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Pembrey Country Park - another twist in the tale
The Audit Committee met at the end of last month and considered an report updating progress to improve matters at Pembrey Country Park. As you may recall a damning, but brief, internal audit report...
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Since I became aware that the chief executive had made complaints to the police earlier this year I have been struggling to understand his motive. As I have reported there was insufficient evidence to...
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Green waste charge
The decision made at Monday's Executive Board meeting to charge for green waste collection passed in the blink of an eye. I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago when it was before the relevant scrutiny...
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Chief Executive of Carmarthenshire Council applies to force sale of my home
On Friday I received a court claim from Mr James, Chief Executive of Carmarthenshire County Council for an Order for Sale of our home for his libel damages. These damages, now £35,392 with interest,...
View ArticleFurther thoughts...and this week's Cadno
Update 9th November; Carmarthenshire Council have top billing in Private Eye's Rotten Boroughs column (again), out today.Also today, from Mrs Angry's excellent Broken Barnet blog; The Ritual of...
View Article"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his...
An update, 2nd December; I was in court today to resist the council's charging order for £190,390, on our home, being made final. The judge decided to make it final, as it had been an issue with a...
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The vice-like grip
As I'm sure many of you are aware, the Motion put forward by Plaid Cllr Alun Lenny (see end of post) was rejected. As was, for the second month running, a question from Cllr Sian Caiach asking for...
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Tender troubles
One issue which has been troubling our council in recent years has been the problem of how to put the recycling service out to the required tender when, aside from a private operator in Llangadog, the...
View ArticleAn Oops from the Ombudsman
In non-council news I had some interesting, if rather odd correspondence with the Ombudsman's office. A couple of months ago I requested an ombudsman's report which partially upheld a complaint against...
View ArticleCadno's Complete Contempt - from this week's Carmarthenshire Herald
Here, to reach the parts that the printed version of the Carmarthenshire Herald doesn't, is this week's Cadno opinion piece;Cadno’s Complete ContemptIn February 2002, Donald Rumsfeld, the then US...
View ArticleCadno sets the Scene - The Carmarthenshire Herald
As a festive treat, here's another splendid offering from Herald columnist Cadno;Cadno Sets the SceneWhat is Christmas, if not a time of tradition? You know, readers: the rising of the sun. the running...
View ArticleRhodri's Return?
The announcement earlier this week that former Assembly Member Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Plaid) intends to stand for the St Clears seat in the May council elections is an interesting one, the seat is...
View Article'Lumpy carpets' and other comments
Cneifiwr's latest post, 'Undulating Axminster' brings us up to date with the state of play over the Pembrey Country Park scandal. Along with evaluating just how level the Axminster actually is,...
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The 'Wellness' Village; The cost escalates
With the news dominated by stories of our A & E departments at breaking point, patients in corridors for hours etc etc and our NHS in general facing huge funding issues a disturbing snippet emerged...
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A New Year Honour from Private Eye
The Rotten Borough Awards for 2016 have been announced in the latest edition of Private Eye, here's one of the winners;
View ArticleAllowances, Penny-Pinching and City Deals - updated
Update 26th January - City DealWith depressing predictability, all but two councillors (one against and one abstention) voted to plunge the council into unknown debt and unknown deals with private...
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A Rotten Borough - a collection
This week's Cadno opinion piece from the Carmarthenshire Herald features a guest contribution from his friend, Melvyn the Mole. Possibly inspired by last week's national accolade bestowed on a certain...
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Budget, Stress Management and deja vu
Next Monday's Executive Board will consider the budget for the next three years. By far the biggest cut will be to the schools' budget, around £11m, with additional slices taken off school improvement...
View ArticleCarmarthen West Link Road news
A planning application relating to the Carmarthen West link road is due to be considered at next week's planning committee. The construction of the road was considered essential to alleviate traffic...
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Court date
Further to council chief executive Mark James' claim to force sale of my home, the matter has been listed for the 23rd March 2017, although it appears from the letter below that the details may be...
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