Sickness Levels Fall
Sickness levels dropped sharply among Carmarthenshire Council's 7,700-strong workforce last year.
There were 47,268 days lost to sickness in 2020-21 – a decrease of nearly...
Overpaid Carmarthenshire Tree Surgeons
Tree surgeons have been overpaid thousands of pounds by Carmarthenshire Council, auditors have found.
Helen Pugh, the council’s head of revenues and financial compliance, told...
Burial Site Rejection
Plans for a natural burial ground on the outskirts of Laugharne have been turned down.
Applicant Michael Jones wanted to include a timber-framed reception building...
Fraud Report
Housing tenant's move to Cyprus raises eyebrows.
A council house tenant from Carmarthenshire didn’t tell the authority she had moved to Cyprus and carried on...
School Surplus Surprise
An eye-catching improvement in school finances comes with a big health warning.
Schools in Carmarthenshire have posted a remarkable £7.2 million surplus after being £2...
Bypass Backing
Leaders in Carmarthenshire have pledged to work with the Welsh Government to deliver the long-awaited Llandeilo bypass.
Uncertainty surrounded the scheme late last month when...
Land For Sale
From quarries and collieries to a tiny plot for a garden extension, land owned by Carmarthenshire Council is on the market.
Like all councils it...
New Electoral Boundaries
Changes afoot from next May onwards following review.
Carmarthenshire will have an extra councillor from next year following a review of its electoral boundaries.
It’ll mean voters choosing...
Trading Standards’ Anti-fraudster Work To Be Given More Prominence
More prominence is to be given to the work tackling fraudsters by Carmarthenshire’s Trading Standards department.
The department has saved people in the county hundreds...
Power Station Life
Emyr Phillips started as a 15-year-old apprentice at the Carmarthen Bay Power Station in 1955, and went on to work there for nearly three...