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‘Positive meeting’ discusses scrapping bridge toll

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9 years ago

November 16, 2015

Tom Sinclair

Simon Thomas AM: Addressing meeting

PLAID CYMRU Regional Assembly Member Simon Thomas held a successful meeting in Pembroke Dock to discuss the campaign to get rid of the toll on the Cleddau Bridge.

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas said: “I was very pleased that a cross section of people attended the meeting – including town councillors, former and present County Councillors, business owners and the motorcycle action group.

“Those that attended were from different political parties; some were unaffiliated to a particular party and from all over Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.

“Following the meeting I held a twitter poll and 7

were in favour of scrapping the Cleddau Bridge toll.

“The momentum is building, the next stage is to contact businesses particularly those in the enterprise zone to further increase support from the private sector.”

Party of Wales AM Simon Thomas has challenged the First Minister to make sure there is a level playing field for businesses and the local community.

During questions in the National Assembly Simon Thomas said: “The Milford Haven enterprise zone is part of the Swansea bay city region. It’s the only zone in Wales where you have to pay a toll to go from one part of the enterprise zone to another, at 75p each way over the Cleddau Bridge. As you look at the trunking of the Cleddau Bridge, are you actually going to abolish those tolls.”

The First Minister Carwyn Jones in his reply said: “That’s an interesting question and, of course, it’s a toll that’s been there for many years. It would be something that we would consider if that is the direction of the road, whether it should be a trunk road or not. We’d have to consider the costs of the bridge itself as regards maintaining the bridge and then, of course, we will take a decision.”

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4 Comments

Terry

November 21, 2015 at 12:26 am

To scrap the bridge toll would leave a deficit of funds required for maintenance and upkeep of the bridge, which would have to be found from somewhere, possibly from a rise in council tax across pembrokeshire. For some crossing the bridge is a necessity for commuting to work and it seems unfair to penalise working people to the sum of possibly £30 a month! Maybe a compromise could be sort whereas an employer could provide evidence of employment for their employee for either free passage or a reduced rate, and all other casual / Liesure users continue to pay the existing tariff
Tomos

November 23, 2015 at 5:37 pm

the council will never give up this goose that lays the golden egg that helps this shower claim they’re efficient

be honest, how many different figures have we seen produced by PCC for the bridge so as to hide the truth – they’re ranged from huge profirs to huge losses

I suggest that If the bridge is taken over by “cardiff” then and only then will we see what the truth is (and that will be a first for the Kremlin on the Kleddau)
Tomos

November 23, 2015 at 5:42 pm

@ Terry:
sorry terry but that’s just an excuse to employ more pen pushers – anyway that system could be easily abused ad lets be honest PCC would never pay for major repairs to the bridge, they’d expect cardiff to pay, they’d be quite happy for the ferry to return or everyone go via Carew
Mark James

January 3, 2016 at 8:24 pm

At least make it free for bikers…..or have a tag system that allows uninterrupted travel. Anyway, who the hell carries cash these days?

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Car crashes into house in St Davids

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2 hours ago

April 25, 2025

Tom Sinclair

EMERGENCY services were called after a car crashed into a house on Nun Street in St Davids on Thursday (Apr 24).

Dyfed-Powys Police and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at around 4:35pm following reports of a single-vehicle collision.

On arrival, they found that a car had collided with a residential property. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Dyfed-Powys Police attended a report of a single-vehicle road traffic collision where a car collided with a property on Nun Street, St Davids, at around 4:35pm yesterday. No injuries were reported, and the road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.”

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Milford Haven and Neyland Police issue appeal for missing man

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3 hours ago

April 25, 2025

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POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a 54-year-old man who has been reported missing from the Milford Haven area.

Neil is described as being around 6ft 2in tall with a shaved head. He has tattoos on his arms and one of his fingers, and sometimes wears glasses.

He was last seen on Friday afternoon (Apr 26) wearing a black Superdry hoodie, ripped jeans, and orange and black Nike Air trainers. Neil is believed to be on foot.

Anyone with information that could help is urged to contact Dyfed-Powys Police: 🖥️ | Online portal
📧 | [email protected]
📞 | Call 101, quoting reference 262 of April 26.

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Fire service delivers vital kit to Ukraine

Published

8 hours ago

April 25, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Wales joins UK’s largest firefighting aid convoy

MID and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has taken part in the UK’s largest ever convoy delivering vital firefighting equipment to Ukraine, joining 17 other Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) from across the country.

The convoy, coordinated by FIRE AID and supported by the UK Government, left the UK in early April. It travelled through France, Germany and Poland, delivering over 30 fire service vehicles and more than 15,000 items of equipment to support Ukrainian firefighters on the front line of the ongoing war.

Since the Russian invasion in 2022, UK fire services have donated 119 vehicles and over 200,000 pieces of equipment to Ukraine. Each participating service ensured local needs were met before donating surplus kit.

Watch Manager Rob Kershaw represented MAWWFRS on the convoy. He said:
“It’s been a privilege to be part of this convoy and to represent both FIRE AID and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
We received invaluable support and assistance from fire and police services across every country we passed through. Their help in coordinating, escorting, and hosting the convoy was outstanding.”

Chief Fire Officer Roger Thomas KFSM added:
“MAWWFRS is proud to support our colleagues in Ukraine by donating and delivering essential equipment.
The events in Ukraine have deeply affected the fire and rescue community, and this convoy is a demonstration of our ongoing commitment to helping those still working under extreme conditions.”

The donated equipment will support firefighters in Ukraine who continue to operate in war zones to save lives and protect property—often at great personal risk. Since the conflict began, 100 Ukrainian firefighters have been killed and 431 injured. A total of 411 fire stations and 1,700 firefighting vehicles have been destroyed.