Environmental News

County streets are cleaner than all Wales average STREETS in Carmarthenshire are cleaner than the all Wales average, according to a new report. ...

Man fined for dog fouling offence on coastal path A MAN has been fined for failing to clean up after his dog along the...

Skip hire firm fined A CARMARTHENSHIRE skip hire firm has been prosecuted for placing skips on the public highway without permission. ...

Diamond Jubilee Forestry PUPILS from Five Roads put on their wellies and headed to Ffos Las to plant trees to mark the Queen's...

Keep Wales Tidy Events in March Keep Wales Tidy have many events across Carmarthenshire during March that will help keep the environment clean...

Environment Group's recycle success by Jonathan Williams LEN's (the Llanelli Environmental Network) Bigyn 4 environment group has been busy making the area more...

Llanelli man fined for illegally carrying scrap metal A Llanelli man has been fined £345 and ordered to pay £156 court costs for illegally...

Another person fined for failing to clean up after dog at park A third person has been fined for failing to clean up after...

639 tyres collected in Llanelli amnesty THERE are now 639 fewer tyres that could potentially end up fly-tipped in Llanelli. ...

Forty years on – is climate change affecting our native hedgehogs? www.hedgehogstreet.org The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and the British Hedgehog Preservation...

Big Spawn Count Have you seen frog or toad spawn in your garden pond this year yet? Given the mild winter you may well...

748 Tyres collected in Cross Hands RESIDENTS got rid of 748 tyres at an amnesty held in Cross Hands. The...

Llwynhendy blitz! Communities First alongside Tidy towns and Keep Wales Tidy have organised various community clean up days. You...

Valentine's Day goes green in Llanelli THERE was a green theme to Valentine's Day in Llanelli with the launch of Carmarthenshire's new recycling...

Garden Share Training Day Do you have a shortage of allotments in your area? Would you like to learn how to set up a...

Executive Board confident of reaching 52% recycling rate COUNCILLORS say they are confident of reaching next year's 52% recycling target. ...

Agency welcomes single body consultation Environment Agency Wales has welcomed the launch of the Welsh Government's consultation on a single body to manage natural...

Better flood protection for people in Pwll Environment Agency Wales will start work next week on a new flood defence scheme to provide better...

Carmarthenshire's EU funding boost for recycling initiatives CARMARTHENSHIRE is to benefit from an £8million EU funding boost to help with recycling. ...

Extensive report into Burry Inlet cockle deaths finds pollution is not to blame A three-year investigation into the cockle deaths that damaged the fishery...

Two people fined for failing to clean up after dogs Two people have been fined for failing to clean up after their dogs at...

Recycling bins vandalised A recycling bin at the County Museum in Abergwili has been vandalised for the second time in a month. ...

Seven per cent increase in recycling rate IMPROVEMENTS carried out at the county's Household Waste Recycling Centres has already seen a 7% increase in...

Can you help us catch fly-tippers? COUNCIL environmental enforcement officers are investigating a serious fly-tipping incident in the Gwendraeth Valley. A large number...

Seedy Saturday Spring Fayre, St. Peters Hall, Carmarthen 11/02/2012 Come to : St Peter's Hall Carmarthen, Saturday 11th Feb 2012, 10 am – 3...

Llansteffan Needs You! Environmental campaigners Keep Wales Tidy are calling on volunteers to help out with a cleanup of Llansteffan beach in a bid...

Council saves £45k with part-night lights SOME £45,000 has been saved by the council by switching about 27% of its street lights to part-night....

Residents are being urged to take along any old tyres they may have to a number of collection points in Carmarthenshire throughout February.  ...

We want your old tyres! RESIDENTS are being urged to take along any old tyres they may have to a number of collection points...

Llangennech residents urged to have clear out  RESIDENTS in Llangennech are being urged to have a good clear out and recycle any rubbish they...

LLANSAWEL AND TUMBLE RESIDENTS URGED TO HAVE CLEAR OUT Here's a great excuse to finally have a good old clear out and get rid...

MAN FINED FOR LEAVING BOXES ON GROUND AT RECYCLING SITE A Gwendraeth Valley man has been fined £175 and ordered to pay £264.71 court...

Llwynhendy growing success yields award Llwynhendy Environment Group have collected an award from Keep Wales Tidy (KWT).     ...

Residents in Llansawel are being urged to have a good clear out and recycle any rubbish they have lying around the home. A...

Man fined for cigarette litter A man has been fined £350 and ordered to pay court costs of £264.71 after dropping a cigarette end...

Woman fined for failing to comply with recycling scheme A LLANELLI woman has been fined £175 and ordered to pay £336.29 court costs for...

Man fined for dropping cigarette end in town centre A MAN has been fined £175 and ordered to pay court costs of £264.71 after...

Pupils congratulated on eco success CHILDREN in Kidwelly have been congratulated on their eco success. The council's Executive Board...

WCVA's next round of regional policy events which will take place across Wales in January. The theme of the events is "The Sustainable Development...

Much moved Park wins third Green Flag Penlan Park, Llandeilo has been successful in securing the coveted Green Flag status for a third time....

HELP KEEP CARMARTHENSHIRE FREE FROM FESTIVE FLY-TIPPING Fly-tipping Action Wales is making a fresh appeal for people in Carmarthenshire to think twice before getting...

Text message informs residents of Christmas rubbish collections RESIDENTS in Carmarthenshire who have signed up to the council's text messaging service will receive information...

Partners unite to tackle fly-tipping menace in Llanelli THE police and council have teamed up to tackle the problem of fly-tipping in an...

Energy Saving Scam Carmarthenshire County Council Trading Standards officers are urging consumers to beware of rogue telephone cold callers offering energy saving devices. ...

Energising happiness We have a proud heritage in Wales of producing energy for the world. The Coal Exchange in Cardiff was famously the place...

Carmarthenshire County Position statement on Biodiversity The Carmarthenshire County Council's (CCC) has adopted a 'position statement' on biodiversity that sets out the position on...

West Wales polecat survey – volunteers needed! The polecat was once common and widespread in Britain but by 1915 its range was dramatically reduced...

New moss to science – discovery confirmed in Carmarthenshire A new moss to science has been discovered in Carmarthenshire! ...

Restoring Carmarthenshire's Grasslands The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is currently leading on a Carmarthenshire-based landscape-scale project to help restore the county's...

December Dormouse Days! The common (or hazel) dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is no longer as widespread or abundant as its name suggests. Numbers of this...