Council to give £100,000 to the evangelical bowling alley Unknown 1:27 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more Followers of this blog might recall a controversy several years ago when our council gifted £1.4m in land, lease and buildings, and a £270k ... Read More
Tangled webs Unknown 11:27 PM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more As we wait for news from the police and CPS over the Wellness scandal, we'll take a look at how some of the key players, some of whom we... Read More
The libel indemnity clause has gone, sort of...and Thursday's meeting Unknown 1:27 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more Well, the libel indemnity clause, the slush fund, has gone, sort of. The item finally came up at Thursday's full council meeting and pas... Read More
Century Wharf - a forged signature, and the cladding scandal Unknown 6:27 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more Since the Grenfell tragedy in 2017, cladding inspections have been required for all high rise residential buildings in the UK. The UK govern... Read More
The slush fund - will it stay or will it go? Unknown 6:27 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more Just a brief mention that the thorny issue of unlawful libel indemnities is due to crop up again on Thursday, October 1st, or so I'm tol... Read More
Flying the flag Unknown 12:27 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more Monday's Executive Board agenda is resplendent with a new flag flying policy, the snappily titled 'Equality Promotion Calendar and F... Read More
Grillo site - the toxic saga Unknown 10:27 PM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more The notorious Grillo site at Burry Port cropped up again a few weeks ago in the form of a mysterious exempt item on the Executive Board age... Read More
News in brief...and remote meetings underway Unknown 4:27 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more The council finally managed to organise a remote Executive Board meeting which was held yesterday, and a full council meeting looks set for... Read More
Homelessness grant failure, and CRWG to discuss the unlawful libel clause Unknown 6:07 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more As this blog has reported over the years the council's management of grants has often left a lot to be desired. Back in 2015, internal ... Read More
Inappropriate comments and musical Chairs Unknown 4:34 PM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more The crass and insensitive remarks made by Labour Cllr Kevin Madge over an application for a care home to house three vulnerable children se... Read More
Libel indemnities - Auditor General says NO, again! Unknown 1:51 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more As readers will know, the Wales Audit Office, and the Auditor General have said NO! to libel indemnities numerous times. The first occasion... Read More
Wellness alleged bribery investigation - four suspects questioned by police Unknown 9:07 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more The organised crime squad Tarian, have said, in a statement issued today, that four people have been questioned as suspects in relation to ... Read More
Plaid Cymru, and the rotten legacy of Mark James Unknown 5:09 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more My last post included a published comment warning former CEO Mark James that just because it's quiet, it doesn't mean there isn... Read More
The Council and that 'independent' Acuity Law report...continued Unknown 3:01 AM Add Comment Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more Acuity Law, readers will recall, were the law firm which carried out the council's 'independent' review of procurement and gove... Read More