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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...

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...

Rail travel from Pembrokeshire to neighbouring Ceredigion without having to face a massive detour through England is unlikely to happen for decades. Currently anyone wanting...

Pembrokeshire County Council is expected to hold a consultation later this year which could see as much as a treble rate of council tax...

An alleged breach of the Code of Conduct by a member of Haverfordwest Town Council is to be considered by a county council committee...

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 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...

An investigation has shown that newly proposed standards of energy efficiency in households would be difficult for a significant number of rental homes to...

A councillor who drove from Carmarthenshire to North Wales and back said he checked the diesel price of every filling station he passed to...

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’s success in jointly becoming the site of one of Wales’ new freeports will boost the whole of the county, its deputy leader has...

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...

Plans for a housing development in St Dogmaels, which a local community group fears may become second homes or holiday lets, have been submitted...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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’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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Welcome to March, where we are definitely more Spring-like and looking forward to lighter evenings and Spring weather. Spring is also a great time...

Contentious flood risk guidance which some councils in Wales feared would thwart regeneration projects might be made more flexible. The Welsh Government is consulting on...

Ahead of the Plaid Cymru Spring Conference in Llanelli on the 3rd and 4th of March, Cefin Campbell, Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd...

Council tax is likely to go up by 6.8% in Carmarthenshire after cabinet approved a revised budget and dropped a number of savings proposals. A...

Boats are regularly stuck in Carmarthenshire’s only harbour because it is so poorly maintained by a private company, the chairman of a campaign group...

Welcome to February’s update, where there is a promise of Spring just around the corner and therefore new seedlings and new hope. It is...

In a previous article, I discussed the Cost Of Living Crisis, and its added implications for people who have Additional Needs (Disabilities). This inspired me...

Plans for a new phase of house building on land west of Carmarthen have been unveiled. Persimmon Homes wants to build 92 two, three and...

All non-essential Swansea Council services will be paused on Monday, September 19, to mark the Queen’s state funeral. All schools will be closed for the...

Fitness fans will have a new gym to try out as a former office building is permitted a change of use. The former benefits agency...

A former industrial estate in north Pembrokeshire will soon house homes for the over 55s. Planning permission has been granted for 26 ‘park homes’ on...

Plans to increase the height and footprint of Haverfordwest’s new multi-storey car park have been given the go ahead. Delegated power to approve planning permission...

Wales’ environment regulator is receiving increasing reports of illegal waste sites and taking more of them forward for enforcement action, figures have shown. Natural Resources...

Gwynedd has Wales’ highest number of chargeable second homes, although the numbers are falling amid the council tax premium hike and holiday property status...

Swansea Council chiefs said they expect all of its vehicle fleet to be electric or ultra-low emission in eight years’ time. It owns, leases or...

A health board racked up a £225,524 bill last year on consultants for communications and engagement work. Swansea Bay University Health Board, which has its...

Applications for permission to speak – and in some cases vote – on matters councillors may have interests in were the main focus of...

A new teaching block will be built at a popular Welsh-language school in Haverfordwest. Ysgol Caer Elen, on Withybush Road, opened in 2019 and is...

Much of Swansea’s black bag waste now ends up more than 200 miles away in Bedfordshire, which hasn’t gone down well with campaigners in the English county. Read the full article on our website.

Three new operating theatres are a step closer at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital, and recruiting the staff needed to work in them is under way. Swansea Bay University Health Board chiefs have agreed to push forward with the proposal, although a business case will need to be approved in due course. Read the full article on our website.

Two new access lifts and disabled parking will be built at a Newport property in a prime location on the estuary. Read the full article on our website.

PCNPA - Committee to visit St Ishmaels development site in light of concerns raised by school headteacher. Read the full article on our website.

Plans to increase the size of a home in Dale have been approved as the applicants welcome their first baby. Read the full article on our website.

Changes to membership of council political groups and only one nomination for leader