Richard Youle
Local Democracy Reporter at Wales on Sunday
Local Democracy Reporter covering Swansea and Carmarthenshire for Wales Online and the BBC. Views are my own.
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1 week ago |
herald.wales | Richard Youle
PLANS to replace a popular garage and ice-cream parlour in Swansea with a larger ice-cream parlour and flat, which led to nearly 270 objections, have been turned down on appeal.
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1 week ago |
herald.wales | Richard Youle
A RESIDENTIAL centre for female offenders should be prioritised in Swansea, an MP has said. Ruth Jones, chairwoman of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, called on Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Shabana Mahmood, to press ahead with plans set out by the previous Conservative Government for such a facility in Cockett.
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1 week ago |
herald.wales | Richard Youle
PLANS to convert a mock Tudor house into a shared house for 10 people with a basement flat below have been turned down by Swansea Council. A company called AMR Prime Property Ltd proposed 10 en suite bedrooms at the detached property on Springfield Street, Morriston, along with a kitchen and lounge and cycle storage outside. Two of the 10 en suite rooms would be in the loft following a loft conversion.
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2 weeks ago |
herald.wales | Richard Youle
A GOWERTON resident who is taking part in a planning appeal about a controversial housing estate claimed people in the area felt the decision to turn it down was a “no-brainer”. Carl Jones addressed Swansea Council’s planning committee last September when it met to consider outline plans for a 216-home estate on land close to Gowerton railway station.
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3 weeks ago |
cambrian-news.co.uk | Richard Youle
Carmarthenshire has the second highest number of children home schooled in Wales (Pixabay)THE number of children being home-educated in Carmarthenshire could be higher than some of its secondary schools by the summer, a meeting heard. Vicky Jeremy, the council’s children and education integrated services senior manager, said the number was 736 as of May 12 – more than double what it was five years ago.
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Interesting piece by @TedPeskettNews - big issue for Welsh councils with their own housing stock. https://t.co/hCSE1SQ9JZ
Another listed building in Swansea to be brought to life. Couple of pics here of what it looks like inside. https://t.co/lLZ6LPLcW5
The @SwanseaCouncil budget for 2025-26 has been set. Council tax to go up by 5.95%. Net expenditure will be approx £643m (including schools £214m, social services £196m). Funded mainly by a Welsh Govt revenue support grant (£379m), council tax (£165m), business rates (£89m). https://t.co/KEt3z4Wjjn