Town & Community Councils Update

Carmarthenshire County Council anfonodd y bwletin hwn am / sent this bulletin at 18-12-2023 07:45 PM GMT

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Changes to bin collections in Carmarthenshire over Christmas

Christmas week bin collections will take place two days later than your usual collection day.

Monday 25 December ➡ Wednesday 27 December

Tuesday 26 December ➡ Thursday 28 December

Wednesday 27 December ➡ Friday 29 December

Thursday 28 December ➡ Saturday 30 December

Friday 29 December ➡ Sunday 31 December

From Monday 1 January (New Year Bank Holiday) collections will take place one day later than usual for that week.

Please put your bins out by 6am on your collection day, remember the three black bag limit and please recycle as much as possible.

All our recycling centres are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day and will close at 12noon on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Don’t forget 'Real' Christmas trees are 100% recyclable! Take your real Christmas tree to any of our recycling centres at Trostre (Llanelli), Nantycaws (Carmarthen), Wernddu (Ammanford), and Whitland in January and get a free bag of Merlin’s Magic Compost.

Check your collection day

Welsh Government want your views on the school year in Wales

The Welsh Government is thinking of making changes to the school year in Wales to better support learners, their families, and teachers, and want to know what you think about their plans.

Changes could mean:

• a two-week autumn break to give everybody a chance to recharge

• a five-week summer break to allow for the longer autumn break

• a more balanced spring term with a break in the middle instead of one tied to Easter.

The total number of days spent in school and the amount of school holidays will stay the same.

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Bwydlen ein Bro

Primary schools across Carmarthenshire have been taking part in a competition to create a meal that is inspired by their local area, using produce taken from their school gardens or local suppliers of ingredients to create their final dish.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s competition, Ysgol Bro Banw from Ammanford, and Ysgol Llangennech in Llanelli.

The competition comes on the last day of COP28, where more than 130 world leaders have endorsed a range of food systems and agriculture initiative that will act as a central pillar to their climate ambitions.

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Council’s position on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

Carmarthenshire County Council has a paramount commitment to the safety and well-being of our building users, which is without compromise.

This information page has been set up to provide the latest information and updates from Carmarthenshire County Council on matters relating to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

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New consultation webpage

We have a new page for consultation and engagement on our website that has been designed to make viewing and engaging with our consultations easier. You will able to see our open consultations, closed consultations and consultations from partner organisations all in one place.

View our consultations

Council awaits Government’s Revenue Support Grant

Carmarthenshire County Council is once again facing difficult decisions in order to balance its budget for 2024/25 as it seeks to bridge a budget gap of £22 million - before efficiency measures and Council Tax increases are taken into consideration.

With huge pressures on its services as a result of the stubbornly high level of inflation, the Council, along with all local authorities in Wales, is awaiting how much funding it will receive from the Welsh Government, through its Revenue Support Grant, before consulting with residents on its budget for the next financial year. Approximately, every 1% of the Revenue Support Grant amounts to £3 million of funding.

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Winter information available online

There’s lots of information and advice available on the Council’s website to help you this winter.

This includes housing support and advice, changes to Christmas bin collections and opening times for our Hwbs, recycling centres, libraries and leisure centres over the festive period.

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