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Senior Cllrs call for update on £3m shopping centre development

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3 months ago

February 28, 2023

A CALL for updates on the development of Haverfordwest’s £3m riverside shopping centre is to be made to senior councillors later this week.

At the March 2 meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council’s full council, members will hear a submitted question from Martletwy County Councillor Di Clements.

Back in September 2021 it was reported that a development partner was sought to join Pembrokeshire County Council in its plans to improve the Riverside Shopping Centre – that it purchased earlier that year for more than £3million.

Cabinet member for economy Cllr Paul Miller, told cabinet in September 2021 that it had not been the council’s intention to deliver “whole-scale redevelopment on our own” at this site.

Since the purchase the local authority had been “just managing” the site and the financial performance was a “long way from our worst-case scenario” said Cllr Miller at the time, but added it was “always recognised the need to do more than manage what we have got” with a “public private combination to drive improvements.”

The total value of the works over the period of the partnership – potentially more than 20 years – is more than £30million

At the March 2 meeting, Cllr Clements will ask: “Could the relevant cabinet member update me on whether there are any future proposals or plans for the Riverside shopping centre in Haverfordwest? And if so, what they might be?”.

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Concerns in Camrose as person with drone spotted ‘spying on properties’

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2 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

CAMROSE COMMUNITY CENTRE posted a warning to residents on Sunday afternoon (Jun 4), after a person with a drone was spotted acting suspiciously.

The post on the Community Centre’s Facebook page said that a man with a large black van was spotted in the area using the drone to look into houses and gardens.

The Herald has asked the police for a comment

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Charles Street closed off as cladding falls off commercial building

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3 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

FIRE FIGHTERS and police responded late on Sunday morning (Jun 4) to an incident involving cladding falling off the the top of the second floor of a commercial building.

Traffic was diverted away from the affected area whilst emergency services made sure the structure was safe.

A ladder tender from Haverfordwest Fire Station was called upon to assist in the incident.

Initial reports stated that no person was injured by the falling debris.

One passer by said “It is lucky this happened on a Sunday when most of the shops were closed, the outcome could have been rather different if this happened on a week day.”

The police confirmed the incident happened at West Wales Properties building, 89A Charles Street, Milford Haven.

(Photos: Tracy Hobbs Stinton/Facebook and David Lee/Herald Photographer)

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Galactic Triumph! Heritage Centre transforms for epic Falcon Fun Day

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4 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

THE TOWERING figure of Chewbacca made a grand first time entry to Pembrokeshire on Bank Holiday Monday, starring in the second Falcon Fun Day at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.

The famous Star Wars character joined other re-enactors, including Darth Vader, Stormtroopers and Luke Skywalker, posing for countless photographs with the many hundreds of visitors who flocked to the centre in bright sunshine.

Starring inside the centre was R2-D2, the legendary droid from the Star Wars films. Re-enactors, from the 501st UK Garrison costuming group, travelled from across Wales and as far away as Milton Keynes to join in an event which is already becoming a firm favourite for Star Wars fans of all ages from a very wide area.
The Heritage Centre features a permanent exhibition telling the story of how the ‘Millennium Falcon’ spaceship was built in secret in a former RAF hangar in the 1970s for the Star Wars film ‘The Empire Strikes Back’.

Mark Williams, leader of the Falcon project, said: “The lightsaber training proved very popular all day and the virtual reality experience was a huge success. We are grateful to all the visitors for their support and patience as there were, at times, long queues. We shall be back again next year.”