Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more

A Wales Audit Office report published today has found that scrutiny of executive decision making in Wales is something of a mixed bag;...

Just in case you were wondering, which you probably weren't, I haven't gone away. Things seem to be unusually quiet in County Hal...

Well,  back to the monthly routine of Carmarthenshire's full council meetings. There's two this month, with the thrills and spil...

Re; Jacqueline Thompson v Mark James [2014] EWCA Civ 600 The Court of Appeal handed down judgment today on my appeal hearing held on ...

Good letter from Cllr Sian Caiach in today's Western Mail which I have copied below. The police investigation might be over but the ...

One recurring feature of County Hall's generously funded department of spin has been the anonymous nature of certain press releases...

Following Pembrokeshire councillors' request last week that Bryn Parry Jones should pay back his unlawful pension payments, Plaid Cy...

The following statement has been issued by the police this afternoon; “On January 30, 2014 three Public Interest Reports were publishe...

Interesting developments in Pembrokeshire this morning where, at an extraordinary general meeting, councillors voted to write to the Chi...

Leader of the Council, Kevin Madge, has responded to Cllr Caiach's call for his immediate resignation over the land deal between the...

As judgement has been reserved following yesterday's appeal hearing I cannot comment or speculate on any outcome. The hearing, whi...

( Update 1st May; Kevin Madge's reply to Cllr Caiach can be found here ) County Councillor Sian Caiach has called for the immedia...

29th April - hearing is listed for tomorrow, 30th April at 11am ---------------------------------- Re; Thompson v James and Carmart...

(Please also see later update 20th June 2015 ) The Archive Service at Parc Myrddin, Carmarthen, managed by the county council, is one ...

Further to my post last week (April 16th), 'The Council, the Scarlets and the 'allowable expenses' - a revelation' , tod...

As readers will be aware, this blog has been following events in Caerphilly Council concerning the Chief Executive, his Deputy and also ...

Next Monday's Executive Board meeting features the summary of the twelve month webcasting pilot. A resounding success I'm sure yo...

Thanks to enquiries made by Mr John Butler, ( @jbsandown ) it look like the Planning Inspectorate Wales is happy for the press and membe...

Update ; Disappointingly I've realised the 'Setting it Straight' page has not disappeared but now appears in the drop-down m...

( Update ; please also see later post, 23rd April;'  Carmarthenshire Council and the Scarlets land deal - the Western Mail reports ...

During the lengthy preamble at the start of each meeting, a warning is given that the Minutes from various committees are to be 'rec...