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LLANELLI: Waste site banned from taking some waste tonight as fly crisis escalates
The Llanelli waste site blamed for the town’s fly infestation has been ordered to stop accepting some types of waste from 6pm tonight.
Natural Resources Wales issued a partial suspension notice on AMG Resources Limited after a further inspection on Thursday, escalating its response to the swarms plaguing the Glanymor area.
The notice bans certain waste types from the site from 6pm on Friday 24 July. NRW has not specified which types.
The operator must also clear and clean areas of the site and complete a list of other actions identified by NRW officers.
The regulator said AMG Resources was cooperating.
AMG Resources has declined to comment on the enforcement action. Earlier in the investigation the company said it was not the source of the flies and that it had pest control measures in place.
It is a significant escalation. Three days ago NRW served an enforcement notice giving the operator 21 days to bring waste management back into line with its permit — the shortest period the law allows.
NRW said it understood “how distressing and frustrating” the increase in fly activity had been for residents and businesses in the Glanymor area.
The statement also pushes back at the criticism that has built around the regulator this week. Two Glanymor councillors called for NRW’s chair to resign, citing what they called a significant reversal in its position.
Cllr Sean Rees and Cllr Louvain Roberts pointed to a BBC Wales report on 7 July, in which NRW said it did not think the AMG plant was “currently contributing to the reported increase in flies”. Its own investigation later identified the site as a source.
NRW now disputes that account. “NRW has not taken part in any interview with the BBC on this issue to date,” the statement says.
It adds that any suggestion it concluded AMG Resources was not a potential source “does not reflect the complexity of the investigation or the approach taken by NRW officers throughout the incident”.
“At no point during our investigation was this operator ruled out as a potential source,” the statement says, adding that NRW had taken regulatory decisions “based on the evidence available at each stage”.
The two accounts are not necessarily at odds. NRW’s denial refers specifically to an interview, while its earlier comment to the BBC was a written statement — and it said the plant was not “currently” contributing to the rise in flies, rather than that it had been ruled out altogether.
Officers had carried out inspections, monitoring and other evidence-gathering from the outset to assess a number of possible sources, it said, working alongside Carmarthenshire Council.
NRW said it would keep monitoring the site closely and assess compliance with both notices, and would consider further regulatory action if needed.
Looking further ahead, NRW said it would continue “enhanced monitoring” of the site, and that the operator would be required to review and improve its current protection measures to minimise the risk of a repeat.
Flies have swarmed homes, pubs and shops across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha since early July, with shops selling out of spray and more than 800 people joining a Facebook group tracking the infestation.
Residents say the problem is not new. Fly infestations in the area were first reported in 2018, and locals say pest control measures have never stopped the swarms returning in hot weather.
Residents can report fly activity to Carmarthenshire Council on 01267 234567 or [email protected].
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LLANELLI: NRW defends fly crisis handling — but doesn’t address call for chair to quit
Natural Resources Wales has defended its handling of the Llanelli fly infestation, after two county councillors called for its chair to resign.
But the regulator’s statement does not directly address the resignation demand — or the councillors’ call for compensation for affected residents and businesses.
Glanymor ward councillors Sean Rees and Louvain Roberts called for the chair of NRW to quit this week over what they described as a “significant reversal” in the regulator’s position.
The independent councillors said Natural Resources Wales told BBC Wales on 7 July that it did not believe the AMG Resources site was the source of the infestation. The regulator’s own investigation later confirmed the site as a source — and an enforcement notice was issued.
In its response, NRW said it understood how “distressing and frustrating” the situation had been for those affected in the Seaside area.
A spokesperson for Natural Resources Wales said investigations into the source of a fly infestation were “detailed, evidence-led processes” involving inspections, monitoring, sampling and the exclusion of other potential sources.
“At the outset of this investigation, there was no clear evidence identifying a single source of the increased fly activity,” the spokesperson said.
The regulator said the investigation had been carried out jointly with Carmarthenshire Council to establish the source and inform any regulatory action.
“Our investigations have now substantiated that a source of the increased fly activity is AMG Resources Limited, a site permitted and regulated by NRW,” the statement continued.
The spokesperson said the enforcement notice requires the operator to address issues with the management of waste on site, and to bring operations back into compliance with its permit conditions within 21 days — which NRW said is the minimum period that can be specified under the relevant legislation.
Defending its earlier position, the regulator said: “Throughout this incident, NRW has worked on the basis of the evidence available at the time.”
“This has been a complex and evolving situation, with our understanding developing as investigations progressed and further evidence was gathered. The enforcement action taken reflects the findings of those investigations.”
NRW said it would continue to monitor the site “closely and regularly” to assess the operator’s compliance with the notice.
The statement makes no mention of the position of the regulator’s chair, and does not respond to the councillors’ call for compensation for residents and businesses who suffered financial loss.
Flies had swarmed homes, pubs and businesses in the Seaside area for weeks, with shops selling out of fly spray as the infestation took hold. An earlier stage of the investigation had cleared two sites without finding the source.
Cllr Rees and Cllr Roberts have pledged to continue pressing NRW, AMG Resources and the Welsh Government until the infestation is resolved and, in their words, “those responsible are held to account”.
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LLANELLI: Councillors call for NRW chair to quit over fly crisis
Two Llanelli councillors have called for the chair of Natural Resources Wales to resign over the regulator’s handling of the town’s fly infestation.
Sean Rees and Louvain Roberts are the independent county councillors for Glanymor — the Llanelli ward covering the Seaside area at the centre of the infestation. They made the call after NRW confirmed the AMG Resources site as the source and ordered a 21-day clean-up.
The pair point to what they describe as a “significant reversal” by the regulator: they say NRW told BBC Wales on 7 July that it did not believe the AMG site was the source — before its own investigations later identified the site as responsible.
The AMG Resources site in Llanelli. Image: Jamie DroneIn a joint statement, the councillors said: “Llanelli residents have endured weeks of unacceptable disruption and awful conditions, with homes, businesses, schools and community facilities all affected by another fly infestation.
“This crisis has affected everyone in our community — from our young people to our elderly residents, from working people to disabled residents and those living with other medical conditions who continue to need support.
“Yet, in an interview with BBC Wales on 7 July, Natural Resources Wales said it did not believe the AMG Resources site was the source of the infestation, while the company itself maintained that it had appropriate pest control measures in place. NRW has now confirmed that its own investigations identified the AMG Resources site as the source of the recent increase in fly activity. Such a significant reversal raises serious questions about NRW’s handling of the incident and public confidence in its leadership.
“When an organisation entrusted with protecting our environment gets something as significant as this so badly wrong, accountability must start at the top. We are therefore calling on the Chair of Natural Resources Wales to resign.”
The councillors also said residents and businesses who have suffered financial loss “through no fault of their own” should receive compensation, adding: “Our community deserves answers, accountability and the assurance that this can never happen again.”
The councillors did not name the chair in their statement. The role has been held since November by Neil Sachdev, who was appointed by the Welsh Government to succeed Sir David Henshaw — meaning the resignation call lands less than nine months into his term.
It would not be the first time an NRW chair has stood down under pressure: Diane McCrea resigned in 2018 after the regulator’s accounts were qualified by auditors for a third time.
NRW served AMG Resources with a notice last week requiring action within 21 days, after weeks in which swarms of flies plagued homes, pubs and businesses in the Seaside area — a problem residents say has returned every summer since it was first reported in 2018. Two other sites were investigated and cleared before the source was found.
Waste at the AMG Resources site in Llanelli, which NRW has confirmed as the source of the infestation. Image: Jamie DroneThe councillors paid tribute to the “dedication and hard work” of officers, schools, community organisations and residents throughout the incident — but stressed that responsibility for regulating the permitted site “rests with Natural Resources Wales”.
They pledged to continue pressing AMG Resources, NRW and the Welsh Government “until the infestation is fully resolved, those responsible are held to account, and effective safeguards are put in place to prevent any recurrence”.
Natural Resources Wales has been approached for comment.
Correction: an earlier version of this article included aerial images that incorrectly showed a site in Bynea. They were removed on 22 July 2026 and replaced with images of the AMG Resources site.
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LLANELLI: Flies traced to AMG Resources site as regulator orders 21-day clean-up
The fly infestation that has plagued south Llanelli for weeks has been traced to the AMG Resources site — with Natural Resources Wales ordering the operator to bring the problem under control within 21 days.
Natural Resources Wales investigations into the surge in fly activity in the Glan-y-mor ward identified the AMG Resources Ltd site as a source.
The site is permitted and regulated by Natural Resources Wales.
NRW issued an enforcement notice requiring the operator to address issues relating to the management of waste on site, and to bring operations back into compliance with its permit conditions.
The operator has been given 21 days to implement the required measures, with the regulator pressing for the work to happen sooner.
The confirmation ends weeks of uncertainty for residents, after swarms of flies hit homes, pubs and shops across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha — with shops selling out of fly spray and more than 800 people joining a Facebook group tracking the infestation.
It follows a process of elimination: earlier this month the council ruled out the Trostre recycling centre and Dŵr Cymru’s Northumberland Pumping Station, with the AMG Resources facility among the sites still being examined.
Carmarthenshire Council’s cabinet member with responsibility for public health, Cllr Aled Vaughan Owen, said the county council was continuing to work with NRW and partners following the confirmation and the enforcement notice.
“The county council’s public health team has invested significant resources to help tackle the issue,” he said, “including inspections of potential source locations, monitoring activity, engagement with local communities, providing direct support where necessary, and implementing mitigation measures, including the deployment of strategically located fly traps in the affected area.”
Cllr Vaughan Owen added: “We will continue to review the situation carefully and work with partner organisations to take any appropriate action to protect residents and minimise nuisance.”
Residents experiencing problems with fly activity are being encouraged to report them to the council’s contact centre on 01267 234567 or by email to [email protected] — reports help officers monitor the situation and target investigations.
The council said it had asked NRW for written confirmation of the longer-term measures it expects the operator to put in place to prevent a recurrence.
That includes changes to the site’s pest management plan, seasonal requirements, and “operational triggers” — rules that would kick in during warmer months, when the risk of fly activity rises.
Llanelli Town Council leader Sean Rees — who also represents the Glan-y-mor ward on Carmarthenshire Council — said there were “serious questions for NRW to now answer”, and has since joined a call for the NRW chair to resign.
The advice for households battling the nuisance also stands: fly screens or closed windows, food waste stored securely, and traps or papers indoors.
Update — 22 July 2026: this article was amended to make clear that confirmation of the source came from Natural Resources Wales, and to include an updated statement from Carmarthenshire County Council.
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LLANELLI: Two sites cleared in Seaside fly investigation — but source still not found
Two sites have been ruled out in the investigation into the fly infestation that has plagued homes and businesses across south Llanelli — but the source still has not been found.
Carmarthenshire Council has issued a detailed update to residents in the Seaside and Morfa areas, where swarms of flies have hit homes, pubs and shops in recent weeks.
The council said inspections of the Trostre Household Waste Recycling Centre and Dŵr Cymru’s Northumberland Pumping Station found no evidence of significant fly activity, poor housekeeping or waste leakage likely to be behind the infestation.
Both sites have effectively been ruled out.
But the council said no definitive source had been identified, and that investigations were continuing.
Officers are still examining several possible sources across the area, including the AMG Resources facility and other sites, the council said.
It stressed it was taking an “evidence-led approach,” with samples of flies, larvae and pupae sent for analysis.
Natural Resources Wales is the environmental permitting authority for the AMG Resources site, and is responsible for regulating compliance with its permit conditions.
The council said it was sharing evidence with Natural Resources Wales, which has inspected the site and continues to monitor conditions.
The authority said it had set up a multi-service response, visiting affected households, monitoring fly activity, and carrying out extra drain cleansing — though it said there was no evidence the drains were contributing.
For residents struggling with the nuisance, the council suggested keeping doors and windows closed or fitting fly screens, storing food waste securely, clearing up pet waste promptly and using fly traps or papers.
It said it would consider requests for help with fly-control products case by case, particularly for vulnerable residents or those significantly affected.
On compensation, the council said it understood residents’ frustration, but that as the cause had not been established it could not comment on whether any claims might arise.
Residents are asked to keep reporting fly activity to the council’s contact centre on 01267 234567 or by email, giving their address, when the problem started and the level of activity.
The infestation has prompted more than 800 residents to join a Facebook group tracking the swarms across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha.
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How the infestation first took hold across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha. -
LLANELLI: ‘Like a plague’ — flies swarm Seaside homes and pubs as shops sell out of spray and the council investigates
People in the Seaside area of Llanelli say a fly infestation has become so severe they cannot cook or eat in their own homes — and are keeping doors and windows shut through the hottest weeks of the year.
Shops around the affected streets have sold out of fly spray, and more than 800 residents have joined a Facebook group tracking the problem across the Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha areas of the town.
The infestation was first reported in 2018, and residents say it returns every summer in hot weather — worse than ever during this year’s heatwaves.
Many believe the flies are linked to a nearby metal recycling plant — but Natural Resources Wales has said it does not believe the AMG Resources site is “currently contributing” to the reported increase.
The company says it is not the source of the flies, and has pest control measures in place.
Carmarthenshire Council and the environmental watchdog are both investigating, with the council saying the issue is being treated as a priority.
Gill Phillips, 69, told BBC Wales she has had to give up cooking and baking altogether: “As soon as I get any food out the flies swarm.”
The grandmother-of-nine, who lives in one of the worst-affected streets, kept her doors and windows closed through this summer’s heatwaves despite recovering from poor health — and has spent £30 on an electronic fly trap, plus nets for her doors, to keep her home liveable.
She said many people no longer wanted to live in the area, and questioned why residents should have to pay for their own defences against the swarms.
At the Seaside Sports and Social Club, eight two-foot sticky fly traps filled up in just 24 hours — and regulars have taken to covering their coffee cups with beer mats between sips.
Around the corner at The New Cornish Arms, publican Garry Rees-Andrews has a member of staff on “fly-watch” every shift, starts work at 7am to disinfect floors and surfaces, and has bought an air conditioning unit because the kitchen doors can no longer be opened. “It’s getting to biblical proportions now, it’s like a plague,” he said.
He said his frustration was that the problem returns year after year — and that businesses paying rates and council tax expected a service in return.
Adam Holding, who runs The Platform café and cookery school in the town, has fly traps around the building — and said keeping the doors closed and nets up meant the café often didn’t look open at all.
Some residents have suggested the area’s drains could be the source, claiming they are not cleaned as regularly as they once were. The council says there is no evidence to support that, and that its highway drain cleaning programme remains on schedule.
Cllr Aled Vaughan Owen of Carmarthenshire Council said the authority understood the concerns. “We understand the concerns raised by residents and businesses in parts of Llanelli regarding increased fly activity and appreciate the frustration this is causing,” he said.
He encouraged anyone affected to report it to the council, as reports help officers monitor the situation and target investigations. “Investigations remain ongoing and it is important that any conclusions are evidence-based,” he added. “However, residents can be reassured that significant officer time and resources are being devoted to this issue.”
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