Pembrokeshire ‘party house’ to be transformed into two properties
A RETROSPECTIVE application to chop up a Pembrokeshire coast ‘Airbnb party house’ into two properties is expected to get approval on the condition one cannot be used for holiday lets. In an application before Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planners at…
Gwynedd Council narrowly passes plans to demolish 107 homes at Penrhos Polish Village
Disappointment has been expressed that residents in their 80s and 90s – including many who were displaced from their homes during the Second World War – could now face having to move. It comes after Gwynedd Council planners narrowly accepted…
‘Strong evidence base on safety grounds for roll-out of 20mph’, says Police and Crime Commissioner
A STRONG evidence base exists on safety grounds for the roll-out of the 20mph speed limit in Wales, a police and crime commissioner said. But Dafydd Llywelyn said police did not want to be left “holding the baby” when it…
Disability care outsourced
SUPPORTED living services for adults with a learning disability in Rhondda Cynon Taf are to be transferred to independent providers. The council’s cabinet agreed to service changes on Monday, October 23, that will see the small percentage of council-provided services…
Policing of hotel protest estimated at £300,000
THE bill for policing asylum seeker protests outside Llanelli’s Stradey Park Hotel is an estimated £300,000, a police and crime commissioner said. Dyfed-Powys police and crime commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn said he would try to get the money reimbursed by the…
More social housing for Swansea city centre
MORE social housing is coming to Swansea city centre after plans to convert a former building society on The Kingsway were approved. And proposals for more affordable flats have been submitted for a former car rental site on nearby Oxford…
New plea for Llandeilo bypass
COUNCIL chiefs in Carmarthenshire will write to the Welsh Government urging it to build a bypass around Llandeilo as the only “practical” solution to town centre congestion. The market town is bisected by the main trunk road from Swansea to…
Fly-tipper sentenced to pay fine of nearly £1300 after dumping green waste in Port Talbot
A PORT Talbot man who fly-tipped green waste near the centre of the town and failed to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) ended up being sentenced to pay a fine, costs and a victim impact surcharge totalling £1,288.38. Swansea…
Plaid Cymru fears Welsh Labour are dodging COVID scrutiny
PLAID Cymru has today expressed fears that the Welsh Government will not be subject to the “scrutiny being levelled at other governments” across the UK. Both the Scottish and UK Governments have been in the news recently over the release…
Children’s charity wants your unwanted winter woollies
THE children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru is asking people to have a pre-Christmas sort-out and donate their unwanted winter woollies to their local Barnardo’s store. Stocks of winter clothes are flying off the rails in the charity’s shops across Wales,…