Health Board Meeting Call
A call for an urgent meeting between Pembrokeshire’s leader and the local health board has been made after the board recently identified nine ‘fragile’...
Crown Estate Call In Pembrokeshire
A call for Pembrokeshire to support the Crown Estate assets in Wales being devolved to its people is to be considered by senior Pembrokeshire...
Landslip Cost Path Costs
Works on a south Pembrokeshire beach-side coastal path, repeatedly hit by landslides since late 2023, has cost the council nearly £700,000 to date, councillors...
Budget: A War Of Words
A war of words has broken out over the setting of Pembrokeshire’s annual budget on Thursday, March 6, with three potential council tax increases...
Farmer’s Union of Wales Takes Inheritance Tax Fight To Senedd
Ahead of a Senedd debate on the UK Government's controversial changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) on Wednesday 5 March, the Farmers’ Union of...
Three Alternative Council Tax Rises On The Table
Pembrokeshire council taxpayers are expected to be facing a 9.85 per cent increase in their bills later this week, taking the average annual bill...
Sanctuary & Memorial Plea
A west Wales mother’s poignant call for a permanent Pembrokeshire memorial – and sanctuary – in memory of her late daughter has been made...
Reaction To Police Station Sale
Narberth councillors have said there was no consultation with them over the sale of the town’s police station; the town council saying it only...
Wind Turbine Refusal Call
Plans for a replacement 334-foot-high wind turbine in north Pembrokeshire, more than twice the height of the existing one, have seen the local community...
Group Leader Issues Statement After Councillors Receive Threats
The leader of Pembrokeshire’s Conservative group has said it will support a fellow Tory county councillor who received threats after raising a local constituency...
Coast Path Order
A section of a south Pembrokeshire beach-side coastal path, recently closed once again after a number of landslips, is expected to remain so until...
Application For Natural Burial Site
A call to extend a Pembrokeshire cemetery to provide a space for eco-friendly natural burials has been made to county planners.
A natural burial is...
Milford Retro Works
A call for retrospective works at a Milford Haven function centre to be decided by councillors rather than planning officers was narrowly turned down,...
Councillor Receives Threats Over Fly-Grazing Issue
A Pembrokeshire county councillor has received threats after raising concerns about an ongoing issue of loose horses and fly-grazing in the county.
The county has...
Barn Conversion For Pensioners
Plans to convert a redundant 19th century north Pembrokeshire farm building to a three-bedroom home to provide improved accommodation for two pensioners with serious...
Could Boost In Funding Lead To Lower Council Tax?
A better-than-expected financial settlement from the Welsh Government could lead to a reduction in the near-10 per cent council tax rise being mooted by...
Appeal Against Previously Refused Caravan Park Expansion Fails
An appeal to overturn a previously-refused scheme to expand a Pembrokeshire caravan park using high quality agricultural land currently used as a golf course...
Legal Challenge To Holiday Park Scheme Successful
Plans for a Pembrokeshire holiday park extension, backed by councillors in 2023 despite repeated officer recommendations for refusal, may now have to be revisited...
Full Council Decision Needed Regarding Holiday Pods
Plans for £2.3m disability-friendly holiday lodges at a Pembrokeshire deer park attraction have been backed for a second time, but a final decision will...
Solar Farm Site Visit
Pembrokeshire planners are to visit the site of a proposed solar farm which would provide power for nearly 3,300 homes after concerns were raised...
Farm Barn Attraction Approved
A Pembrokeshire farm barn attraction, which gained a 3,500-strong petition of support after a previous refusal, has been approved after an agreement was reached...
Car Valet Becomes Barber Shop/Tanning Salon
Retrospective plans to change a Pembrokeshire car sales/valet area to include a barber shop and tanning salon have been submitted to the county council.
Zizo...
School Cachments Call In
A special meeting is to be held to re-visit a decision by senior Pembrokeshire councillors to maintain school catchment areas for Johnston, Neyland and...
Plans For New Tenby Station Bridge Submitted
Plans for a new disability-friendly railway bridge at Tenby’s Victorian station have been submitted to the national park.
The Network Rail application at the Warren...
Call To Change School Catchment Areas Fails
A call to review school catchment areas, allowing school pupils from Johnston, Tiers Cross and Neyland access to free school transport to the nearby...
Retro Classroom Scheme Gets Approval
A call to allow a Pembrokeshire school to keep a mobile classroom in use for nearly 16 years, as there is no money for...
Councillor To Vote On Call For Him Not To Be Employed...
A senior member of Pembrokeshire County Council will be able to speak and vote for himself in a forthcoming call for him not to...
Council Tax Court Summons Call To Cabinet
While the bleak February winds blow across the land ahead of hopefully better weather in Spring, senior Pembrokeshire councillors discussed a Christmas festive cheer...
Prendergast By-Election
A planning policy which aims to ensure nearly 2,000 new affordable homes are built in Carmarthenshire has taken a step forward.
The affordable housing supplementary...
Council Overspend Drops to £2.1m
Pembrokeshire County Council is expected to overspend by just over £2m, down from previous predictions of nearly £4m, with £10m pressure on the council...
New Lidl Store Amendments Approved
Amendments to a recently-granted scheme for a replacement Lidl store in Milford Haven, which will be nearly a half bigger and employ up to...
Composite Company Expansion
Plans for the expansion of a Pembrokeshire specialist composite company, which employs more than 100 people, and has contracts in the civil airline industry,...
South Wales Police Precept Increase Approved
The amount people pay to South Wales Police will go up by more than 7% in the next financial year.
Emma Wools, Police and Crime...
Council Tax Rise Options Include 16.58% Rise
Council tax in Pembrokeshire could rise by nearly 17 per cent this year, adding more than £250 to the annual bill, in a series...
Solar Farm Scheme
The early stages of a scheme for a potential 20MW solar farm just a mile from Haverfordwest which it is said would provide power...
Pilot Caravan Refused
A call to allow a static caravan to remain on agricultural land as accommodation for the applicants’ pilot daughter, and as AirBnB accommodation, has...
Allotment Scheme Approval
A call by a Pembrokeshire town council to be allowed to site allotments on a county council-owned derelict play area has been given the...
Final Steps For Power Station Battery Scheme
A scheme for a battery storage facility near Pembroke Power Station which it is said will put the county at “the forefront of South...
Application To Rebuild Riverside Wall
An application to rebuild a weather-damaged riverside wall at a historic Pembrokeshire mill and museum, now a restaurant, have been submitted to national park...
Call To Allow House To Replace Chalet
A call to allow a Pembrokeshire chalet built without permission, but previously allowed to be kept in use as a home, to be replaced...
Equine Sand School
Previously refused plans to allow a Pembrokeshire student permission to develop a sand school for ‘breaking’ horses at his family farm have been approved...
Airbnb Conversion Without Permission Allowed To Stay
A call to allow an airbnb beach hut once sited on a Dorset sandbank to continue to be used for holiday accommodation on the...
Former Councillor’s Pub Plan Cancelled
Plans to expand and update a well-known Pembrokeshire seaside village pub to “restore some historical character and originality” by a former county councillor who...
Police To Receive Near Additional 9% Of Council Budgets
The police part of the council tax bill in Dyfed and Powys is expected to rise by nearly nine per cent, meaning the average...
Cottage Extension A No Go?
Plans to adapt an outbuilding at a north Pembrokeshire cottage, which has had two previous extensions, to provide additional space for visiting family members...
Farm Shed Approval?
A call to let a 950-herd north Pembrokeshire dairy farm keep a farm shed built without permission over a decade ago is expected to...
Long Course Weekend To Keep Southern Route
Pembrokeshire’s annual Long Course Weekend triathlon event will keep the same southern route for this year but next year could see changes to the...
£12 Million Levelling Up Scheme For Pembroke
Senior Pembrokeshire councillors have backed a near-£12m ‘levelling up’ project to rejuvenate parts of Pembroke, with £1.2m of council funds.
At the January 13 meeting...
Potential Housing Scheme At Penally Camp
The early stages of plans for a potential housing scheme at a Pembrokeshire military training camp, controversially used to house asylum seekers, have been...
First Stage Of Affordable Housing Scheme Approved
The first phase of a scheme for 67 affordable homes in a Pembrokeshire village by housing group Ateb is expected to get the go-ahead...
