Papur lleol electronig plwyf Llangynnwr – Llangynnwr’s local Papur y Plwyf electronic paper Rhif 12 Chwefror 2012 February No. 12

Papur y Plwyf will cover events and personalities in Llangynnwr. If New School Governors you want to receive a copy send your e-mail address to Three new governors have [email protected] been appointed to the board of Llangynnwr school. Council sets standstill rate Sarah Howells has been Llangynnwr Community Council has agreed to set an under inflation appointed as a community rise in their precept this year. The rise of 0.9% is expected to be well governor. Sarah is a member below the County Council rate which is expected to be over 2%. The of the Community Council proposal by Cllr Williams Chair of the Finance Committee was and works in the field of child unanimously accepted by the full council at their January meeting. development. New store opens Two parent governors have Work converting the old Currys store to house a new branch of The also been elected. Darren Range is near completion. The official opening is scheduled for the th Stevens who has a child in 14 February. The store has already started recruiting new staff with Dosbarth Non and Suzanne a number of jobs going to local people. Davies who has a child in New speed limits welcomed Year One were also elected Following a number of years of lobbying and campaigning by local to the governing body. Cllr people the County Council has agreed to a 30 mph zone for Capel Elwyn Williams was also Dewi Road out to the old toll house and an extension of the 40 mph elected to chair the governing zone past the Police HQ to the old forge at Login. body. Carmarthen Eisteddfod win Olympic welcome full recovery to Cllr Carmody. A proposal by Cllr Elwyn Williams Solar Panel Application that Llangynnwr Council formally An application for planning welcomes the 2012 Olympic torch permission for an array of as it passes through the parish on low, free standing th Sunday 27 May 2012 was agreed photovoltaic cells to generate at their most recent meeting. The electricity at Brynmeusydd Carnival Committee has offered has been made. The structure bunting for use on the day and the which will be about 50m in Clerk to Llangynnwr council will co- length and 15m at its widest ordinate activities with the Town point will face south east and Aled Evans being congratulated and County Council. over look Nant Pibwr and the by Tom Defis, Mayor of Serious fall A 48. Carmarthen. The Community Council has been New recycling building Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Ysgol informed that Cllr Keith Carmody Plans to expand the Farddol’s annual eisteddfod has had a fall resulting in serious composting facilities at was held recently at Tafarn spinal damage which has resulted Nantycaws recycling centre Tannery with the poet Idris in an operation at the Heath have been made by the Reynolds judging entries. The hospital in Cardiff. county council. An improved poems were of a very high Cllr Alun West on behalf of bagging area for Merlin’s standard. Aled Evans pictured Llangynnwr council passed on the Magical Compost is in the above from Llangynnwr won councils wishes for a speedy and pipeline. the chair with a poem on the topic of "Colour".

H.I. EVANS & SONS Police Surgeries Every Wednesday at Penymorfa Dairy Cylch Meithrin Llangynnwr Morrisons Supermarket Fresh Farm Pasteurized Milk Dydd Llun, Mawrth, Iau a Dydd Newspapers Fresh Cream & Gwener (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) between 15.00 & 16.00 hrs. Eggs 9.00 –11.30£2.50 sesiwn Yr Aelwyd, Tregynwr every Delivered Daily Ysgol Llangynnwr Monday between 16.00 & Telephone (01267) 236972 18.00 hrs

Petrol Price Surprise showed they were both It is funny when you answer a charging the same price. That is question you think you know the the same price in Llanelli at answer to and then you find out 128.9p a litre, that is 4p a litre you are wrong. The question was, cheaper than in Carmarthen. “Where is the cheapest petrol if Now according to the web a you live in Llangynnwr?” petrol tanker holds 34,000 litres

Tesco or Morissons was my so for every tanker that is sent answer. Filled up in Tesco the on from Llanelli to Carmarthen Gwenno at Costumes to Go next day at 132.9 a litre. Drove the two supermarkets are featured in the most recent back over the bridge and saw it making an extra £1,260. edition of Business in Wales is was two pence a litre cheaper at Llangynnwr girl features in allowing her to gain real the Texaco garage. I wondered business review hands on experience in what it was at Morrison’s so a Gwenno Jones from Awel Tywi costume design, a sector that slight detour told me it was the is one of the first students to has a billion pound turn over same price as Tesco. By now I follow a new creative in Wales every year. The was a little annoyed so I went on apprenticeship funded by the placement will help her to fulfil the web to see what Tesco and Welsh Government and the her ambition of working in Morrison’s were charging European Social Fund. costume design and to gain a in Llanelli. The research Gwenno’s apprenticeship BTEC level three qualification.

Pupils and staff with Cllr Elwyn Williams(Chair of Governors), Alun West (Chair Community Council), Matt Ridley(Coed Cymru) and Wyn Davies (former clerk to the community council)at the unveiling the new environmental interpretation panel at Ysgol Llangynnwr.

Nantycaws girl joins S4C who has come to keep the staff Asbestos bus shelter drama and owners in order. This is The bus shelter on the Capel Lisa’s first big acting role on Dewi Road close to Brynglas television. Cresent is to be demolished She studied in Trinity College after asbestos tiles were found Carmarthen where she gained a in the roof. Llangynnwr first class degree in acting. She Commumity Council are to has also studied at the engage a specialist removal University of Rio Grande in Ohio firm to demolish the building and performed as a leading lady and remove the asbestos in a theatre in New York. safely. In 2009 she qualified for the Plans for new housing estate Bryn Trefel Scholarship and Lovell partners have put in a Lisa Marged who is originally won the Stuart Burrows planning application for 38 from Nantycaws has just joined scholarship houses on land opposite the popular S4C series Teulu. Lisa has also acted in S4C Roman Park. The plans have Her character Haf is the new productions Pen Talar, Alys and been drawn up by Hammond marketing manager for the club Zanzibar. Ltd, a Cardiff firm of architects.