The ''Llanelli Star'' is a Welsh regional newspaper covering the areas of

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and

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in the county of

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, Wales. It is published on a weekly basis in a tabloid form. The newspaper is published by

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, the same company behind the ''

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''. In 2012,

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acquired South West Wales Publications owner Northcliffe Media from

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. Geoffrey Lloyd was the editor from 1965 to his death in 1986.

Office closure

In December 2017, it was announced that the Llanelli Star office in Cowell Street, Llanelli was to close down.

Editions

The ''Llanelli Star'' has a sister paper, the ''

Carmarthen Journal The ''Carmarthen Journal'' is a newspaper founded in 1810 in Wales and now based in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building housing the ''Carmarthen Journal'' asserts that the ''Carmarthen Journal'' is the oldest new ...

''. The Star was originally published on a Thursday, but both are now published on Wednesdays. The two papers have different formats and news content which varies by area. The ''Llanelli Star'' covers the district of Llanelli and the Gwendraeth Valley where the ''Carmarthen Journal'' covers the town of Carmarthen and also the Gwendraeth Valley.

Sub-Editions

of the Llanelli Star

*There are three editions of the ''Llanelli Star'', the main Llanelli edition, the Burry Port edition and the Gwendraeth Valley edition which was re-launched in late 2011.

of the Carmarthen Journal

*Town *Gwendraeth *Cardigan *Llandeilo *Lampeter *Whitland

References

External links

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