Care Home Conversion Approved
Works to a prominent listed Pembrokeshire hotel have been given the go-ahead by national park planners.
In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Simon...
Tenby Hotel Works Approved
Works to a prominent listed Pembrokeshire hotel have been given the go-ahead by national park planners.
In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Simon...
Children’s Home Plans
A call to change a mixed-use therapy centre to a children’s care home classification has been submitted to Pembrokeshire planners.
Skybound Therapies Ltd, through agent...
Gallery To Sandwich Bar
Plans to convert a former gallery and shop in a Pembrokeshire town’s conservation area to a sandwich bar have been approved despite initial concerns...
Pigsty Holiday Let
A call to convert a former pigsty and a Pembrokeshire farm outbuilding into holiday lets providing accommodation “to meet the needs of the modern...
Bank Appeals Fail
A UK banking company’s appeal against a national park refusal to allow the siting of a cash pod in Tenby’s conservation area, close to...
Campsite Plans Rejected
An application to site a campsite on a rural Pembrokeshire field has been refused by county planners.
South Gloucestershire-based Christopher Nash sought permission from Pembrokeshire...
Pub Decking Appeal
An appeal against a national park refusal of decking at a Pembrokeshire seaside village pub, installed for safety reasons after a child had near...
New Police Base At Former Carpenter Workshop
A scheme to convert a former carpenter’s workshop in a Pembrokeshire town to a unit for patrolling police officers has been approved by county...
Affordable Homes Scheme Backed
A scheme for 17 affordable homes on the site of a Pembrokeshire seaside village football pitch has been approved by national park planners.
In an...
Scheme For Making Caravan Site Smaller But ‘Higher Quality’
Plans to redevelop a Pembrokeshire caravan site to create “a notably higher quality” facility which will actually see less pitches have been submitted.
In an...
Works At Historic Pub Approved By County Planners
A retrospective scheme for works at a historic Pembrokeshire pub has been approved by county planners.
In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Chris Grey...
Holiday Let Shed Refused
Plans to convert a garden shed to a holiday let at a Pembrokeshire seaside village with the highest rates of second homes and holiday...
‘Nobody taking responsibility’ for paying care workers the real living wage
Care home providers urged the Welsh Government to follow through on a key commitment to ensure care workers are paid the real living wage.
Giving...
Senedd criticises ‘unacceptable’ delays on Infected blood compensation
Senedd members urged the UK Government to speed up compensation payments to people infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal.
Labour's Julie Morgan, who...
Senedd holds urgent debate on ‘callous’ welfare cuts
Senedd members criticised Westminster's "short-sighted, immoral and unethical" plans to slash spending on welfare by £4.8bn a year by the end of the decade.
Sioned...
Wales could miss out on £65m to cover national insurance hikes
Mark Drakeford warned Wales could miss out on up to £65m to cover the increased costs of employer national insurance contributions in the public...
First Minister pressed for her views on PIP cuts
The First Minister of Wales has been pressed once again to state her opinion on the proposed cuts to personal independence payments (PIPs), as she...
Pwyso’r Prif Weinidog am ei barn ar doriadau PIP
Cafodd Prif Weinidog Cymru ei phwyso unwaith eto i ddatgan ei barn ar doriadau i daliadau annibyniaeth personol (PIPs), wrth iddi glywed hanes menyw...
Tourism tax plans move closer with rates set to rise
Plans to bring in a tourism tax cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd, with the Welsh Government set to raise the rate to...
Ministers urged to keep promise on banning lying politicians
Welsh ministers have been urged to keep a promise to disqualify politicians found guilty of deliberate deception after appearing to backtrack on the commitment.
Plaid...
First minister grilled about £4.8bn benefit cuts
Senedd members pressed Wales' first minister about the Labour UK Government plans to slash spending on welfare by £4.8bn a year by the end...
Local Group To Look At Pembrokeshire’s Fly-Grazing Issue
A council working group to look in greater detail on the issue of “escalating” numbers of fly-grazing horses in Pembrokeshire is to be established.
The...
Dogs On Beaches Approach Backed
Pembrokeshire councillors have backed trialling a new way of enforcing bylaws restricting dogs on beaches in the summer season, with an emphasis on “education...
Clarification On Changes Issued After Social Media Confusion
National park members have issued a clarification statement to tackle “inaccurate social media information” on the Article 4 direction to remove permitted development rights...
Plans By Councillor For Pub Extension Objected To By Own Council
Retrospective plans by a Pembrokeshire councillor to extend his pub with a function room have been approved despite strong objection by his own town...
Consultation On Details Of Approved Conservation Area
The next stage in making one of south Pembrokeshire’s most scenic estuarial villages, home to a CAMRA award-winning pub, a conservation area has been...
Plans for ‘crumbling’ Senedd offices face scrutiny
A commissioner warned current Senedd offices are "crumbling" and becoming "no longer fit for purpose" amid a multi-million-pound search for new office space.
Hefin David,...
‘Crisis? What crisis?’: Labour politician criticises response to report on culture...
A Labour Senedd member criticised the Welsh Government's response to an inquiry on the impact of cuts to culture and sport over the past...
‘A pointless talking shop’: Conservatives quit Senedd Covid committee
The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear an...
Call for long-term cancer strategy as 9,000 wait too long for...
Cancer charities joined forces to call for a longer-term national strategy to improve services after 9,000 people waited too long for treatment last year.
Mark...
Welsh ministers ’embarrassed’ over Crown Estate devolution
Senedd members criticised Labour's "utterly embarrassing" position on the Crown Estate, with ministers in Cardiff Bay backing devolution while Westminster blocks reform.
Plaid Cymru's Luke...
‘Slow progress’ on fire service reform
A Senedd member criticised "slow progress" tackling a toxic culture within fire services, with less than half the recommendations of a damning report implemented...
School transport ‘no longer fit for purpose’
Senedd members called for a long-awaited overhaul of "inadequate" school transport, warning too many pupils facing barriers to accessing education.
Tom Giffard described current legislation –...
Senedd backs ‘buy-one-get-one-free’ ban amid obesity crisis
The Senedd narrowly backed plans to ban offers on unhealthy food and drinks including "buy-one-get-one-free" deals in an effort to tackle high rates of...
Senedd supports ‘scores on the doors’ for care homes
The Senedd supported plans to introduce inspection ratings for care homes, with service providers set to be required to publish "scores on the doors".
Care...
MS’ inbox “contradicts” health board de-escalation
A Member of the Senedd who represents Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire has criticized a recent decision by the Welsh Government to de-escalate Hywel Dda...
Mewnflwch AS yn “gwrth-ddweud” is-gyfeiriad bwrdd iechyd
Mae Aelod o'r Senedd sy'n cynrychioli Sir Gâr, Ceredigion a Sir Benfro wedi beirniadu penderfyniad diweddar gan Lywodraeth Cymru i is-gyfeirio statws monitro Bwrdd...
“Attainment must be solved”: Plaid Cymru’s message on education before next...
Plaid Cymru has emphasised that "attainment must be solved" in Welsh schools ahead of the next Senedd election in 2026, in response to what...
“Rhaid datrys cyrhaeddiad”: neges Plaid Cymru ar addysg cyn etholiad nesaf...
Mae Plaid Cymru wedi pwysleisio bod "rhaid datrys cyrhaeddiad" mewn ysgolion o flaen etholiad nesaf y Senedd yn 2026, mewn ymateb i'r hyn maen...
Community Turbine Approved
A call to replace a Pembrokeshire community wind turbine which has raised more than £76,000 for local groups with a larger one has been...
Eye care services ‘woefully under-resourced’
Tens of thousands of people at the greatest risk of irreversible sight loss are languishing on waiting lists for too long, with services woefully...
Senedd members denounce ‘devastating’ benefit cuts
Sweeping £5bn cuts to benefits will have a devastating impact on disabled people in Wales, Senedd members warned.
Sioned Williams, Plaid Cymru's shadow social justice...
Ministers at odds with dentists over ‘biggest reforms in decades’
Wales' health secretary set out plans for the biggest changes to NHS dentistry services in almost two decades despite still being at loggerheads with...
Beirniadu diffyg ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i ddirywiad cymunedau Cymraeg
Mae Aelod Plaid Cymru o'r Senedd wedi beirniadu diffyg "cydnabyddiaeth o'r argyfwng" ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru wrth symud ymlaen gyda chynlluniau i atal dirywiad...
Criticism over Welsh Government’s lack of response to decline of Welsh-speaking...
A Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd has criticized the lack of "recognition of the crisis" on behalf of the Welsh Government regarding moving...
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...
Call for by-elections to replace misbehaving Senedd members
A Labour Senedd member called for voters to be given a say over who replaces politicians removed from office for wrongdoing under a new...
‘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...