Free Breakfast Club for Llanelli Children
YOUNG children in Llanelli are existing on just one meal a day, a town councillor revealed this week. Labour Lliedi ward councillor Andrew Bragoli said he was shocked to discover the scale of the ‘hidden’ problem of food poverty and…
Pembrokeshire Holiday Park Extension Plans Revisited
PLANS for a Pembrokeshire holiday park extension, backed by councillors in 2023 despite repeated officer recommendations for refusal, may now have to be revisited after a high court judgement. In late 2023 councillors approved an application by Heritage Leisure Development…
Dyfed Powys Police Apply for New Police Hub in Pembroke Dock
A scheme to convert a former carpenter’s workshop in a Pembrokeshire town to a unit for patrolling police officers has been submitted to county planners. The Dyfed Powys Police application to Pembrokeshire County Council seeks permission for the change of…
Green Hydrogen Fuel Production Facility Proposed for Pembrokeshire Dockyard
A 15MW green hydrogen fuel production facility scheme at a Pembrokeshire dockyard has been submitted to county planners. In an application to Pembrokeshire county Council, green energy specialists Haush Ltd is seeking permission for the facility, including electrolysers, compressors, a…
Planners to Consider Retrospective Work at Historic Pembrokeshire Pub
A retrospective scheme for works at a historic Pembrokeshire pub has been submitted to county planners. In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Chris Grey seeks permission for retrospective works for additional shower/toilet facilities for the Speculation Inn Public House…
Three 328-Foot High Potential Wind Turbines for Pembrokeshire
The first stage of a potential scheme for three 328-foot high wind turbines close to Pembrokeshire’s Bluestone holiday park and the Oakwood theme park has been lodged with county planners. Agents Sirius Planning Ltd, on behalf of an as-yet unnamed…
When is a Tree a Tomato?
The farmers amongst our readership must be toiling in the fields readying themselves for the notorious sunshine our nation is blessed with and looking forward to bumper crops of apples, tomatoes and oranges. Lets throw in bananas for good measure….
10% Council Tax rise put on Hold ‘for two weeks’
A decision on setting Pembrokeshire’s budget, with an expected council tax rise of nearly 10 per cent, has been put on hold for two weeks, on the eve of the county receiving a better financial settlement from Welsh Government. The…
Councillors Axe Smallest School in Powys
SENIOR councillors have voted to go ahead with the closure of the smallest school in Powys. This is despite calls to retain Ysgol Bro Cynllaith in Llansilin as a potential Welsh medium school that could attract pupils from nearby Oswestry…
Council Plans Job Cuts and Increase in Council Tax and Cost of Parking
Cardiff Council plans to increase council tax, increase the cost of residential parking permits and get rid of dozens of roles. Following the Welsh Government’s budget decision on Thursday, February 20, Cardiff Council revealed its final set of proposals to…