Concerns about funding for roads and pressures on headteachers were expressed by the leader of Carmarthenshire Council in an otherwise upbeat assessment of his first year leading the Plaid Cymru-Independent administration. Cllr Darren Price said it had been an interesting and challenging 12 months, particularly putting a budget together for 2023-24 amid difficult financial circumstances.
Addressing the council's annual meeting, the Plaid leader said he felt strong foundations were in place to achieve the adminstration's plans but insisted that no one party had a monopoly on good ideas, and that he hoped the council's "mature politics" would continue. You can get more Carmarthenshire news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Cllr Price welcomed the opening of two primary schools in recent months in Kidwelly and Gorslas, and said the administration would continue to try to avoid school budget cuts although this was becoming "more and more challenging". He said solutions were being explored for a new Ysgol Dewi Sant, Llanelli, a new Ysgol Gwenllian, Kidwelly, and school provision in Ammanford.
