A rural council in Carmarthenshire which was rapped for its accounting practices doesn't have any candidates at next month's local Government elections, with some retiring councillors said to be pondering "the pointlessness of it all". Llanpumsaint Community Council's clerk Phil Jones claimed a critical report by Audit Wales and the subsequent fallout was the cause.
Mr Jones said the absence of any nominations for the May 5 election, including any of the six serving councillors, was raised by a member of the public at a meeting this month. "The member of the public sincerely thanked the councillors for their commitment to the community," said Mr Jones.
Some of them, he said, had served for around 40 years. "The reasons given by some of the councillors for retiring from community service was that they had reached the end of their tether, disillusionment and the pointlessness of it all," he said. You can get more Carmarthenshire news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
