Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more

Update 9th March; The Herald article I referred to below is now online; CEO's libel settlement claims untrue Pic source; Car...

Further to my earlier post concerning the visit from High Court bailiffs, instructed by Mr Mark James on the 11th February, the Western...

The council's budget finally made it's tortuous way to the annual rubber stamp at today's gathering of our elected members. ...

Well, moving on... I was intending to write about last week's council meeting but became somewhat distracted after the unexpected ...

Later post 26th February ; Chief executive's libel settlement claims untrue - the Carmarthenshire Herald *   *   * As I mention...

A local trader in Carmarthen seems to have fallen foul of Carmarthenshire council red tape. As the Carmarthen Journal reports Ms Bethan...

The full council agenda for February has now been published and this month there are no public questions to sully the smooth running of...

Up for discussion at yesterday's Exec Board meeting was the recent Corporate Assessment report from the Wales Audit Office. Seen as ...

The Welsh Assembly Petitions Committee met today to consider the petition to curb unelected power and restore local democracy. The full p...

Update 15th January; The archived webcast can be found here . With a packed house, the press, protesters and public present, the Janua...

One 'Councillor Question' submitted for next Wednesday's full council meeting has, I understand, been rejected. Here it is ...

Next Wednesday will see County Hall under siege (well, sort of) as January's full council meeting includes not only a public petitio...

The one downside of webcasting council meetings, particularly those of the executive board is that it's all a bit of a back-slapping...

This week's Herald takes a look at the Council's five year capital programme, up for the consultation stage at Monday's Exec...

With Plaid's decision to spend £20m of the council reserves coming up for the rubber stamp at Monday's Executive Board meeting i...

Back in March, when the Plaid group were in opposition, they were quick to highlight the perils of outsourcing, specifically in referenc...

Another year has almost passed in the weird and wacky world of Carmarthenshire Council. I'm not writing an in-depth review of 2015,...