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Thursday, December 26, 2024

11.05% Council Tax Rise Proposed In Ceredigion

Ceredigion council tax-payers may face a smaller rise than previously feared, but would still see the second-highest increase in Wales, if proposals before senior...

Farm Modernisation Plans Backed

An application to modernise a north Pembrokeshire dairy farm close to the Ceredigion border, improving animal welfare, has been backed by county planners. At the...

Replacement Turbine Set To Be 100 Foot Higher Refused

A scheme to replace a wind turbine next to one of the main south Pembrokeshire roads to Tenby with one nearly 100 foot taller...

ā€˜Kick In The Teethā€™ Council Tax Rise For Pembrokeshire

A potential Pembrokeshire council tax rise of as much as 21 per cent has been described as ā€œa kick in the teeth for hard...

Community Pub Hopes

A closed south Pembrokeshire inn could become the latest community pub in the county, following in the footsteps of similar hostelries in the north. The...

Seaside Housing Site Visit

National park planners are to visit the Pembrokeshire seaside village site where two large houses are planned to be built with an affordable housing...

Caravan Park Extension a No-Go

Plans to expand a caravan park at a hamlet near St Davids, using high quality agricultural land previously used as a pitch and putt...

24-7 McDonaldā€™s Update

Milford Havenā€™s recently-granted 24-hour McDonaldā€™s restaurant is expected to be open next month, with works at the new building progressing. Members of Pembrokeshire County Councilā€™s...

Hill Fort Impact Means No-Go For Polytunnels

Plans for a north Pembrokeshire organic food producer to expand its business could be scuppered by concerns about the impact it would have on...

Housing Scheme On Cards Despite Community Council Objection

Plans to build two large houses in the centre of Saundersfoot, with an affordable housing contribution of more than Ā£140,000, are expected to be...

Dog Groomers at Appeal Takeaway

A Pembrokeshire dog groomer has been given permission to open a salon at the site of a proposed Kilgetty takeaway which was granted on...

Ā£370,000 ā€˜Rents Fiascoā€™ Contract ā€˜Call-Inā€™

Pembrokeshireā€™s Tory councillors have been granted a ā€˜call-inā€™ on a recently-awarded Ā£370,000 council contract to a company linked to a rents fiasco where the...

Album Review, The Return of Shed Seven

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The latest album review is the new one from Shed Seven A Matter of Time, itā€™s the bands 6th studio album, but surprisingly their...

Reaction to Tata Steel Port Talbot Blast Furnace closure plans

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Dame Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli said: ā€œThe end of blast furnace steelmaking in Port Talbot will be devastating for the UK steel industry and...

Quarry Plans Approved

A scheme to extract waste from a disused quarry, believed to have once provided slates for the Houses of Parliament, has been backed by...

Day Centre Closures

Senior Pembrokeshire councillors have backed plans to close two of the countyā€™s centres for older adults and those with learning disabilities, service users moving...

Biggest Funding Gap In Pembrokeshire History

Pembrokeshire is facing the largest budget funding gap in its history, increasing to Ā£28.4m, with bleak warnings of a need for substantial council tax...

Biggest Funding Gap In History

Pembrokeshire is facing the largest budget funding gap in its history, increasing to Ā£28.4m, with bleak warnings of a need for substantial council tax...

9MW Solar Farm Plans

An application for a south Pembrokeshire solar farm, which could generate enough power for 2,500 homes, has been submitted to county planners. The plans for...

County Hall Parking Cabinet

A call to end recently-introduced weekend parking charges at Haverfordwestā€™s County Hall is to be heard by senior councillors. A Notice of Motion ā€˜Relating to...

Christmas card competition gives Llanelli children chance to show off...

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Children from schools across Llanelli have been using their artistic talents to enter a competition to create the annual Christmas Card used this year...

Craft Market Backed

A scheme to create an indoor craft market/traders barn on the site of a deer farm attraction was almost unanimously backed at full council...

Second Homes Dispensation

A Pembrokeshire councillor, one of the organisers of Saundersfootā€™s annual New Years Day Swim, is seeking permission to speak and vote on a possible...

Cold War Radar Caravans

A scheme for a 40-pitch campsite on ā€˜bestā€™ south Pembrokeshire agricultural land near a partly-demolished radar facility, developed to counter Soviet bombers, is expected...

Catholic School Federation GOV

Senior councillors have approved the setting up of governing bodies following the recent backing of the federation of four Pembrokeshire Catholic schools. In November, members...

Ā£14.3m Dragon LNG Turbines

A Ā£14.3m scheme for up to three near 500-foot high wind turbines to provide green energy for Pembrokeshireā€™s Dragon LNG site will eventually decided...

Teacher Agency Costs

SCHOOLS in Carmarthenshire have almost doubled their expenditure on agency staff in four years. The total agency spend by primary and secondary schools was Ā£4.9...

182 Days No-Go

A call to cut the 182-day rule for self-catering holiday lets to be able to pay business rates rather than second homes tax in...

20%+ Council Tax Increase Warning

Council tax in Pembrokeshire would need to rise by double figures ā€“ along with severe cuts ā€“ to ā€œbalance the books,ā€ or even more...

Toilet Closures

60 of Pembrokeshireā€™s 68 public toilets will be kept open despite fears many more of them were under threat of potential closure, senior councillors...

200% Second Homes Tax

Owners of second homes and long-term empty properties in Pembrokeshire could soon pay a 200 per cent council tax premium after a call to...

Middle East Motion

A MOTION condemningĀ the ā€œheinous mass slaughterā€ of innocent people in Israel and the horrifyingĀ consequences of its military retaliation in Gaza has been backed by...

Code Of Conduct Complaints

Pembrokeshire had Ā 22 councillor code of conduct complaints in 2022-23, senior councillors heard. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) requested its annual letter was...

Council sells offices

CARMARTHENSHIRE Council is selling its vast Parc Dewi Sant complex on the outskirts of Carmarthen. Cabinet members accepted an offer for the 38-acre site, which...

Holiday park solar panels

Plans for nearly 600 solar panels at a Pembrokeshire holiday park have been approved by council officers. Kiln Park Estates Limited applied to Pembrokeshire County...

Cycle path refusal

PLANS for a Gower cycle path which more than 2,000 people petitioned for have been turned down. A Welsh Government-appointed planning inspector has ruled that...

Llanelli MP backs ā€œFreedom from Fearā€ shopworkers campaign on visit to...

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Local MP Dame Nia Griffith has shown her support for local shopworkers who face abuse, violence and threats from the public by helping raise...

WWE Are Headed To Germany With ‘Bash in Berlin’

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Recently, WWE have really been expanding their horizons with locations of hosting their Premium Live Events. Outside of regular trips to Saudi Arabia, we've...

Haverfordwest Seats Two New Councillors

Two new faces will soon be attending Haverfordwest Town Council meetings after being elected unopposed. The town council recently announced two vacancies on its Castle...

Fresh Farmers Market Plans At Deer Park Near Tenby

A resubmitted application to create an indoor farmersā€™ market/traders barn on the site of a deer farm attraction near Tenby has been sent to...

Retrospective Application For Glamping Pods

Retrospective plans to keep three self-catering glamping pods at two Pembrokeshire farms have been submitted to county planners. Bill Ridge of Vaynor Farm Ltd, is...

Kilgetty Takeaway Appeal Granted

Plans for a refused Kilgetty takeaway, which planners felt was ā€œlikely to attract some customers who would behave in an inconsiderate manner,ā€ have been...

Park Members Back Long-Term Plans For Flagship Redevelopment

Pembrokeshireā€™s national park is backing a near-Ā£1m long-term hope to turn St Davidsā€™ Oriel y Parc visitor centre into ā€œworld-classā€ attraction for the park. At...

Summerhill Plans Refused By Single Vote

An application for a new dwelling on land once owned by Pembrokeshire County Council failed to gain approval by just one vote. The application for...

Disabled Beach Parking Not Expected To Return At Newport Beach

Disabled driver access is not expected to be reintroduced at a ā€˜car-freeā€™ Pembrokeshire beach recently bought by the national park, at least for this...

No To Scheme That Provides Condoms To 13 Year Olds

Pembrokeshire schools are not running a scheme allowing pupils as young as 13 access to free condoms, members of the county council heard. The potential...

Brynhir Site Reduction

Less homes than originally planned are expected to be built at a controversial housing development, but a commitment to the majority being affordable is...

Question On Provision Of Condoms For School Pupils

A question on whether parents are aware that schools in Pembrokeshire may be able to allow pupils as young as 13 access to free...

School Staff Violence In Pembrokeshire

A call for the monitoring of incidents of violence against school staff in Pembrokeshire will be heard next week. July 13ā€™s meeting of Pembrokeshire County...

Ā£2.9m Underspend By Pembrokeshire County Council

Cash-strapped Pembrokeshire council ended up with an underspend of nearly Ā£3m, senior councillors heard. At the July meeting of Pembrokeshire County Councilā€™s Cabinet, members considered...