Palestine Hustings Cancelled Due To Lack of Attendance
A Palestine support group-organised general elections hustings saw only four of Ceredigion’s seven candidates offering to attend, and just two able to do so...
Heritage Park Legal Challenge Fails
A legal challenge against Pembrokeshire County Council for a recently granted approval for a £6m expansion of a south Pembrokeshire holiday park has been...
Planners Back Removal Of Agricultural Worker-Only Condition
A call to remove an agricultural condition on a Pembrokeshire property, granted in the 1990s for a vegetable nursery which later suffered with the...
Trout Fishery Amendments
Amendments to a scheme granted by Pembrokeshire councillors last year after being repeatedly recommended for refusal have been submitted to county planners.
Last summer, Pembrokeshire...
Narrowing Of Plaid/Labour Majorities
The Conservatives could be reduced to just one seat in Wales according to latest polling data, with a narrowing of the lead for Plaid...
Call To Remove Agricultural Condition Expected To Get Approval
A call to remove a strict agricultural condition on a Pembrokeshire property, granted in the 1990s for a vegetable nursery which later suffered with...
Affordable Homes Plans In Solva Submitted
A scheme for 28 affordable homes on the site of a Pembrokeshire football pitch has been submitted to national park planners.
The application, by housing...
Final Stage Of Victorian Fort Plans Gets Go-Ahead
The final stage of plans to remove a “shanty-like” 1960s bar on a historic 19th century Palmerston fort guarding the gateway to Milford Haven,...
School Plans Submitted To National Park, Downpage
Plans for coverings in parts of a north Pembrokeshire school to make them “usable during inclement weather” have been submitted to the national park.
Pembrokeshire...
15 Candidates For Two New Electoral Seats
There’s now an eight-way fight for the new Mid and South Pembrokeshire constituency general election seat, and a seven-way battle for Ceredigion-Preseli.
As part of...
Plaid In Second Position In Wales, According To Polls
Recent polls are predicting Labour will have the largest percentage of votes in Wales, with Plaid second; local seats seeing a safe win for...
Retrospective Plans For Hair Salon In Garden Shed Approved
A call to allow a Pembrokeshire garden shed to continue as a hair salon has been given the go-ahead by county planners.
William Lloyd sought...
Pembrokeshire Chapel Roof Space Conversion Refused
Plans to convert the roof space of a disused Pembrokeshire Baptist chapel to living accommodation have been refused.
Toby Downing, of The Vestry, Penuel Chapel, ...
Turkey Shed Near School Refused
An application for a turkey shed near a Pembrokeshire school has been turned down by county planners.
Adam Cumine sought to upgrade an existing turkey...
Joint Council Committee Set Up To Oversee Celtic Freeport
Members of Neath Port Talbot Council have agreed to set up a joint committee with Pembrokeshire Council in order to oversee decisions made at...
Time Extension For Care Home Plans At Former Nightclub
A time extension for previous plans to convert a former nightclub to a nursing home, against a backdrop of an increasing older population in...
No Affordable Home In St Davids
An agreement to provide an affordable home as part of a St Davids housing site could not go ahead as no housing provider wanted...
WW2 Airfield Panels
Plans for an interpretation panel on the edge of a Pembrokeshire Second World War airfield have been backed by the national park.
At the June...
System to ‘Reduce Car Park Abuse’ Backed
Plans to install automatic number plate recognition cameras and associated works at the new Home Bargains store in Pembroke Dock to “reduce car park...
Welsh Ambulance Response Targets Questioned
Questions have been raised over whether the Welsh Ambulance Service should keep chasing the eight-minute target for reaching immediately life-threatening “red” calls.
It comes after...
Angle Lifeboat Recruitment “Becoming Increasingly Challenging”
Angle lifeboat station, which the RNLI has said is “becoming increasingly challenging” to sustain, is now actively seeking crew from across the water in...
Call Handler Threatened With Stabbing
An ambulance call handler has revealed how someone who dialled 999 threatened to stab her in the neck as she tried to help them.
Emma...
Kennels Scheme Refused A Third Time
A resubmitted scheme for a twice-refused south Pembrokeshire dog boarding and day care centre, later dismissed on appeal, has been turned down a third...
Plans For 67 Affordable Homes In Pembrokeshire Village
A formal scheme for 67 affordable homes in a Pembrokeshire village by housing group Ateb has been submitted to county planners.
Back in January, agent...
Election 2024 Candidates For Two New Seats Have Their Say
With a July 4th date set for the general election, the currently declared candidates for the two new electoral seats of Ceredigion Preseli and...
Former Pembrokeshire College Site Demolition Granted
An application to demolish Haverfordwest’s former learning centre, once occupied by Pembrokeshire College, has been backed by county planners.
Earlier this year, social housing provider...
New Constituencies For Pembrokeshire And Ceredigion
With a July 4th date announced for the General Election, confirmed candidates for the two new seats in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion will be gearing...
Second Homes Campaign Group Letter Objecting To Council Tax Rises
A second homes council tax campaign group has said the “unaffordable” premium for such properties is forcing their owners into debt, a letter sent...
Meeting With Chief Constable After Policing Concerns Raised
A Pembroke councillor who had previously raised concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in the town has recently met with the chief constable to...
Applicant Praised Over Holiday Lodges Scheme
Plans for 20 self-catering holiday lodges in the Pembrokeshire village of Johnston have been approved, with a senior member of the planning committee praising...
Cabinet Report On Housing Stock Purchased
Housing worth more than £3.5m has been purchased in Pembrokeshire by the council, senior councillors heard this week.
Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet, meeting on May...
Cabinet Report On Housing Stock Purchased
Plans for 20 self-catering holiday lodges in the Pembrokeshire village of Johnston are expected to get the go-ahead next week.
An application before the May...
A Drive-Thru Starbucks For Haverfordwest?
Plans for what could be a drive-through Starbucks coffee shop accompanying an electric vehicle charging station at Haverfordwest’s Days Garage, are being recommended for...
Community Pub Can Keep Platform For Choir And Disabled Access
A Pembrokeshire community pub, which earned the support of a Hollywood star, has been allowed to keep a disabled access walkway and restored platform...
‘Kick In The Face’ For Welsh Language
Pembrokeshire’s new Cabinet, under new council leader Jon Harvey, is a “kick in the face” for Welsh speakers, and is now independent “in name...
Political Spat Over Question To Full Council
A public question on Pembrokeshire’s recent budget submitted to the county council by one of its Labour members drew the ire of the new...
No Road User Charge & No Clean Air Zones, Council Says
Pembrokeshire County Council has no current plans to introduce clean air zones or road user charging, councillors heard.
In a submitted question heard at the...
Question On Freeport Planning Rules
There is “unlikely to be any relaxation on planning” in Pembrokeshire’s Freeport area, councillors heard.
In late March 2023 it was announced that Pembrokeshire had...
Relationship & Sexuality Education Question Heard At Full Council
A call for Pembrokeshire County Council to provide assurance that RSE education in the county was “both age appropriate and does not constitute grooming”...
Call To Keep Day Centre Open Heard At County Hall
A plea by a concerned parent to keep Pembroke Dock’s Anchorage Day Centre open was heard at a full meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council.
The...
£115k Savings For Waste Collection Changes
A move to four-weekly ‘black bag’ collections will save Pembrokeshire £115,000, a full meeting of the council heard.
In a pre-submitted question heard at the...
Properties Failing 182-Day Rule Led To Increase In Council Tax Arrears
Pembrokeshire is facing nearly £9m in council tax arrears, in part due to an “unprecedented bloc” of some 90 homes unable to meet the...
Over £2m Rental Arrears, With One Case Over £18,000 Alone
A question over concerns that Pembrokeshire County Council has “serious rental areas of more than £2m” saw members of the council hear that one...
Legal Discussions Over Recouping School Fire Insurance Excess
Legal discussions are ongoing about Pembrokeshire County Council potentially recouping a £200,000 insurance excess paid by it following the 2022 fire at Manorbier school.
Manorbier...
Political Spat Leads To Talk Of ‘Dark Days’ Of Tony Blair
A call to prevent a return to “the dark days” of Pembrokeshire’s previous administration drew the ire of one of its members, with talk...
Mansion Turbine Backed
A £1m scheme for a “20-storey-high” wind turbine to keep a listed Pembrokeshire mansion viable has been backed at a meeting of full council...
Budget Scrutiny Call Referred To Committee
A call for a full review – or even rescinding – of Pembrokeshire’s 2024 council budget, which saw an 11th hour drop in a...
Call For Empty Property Tax Exemption
A call to allow council officers the ability to suspend the empty properties council tax premium for Pembrokeshire homes under renovation is to be...
Last-Minute Council Budget Review Call
A call for a full review – or even rescinding – of Pembrokeshire’s 2024 council budget, which saw an 11th hour drop in a...
Plea To Keep Pembroke Dock Centre Open To Be Heard
A plea to keep Pembroke Dock’s Anchorage Day Centre open is to be heard at a full meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council next week.
The...
