Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more

An interesting planning application caught my attention the other day, not just because it was seeking consent to store highly toxic che...

After three months I finally had a response from the Wales Audit Office to my complaint that the chief executive had used, or had order...

This week's Carmarthenshire and Llanelli Heralds feature detailed reports on the troubled Swansea Bay City Deal, as well as a scathi...

The involvement of the chief executive in debates at full council has become so commonplace over the years that no one appears to notice...

Interesting report from Ireland where a government minister is repaying €16,000 she had received in unlawful payments. The money was an...

Update 18th February 2018 ; The council are still refusing to fly the Rainbow Flag. * * * In the grand scheme of things, the busi...

The Autumn term at County Hall kicks off next week with September's full council meeting, the agenda, for your information, is here...

There's a row brewing in Liverpool Council where a resident's email to her councillor was snooped on by senior officials. Repor...

Update 4th October ; BBC Wales reporting that Neath Port Talbot are also having concerns over governance and the potential borrowing re...

Anyone who has submitted a planning application will know that if justification is required for something or other, then justification y...

Update 16th November; See later post Response from Police Commissioner Update 14th October ; The wait goes on and to date there's ...

See later post, November 2017; The Mark James business empire - Nothing to declare! -------------------------------------------------...

Freedom of Information responses from Carmarthenshire Council can be a mixed bag. Sometimes they try to baffle you with b******t, (appo...

Yesterday's Executive board meeting included the first glimpse of the next budget, which will not be determined until next February....