Director’s report spells out some of the challenges facing social care
The cost of placing looked-after children in residential homes has doubled in just 12 months in Carmarthenshire.
Placements for the most complex children and young...
Council to knock down old Wilko store and redevelop car park
A former Wilko store in Carmarthen is to be demolished and the surrounding car park redeveloped.
Carmarthenshire Council said it would have cost around £1m...
Council looking at a shake-up of its current charging system at dozens of car...
A SHAKE-UP of car parking charges has been proposed by Carmarthenshire Council.
It runs 67 car parks and said it wants a more simple system...
Images and details of planned new indoor market
Images of a new indoor market planned in Llanelli have been released along with details of a scheme the county council hopes will become...
Immigration officers find three illegal workers during two visits
Immigration officers who found an illegal worker at a Llanelli takeaway visited five months later and found two more, a meeting heard.
The business’s owner,...
Opposition leader demands clarity on Tyisha project in Llanelli
Plans to regenerate a less-affluent area of Llanelli are expected to move forward this autumn years after they were drawn up.
Carmarthenshire council is looking...
There’s enough empty homes to sustain a small town
There are hundreds of empty homes in Carmarthenshire at a time of significant demand for housing in the county.
Empty homes are defined as homes...
Chairman warns councillors about taking planning officer advice lightly after inspector awards costs
The chairman of a council planning committee which has incurred costs after turning down an application for a house of multiple occupation (HMO) has...
Electric vehicle uptake it’s a mixed picture for the council, says report
A council which declared a climate emergency seven years ago missed funding opportunities to buy more electric vehicles (EVs) and lacked a clear plan...
School catering shake-up, the in-house service isn’t sustainable, says report
A shake-up of Carmarthenshire Council’s over-budget school catering service is on the cards.
The council has started to look at alternative ways of providing school...