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Two people have been arrested after a 24-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Ceredigion.

Crews were called to Penrhiw at around half past ten on Friday.

The man was taken to hospital and remains in a serious condition.

Police arrested a 52-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman in connection with the incident. Both remain in custody.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to come forward.

Marine charity Sea Watch Foundation says sightings of bottlenose dolphins in Ceredigion will increase 'week on week', as they return to the shelter of the area to protect their young.

Cardigan Bay is famous for hosting one of Europe's largest semi-resident populations of bottlenose dolphins, one of the area's most important economic assets.

This winter also saw a more unusual visitor, in the shape of the short-beaked common dolphin. This type of species is usually seen in deeper waters such as in nearby Pembrokeshire.

Since it was first recorded, the charity has continued to receive reports from other local observers.

Sea Watch Foundation monitors whales, dolphins and porpoises all over the UK.

A nine-year-old girl who was trapped between giant rocks while playing hide-and-seek on the beach at Aberaeron has been reunited with the RNLI lifeboat volunteers who rescued her.

Watch: Dramatic rescue operation for 9-year-old girl trapped playing hide and seek

Eira was trapped on Thursday evening, still wearing her school uniform, and stuck between rocks.

She was dramatically rescued, with the tide beginning to rise.

It was the first call-out for 17-year-old Tom Evans, a volunteer with New Quay inshore RNLI lifeboat, who crawled inside the rock and helped release her, by cutting her out of her wellington boots.

Click here to watch the full rescue operation & for more on the story

As the fine weather continues RNLI lifeguards are returning to some of Wales' most popular beaches in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.

They will be on duty, in partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council, at Poppit Sands, Newport, Broad Haven, Newgale south, Saundersfoot, Tenby north, Tenby Castle and Freshwater west beach for the summer season.

Further north in Ceredigion, the charity's lifeguards will be ready at their posts at Aberporth, Tresaith and Aberystwyth North as they continue to work alongside Ceredigion County Council in the seasonal service.

Remedial work to repair Aberystwyth promenade should be completed by Easter, Ceredigion Council says.

Bad weather earlier this year caused significant damage to various parts of west Wales including the shelter on Aberystwyth seafront, which has now since been removed for repairs.

A council spokesperson said: "Work has been going on apace to ensure that any necessary work to Aberystwyth promenade and Ceredigion's beaches will be completed by Easter.

"Beaches are being reprofiled where necessary and damaged equipment replaced with over £500,000 being spent on the recovery works to date."

Firefighters are tackling a fire at a house in Llandysul, Ceredigion.

Mid and West Fire and Rescue Service were called to the property in Maes y Meillion at around 9.00am this morning.

Crews from Llandysul and Newquay are attending the fire.

The cause is not yet known, and there are not thought to be any injuries.

The west coast of Wales took quite a pounding in the recent storms - and they have exposed a large expanse of a prehistoric forest on the beach in the village of Borth.

The sight has brought a surge in visitors - keen to get a look and feel of the remains of the 6,000-year-old trees before they get covered up again.

Photos & video: Wales recovering from disruption caused by extreme weather

The Bath Rock Shelter on Aberystwyth Promenade will be rebuilt using as much of the original timber as possible says Ceredigion Council.

A meeting on Monday between the council and Wales' historical monuments body CADW decided the work would use as much of the original timber as possible.

The work will start when the sea wall has been strengthened and the weather improves which could be before the end of May.