Home & Holiday Plans For Former GP Surgery

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...

Disability Friendly Shooting

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...

Care Home Certificate Refused

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

Nail Bar Returns

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

Call For Space Radar Scheme To Be “Called-In”

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...

Islamophobia

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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...

ALN United Backed

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

Milford Haven Schools

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...

Former Council Leader Speaks Up

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 Rises Near 100% Increase In Ten Years

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...

New Leader For Pembrokeshire Council

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...

Call To Back School Discontinuation

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 Describes Her “Honour”

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

Power Station Engines

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

Monkton Ward Vacancy

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 Submitted

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...

Battery Box Objections

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...

Net Zero Call

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

Fresh Plans After Previously Approved Flats Plan

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...

HMO Plans For Edge Of Haverfordwest

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...

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...

“Planning Behemoth” Battle

A challenge to a “planning behemoth” Pembrokeshire national park decision to not allow a much-loved dog exercise field, a decision described as “sucking every...

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...