Carmarthenshire County, Wales News

Health Minister Mark Drakeford has been accused of ducking questions over major health concerns in West Wales after refusing to meet with a councillor delegation.

A CARMEL man received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay A 85 costs after pleading guilty to cannabis possession when he appeared before Llanelli magistrates.

THE Welsh Government has been accused of not doing enough to back a campaign to re-open St Clears railway station.

A SWANSEA solicitor has taken concerns about the future of Wales's independent legal firms to Westminster to meet with the Lord Chancellor.

CARMARTHENSHIRE county council leader Kevin Madge is visiting county councillors in their areas to discuss any issues or concerns they have in their communities, and to see local developments.

A MASKED robber who once ran for Wales wrestled with the owner of a Chinese takeaway as she tried to hold on to her shop's till.

The names of some 40 "at risk" listed buildings were published in the Post last week, along with a report of Swansea Council's aspirations to deal with the issue.

Households could face changes of hundreds of pounds in their council tax bills under any future shake-up of Wales' local authorities, a Labour AM and former council leader has warned.

Martin Phillips, who grew up in Swansea, gives us an insight to what it was like in Malmo, Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest.

A BETWS community councillor says she is sick and tired of being fed 'false promises' by Carmarthenshire county council officers.

The best-paid council executives in Wales, from left, Carmarthenshire's Mark James, Cardiff's Jon House and Pembrokeshire's Bryn Parry-Jones More than 50 top bosses from councils across Wales took home salaries of at least A 100,000 in 2011/12. The salaries covered a range of titles from chief executives to directors responsible for departments ... (more)

Ben Sweet works in the depths and darkness of the London Dungeon is "much better than working in the real world". While most of us are stuck behind desks in nine to five jobs at the office, Ben Sweet works in the depths and darkness of the London Dungeon.

A CARMEL man received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay A 85 costs after pleading guilty to cannabis possession when he appeared before Llanelli magistrates.

Talking place across two days at venues around the city centre it features the current cream of the Welsh music crop.

The UK has been holding out for a Eurovision hero for a long time and this year hopes rest on Wales' Bonnie Tyler with her song Believe in Me.

A licensed bookmaker has had a A 8,000 financial penalty slapped on it by the Gambling Commission for operating betting in pubs in west Wales.

CARMARTHENSHIRE'S first live webcast was a record breaker with 551 people tuning in to watch the county council AGM.

DSW executive director Jon Morgan said he welcomed the rise in figures, which had been a trend for the past 10 years.

A COUPLE who were assaulted in the street in a homophobic attack have spoken of the lasting effects of the attack.

Llwyncelyn Road was shut after the incident last August as the structure of the property was considered unsafe and a potential danger to highway users.