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Two large compost bins caught fire at a Newport property on Thursday afternoon.Crymych and Fishguard fire crews were called to tackle the blaze at 12.15pm.

Jumping with joy are pupils of Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi after their GCSE resultsFrom left - Lleucu Mains, Siriol Thomas, Tomos Rees,Thomas Jones, Tomos Green and Erin Morgan,Pic Tim Jones

Latest figures have shown that the Welsh Government is still failing to meet its targets for treatment of urgent cancer cases. The statistics show that across Wales, 84.3% of patients started treatment within 62 days in June, a fall of 5% on the previous

Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron pupils are celebrating GCSE examination success, with 80% of grades at A* to C and 88% achieving at least 5 grades equivalent to A*-C. Some of the highest achievers include Jessica Clemas: A*, 5A, B & C; Daniel Goodson: 2A*,

Welsh language campaigners are concerned that Ceredigion County Council may look at cutting its bilingual services as it faces having to make savings of £11m next year.A website survey asks residents to choose between the options of 'maintain

An upward trend of results is reported at Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn with 18% of grades awarded being A* - A. 82% of the cohortachieved results equivalent to 5 A* - C and 94% A* - G.Among the top performers were Thorin Bristow (4 A*, 8 A, 1B), Mollie Cook (3 A

A Cardigan teenager has been given a conditional discharge after admitting Class B drug possession.Jeremy Phoenix Shane Pendragon, aged 19, of 5 Queens Terrace, pleaded guilty to possession of 1.8 grams of cannabis, when he appeared before Aberystwyth

An 82 year-old retired teacher has been banned from driving for a year, after driving while over the drink drive limit,Francis Thomas Evans, of Llys Dewy, Tresaith Road, Aberporth, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit, when he

A Cardigan man has admitted breaking the by-pass speed limit by driving at 68mph.Daniel Sion Hodson, aged 21, of 6 Erwlas, did not appear before Aberystwyth magistrates on Wednesday, but entered a guilty plea through his solicitor Alan Lewis.The court

The percentage of pupils in Pembrokeshire achieving WJEC grades A* or A in GCSE examinations this year is 18.3 per cent – slightly higher than last year (18 per cent).The percentage of pupils in Pembrokeshire achieving A* – C grades is 66.0

The GCSE examination results published today by the WJEC indicate that very high standards are being maintained in the schools of Ceredigion. 99.6% of entries for WJEC examinations were graded A* to G, with 26.0% of the entries achieving A* and A grades

A Cardigan father-of-two smashed through a window before assaulting a man later the same evening, a court has heard.David Clark, aged 24, of 61 Bro Teifi, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and assault by beating, when he appeared before Aberystwyth magistrates

PUPILS in Carmarthenshire sit firmly at the top of the class with GCSE results compared to the rest of Wales.Figures show that 70% of pupils achieved grades A* to C, an increase of 1.9% on last year and higher than the Welsh average of 66.3%.Some 7.3%

Costcutter Ceredigion Football LeagueIt was business as usual on the opening day of the new season with champions Newcastle Emlyn and runners-up St Dogmaels off to winning starts.Emlyn made the short journey to Drefach Felindre where the Reds sprang a

Ysgol y Preseli pupils are celebrating top GCSE results.Of the cohort of 155 pupils, 100% achieved qualifications equivalent to 5A*-G; 89% 5A*-C and 71% 5A*-C including English/Welsh and Mathematics which is regarded as the gold standard qualification

A New Quay man is to face a charge of perverting the course of justice at Crown Court this month.Trevor West, aged 53, of 44 Woodlands Chalets, is accused of providing false details, which had a tendency to pervert the course of justice, at Capel Seion

Ceredigion’s Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has launched a petition calling on the Government to reduce the rate of VAT on the tourism sector.The petition, which was launched this week at Clarach Bay Holiday Village in Ceredigion, calls

A Cardigan woman is facing a charge of stealing food from a local shop.Monika Jane Isma-La-Te-Washte, aged 46, of Flat 1, St Mary’s Street, is accused of stealing two Pot Noodles, cheese and a packet of ham, totalling £9.49, from Co-op Stores

The Spar store in Newcastle Emlyn town centre has ceased trading with the loss of a small number of jobs. Exhaustive attempts by the Tivy-Side to obtain a statement from the company were unsuccessful.After four days and told about the concern over a lack

A pupil from Ysgol y Preseli, Crymych Mari Llewelyn from Efailwen walked in the corridors of power in Cardiff Bay during a week working for Plaid Cymru Mid and West Assembly Member Simon Thomas.The Ysgol y Preseli pupil worked in the Assembly Member&rsquo

A multi-million pound package of investment in services to support older people, particularly the frail elderly, to maintain their independence and remain in their home in Mid and West Wales, has been unveiled this week by the Deputy Minister for Social

An open day to examine options to maximise grass growth will be held on a Pembrokeshire farm in early September.The event, organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales, will take place at Cilrhue Farm, Boncath on Tuesday, September 2nd and

Cardigan fire-fighters will take on a gruelling cycle challenge to raise funds for their co-responder unit on Saturday, August 30.The crew and supporters plan to cycle from Cardigan to Aberystwyth and back, setting off at 9.30am and returning for a barbeque

A man has died following an incident off the Newport coast yesterday evening.Fishguard RNLI and inshore lifeboats, the Cardigan RNLI Atlantic inshore lifeboat, Fishguard coastguards, Preseli Sector Manager, police and a land ambulance were tasked to a