Community
Do you need new food waste and glass recycling boxes?
IF YOU’RE A PEMBROKESHIRE householder and need a replacement food waste caddy (large and/or small) or a new recycling box for glass, then there are numerous local pick-up points where you can collect them for free.
The collection points are listed at https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/waste-collections/replacement-bags-and-boxes
They are available at the following locations (opening times vary):
Leisure centres: Crymych, Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke, Tenby and St Davids.
Libraries: Milford Haven, Neyland, Saundersfoot, Glan-yr-Afon in Haverfordwest, Tenby.
Customer service centres: North Wing (County Hall, Haverfordwest), Argyle Street (Pembroke Dock).
Other locations: Cilgerran Post Office, Costa Coffee at Milford Waterfront, Narberth (Bloomfield Community Centre), Newgale shop (MM Carter Gardens & Leisure), Newport Post Office, Pembroke Town Hall, Tenby Town Council, Thornton Business Park (Council depot), St Davids City Hall, and St Dogmaels Post Office.
The Council has collected food waste and glass for recycling from the kerbside for several years. These collections are now weekly and continue under the new scheme, which also collects the following:
• blue box (paper)
• blue re-usable bag (card and cardboard)
• red re-usable bags (plastic pots, tubs, bottles and trays, cartons, and metal packaging – cans, tins and foil trays.
Please note that more than half of the households in the county have new collection days. Check your personalised calendar (posted out in October) if you’re unsure of your collection day. You can also view www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/kerbside-collection/next-waste-and-recycling-collection
Please note that containers need to be presented at the kerbside by 6:30am, as collection times are also changing.
Grey refuse bags have replaced the traditional black refuse sacks. Three grey bags will be collected once every three weeks. Larger families (six and over) can register for extra (green) bags at www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/waste-changes
• The Council urges anyone with queries about the new service to view FAQs and other information at www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/waste-changes
If this doesn’t answer your query, please email [email protected]
All email enquiries are being logged but acknowledgement emails are not being sent. However, queries are being dealt with. Please don’t send a follow-up email as it adds to the volume of messages received.
For further information, please contact Anna Wilson, Press and PR Officer, on 01437 775855. The Council’s press releases are also available on the Authority’s website: www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/newsroom
A OES ANGEN BLYCHAU AILGYLCHU GWASTRAFF BWYD A GWYDR NEWYDD ARNOCH CHI?
Os ydych yn byw yn Sir Benfro ac mae angen blwch gwastraff bwyd (mawr a/neu fach) neu flwch ailgylchu gwydr newydd arnoch, gallwch eu casglu nhw am ddim o nifer o fannau yn lleol.
Rhestrir y mannau casglu fan hyn: https://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/casglu-gwastraf/casglu-gwastraff
Maen nhw ar gael yn y lleoliadau canlynol (amseroedd agor amrywiol):
Canolfannau hamdden: Crymych, Abergwaun, Hwlffordd, Aberdaugleddau, Penfro, Dinbych-y-pysgod a Thyddewi.
Llyfrgelloedd: Aberdaugleddau, Neyland, Saundersfoot, Glan-yr-Afon yn Hwlffordd a Dinbych-y-pysgod.
Canolfannau gwasanaethau cwsmeriaid: Adain y Gogledd (Neuadd y Sir, Hwlffordd), Stryd Argyle (Doc Penfro).
Lleoliadau eraill: Swyddfa Bost Cilgerran, Costa Coffee Glannau Aberdaugleddau, Arberth (Canolfan Gymunedol Tŷ Bloomfield), siop Newgale (MM Carter Gardens & Leisure), Swyddfa Bost Trefdraeth, Neuadd y Dref Penfro, Cyngor Tref Dinbych-y-pysgod, Parc Busnes Thornton (canolfan y Cyngor), Neuadd y Ddinas Tyddewi, a Swyddfa Bost Llandudoch.
Mae’r Cyngor wedi casglu gwastraff bwyd a gwydr i’w ailgylchu wrth ymyl y ffordd ers blynyddoedd. Bydd y casgliadau hyn yn parhau bob wythnos o dan y cynllun newydd. Mae’r Cyngor hefyd yn casglu’r canlynol:
• blwch glas (papur)
• bag glas amldro (cerdyn a chardfwrdd)
• bagiau coch amldro (potiau, tybiau, poteli a hambyrddau plastig, cartonau a deunyddiau pacio metel – caniau, tuniau a hambyrddau ffoil)
Sylwer, mae gan dros hanner aelwydydd y sir ddiwrnodau casglu newydd.
Gwiriwch eich calendr personol (a bostiwyd atoch ym mis Hydref) os nad ydych yn siŵr o’ch diwrnod casglu.
Yn ogystal, gallwch wirio’r dyddiad fan hyn:
https://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/casglu-gwastraf/casglu-gwastraff
Mae bagiau gwastraff lliw llwyd wedi disodli’r sachau lliw du traddodiadol. Byddwn yn casglu tri bag lliw llwyd unwaith bod tair wythnos.
Gall teuluoedd sy’n cynnwys o leiaf chwe unigolyn gofrestru ar gyfer bagiau (gwyrdd) ychwanegol yn: https://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/newidiadau-gwastraff
Mae’r Cyngor yn annog unrhyw un sydd ag ymholiadau am y gwasanaeth newydd i ddarllen y Cwestiynau Cyffredin a gwybodaeth arall ar https://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/newidiadau-gwastraff
Os nad yw hynny’n ateb eich ymholiad, anfonwch neges e-bost at [email protected]
Mae’r Cyngor yn cofnodi pob ymholiad e-bost, er nad ydym yn anfon negeseuon e-bost i gydnabod ein bod wedi eu derbyn. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn delio â phob ymholiad. Peidiwch ag anfon negeseuon e-bost dilynol oherwydd bydd hynny’n ychwanegu at nifer y negeseuon mae’r Cyngor yn eu derbyn.
Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch ag Anna Wilson, Swyddog y Wasg a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus, ar 01437 775855. Mae datganiadau i’r wasg y
Community
Rent in Pembrokeshire rises 7% over past year
NEW figures reveal that private rental costs in Pembrokeshire have climbed by 7% in the past year, with the average monthly rent reaching £625 in October. This is a significant increase from £582 a year earlier and represents a 22% rise over the past five years, where the average rent was estimated at £511.
The data, collected by Rent Officers Wales as part of the Housing and Regeneration Division, highlights growing pressure on tenants amidst rising costs. The collection aims to cover approximately 15% of the rental market by gathering data from landlords and letting agents.
Across Wales, the average monthly rent has risen 8% year-on-year to £766. Cardiff recorded the highest rental cost in the country at £1,062 per month, while Powys had the lowest at £556.
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, commented on the challenges faced by renters in a press statement sent to The Pembrokeshire Herald. She said: “Getting good news about your rent is about as common as discovering your housemates have washed up for you, or your landlord suggesting you get a dog. For many, the only way out of the endless cycle of rising costs is to buy, but that’s far easier said than done when rents absorb so much of your income.”
The situation is compounded by a lack of available rental properties. Nathan Emerson, chief executive at Propertymark, explained: “As we continue to see further increases in rental prices across the UK, our members emphasize the lack of rental stock versus an ever-growing number of tenants. Selling up or turning to the short-term letting market has become a more attractive option for landlords due to challenging legislative changes and increased financial liabilities.”
Breakdown of Rental Costs in Pembrokeshire
The figures show a range of costs depending on property type and size in Pembrokeshire:
– A one-bedroom property: £462 per month
– A two-bedroom property: £576 per month
– A three-bedroom property: £732 per month
– Homes with four or more bedrooms: £934 per month
By property type:
– Detached houses: £768 per month
– Semi-detached houses: £653 per month
– Terraced houses: £629 per month
– Flats or maisonettes: £521 per month
In October, the average rent for private properties across Great Britain stood at £1,307 per month—up 9% compared to the same period last year. This equates to an increase of £105 per month.
As landlords adapt to changing regulations and financial pressures, the shortage of rental properties continues to push prices higher, creating further challenges for tenants across Pembrokeshire and beyond.
Climate
Pembrokeshire group plans for larger community wind turbine
A NORTH Pembrokeshire group which has raised more than £76,000 from its community wind turbine for local projects is hoping to expand with a bigger turbine.
In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Abergwaun Community Turbine Ltd, through agent Machynlleth-based Dulas Ltd is hoping to get permission for a larger turbine to replace the existing Abergwaun Community Turbine.
The proposed turbine, in a pasture field at Trebover Farm, to the south of Fishguard, would be 67m tall, the existing 2015 one being 45 metres.
In supporting statements, parent company Transition Bro Gwaun said: “The Community Climate Fund (CCF) is the mechanism by which Transition Bro Gwaun (TBG) is fulfilling our ambition of funding projects in Fishguard, Goodwick and across North Pembrokeshire, using income from the community wind turbine.
“The core themes for grants are climate change mitigation and adaptation, enhancement of biodiversity and improvements to community resilience through promotion of community engagement and resource sharing.”
In 2015, TBG raised its 50 per cent share of capital funding for the project by means of loans from 28 local individuals and four community groups, contributing a total of £286,500, the other 50 per cent contributed by landowners Parc-y-Morfa Farms Ltd.
The statement added: “Profit generated by sale of electricity from the turbine is split 50:50 between TBG and Parcy-Morfa Farms Ltd through the jointly owned trading arm, Abergwaun Community Turbine. By the end of 2022, all loans had been repaid, allowing the launch of TBG’s Community Climate Fund. This year we have awarded our third round of grants bringing the total amount granted to £76,036.”
In 2022, £15,274 was awarded to seven projects, including Fishguard Sports AFC to install solar panels on their clubhouse as part of their Tregroes Park development, Ysgol Bro Gwaun for their Increasing Biodiversity and Bees project, and Nevern Valley Veg / Llysiau Cwm Nyfer to install a solar powered vegetable irrigation scheme.
In 2023, £39,85 was made available for seven projects, including Sea Trust Wales to part fund the installation of solar panels on the Ocean Lab roof and to produce a display on solar technology, Letterston Memorial Hall to part fund the installation of an air source heat pump heating system, and Fishguard and Goodwick Rugby Club to install solar panels on their clubhouse.
2024 awards of £20,917 were made to six projects, including Theatr Gwaun to insulate their loft to reduce heating loss, Parc Cerrig Growers for developing a rainwater harvesting system with a pond to irrigate their allotments, Caerhys Organic Community Agriculture for an electric cargo bike for delivering organic vegetables in the Fishguard and St Davids areas, and Nevern Valley Veg to develop wildlife ponds and rainwater harvesting for food production.
The supporting documentation concludes: “The repowering of the existing turbine at Trebover would require a limited increase in turbine size which would result in a very limited change in landscape and visual effects in comparison to the existing Trebover turbine.”
The application will be considered by planners at a later date.
Community
Council warns of icy conditions as temperatures drop
ROAD users in Pembrokeshire are being urged to exercise caution tonight as temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing.
Pembrokeshire County Council has announced that road surface temperatures could reach as low as -2°C, with the possibility of sleet or snow on higher ground. In response, precautionary salting of the county’s primary routes will be carried out this evening and overnight.
A spokesperson for the council said: “Road users are advised to take care if travelling on untreated roads.”
Motorists are reminded to plan ahead and drive carefully, particularly in areas that may not have been treated.
Stay tuned to The Herald for updates on road conditions and weather warnings.
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