‘We can’t carry on as we are’: NRW set to face...
Natural Resources Wales is not out of the woods after making £10m cuts, slashing 250 jobs and receiving a £19m loan to cover an...
Plaid Cymru demand for ‘fair share’ from HS2 voted down
The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding for...
Delays to tribunal reforms ‘deeply troubling’
Senedd members urged ministers to press ahead with urgently needed reforms of the Welsh tribunal system or risk leaving the courts unable to cope...
Welsh Government set to change key ambulance target
A key target for ambulances to respond to the most urgent 999 calls within eight minutes, which has not been met in five years,...
New Senedd ‘super constituencies’ confirmed
Final plans for 16 new "super constituencies" have been unveiled ahead of the next Senedd election in a little over a year.
The Democracy and...
Lifeboat Takeaway Refused
Plans to site a takeaway food kiosk at a former lifeboat store in Tenby’s seaside harbour have been refused despite an officer recommendation for...
Landfill Site Monitoring & Legal Challenge Costs Nearly £170,000
Pembrokeshire County Council’s monitoring of the controversial Withyhedge landfill site and unsuccessful legal challenge cost it nearly £170,000, councillors heard.
Last October, Pembrokeshire County Council...
Health Board Meeting Call
A call for an urgent meeting between Pembrokeshire’s leader and the local health board has been made after the board recently identified nine ‘fragile’...
Crown Estate Call In Pembrokeshire
A call for Pembrokeshire to support the Crown Estate assets in Wales being devolved to its people is to be considered by senior Pembrokeshire...
Landslip Cost Path Costs
Works on a south Pembrokeshire beach-side coastal path, repeatedly hit by landslides since late 2023, has cost the council nearly £700,000 to date, councillors...
Budget: A War Of Words
A war of words has broken out over the setting of Pembrokeshire’s annual budget on Thursday, March 6, with three potential council tax increases...
Farmer’s Union of Wales Takes Inheritance Tax Fight To Senedd
Ahead of a Senedd debate on the UK Government's controversial changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) on Wednesday 5 March, the Farmers’ Union of...
‘Wales isn’t a nation of millionaire farmers’: Plaid Cymru demands pause...
Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in...
Senedd laments loss of iconic theme park
Senedd members lamented the sudden closure of Oakwood, the largest theme park in Wales, calling for action to secure a future of the site.
Aspro...
Welsh Government’s £26bn budget passes
The Senedd signed off on the Welsh Government's £26bn budget for the coming year after ministers struck a deal with the Liberal Democrats.
Senedd members...
Three Alternative Council Tax Rises On The Table
Pembrokeshire council taxpayers are expected to be facing a 9.85 per cent increase in their bills later this week, taking the average annual bill...
Sanctuary & Memorial Plea
A west Wales mother’s poignant call for a permanent Pembrokeshire memorial – and sanctuary – in memory of her late daughter has been made...
Reaction To Police Station Sale
Narberth councillors have said there was no consultation with them over the sale of the town’s police station; the town council saying it only...
Wind Turbine Refusal Call
Plans for a replacement 334-foot-high wind turbine in north Pembrokeshire, more than twice the height of the existing one, have seen the local community...
Group Leader Issues Statement After Councillors Receive Threats
The leader of Pembrokeshire’s Conservative group has said it will support a fellow Tory county councillor who received threats after raising a local constituency...
Coast Path Order
A section of a south Pembrokeshire beach-side coastal path, recently closed once again after a number of landslips, is expected to remain so until...
Application For Natural Burial Site
A call to extend a Pembrokeshire cemetery to provide a space for eco-friendly natural burials has been made to county planners.
A natural burial is...
Milford Retro Works
A call for retrospective works at a Milford Haven function centre to be decided by councillors rather than planning officers was narrowly turned down,...
Councillor Receives Threats Over Fly-Grazing Issue
A Pembrokeshire county councillor has received threats after raising concerns about an ongoing issue of loose horses and fly-grazing in the county.
The county has...
Barn Conversion For Pensioners
Plans to convert a redundant 19th century north Pembrokeshire farm building to a three-bedroom home to provide improved accommodation for two pensioners with serious...
Could Boost In Funding Lead To Lower Council Tax?
A better-than-expected financial settlement from the Welsh Government could lead to a reduction in the near-10 per cent council tax rise being mooted by...
Appeal Against Previously Refused Caravan Park Expansion Fails
An appeal to overturn a previously-refused scheme to expand a Pembrokeshire caravan park using high quality agricultural land currently used as a golf course...
Legal Challenge To Holiday Park Scheme Successful
Plans for a Pembrokeshire holiday park extension, backed by councillors in 2023 despite repeated officer recommendations for refusal, may now have to be revisited...
Full Council Decision Needed Regarding Holiday Pods
Plans for £2.3m disability-friendly holiday lodges at a Pembrokeshire deer park attraction have been backed for a second time, but a final decision will...
Solar Farm Site Visit
Pembrokeshire planners are to visit the site of a proposed solar farm which would provide power for nearly 3,300 homes after concerns were raised...
Farm Barn Attraction Approved
A Pembrokeshire farm barn attraction, which gained a 3,500-strong petition of support after a previous refusal, has been approved after an agreement was reached...
Car Valet Becomes Barber Shop/Tanning Salon
Retrospective plans to change a Pembrokeshire car sales/valet area to include a barber shop and tanning salon have been submitted to the county council.
Zizo...
Ministers urged to condemn Trump’s Gaza plan
Plaid Cymru called for the Welsh and UK Governments to condemn US president Donald Trump's proposals to depopulate Gaza.
Rhun ap Iorwerth led a debate...
Welsh schools ‘facing £500m repairs backlog’
Schools in Wales face a total maintenance bill of more than £500m, with a £93m backlog of urgent works, a Senedd member revealed.
Cefin Campbell,...
Call of Cthulhu Starter Set: Horror Begins
Call of Cthulhu is a well-established, prominent RPG that, in some parts of the world, has left the titan that is Dungeons & Dragons...
School Cachments Call In
A special meeting is to be held to re-visit a decision by senior Pembrokeshire councillors to maintain school catchment areas for Johnston, Neyland and...
Plans For New Tenby Station Bridge Submitted
Plans for a new disability-friendly railway bridge at Tenby’s Victorian station have been submitted to the national park.
The Network Rail application at the Warren...
Call To Change School Catchment Areas Fails
A call to review school catchment areas, allowing school pupils from Johnston, Tiers Cross and Neyland access to free school transport to the nearby...
Retro Classroom Scheme Gets Approval
A call to allow a Pembrokeshire school to keep a mobile classroom in use for nearly 16 years, as there is no money for...
Delta Green: Lovecraftian Horror & Conspiracy
What brings a party of characters together and what keeps them together? It can often be glossed over for the sake of expediency, but...
Councillor To Vote On Call For Him Not To Be Employed...
A senior member of Pembrokeshire County Council will be able to speak and vote for himself in a forthcoming call for him not to...
Council Tax Court Summons Call To Cabinet
While the bleak February winds blow across the land ahead of hopefully better weather in Spring, senior Pembrokeshire councillors discussed a Christmas festive cheer...
Prendergast By-Election
A planning policy which aims to ensure nearly 2,000 new affordable homes are built in Carmarthenshire has taken a step forward.
The affordable housing supplementary...
Council Overspend Drops to £2.1m
Pembrokeshire County Council is expected to overspend by just over £2m, down from previous predictions of nearly £4m, with £10m pressure on the council...
New Lidl Store Amendments Approved
Amendments to a recently-granted scheme for a replacement Lidl store in Milford Haven, which will be nearly a half bigger and employ up to...
Composite Company Expansion
Plans for the expansion of a Pembrokeshire specialist composite company, which employs more than 100 people, and has contracts in the civil airline industry,...
South Wales Police Precept Increase Approved
The amount people pay to South Wales Police will go up by more than 7% in the next financial year.
Emma Wools, Police and Crime...
Council Tax Rise Options Include 16.58% Rise
Council tax in Pembrokeshire could rise by nearly 17 per cent this year, adding more than £250 to the annual bill, in a series...
Solar Farm Scheme
The early stages of a scheme for a potential 20MW solar farm just a mile from Haverfordwest which it is said would provide power...
Pilot Caravan Refused
A call to allow a static caravan to remain on agricultural land as accommodation for the applicants’ pilot daughter, and as AirBnB accommodation, has...
