Holiday Park Development Refused

A development call for a Pembrokeshire holiday park has been turned down by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.In an application to park planners, Broad Haven...

Call To Replace Spiral Staircase In Local Mansion

Calls for permission to replace a decayed spiral staircase preventing access to the top of Pembrokeshire’s historic Hean Castle mansion have been submitted. In a...

Eluned Morgan Speaks To LDR Service on Narberth Campaign Trail

A vote for Reform will end in chaos for the Welsh Government if they gain power, and Plaid Cymru’s childcare proposals are “unsustainable without...

Leader Speaks Of Time In Role After Announcement He Is To...

Pembrokeshire council leader Cllr Jon Harvey, who announced he is to step down and not seek re-election, has backed Cabinet member Cllr Tessa Hodgson...

Manorbier Caravan Site Call Refused

A call to allow a Pembrokeshire caravan park to change part of it's site from touring vans to static units without a formal planning...

Senedd Members set for £3k pay rise after election

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Senedd Members will see a pay rise of more than £3,000 following the 2026 Senedd election, with salaries up more than £12,000 since 2021. The...

Devolved vs Reserved powers: What does the Senedd actually control?

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Senedd Cymru, or the Welsh Parliament, is the devolved, democratically-elected, law-making body for Wales responsible for large swathes of public life. On May 7, the...

Marathon Mania: Why The London Marathon Is Becoming Normalised

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The 2026 TCS London Marathon took place on Sunday the 26th of April, and was certainly a race to remember. The historic world record...

Retrospective Call For Agricultural Building Changes

A retrospective call for amendments to a previously granted building and slurry lagoon at a 700 herd Pembrokeshire dairy farm has been submitted to...

Children’s Care Home Plans Submitted After Amendments

An amended scheme for a children’s care home on the edge of Fishguard has been submitted to county planners after a previous call was...

No ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Housing

Claims Tenby’s Brynhir housing development will house “illegal immigrants” through purchases by an English council have been refuted by Pembrokeshire County Council. Back in 2024,...

Campervan Trial Scheme Underway

A contentious trial scheme Pembrokeshire council trial scheme for an overnight motorhome and campervan parking site close to Fishguard’s ferry has now got underway. A...

Annexe Call Approval

A call for an annexe to allow a Pembrokeshire woman to live on site caring for her elderly parents, after a previous approved scheme...

Bowls Club Sign Calls For Pembrokeshire Council

A Pembrokeshire town’s bowls club has called on planners to let it keep advertising signs for local businesses erected without permission, which help support...

Follow Up To Successful Appeal Against Sandwich Shop Refusal

A sandwich shop owner who successfully challenged a national park refusal of plans for a takeaway food kiosk in Tenby’s seaside harbour, has spoken...

Motherhood Or Not Motherhood

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Next year I will be 80 years old. Obviously that means that the decision I have made cannot be changed. It is too late...

Enforcement Action To Be Taken Against Caravan Park

Enforcement action is to be taken against a Pembrokeshire caravan park after it has failed to deliver on an affordable homes element of a...

Bunker Beer Garden

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Warnings of binge drinking, public urination, and other antisocial behaviour if a Pembrokeshire seaside bar was allowed a beer garden were made by people...

BMV Wildflower Garden

A call to change Pembrokeshire farmland to a garden and wildflower meadow has been given the go-ahead despite it falling under a condition restricting...

Rural Enterprise Approval

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Plans for a rural enterprise dwelling to support a Pembrokeshire horticultural business which supplies its produce to “some of the best restaurants in Wales”...

Further Time Extension For Waste Facility

A call for a further time extension for the implementation of a waste recycling facility in north Pembrokeshire has been given the go-ahead by...

No Ombudsman investigation after Code of Conduct complaint.

No Ombudsman investigation is to take place into a recently elected Pembrokeshire county councillor following a “waste of taxpayers’ money” complaint of a claimed...

The Scarlets: protect professional rugby in west Wales

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Cefin Campbell, Plaid Cymru’s lead Senedd candidate in Sir Gaerfyrddin As a life-long fan, the Scarlets have always held a place close to my heart....

Retrospective Loungers Works Approved

A retrospective call for works associated with the new Loungers beachfront venue in Tenby has been given the go-ahead. In an application approved by Pembrokeshire...

Welsh-only: The new constituency names for the 2026 Senedd election

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One of the many changes ahead of next month's Senedd election is the introduction of Welsh language names for the 16 new constituencies. Set by...

Eisteddfod Land Call

A call for permission for works to clear part of the 2026 Eisteddfod site ahead of this year’s festival in Pembrokeshire has been submitted...

Beer Garden Collaborations

A call for a beer garden at the back of a Pembrokeshire seaside village bar could lead to binge and underage drinking, fights, and...

Wedding Marquee Allowed To Stay At Listed Grand House Hotel

A call to keep a wedding venue, erected without permission at a Georgian Pembrokeshire hotel whose site once belonged to the Knights Hospitallers, has...

Gallery To Dentist

Plans to convert a former art gallery to a dental surgery on the edge of a Pembrokeshire town have been refused. In an application to...

Bat Tower Approval

Plans for a special tower in rural Pembrokeshire to help protect a Welsh bat species in decline have been given the go-ahead. In an application...

Senedd Hopeful Call For Removal Of Space Radar Due To “Unreliable”...

A 430-home development along with a primary school, commercial units, and leisure facilities could be coming to Swansea. Housebuilder BDW Trading Ltd wants to develop...

Permission For Rural Enterprise Dwelling In The Cards

Plans for a rural enterprise dwelling to support a Pembrokeshire horticultural business are being recommended for approval despite concerns from the local community council. In...

Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Light – Racism In...

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This famous poem by Dylan Thomas is about death. The dying of the light means darkness is coming as you die. It is an...

City Hall Community Artworks Approved

Plans for a series of decorative mosaics as part of a community art project at Pembrokeshire’s only city hall have been approved.In an application...

Call For Conversion Of Holiday Lets To Home

A call to convert holiday lets in a Pembrokeshire village to a single home for their owner to downsize has been submitted to county...

Appeal Against Refused Former Lifeboat Store Takeaway Successful

A refused scheme for a takeaway food kiosk at a former lifeboat store in Tenby’s seaside harbour, has now been allowed following a successful...

Appeal Against Pub Conversion Refusal Dismissed

An appeal against a refusal of a call to convert an ‘unviable’ former Pembrokeshire village pub to a house has been dismissed. In a partly...

Horse Arena A “No-Go”

A call for an all-weather horse-riding arena and self-catering ‘pods’ near Pembrokeshire’s historic Lamphey Bishop’s Palace & Lamphey Court has been refused. In an application...

Certificate Of Lawfulness Granted After 20 Years

A condition restricting a rural Pembrokeshire home to agricultural workers-only has been removed after its occupants lived in breach of that for some two...

Plans For Gym & Cafe At Ferry Terminal

Plans for a gymnasium and café occupying the majority of Pembroke Dock’s ferry terminal building have been submitted. In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council,...

44 Senedd Candidates On List For New Constituency

44 candidates are fighting for your vote in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion in the forthcoming Senedd elections. For the May 7 elections, Wales will have 16...

Container For Nursery In Cemetery Refused

A call for a storage container for a “well-established and valued” Pembrokeshire children’s nursery in a nearby cemetery has been refused by county planners. In...

Retro Gaming Lounge At Former Poundland Approved

Plans to turn Tenby’s former Poundland and Royal Playhouse cinema to a retro computer gaming lounge have been approved by the national park. Following a...

Giant Shed/Stables Refused

A call for a 60-foot-long shed and stables at the proposed home of a gypsy traveller family near a Pembrokeshire village has been refused...

Call To Make Popular Outdoor Sauna Permanent

Calls to allow the permanent siting of an award-winning Pembrokeshire seaside village outdoor sauna, which has been featured in the national press, have been...

Health Minister Accused Of ‘Passing The Buck’

A senior member of the Welsh Government has been accused of “passing the buck” for declining a call to directly intervene in contentious changes...

Application For Works At Seaside Pub Made

A former Pembrokeshire county councillor who owns many hostelries in the county has submitted plans to the national park to rejuvenate a “tired” seaside...

Approval For New Parking Meters

Plans for three solar-powered parking meters at National Trust south Pembrokeshire beauty spots have been given the go-ahead by the national park. In an application...

Londoners Welcome Welsh Cuisine To Peckham

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A new Welsh cafe has opened in London with the aim to expand Wales’ thriving culture and cuisine beyond the boarder. It would be...