Community review underway in Pembrokeshire as Local Democracy & Boundary Commission for Wales opens
THE Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales has opened its initial consultation as the community review of Pembrokeshire gets underway. Pembrokeshire is divided into 77 communities, all of which have their own town or community council. The Community Review…
Cheesy smells and noisy machinery affect the quality of life for residents near creamery
A CARMARTHENSHIRE creamery which churns out 400 tonnes of pizza cheese each week has received numerous noise and odour complaints and been criticised for a new waste treatment plant which was built without planning permission. A spokesman for the Dairy…
Council facing overspend of £3.4m for current financial year
Denbighshire County Council faces an overspend of around £3.4m for the current financial year. At a meeting at Ruthin ’s County Hall today, cabinet members were presented with a report detailing the council’s net budget of £250.793m for 2023/24 –…
Disappointment felt as rural Powys school closure passes unanimously
A SENIOR councillor is disappointed that education chiefs couldn’t find a way of helping save a rural Powys school from closure. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, October 24, councillors looked at a proposal to close…
Review of restraint policies for Bridgend social services
BRIDGEND Council have updated social care policies within the borough this month following a review from Care Inspectorate Wales, in which action notices were issued for a number of areas. The report which was heard by members in a monthly…
Major housing development for Llandeilo unveiled
DETAILS of a major housing development in Llandeilo have been unveiled. Social housing provider Pobl Group wants to build 88 properties by Parc Pencrug, on the town’s northern edge. It said 34 of them – 22 houses and 12 flats…
Councillors give reassurance that new school in Rhondda will not involve closure of existing facilities
PLANS for a new special school in Rhondda Cynon Taf do not involve the closure of any of the county’s current special schools, councillors have said. The proposal is to open a new 3 to 19 special school in Rhondda…
Neighbourhood Policing Team give shoplifter food vouchers
A SHOPLIFTER whose cupboards were bare at home was given food vouchers and details about a local food bank in Carmarthenshire, a police and crime panel heard during a discussion about shoplifting. Helen Thomas, of the Dyfed-Powys police and crime…
New footbridge for Llanharan complete and new steps for railway footbridge scheme revealed
THE next steps for the Llanharan railway footbridge scheme now that the new bridge has been put in have been revealed. The new footbridge was installed on the weekend of October 14/15 as part of works which local businesses previously…
Historic town square to get £306k makeover
A higgledy-piggledy town square in Carmarthenshire will be revamped after funding for the £306,809 project was confirmed. The square in Kidwelly has a bus stop, patches of paving, grassy areas, a couple of benches, and public toilets in one corner….