Community campaigners from Llanelli have visited the Home Office in London this week to hand deliver a letter directly to UK Government Ministers calling for them to think again about using the Stradey Park Hotel as emergency accommodation for...
A big thank you to the League of Friends of Prince Philip Hospital for organising this afternoon’s delicious strawberry tea, Hospital Notes Choir for delightful entertainment and all who supported. Privilege to join you today for this first event...
Great to welcome to Parliament this week pupils from four schools together: Gwenllian, Mynyddygarreg. Pum Heol and Parc y Tywyn. The authorities were a bit apprehensive at such a big group but, no need to worry as the pupils...
Are you having problems paying off arrears with a gas or electricity bill? The British Gas Energy Trust has now reopened its Individuals and Families Fund and may be able to help. You do not need to be a...
Earlier this week, I appeared on the Politics Wales show, expressing disappointment at Carmarthenshire County Council losing their court case on Stradey, and the latest concerns on the situation. The episode can be found here: BBC iPlayer – Politics...
Most Llanelli Standard readers will probably now be fully aware of the proposal by the UK Government to use the Stradey Park Hotel as emergency accommodation for 200 asylum seekers, in family groups, from early July. Tory Ministers are...
Recent interest rate increases by the Bank of England signal even more pain for hardworking, local people. Over 7,000 home owning households in Llanelli have been hit by the Tory mortgage penalty with annual mortgage payment increases of £1,600 this year...
Llanelli MP, Dame Nia Griffith, said: “This is outrageous news and such a shoddy way to treat the hotel’s existing staff who have been kept in the dark all the way through this situation by the hotel’s owners. It...
Huge thank you to everyone who turned out this morning in Llanelli town centre for #ArmedForcesDay to celebrate the massive contribution to our country that those involved in our Armed Forces make.
To mark Armed Forces Day this Saturday , Dame Nia Griffith MP for Llanelli has paid tribute to the many UK Armed Forces personnel that hail from Llanelli and Carmarthenshire. Dame Nia Griffith MP said that “I...
