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The final decision to close fire-ravaged Manorbier school has been given the go-ahead, despite a heartfelt last-minute plea by local councillor Phil Kidney to...

Plans to convert historic farm buildings near north Pembrokeshire’s Whitesands beach for use as holiday accommodation have been given the go-ahead, but their use...

Rhun ap Iorwerth fielded questions on housing shortages, the Armed Forces, and the Nation of Sanctuary as he returned for his third First Minister's...

A call to allow a caravan occupied without permission for 30 years to remain a home has been given the go-ahead by county planners. In...

A call to convert a ticket office to a home at a former Pembrokeshire railway line which closed more than 60 years ago has...

Plans to extend a house in a Pembrokeshire seaside village, which has an associated café which has caused local concerns about noise and disturbance,...

A call to convert holiday lets near a Pembrokeshire village pub to a single home for their owner to downsize has been approved by...

A call to allow a Pembrokeshire agricultural building to be used as a public gym and what is believed to be the first Padel...

A Pembrokeshire wind turbine scheme which was recommended to be refused over a lack of information on how it may affect bats, which led...

A call to sell alcohol from a coffee shop at a Pembrokeshire railway station, which recently led to a mass violence incident which led...

Plans for new horse breeding sheds in north Pembrokeshire for “the longest continuously run Welsh pony stud in the world,” which is seeking to...

Plans to diversify a National Trust campsite on the Pembrokeshire coast, with seasonal siting for campervans and ‘landpods’ have been approved. In an application recommended...

Further discussions are to take place about where pupils from a Pembrokeshire school will go while its roof is rebuilt after failing when it...

A call for a time extension for plans for housing on the site of a former “blot on the national park” seaside turkey farm...

A councillor’s call for a green energy scheme using hydroelectric power to light Pembrokeshire’s County Hall will be considered as part of a report...

Financial backing of this year’s Eisteddfod in Pembrokeshire, to the tune of £73,000, with a potential budget of up to £200,000, has been approved...

Plans to turn a former joke and fancy-dress shop in a Pembrokeshire seaside town to office space for an estate agent have been given...

An outline business case to Welsh Government for new schools in Milford Haven, which would be “the most expensive capital project ever undertaken by...

Plans to diversify a National Trust campsite on the Pembrokeshire coast, with seasonal sitting for campervans and ‘landpods’ are expected to be approved by...

A Pembrokeshire councillor has been suspended from office for four months for breaching the authority’s code of conduct over a planning matter on behalf...

A call to turn part of Haverfordwest’s former courthouse in the town centre to a theatre is expected to be approved by county planners...

Plans to expand a Pembrokeshire holiday operation which was voted as the best of its type in the UK by the Caravan Club in...

A call to let a north Pembrokeshire coasteering business, which had an adventure centre scheme overturned on appeal and has recently been served a...

A call for a five month breathing space for a wind turbine application which was previously withdrawn late last year over a lack of...

Plans for an office and bedding and linen storage facility for holiday lets at a former WW2 Pembrokeshire airfield have been given the go-ahead. In...

A former Pembrokeshire county councillor who owns many hostelries in the county has been given the thumbs-up for plans to rejuvenate a “tired” seaside...

Plans to convert a former GP surgery in Pembrokeshire’s only city to a home and to build a holiday let have been lodged with...

A call by a Pembrokeshire shooting club for more disability-friendly facilities has been given the go-ahead by county planners. In an application to Pembrokeshire County...

A care home scheme for a Pembrokeshire village, which saw objections from the local community council after youngsters had ‘absconded’ from similar sites locally,...

A fresh call to convert a Pembrokeshire town centre former bank to a nail bar which was previously refused by county planners has been...

A call has been lodged for the contentious DARC ‘space radar’ scheme in Pembrokeshire to be decided by Welsh Government rather than county planners. In...

There are several definitions of this term from different organisations. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims states: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is...

Approval for a consultation for a special Resource Centre for pupils with complex needs when the new Milford Haven primary school is built was...

New schools in Milford Haven won’t be built before 2030 at the earliest, and 2032 for a planned Welsh Medium school, councillors heard. The timeline...

Pembrokeshire’s former leader Cllr Jon Harvey has spoken of his two years in the role, saying it “is not about photo opportunities, and not...

Council tax rates in Pembrokeshire have increased by nearly 100 per cent in less than a decade councillors heard. For the 2026 to ’27 financial...

History has been made at Pembrokeshire County Council with the election of its first-ever woman leader, Tessa Hodgson, following a three-way battle a May...

A call to discontinue a Pembrokeshire school has been backed by councillors despite 97 per cent of those responding to a recent consultation being...

Former First Minister Eluned Morgan, who failed to secure a seat in the 2026 Senedd elections in Ceredigion Penfro, has spoken of her “honour”...

A call to site specialist diesel generators at Pembroke Power Station to help keep the lights on in the event of a National Grid...

Pembroke’s Monkton ward will soon have a new town councillor after its previous representative secured a seat in the Senedd as one of six...

Code of conduct complaints to the Ombudsman against Pembrokeshire councillors have declined from previous years to date, from a peak of 42 in 2022-23...

Plans for a micro energy storage facility ‘battery box’ scheme in a Pembrokeshire town have been given the go-ahead, despite local objections including the...

A petition call to Pembrokeshire councillors, which raises concerns at the “hefty funds” needed to support its commitment to net zero, will be heard...

Previously approved plans to convert a listed former clothes shop in Haverfordwest’s town centre to flats and a café have seen a fresh scheme...

A scheme to convert a Pembrokeshire town home to “well-designed shared accommodation” for five tenants has been submitted to county planners. In an application to...

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...

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...

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...

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...