeth dau o chwaraewyr y Scarlets, Callum Williams ac Eddie James, draw i’r safle cynhyrchu llaeth i adnewyddu’r bartneriaeth rhwng yr hoelion wyth […]

Over the past two years, Dragon Wales cheese and butter has been served at the home of the Scarlets rugby team in Llanelli for supporters to feast on. Recently, two Scarlets players, Callum Williams and Eddie James, visited the site of the dairy production to renew the partnership between these two stalwarts. Made from only […]

The John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League, one of the most popular grassroots cross-country leagues in the UK, returned to West Wales for the seventh time on Saturday 14th October. More than 1,000 runners of all abilities descended on Pembrey Country Park near Llanelli and races featured the under 11 athletes right up to […]