Council Loses £1.8m With Essentially Valueless Shares
A £1.9m investment in the Bluestone holiday village, later converted to essentially valueless shares, lost the council some £1.8m, which will take 340 years...
More Than £11m Investment To Protect Water Quality
Welsh Water is investing more than £11m to improve water quality in the River Cleddau, members of Pembrokeshire County Council heard yesterday.
Members of Pembrokeshire...
No Go Planning Area In Milford
Concerns that a part of Milford Haven may be a no-go area for commercial planning applications were dismissed by a senior councillor yesterday.
In a...
Special Meeting About Next Stages Of Freeport
A special meeting of senior Pembrokeshire councillors has backed the next stages in the county’s recently-approved freeport.
In late March it was announced that Pembrokeshire...
Pembrokeshire County Council To Get New Leader?
Pembrokeshire County Council could have a new leader in just over a week’s time if a vote of no confidence in its current incumbent...
‘Call-In’ On Public Toilets
A ‘call-in’ on Pembrokeshire County Council’s recently-approved toilet strategy is to be heard at a special meeting next week.
Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet approved the...
Trout Farm Plans Don’t Hold Water
Plans to build holiday chalets at a trout fishery in north Pembrokeshire are expected to be turned down by county planners next week.
An application...
Petition Calls for Toilet Strategy Review
A petition calling for a formal review of Pembrokeshire’s public toilet strategy has been submitted to the county council.
Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet, meeting on...
’Best School In Wales’ Needs Million Spent On Improvement
The best performing school in Wales is in a poor physical state, with pupils having to walk under scaffolding to avoid falling debris, a...
Planning Department Slammed By Locals
Local people were not offered the chance to voice their views on a Pembrokeshire development because county planners thought all the neighbouring homes were...
Can I Be Your Slave?
A Haverfordwest man has challenged a local councillor accused of racist slavery comments, asking if he would like him to be his slave.
Haverfordwest man...
Alleged Slave Comments Councillor No Longer A Magistrate
A Pembrokeshire county councillor, alleged to have said that all white men should have a black slave, is no longer a magistrate, the Magistrates...
Park Planners Asked To Give Thumbs-Up To Enforcement On Multiple Breach...
National Park planners are expected to give the thumbs-up for an injunction on a Pembrokeshire site that continues to see planning breaches despite hefty...
Alleged Slavery Comment Councillor Withdraws From Tory Party
A Conservative member of Pembrokeshire County Council, alleged to have said that all white men should have a black slave, has withdrawn from the...
Rosebush Appeal Dismissed
An appeal against a national park refusal of what was described as a pioneering development of affordable homes and workshops in Pembrokeshire has been...
Second Homes In Tenby
Plans to build a mixed housing and retail development at Tenby’s former Royal Mail sorting office could see a condition only allowing a quarter...
Specialist Dogs Help Police Tobacco Bust
A two-day operation which saw hundreds of thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco seized wouldn’t have happened without two crime-fighting dogs from Pembrokeshire, their...
Pembrokeshire To Hold Second Homes Tax Consultation
Pembrokeshire County Council is expected to hold a consultation later this year which could see as much as a treble rate of council tax...
Code Of Conduct Breaches Reported To Ombudsman
An alleged breach of the Code of Conduct by a member of Haverfordwest Town Council is to be considered by a county council committee...
Plans For Care Facility On Farm, Partly Retrospective
An application to turn an outbuilding, erected without permission, into part of a proposed activity centre for children and young adults with care needs...
Plans For Extension At UK’s First Community-Owned Hardware Store
Plans for an extension at the UK's first community-owned hardware store have been submitted to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Havards Ironmongers shop in Newport, north...
Deputy Mayor Reports Mayor To Dvla Over Driving Concerns
Haverfordwest’s mayor, who said he had received anonymous warning letters, was reported to the DVLA by his own deputy mayor over concerns for his...
Pembrokeshire Council Reacts To Freeport Bid Success
Pembrokeshire’s success in jointly becoming the site of one of Wales’ new freeports will boost the whole of the county, its deputy leader has...
Tuk Tuk Support Plates
A south Pembrokeshire business, known for its three-wheeler ‘tuk tuk’ tours is hoping a support vehicle will be able to have discreet signage for...
Petition Vs Housing
Plans for a housing development in St Dogmaels, which a local community group fears may become second homes or holiday lets, have been submitted...
Covid-Closed Pub May Reopen After Caravan Park Extension
park expansion has been approved.
At the March 14 meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council’s planning committee, members approved plans for an extra eight luxury sustainable...
Ascona Group Office Plans Get Go-Ahead In Pembroke Dock
Plans for Wales’ fastest-growing businesses to site a new head office in Pembroke Dock will create many new well-paid jobs in the local area,...
Former Council Leader Gets Cowshed Conversion Approved
Plans by a former council leader to convert a redundant cowshed into a two-bedroom home were given the go-ahead by county planners today, March...
Business Rates Relief
Many businesses in Pembrokeshire will be able to enjoy a 75 per cent reduction in rates after a Welsh Government-funded scheme was backed.
A report...
Fire-Damaged School To Be Rebuilt
Senior councillors have backed a call for pupils from a fire-ravaged school to continue to be taught at a nearby community hall while the...
Neyland Councillor Claims He Was Bullied In Private No-Confidence Vote
Neyland’s deputy mayor claims he is being intimidated into silence after he was subject to a private no-confidence vote earlier this week.
While the no-confidence...
Rebuild Go-Ahead Of Fire-Ravaged School Expected
Senior councillors are expected to back a call for pupils from a fire-ravaged school to continue to be taught at a nearby community hall...
Tenby Sorting Office Plans Deferred At National Park Meeting
Plans to build a mixed housing and retail development at Tenby’s former Royal Mail sorting office has been deferred until a possible condition stopping...
Riverside Centre Questions
A call to put Haverfordwest’s contentious Public Transport Interchange on hold until a business partner was found for the nearby Riverside shopping centre was...
Haverfordwest’s Ocky White Skeletons Raise Cost Of Project
The unexpected discovery of hundreds of human remains during the redevelopment of Haverfordwest’s Ocky White building has massively increased project costs to the council.
Last...
Victorian-Style Development Planned To Replace Tenby Sorting Office
Plans to demolish and replace Tenby’s “austere modernist” former Royal Mail sorting office with a larger 19th century-style development are expected to get the...
Question On Council House Delay
Empty council properties needing repair works are taking up to two months on average to re-let, members of the council heard.
At the March meeting...
Council Tax Up 7.5% In Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ratepayers will see rises of up nearly £100 on average in council tax bills despite a defeated call for a lower rate.
A 7.5...
