Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more

Interesting blogpost caught my attention this morning from a councillor in far-away Bradford, don't let the politics put you off, (h...

Its that time of year again when the public are allowed to enter County Hall and inspect the council's accounts, and should you unea...

July 2nd 2017; Later post here , hearing is on the 13th July * * * I have now been served with a written charge and postal requisit...

I'm sure many of us have been a bit distracted, or perhaps driven to distraction, by the general election campaign but the polls are...

Update 14th August 2017; Mr James and Cardiff Bay - the Western Mail reports Update 19th June 2017; A further post from Jac o' th...

Later post, 17th June; Police summons Further to matters outlined here , and subsequent to a formal interview on the 16th March, two p...

( 31st May - see added link) Yesterday's AGM was quite a subdued affair, these things usually are, more a formality than a means ...

Sian Caiach reminds us  yesterday of that mysterious car park deal back in 2013, and the financial, erm, ingenuity with which, in the wo...

The agenda has now been published for the council's AGM, which will be held on Wednesday (24th) at 11am. Act One of the proceedings...

Update 26th May; I was indeed contacted, and was told I was being reported for summons , ie being prosecuted. Update 18th May; Respon...

Despite the general election campaign lurching along for a couple more weeks, played out on social media, all round, like some sort of p...

Back in December the local press reported on a small, peaceful demo held at County Hall to protest about the enforcement actions brought...

Later post 15th May; After the election - a few thoughts Update 8th May 21:18 In an interesting development, the Labour group on th...

Both local MPs, Jonathan Edwards (Plaid) and Nia Griffith (Labour) have given their reactions to council chief executive Mr James' d...

As Wednesday's full council meeting was the last before the local election it should at least be mentioned, in passing. For those wi...

Update 9th November ; See a further mention on this blog in September here . Llanelly House had also received a lottery grant of £250k...

The article pictured above appeared in the Western Mail last week, it's not online but please click to read in full. The piece...

The latest edition of Private Eye features further national recognition for Carmarthenshire Council and Mr James CBE. This is the third...

Update 11th May; General Election candidates declared, in alphabetical order; Carmarthen East and Dinefwr; David Darkin @TurkRocker...