www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
‘Walk and talk’ in county tours
INFORMATION about urban walks in Carmarthenshire is available through a series of bilingual booklets being launched by Am Dro am Glonc Sir Gar (Walk and Talk Carmarthenshire). The unique format promotes a
variety of circular routes of differing
lengths within
Ammanford, Burry Port, Carmarthen and Llanelli. They can help people work towards the 30 minutes of exercise, five times a week guideline, along with achieving the 10,000 steps a day challenge. For more information contact: Caroline Nichols, Health Promotion Practitioner, Public Health Wales 01267 225073
caroline.nichols2@
wales.nhs.uk
CARMARTHENSHIRE NEWS • EDITION 10 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2012
5 Free parking for festive sales
FREE parking for shoppers across Carmarthenshire is a New Year’s resolution for the executive board. They have recommended the bonus of
free parking at all county council car parks from December 26 to January 1 at a cost of over £20,000. The move has been brought in a bid to support traders and encourage more shoppers to visit town centres after Christmas. The executive board also approved a
suggestion by the Llanelli Star to offer vouchers for free parking. They decided to give free parking from 10am to 2pm on Christmas Eve to motorists who displayed a voucher printed in the Llanelli Star, the offer has also been extended to any other newspapers in Carmarthenshire which want participate.
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Safer Llanelli Initiative achieves reductions in burglaries and car crime
JUST a few weeks into the Safer Llanelli Initiative police officers are already seeing positive results. The scheme, which began in
Llanelli town centre on October 1, is aimed at tackling problems which impact on residents in the most troublesome areas. “The signs are that the initiative is already having a positive impact,” said Detective Inspector Gary Phillips. “We are seeing reductions in our volume crime, things like burglary and vehicle related offences. “We are using crime mapping to
focus our resources on the busy areas and we are conducting regular meetings with our partners who are involved in drug rehabilitation and that’s improving our information sharing. The aim now is to continue to build on this good work and help make Llanelli a safer place to live and work.
Fly-posting warning
RESIDENTS and businesses are being warned that fly-posting is a criminal offence. It comes after a fixed penalty notice for £75 was issued to a company that had
fly-posted on Cross Hands roundabout. Council environmental enforcement and planning enforcement officers are
carrying out patrols and a number of signs have also been removed for road safety reasons. For further information on the council’s fly-posting policy visit
www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk or call 01267 234567. Leaflets are also available in the council’s customer service centres.
“In
the meantime
our
questionnaire is still open online and anyone who would like to feed in their thoughts can do so by visiting our website www.dyfed-
powys.police.uk and clicking on the ‘have your say’ option. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.”
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