01/09/2026
❤️ Haverfordwest — there is a vision, and we are getting on with it.
There has been a lot of discussion today following the latest coverage about Haverfordwest and the challenges facing our town centre.
Let me be absolutely clear: we know there are challenges. We see them, we hear residents and businesses, and we are not pretending everything is perfect.
But I also want the people of Haverfordwest to know this:
There is a vision for our town, and Haverfordwest Town Council is doing everything it can to deliver its part of it.
This year alone, we have delivered and supported more than 27 events, with more still to come — creating reasons for people to visit, meet, celebrate and engage with their town.
But regeneration cannot be built on events alone.
We are also looking at practical ways to support businesses and encourage investment, including our proposal around the temporary suspension of business rates. We are thinking differently, putting ideas on the table and having the conversations needed to move things forward.
Just as importantly, our relationship with our Haverfordwest County Councillors is stronger than ever. We are communicating, sharing ideas and working together because we all want the same thing: a thriving Haverfordwest.
That is the vision.
A regenerated town centre.
More businesses and investment.
More footfall.
More community engagement.
More life and spirit in our streets.
And a town that residents can feel genuinely proud of.
That is how we make Haverfordwest the best in the West.
There will always be people from outside Haverfordwest who want to take the occasional political pot-shot. That's politics.
But my question to them is simple:
What is your plan for Haverfordwest?
Not what is wrong.
Not who is to blame.
What is your solution?
There is now an opportunity to shape the future of Pembrokeshire, particularly with the changes that will come to County Council with next years elections.
So let's see the ideas. Let's see the ambition. And let's see the willingness to work together to deliver them.
Because Haverfordwest doesn't need people talking the town down.
It needs people who believe in it.
I believe in OUR town. I believe in our residents, our businesses and our communities.
And I believe that by working together — Town Council, County Council, businesses, community organisations and residents — we can make Haverfordwest the best in the West.
❤️ This is our town. This is our vision. And we're getting on with it.
(NOTE THESE ARE MY VIEWs AND OPINION)
