JANUARY

CARDIGAN residents voiced their concerns that a newly-created ‘natural play area’ at Netpool was a totally unsuitable replacement for the previous facilities, with the swings, slides and climbing frames all removed.

CARDIGAN Castle’s missing chess piece returned after being on its travels. The missing king, which vanished just before Christmas, turned up back on the board in Castle Green on New Year’s Eve – complete with woolly hat, beard and tinsel!

CARDIGAN darts star Jamie Lewis was outclassed at the William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London as he crashed 4-0 to world number three Peter Wright. It was the first time in five attempts that Lewis had reached the second round but he won only one of the 12 legs as he was blown away by the Scotsman.

THE first solar village in Wales opened at Glanrhyd, the brainchild of Glen Peters, owner of Pembrokeshire arts venue Rhosygilwen. The ribbon was formally cut by Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths.)

BUSINESSES in Cardigan were facing up to the prospect of having all bilingual signage following a language row at M&S in Aberystwyth, where the firm refused to translate the word ‘Foodhall’ into Welsh, claiming it was a brand name. Cardigan town councillors said they wanted to see more businesses adopt bilingual signs.

A SIX-week public consultation opened into the recommendation to close the Post Office in Llandysul and relocate its services to a supermarket.

EXCITEMENT was growing in rugby circles as Division Three West A side Cardigan roared into the quarter-final of the National Bowl with a 23-7 win over north Wales visitor Denbigh. Cardigan were then drawn against fellow Division Three West A side Milford Haven in the last eight.

FREE Wi-Fi access in Cardigan town centre moved a step closer as Menter Aberteifi received support from Cynnal y Cardi for the first phase of the project.

BLAENPORTH marked the centenary of the death of the first man from the village to be killed in action in World War One. Corporal William Griffith James was killed in action on January 21, 1917, aged 32. A memorial service was held at St Cynwyls Church.

RESIDENTS in Cardigan took to the streets to protest against US president Donald Trump’s decision to ban Muslim people from seven different countries from entering the States.

A PUBLIC meeting was held at Bethania Vestry in an attempt to revive Cardigan’s annual carnival.