Are you interested in volunteering?
There are various volunteering opportunities coming up with the Council such as the Street Buddy initiative and Time Credits can be earned whilst doing so, all at a time and level that suits the individual. Join us in Felinfoel on the 14th of November - click here to find out how
Llanelli Parks Kept Safe from Closure
A number of Llanelli parks and playing fields have been saved from the threat of closure following a decision taken by Llanelli Rural Council and Llanelli Town Council to work together to maintain them.
** FINALIST : SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SERVICE ** CYNNAL CYMRU SUSTAIN WALES 2016 AWARDS **
Welcome to Llanelli Rural Council
One of nine community councils in the Llanelli district area, the Council, formed during Local Government re-organisation in April 1974, is made up of 21 elected members, advised by the Clerk to the Council.
The Council’s geographic area is approximately 26.78 square miles, with a population of 22,800 and surrounds the urban centre of Llanelli. Its boundaries extend from Loughor Estuary in the east to Burry Port in the west and skirts the Gwendraeth Valley in the north. The area is made up of the villages and districts of Bynea, Cwmbach, Cynheidre, Dafen, Felinfoel, Five Roads, Furnace, Llwynhendy, Ponthenri, Pontyates (south of the railway line), Pwll, Sandy and Swiss Valley.
