New Leader & Deputy Of Council’s Largest Political Group Elected
Pembrokeshireâs largest council political group has elected new leaders on May 8th, who promise to be âa critical friendâ of the ruling administration rather...
Plea To Keep Pembroke Dock Centre Open To Be Heard
A plea to keep Pembroke Dockâs Anchorage Day Centre open is to be heard at a full meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council next week.
The...
ÂŁ200,000 Insurance Payment Following School Fire Question
A senior Pembrokeshire councillor is to be quizzed on what progress has been made in recouping a ÂŁ200,000 insurance excess paid by the council...
Online Plea To Save Pembroke Dock Day Care Centre
An online plea to save a Pembrokeshire day centre from being closed has been lodged with the county council.
The Anchorage Day Care Centre in...
Successful ‘Call-In’ After Contract For ÂŁ19m Transport Interchange Awarded
A âcall-inâ on the recently-awarded contract for the second stage of Haverfordwestâs near-ÂŁ19m transport interchange is to be heard next week.
The second stage of...
‘Prior Notification’ For Phone Mast Not Enough Say Planners
A scheme for a 20-metre high 4G phone mast will need a full official application due to concerns about its impact on a nearby...
Selfish Vandals May Delay Tunnels Scheme
A scheme to reopen a landslide-hit coastal path and tunnels near Saundersfoot may be hindered by people putting others at risk by repeatedly cutting...
Bluestone: Final Payments
A call to end a 20-year legal agreement for financial contributions associated with the creation of Pembrokeshireâs Bluestone National Park Resort has been backed...
Tipi Venue Refused, But Council Not ‘Anti-Business’
A call to keep a wedding venue tipi where guests are greeted by alpacas has been turned down by Pembrokeshire planners.
Mr R Lloyd and...
Honest Caravan Site Owner Under The Radar
A Pembrokeshire caravan site owner who âhonestlyâ admitted âdodging under the radarâ by running his site without permission for some 20 years will not...
Pembrokeshire Tory Leader Wants To Replace Cllr David Simpson
Pembrokeshire Conservative group leader Councillor Di Clements has announced she is standing for the council leadership.
The announcement by Cllr Clements, county councillor for Martletwy...
‘Probably The Most Important Scheme’ In Pembroke Dock
A retrospective call for a mobile asphalt batching plant to stay, described as âprobably one of the most important applicationsâ a Pembrokeshire town has...
Full Council To Decide Rhosygilwen Turbine Scheme
A twice-backed ÂŁ1m scheme for a â20-storey-highâ wind turbine at a Pembrokeshire mansion will have to be decided by all councillors.
Mr and Mrs Glen...
Holiday Park Lodges Scheme Withdrawn From Planning Committee
A scheme for 12 new lodges at a Pembrokeshire holiday park which was recommended for refusal â in part due to its effect on...
Community Banking At County Hall
A call for Pembrokeshire County Council to potentially change its banking arrangement with Barclays, after it closed its Haverfordwest branch, has been turned down,...
Cabinet Backing For Social Housing At Fire-Ravaged Hotel Site
A scheme to build 38 affordable and social housing units on the site of a fire-ravaged former Pembrokeshire hotel has been backed by senior...
Council Leaderâs Final Cabinet Meeting
Pembrokeshire County Council Leader David Simpson has confirmed his intention to stand down next month, saying his seven-year tenure has been âan honour of...
Plans For Asphalt Batching Plant Expected To Be Approved
A retrospective application for a mobile asphalt batching plant in a Pembrokeshire industrial estate is expected to be approved despite concerns raised by the...
Wedding Tipi Refusal On Cards
A retrospective call to keep a 160-person wedding venue tipi, where guests are greeted by alpacas, teddy bear sheep and Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, is...
Contract For Second Stage On Transport Interchange To Be Considered
The contract for the second stage of Haverfordwestâs contentious near-ÂŁ19m transport interchange is expected to be made behind closed doors next week by senior...
Call For Council To Stop Banking With Barclays Expected To Fail
A call for Pembrokeshire County Council to potentially change its banking arrangement with Barclays, after the bank announced it was closing its county town...
Slurry Lagoon Near Ceredigion Border Approved
An application for a slurry lagoon near the north Pembrokeshire village of Boncath has been conditionally approved by county planners.
A H & V F...
Special Meeting Rejects Campervan Trial Scheme
A proposed trial scheme for overnight motorhome and campervan parking at some of Pembrokeshireâs car parks could be under threat after it was overwhelmingly...
Holiday letter forced to rent out instead
A Pembrokeshire retiree, who has a seaside holiday let, says the introduction of the Welsh Government 182-day rule for holiday lets has âkilledâ his...
Prosiect lleol yn dathlu blwyddyn arall o fynd â dysgu yn...
Ymysg pryderon cyffredinol bod cenhedlaeth o bobl ifanc yn colli cysylltiad â'r byd naturiol, mae cydweithrediad unigryw rhwng elusen Parc Cenedlaethol a chwmni ynni...
Early Stages Of ÂŁ350,000 Newport Beach Plans Backed
Newport Sands, which became car-free last year, will remain so, but early stages of a ÂŁ350,000 scheme to improve facilities have been backed by...
Conservative Group Call-In For ‘Instagram-Friendly’ Bridge Project
A âcall-inâ on plans for an âInstagram-friendlyâ new footbridge in the centre of Haverfordwest, made by Pembrokeshireâs Conservative group, is to be heard next...
Property grants scheme alleged fraud letters to police authorities
Pembrokeshire County Council is to complain over Dyfed-Powys Policeâs handling of an âextremely unsophisticated and simplisticâ alleged commercial Property Grant Scheme fraud in Pembroke...
Private session for grants fraud overturned by councillor
A council recommendation to keep a report, following an alleged commercial Property Grant Scheme fraud in Pembroke Dock more than a decade ago, in...
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 âfetid, foul stenchâ from landfill waste from Cardiff âdumpedâ at Pembrokeshireâs Withyhedge landfill site could be taken by the council...
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...
Old college site demolition, conditions needed
An official application needs to be made before Haverfordwestâs 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 councillorâs 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 âblanketâ 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 âa passion for ensuring equal...
Tributes Paid Following Councillorâs Death
Tributes have been paid following the death of Pembrokeshire county councillor and national park member Reg Owens, who had âa passion for ensuring equal...
âKick In The Teethâ Council Tax Rise For Pembrokeshire
A potential Pembrokeshire council tax rise of as much as 21 per cent has been described as âa 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...
24-7 McDonaldâs Update
Milford Havenâs recently-granted 24-hour McDonaldâs restaurant is expected to be open next month, with works at the new building progressing.
Members of Pembrokeshire County Councilâs...
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...
ÂŁ370,000 âRents Fiascoâ Contract âCall-Inâ
Pembrokeshireâs Tory councillors have been granted a âcall-inâ on a recently-awarded ÂŁ370,000 council contract to a company linked to a rents fiasco where the...
Day Centre Closures
Senior Pembrokeshire councillors have backed plans to close two of the countyâs 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 ÂŁ28.4m, 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 ÂŁ28.4m, 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 Haverfordwestâs County Hall is to be heard by senior councillors.
A Notice of Motion âRelating to...
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 Saundersfootâs annual New Years Day Swim, is seeking permission to speak and vote on a possible...
