Region | South Ceredigion

£2,000 on mugs for the Jubilee

1 February 2012

LAMPETER Town Council will spend thousands of pounds on mugs for local schoolchildren to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June, despite the issue dividing councillors. The plan to spend...

Gran's neighbour, 26, charged with murder

1 February 2012

A NEIGHBOUR of a Llanllwni grandmother has been remanded in custody charged with her rape and murder. Darren Martin Jackson, 26, was arrested and subsequently charged after the body of...

Paddington illustrator helps out charity shop

1 February 2012

THE USA-based illustrator of the famous Paddington Bear books has donated an original drawing to a charity shop in Cardigan after reading a Cambrian News article online. RW Alley sprang...

Murder probe after mum, 67, found dead

25 January 2012

POLICE are treating the death of a 67-year-old mother of two found dead at her home in a village near Llanybydder this week as murder. The body of the woman,...

Chemise in final of Miss Heart of Wales competition

25 January 2012

A TEENAGER from New Quay has been named a grand finalist in the Miss Heart of Wales competition. Chemise Isaac, 18, a former winner of Miss Ceredigion, has represented the...

Olympic torch snub inflames residents

18 January 2012

A DECISION to keep the Olympic Flame locked away from view as it travels through some south Ceredigion villages has been slammed by local councillors. On its journey along the...

Ellen stars in national TV advert

18 January 2012

A MEMBER of an Aberaeron slimming group is starring in a new TV advert alongside singer and presenter Alesha Dixon after losing two stone. Ellen Howells from Llanon was...