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Monday, March 18, 2024

Coastal path ‘Tramway’ Summer hols opening hopes

A popular Pembrokeshire coastal path, closed after being hit by a series of landslips, could be open by the start of the school summer...

Council action could still be taken at Withyhedge ‘foul stench’ landfill...

Action to stop the “fetid, foul stench” from landfill waste from Cardiff “dumped” at Pembrokeshire’s Withyhedge landfill site could be taken by the council...

Bus reform will prioritise needs of passengers over profit, says Lee...

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The next steps to a more connected public transport system for Wales have been published. A new “ Roadmap to Bus Reform” from the Welsh...

Lower Than Expected Council Tax Rise In Pembrokeshire

Council tax in Pembrokeshire is to rise by less than a mooted 16.3%, to 12.5%, after an 11th-hour alternative budget proposal was narrowly-backed. It was...

Lower than expected council tax rise in Pembrokeshire

Council tax in Pembrokeshire is to rise by less than a mooted 16.3 per cent, to 12.5 per cent, after an 11th-hour alternative budget...

Home Bargains Store Approved

Plans to change the former Wilko store in Pembroke Dock to a Home Bargains discount store have been given the go-ahead. Home Bargains has become...

16.3% Tax Hike In County Recommended For Approval At March 7th

Council tax rates in Pembrokeshire will rise by more than 16%, adding nearly £220 to the average bill, if a recommendation before councillors is...

Policing In Pembroke Labelled ‘Woefully Inadequate’

The police presence in Pembroke is “woefully inadequate,” at a time when antisocial behaviour and drug-taking is “on the rise” in the town, councillors...

Old college site demolition, conditions needed

An official application needs to be made before Haverfordwest’s former learning centre, once occupied by Pembrokeshire College, can be demolished, county planners have said. Social...

Councillor fails in dispensation to speak on alternative defence scheme for...

A councillor’s call to be able to speak on a potentially much-cheaper alternative to a bypass for the flood-hit village of Newgale has been...

20mph Working Group NoM Withdrawn as Committee Will Look Into it

A call for a Pembrokeshire working party to discuss the 20mph limit by area rather than the “blanket” roll-out has been withdrawn as a...

Tributes Paid to County Councillor Reg Owens

Tributes have been paid following the death of Pembrokeshire county councillor and national park member Reg Owens, who had “a passion for ensuring equal...

Tributes Paid Following Councillor’s Death

Tributes have been paid following the death of Pembrokeshire county councillor and national park member Reg Owens, who had “a passion for ensuring equal...

11.05% Council Tax Rise Proposed In Ceredigion

Ceredigion council tax-payers may face a smaller rise than previously feared, but would still see the second-highest increase in Wales, if proposals before senior...

Farm Modernisation Plans Backed

An application to modernise a north Pembrokeshire dairy farm close to the Ceredigion border, improving animal welfare, has been backed by county planners. At the...

Replacement Turbine Set To Be 100 Foot Higher Refused

A scheme to replace a wind turbine next to one of the main south Pembrokeshire roads to Tenby with one nearly 100 foot taller...

‘Kick In The Teeth’ Council Tax Rise For Pembrokeshire

A potential Pembrokeshire council tax rise of as much as 21 per cent has been described as “a kick in the teeth for hard...

Community Pub Hopes

A closed south Pembrokeshire inn could become the latest community pub in the county, following in the footsteps of similar hostelries in the north. The...

Seaside Housing Site Visit

National park planners are to visit the Pembrokeshire seaside village site where two large houses are planned to be built with an affordable housing...

Caravan Park Extension a No-Go

Plans to expand a caravan park at a hamlet near St Davids, using high quality agricultural land previously used as a pitch and putt...

24-7 McDonald’s Update

Milford Haven’s recently-granted 24-hour McDonald’s restaurant is expected to be open next month, with works at the new building progressing. Members of Pembrokeshire County Council’s...

Hill Fort Impact Means No-Go For Polytunnels

Plans for a north Pembrokeshire organic food producer to expand its business could be scuppered by concerns about the impact it would have on...

Housing Scheme On Cards Despite Community Council Objection

Plans to build two large houses in the centre of Saundersfoot, with an affordable housing contribution of more than £140,000, are expected to be...

Dog Groomers at Appeal Takeaway

A Pembrokeshire dog groomer has been given permission to open a salon at the site of a proposed Kilgetty takeaway which was granted on...

£370,000 ‘Rents Fiasco’ Contract ‘Call-In’

Pembrokeshire’s Tory councillors have been granted a ‘call-in’ on a recently-awarded £370,000 council contract to a company linked to a rents fiasco where the...

Album Review, The Return of Shed Seven

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The latest album review is the new one from Shed Seven A Matter of Time, it’s the bands 6th studio album, but surprisingly their...

Reaction to Tata Steel Port Talbot Blast Furnace closure plans

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Dame Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli said: “The end of blast furnace steelmaking in Port Talbot will be devastating for the UK steel industry and...

Quarry Plans Approved

A scheme to extract waste from a disused quarry, believed to have once provided slates for the Houses of Parliament, has been backed by...

Day Centre Closures

Senior Pembrokeshire councillors have backed plans to close two of the county’s centres for older adults and those with learning disabilities, service users moving...

Biggest Funding Gap In Pembrokeshire History

Pembrokeshire is facing the largest budget funding gap in its history, increasing to £28.4m, with bleak warnings of a need for substantial council tax...

Biggest Funding Gap In History

Pembrokeshire is facing the largest budget funding gap in its history, increasing to £28.4m, with bleak warnings of a need for substantial council tax...

9MW Solar Farm Plans

An application for a south Pembrokeshire solar farm, which could generate enough power for 2,500 homes, has been submitted to county planners. The plans for...

County Hall Parking Cabinet

A call to end recently-introduced weekend parking charges at Haverfordwest’s County Hall is to be heard by senior councillors. A Notice of Motion ‘Relating to...

Christmas card competition gives Llanelli children chance to show off...

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Children from schools across Llanelli have been using their artistic talents to enter a competition to create the annual Christmas Card used this year...

Craft Market Backed

A scheme to create an indoor craft market/traders barn on the site of a deer farm attraction was almost unanimously backed at full council...

Second Homes Dispensation

A Pembrokeshire councillor, one of the organisers of Saundersfoot’s annual New Years Day Swim, is seeking permission to speak and vote on a possible...

Cold War Radar Caravans

A scheme for a 40-pitch campsite on ‘best’ south Pembrokeshire agricultural land near a partly-demolished radar facility, developed to counter Soviet bombers, is expected...

Catholic School Federation GOV

Senior councillors have approved the setting up of governing bodies following the recent backing of the federation of four Pembrokeshire Catholic schools. In November, members...

£14.3m Dragon LNG Turbines

A £14.3m scheme for up to three near 500-foot high wind turbines to provide green energy for Pembrokeshire’s Dragon LNG site will eventually decided...

Teacher Agency Costs

SCHOOLS in Carmarthenshire have almost doubled their expenditure on agency staff in four years. The total agency spend by primary and secondary schools was £4.9...

182 Days No-Go

A call to cut the 182-day rule for self-catering holiday lets to be able to pay business rates rather than second homes tax in...

20%+ Council Tax Increase Warning

Council tax in Pembrokeshire would need to rise by double figures – along with severe cuts – to “balance the books,” or even more...

Toilet Closures

60 of Pembrokeshire’s 68 public toilets will be kept open despite fears many more of them were under threat of potential closure, senior councillors...

200% Second Homes Tax

Owners of second homes and long-term empty properties in Pembrokeshire could soon pay a 200 per cent council tax premium after a call to...

Middle East Motion

A MOTION condemning the “heinous mass slaughter” of innocent people in Israel and the horrifying consequences of its military retaliation in Gaza has been backed by...

Code Of Conduct Complaints

Pembrokeshire had  22 councillor code of conduct complaints in 2022-23, senior councillors heard. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) requested its annual letter was...

Council sells offices

CARMARTHENSHIRE Council is selling its vast Parc Dewi Sant complex on the outskirts of Carmarthen. Cabinet members accepted an offer for the 38-acre site, which...

Holiday park solar panels

Plans for nearly 600 solar panels at a Pembrokeshire holiday park have been approved by council officers. Kiln Park Estates Limited applied to Pembrokeshire County...

Cycle path refusal

PLANS for a Gower cycle path which more than 2,000 people petitioned for have been turned down. A Welsh Government-appointed planning inspector has ruled that...

Llanelli MP backs “Freedom from Fear” shopworkers campaign on visit to...

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Local MP Dame Nia Griffith has shown her support for local shopworkers who face abuse, violence and threats from the public by helping raise...