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Llanelli Star, 14 Oct 2026

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The Llanelli Star, a weekly newspaper published by Reach PLC, is in tabloid format. It has served Carmarthenshire and southwest Wales since 1909. The paper informs readers on council decisions, school, healthcare, business and community issues, reflecting residents' priorities. Each issue features detailed articles on Welsh culture, heritage and language, alongside profiles of individuals and groups shaping civic life. Sports coverage focuses on rugby, football and grassroots competitions, reinforcing Llanelli’s reputation as a rugby stronghold while supporting the broader sporting community. Opinion pages include commentary and letters that spark public discussion on local developments. The Llanelli Star has earned local recognition for its commitment to community-focused journalism. Its tone is clear, approachable and reader-oriented, designed to keep information accessible without sacrificing depth. As part of Reach PLC’s network of regional titles, it benefits from shared resources while maintaining a strong identity rooted in Llanelli’s distinct history and cultural identity.

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ArticleWRU REVEALS EVIDENCE FOR CUTTING CLUB

THE Welsh Rugby Union has finally pub­lished the evid­ence under­pin­ning its decision to axe one of the Ospreys or Scar­lets, with the gov­ern­ing body adam­ant two of the three teams going for­ward should be based in Cardiff and east wales. After...

WRU REVEALS EVIDENCE FOR CUTTING CLUB

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ArticleSHOPLIFTER’S SYRINGE THREAT TO STAFF

A SHOPLIFTER threatened to stab secur­ity guards with hypo­dermic syr­inges, a court has heard. Dur­ing one of the incid­ents Kara Racuoco claimed to own Asda. The 41-year-old’s bar­ris­ter told Swansea Crown Court her cli­ent has men­tal health...

SHOPLIFTER’S SYRINGE THREAT TO STAFF

ArticleBIG CHANGES COMING FOR RECYCLING

A CLAIMS pro­cess is now open for the dis­tri­bu­tion of more than £20,000 raised through a wild­fire sup­port fund. The Rhandirm­wyn and Dis­trict Com­munity Asso­ci­ation (RDCA) has announced the move fol­low­ing the major wild­fire that affected...

BIG CHANGES COMING FOR RECYCLING

ArticleMore schools face clos­ure amid rise in budget defi­cits

ANOTHER four schools with low pupil num­bers in Car­marthen­shire face major uncer­tainty as plans recom­mend­ing their clos­ure are unveiled. Coun­cil­lors on a scru­tiny com­mit­tee were due to hear more about the options for Ysgol Blaenau, Ysgol...

More schools face clos­ure amid rise in budget defi­cits

ArticleNoc­turnal vis­it­a­tions by fiends in feline form

WHEN TS Eliot wrote: “Macav­ity’s a Mys­tery Cat: he’s called the Hid­den Paw — For he’s the mas­ter crim­inal who can defy the Law”, he was obvi­ously anti­cip­at­ing the feline mis­de­mean­ours of the count­less cats who mis­take my garden,...

Noc­turnal vis­it­a­tions by fiends in feline form

ArticleTHIS WEEK’S WEATHER FORECAST

Fore­cast. Ini­tial rain clear­ing to drier weather. Tem­per­at­ures taper­ing off. Thursday: Rain/Showers. Day 18C/64F Night 12C/54F in Pwll. Mod­er­ate south-west­erly. Fri­day: Dry, sunny spells. Day 16C/61F Night 7C/45F in Loughor. Mod­er­ate...

THIS WEEK’S WEATHER FORECAST