Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more

After eighteen long months, the Ombudsman, Nick Bennett, has concluded his investigation into a series of complaints made by chief execu...

Please also see later posts, including The unlawful libel indemnity clause - part two . Please read this earlier post for background;...

This week's Carmarthenshire Herald features another observant and entertaining opinion piece from columnist 'Cadno', it...

...and a post on the 13th December; Full Council - Wellness Village, the emperor's new clothes and 'Cadno' visits the bog  ...

A couple of reports, worthy of a mention, are on the agenda for Friday's Audit Committee. First up is an internal audit report ident...

Earlier this year I mentioned the council's pay policy and the eye-watering levels of senior pay contained within. During the budge...

Update 23rd June Carmarthen West (see below) The Carmarthenshire Herald has asked the council for details of the planning agreement with...

After fifteen months of deliberation, arguments, and unknown, but no doubt astronomical legal costs, the final draft of the Joint Workin...

Following a very close vote at their AGM last week, the Labour group on the council elected 30 year old Cllr Rob James as their new lead...

Western Mail 27th April 2018. Click to enlarge. At a Neath Port Talbot meeting last week the council leader Rob Jones stated publi...

The Western Mail reports that the projects in the Swansea Bay City Deal have just had a 'massive' financial boost and that resi...

With the news that the long-running Caerphilly council pay scandal, involving three of it's most senior officers, including its chi...

A Freedom of Information response arrived today which shows that the Plaid/Independent executive spent over £8,000 on refurbishing their...

Update 18th April ; It would seem, from the webcast, that my post below had been read and noted. Cllr Rob James presented the Motion ...