... glance up briefly to see a rocket descending with great speed towards the Burry Estuary! That’s the effect the arrival of Amelia Earhart’s seaplane ‘‘Friendship” must have had on the local inhabitants when the American female aviator completed her trans-Atlantic ...

... shouting words of welcome Amelia Earhart responded with a huge smile and waved back to us and we actually heard her shouting a big ‘Hallo’ Having written all this we were not certain at that particular moment that it was Amelia Earhart’s plane but we felt pretty ...

... Intrepid aviator to be honoured A FULL-LENGTH portrait of intrepid aviator Amelia Earhart will be unveiled in Burry Port on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of her historic transatlantic flight Tle painting by Llanelli artist Mel Tonge takes pride ...

... than Dr Tyler on these matters A final word to our Mayor elect During his visit to Mr George’s lavish lounge to unveil Amelia Earhart’s portrait it might have been worth while for someone to mention to him that there is a beach at Burry Port which is in ...

... above the water 50 YEARS AGO REPORTS from Hollywood state that Katherine Hepburn is to star in a film based on the life of Amelia Earhart famous American airwoman who on June 18 1928 landed at Burry Port the first woman to fly the Atlantic The film will be ...

... rose by 135p A mystery multi-nationaj company checked out Dafen Industrial Estate as a possible sight for relocation Amelia Earharts’ transatlantic crossing was celebrated by the Star with a 60th anniversary selection of stories by pupils of Swiss Valley ...

... seek the views of the people who live in Gwscwm and Danlan Roads! LAST year saw the 60th anniversary of the landing of Amelia Earhart in her sea plane Friendship at Burry Port Harbour This postcard from the Brian Cripps collection shows the historic moment ...