Square & Compass Petition Support
Senior councillors are being asked to look at lowering the speed limit through a north Pembrokeshire village which has been described as “a serious...
Call To Reduce 50mph Limit Through North Pembrokeshire Village
A petition calling for the speed limit to be reduced through a north Pembrokeshire village to address “a serious safety concern for the community”...
£4m Overspend And Huge Budget Pressure Fears
Pembrokeshire County Council is expected to overspend in its annual budget by nearly £4m, with the potential for huge budget pressures next year, senior...
Green Hydrogen Fuel Scheme Backed
A green hydrogen fuel production facility by Pembroke Power Station has been approved by Pembrokeshire planners, despite a concern raised about the amount of...
Wildlife Centre Plans
Plans to modernise the Welsh Wildlife Centre near Cardigan with a new public entrance and a raft of other works which will make it...
Quayside Scheme Approve
A scheme to refurbish a quayside building in Haverfordwest’s conservation area, along with works to the existing Haverhub community hub has been backed by...
Planning Approved For Conversion of 160 Year Old Church
A call to convert a former Pembrokeshire church, which has served its community since almost the start of its town’s creation, has been approved.
In...
Affordable Housing Scheme For Over 55’s Backed
A council scheme to build 24 affordable homes for the ‘elderly’ at the “eyesore” site of the former Motor World building in Milford Haven...
10 Schemes Benefit From From Second Home Tax Money
Nearly £0.6m in grants has been awarded to 10 Pembrokeshire groups using money from the second homes council tax premium after it received the...
Council To Spend Over £2m On Microsoft Software Licence
A £2m-plus Microsoft computer software licensing contract to allow Pembrokeshire County Council to continue to function as an organisation has been backed by senior...
Dangers Of Public Office Raised At Council
Pembrokeshire had 24 councillor code of conduct complaints in 2023-‘24, but those who put themselves in public service can be “a target” for “spurious”...
Approval Recommended For Green Hydrogen Scheme
Plans for a green hydrogen production facility by Pembroke Power Station, which the applicants say “can establish Pembroke at the forefront of south Wales’...
Legal Agreement On Affordable Homes In Saundersfoot Reached
Plans by one of the UK’s largest housebuilders to build 72 homes, 25 of them affordable, on the outskirts of a Pembrokeshire seaside village...
Community Hub Works Expected To Be Approved
Plans to refurbish a quayside building in Haverfordwest’s conservation area with works including an outdoor terrace, as well as works to the existing Haverhub...
Church Conversion On Cards
Plans to convert a former Pembrokeshire church to two homes are expected to be approved next week.
In an application recommended for conditional approval at...
Fire Hotel Affordable Housing
A formal application on plans to build 35 affordable homes on the fire-ravaged site of the former Cleddau Bridge Hotel, Pembroke Dock has been...
Play Area Plans At Wildlife Centre Backed
Plans for a new play area at the Welsh Wildlife Centre near Cardigan have been approved by Pembrokeshire County Council.
The Wildlife Trust of South...
Over-55s Housing Scheme Expected To Be Approved
A council scheme to build 24 affordable homes for the elderly at the site of the former Motor World building in Milford Haven is...
Plans For “Unique Seafront Hotel” Approved
The first stage of plans to renovate an iconic historic Pembrokeshire seafront hotel has been given the go-ahead by national park planners.
Tenby’s Imperial Hotel,...
Consultation On Active Travel Improvements
A consultation on a scheme which could see a shared use path and boardwalk in the Pembrokeshire village of St Dogmaels, which would create...
Call For Director On Neyland CIC Labelled Mischief-Making
A call for a council director on a community interest company connected to Neyland’s community hub saw Pembrokeshire’s leader label it a question designed...
Conservation Status For Scenic Estuary Village Backed
Earlier this year the Cresselly Arms won the CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) pub of the year award for the whole of Wales.Plans to...
National Park Backing For RNLI Fundraising On Six Beaches
A call to let RNLI fundraising activities continue at six Pembrokeshire beaches has been backed by the national park.
At Pembrokeshire Coast National Park authority...
Five Ways To Combat Wrinkles Without Using Botox
Five Ways To Combat Wrinkles Without Using Botox
One day you're wrinkle-free and the next day you wake up feeling you have aged five years...
Conservation Status In The Cards For Award Winning Pub
Plans to make one of south Pembrokeshire’s most scenic estuarial villages, home to a CAMRA award-winning pub, a conservation area are expected to be...
Adventure Tourism Hub Approved
A scheme for a new adventure tourism hub in north Pembrokeshire has been given the go-ahead despite concerns raised about the potential impact on...
£1.3m Worse Welsh Government Funding Fears
Pembrokeshire could be facing a Welsh Government settlement of £1.3m lower than last year, adding to an expected £2.6m pressure following a decrease in...
Pembrokeshire E-Bike Scheme Expansion Mooted
Pembrokeshire’s e-bikes scheme trial, which got off to a rocky start with initial limited availability at weekends, and vandalism in Haverfordwest, could soon be...
Increase In Number Of Referred Council Complaints Across Wales
The number of enquiries and complaints referred to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales about local authorities has increased by 17% this year, figures...
No Insect Meat In School Dinners
Pembrokeshire will not be ‘rolling out’ VEXo insect protein ‘mince’ for school dinner menus in the county, councillors heard yesterday, October 17.
In a submitted...
Council Commits To Improve Flood Defences
A ‘full commitment’ to improve warning systems on a flood-prone road on the approach to Tenby was given after Pembrokeshire councillors heard the current...
Second Homes Council Tax Premium To Drop Next Year
Second homes council tax premiums in Pembrokeshire are to drop from the current 200 per cent rate to 150 per cent next financial year...
B&B Distillery Refused, But Hopes Applicant May Try Again
A resubmitted scheme for a gin distillery as part of a B&B in the centre of Britain’s smallest city has been turned down by...
Trail Of Cthulhu: Investigative Cosmic Horror
In our growing list of games to mention for the spooky season, Trail of Cthulhu is one of my preferred genres, cosmic horror.
Trail of...
Adventure Hub Call-In Rejected
A scheme for a new adventure tourism hub in north Pembrokeshire will be decided by national park planners after a previous ‘call-in’ plea for...
Councillor Given Dispensation To Speak On South Quay Development
A Pembroke county councillor has been given special dispensation to speak on discussions on the ongoing South Quay development in the town after applying...
Code Of Conduct Complaints
Pembrokeshire had 24 councillor code of conduct complaints in 2023-‘24, Pembrokeshire County Council’s Standards Committee heard today, October 14.
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales...
Bug Food In School Dinners Claim Disputed
The Pembrokeshire woman behind Dr Beynon’s Bug Farm and Bug Farm Foods has disputed claims that insect protein ‘mince’ will soon be rolled out...
Second Home Premiums Added £9.1m To Council Coffers
Second home-owners in Pembrokeshire, whose 200 per cent council tax premiums have contributed more than £9m to council coffers in this financial year, are...
Thousand Year Old Vampire: Lonely, Personal Horror
As a way of marking the always auspicious occasions of All Hallow’s Eve, I thought I'd once again talk about a horror adjacent roleplaying...
£150k E-Bikes Scheme To Come Under Spotlight At Full Council
Pembrokeshire County Council’s £150,000 e-bikes scheme, which got off to a rocky start with limited availability at weekends and bikes unavailable to hire in...
Question To Council About Potential Insect Protein In Schools
Pembrokeshire councillors will be asked if insect protein will be on the school dinner menu in the county soon, with children “effectively being forced...
Farm Barn Attraction Decision Expected In December
A Pembrokeshire farm barn attraction previously refused by planning officers, which has gained a 3,500-strong petition of support to keep it running, will be...
Approval For Trout Fishery Plans
Amendments to a trout fishery holiday chalet scheme, which was granted by Pembrokeshire councillors last year after being repeatedly recommended for refusal, have been...
Second Homes Tax Premium Not Expected To Increase
Second home-owners in Pembrokeshire are unlikely to see their council tax rise over the current treble rate next year, following a recommendation backed by...
Holiday Yacht In Garden Refused By Planners
Plans for a holiday accommodation yacht in a Milford Haven garden have been turned down by Pembrokeshire County Council.
In an application to county planners,...
Megalith Memorial Garden Next To Crematorium Approved
Plans for an extension to Pembrokeshire’s Parc Gwyn Crematorium, with a new memorial garden featuring a stone megalith “in a more natural setting,” have...
Trout Farm Plan Amendments Recommended
Amendments to a holiday chalet scheme granted by Pembrokeshire councillors last year after being repeatedly recommended for refusal are expected to get the go-ahead...
Freeport – A Return To 1950s Prosperity?
Pembrokeshire could be “on the cusp” of an economic opportunity as great as the petrochemical industry investment in the county in the 1950s, senior...
Lidl Demolition Approval Expected
An application to demolish a Pembrokeshire supermarket, replacing it with a more modern facility, is expected to be approved by county planners next week.
Lidl...
