Sometimes people, and young people in particular, feel that politicians are rather remote, but those myths were soon dispelled when Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government, got chatting to young people on his visit to...
So, what will 2011 bring? Looking back, Britain has just come through the biggest economic crisis for generations, a global crisis caused by irresponsible behaviour by the banks. But because of Labour’s decisive action, the worst of the crisis...
New year is a time when we look forward and we look back, and this indeed was what we did at one of the more enjoyable and light-hearted moments I had before Christmas. I was privileged to attend and...
As I write this, a real bit of snow has finally arrived in Llanelli, to the delight of the children who felt we were missing out on the dramatic snowfalls seen elsewhere, whilst their parents were probably only too...
Llanelli has a proud history as a bilingual town. For most of us that refers to English and Welsh. Over the last couple years or so Polish has become more and more visible and I have spoken Italian in...
To those who think that politicians are all the same, I say just look at Conservative-Lib Dem government that is ideologically determined to dismantle public services. It is now withdrawing 80% of government funding from universities with some institutions...
In the Church calendar, Advent is the time before Christmas, and advent calendars are still popular with children in many homes, more, perhaps, it has to be admitted, for the excitement they generate about the countdown to Christmas than...
This week with the switch-on of the Christmas lights makes us really feel that Christmas is on its way. We have seen the transformation in a matter of a couple of weeks from a pleasantly mild and dry Autumn...
Last week I had the privilege of visiting Heol Goffa Special School, which caters for pupils aged 3 – 19, some with mild difficulties and others with much more severe difficulties. The warmth and enthusiasm of the pupils and...
Amongst all the gloom and doom, it was very heartening last week to have the announcement from the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government of £7.5 million funding for Llanelli Town Centre. This funding will bring the total investment in the...
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