Kidwelly Full Council Tuesday 5 December 2023
After apologies, declarations of interest and confirmation of minutes, the council discussed the County Councillor Crish Davies’s report. The report had been circulated earlier that day although not all town councillors had received a copy. The council discussed the flooding…
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Motion to stop county farm sales would cost Powys authority just under £3.3million
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