4 News TRIBUTES have been paid to
Kayley O’Connell who sadly died in a road traffic collision on the B4314, Narberth to Princess Gate road, on Sunday (Feb 5). Kayley was one of two victims
who died in the incident, along with a a 31-year-old man living in the Hayscastle area.
Her family said: “We would like
to say as a family that we have lost the most caring, loving soul who would do anything for anyone. It was far too soon to lose our Kayley in this awful tragic way.
“Many thanks to everyone for their Flowers: Placed at the scene of the crash
kind supportive words. We are also blown away by everyone’s generosity on the just giving page.”
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing
for anyone with information about the incident to contact them by calling 101. The vehicle was a yellow Volkswagen
Beetle. Roads Policing Unit Sergeant Martin
Vaughan said: “Tragically, the male driver and a female passenger sustained fatal injuries, but a further male passenger was conveyed to Glangwili Hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition. “Next of kin have been informed and
are being supported by specialist officers. I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or was travelling along that stretch of road between 1.15am and 1.25am and may have information that will assist the investigation to contact us by calling 101.”
THE HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 2017
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THE CITY of St Davids, the
smallest in the UK, could soon be in the running to be named as the UK’s City of Culture for 2021. Pembrokeshire County Council
is exploring the possibility of making the bid and a report is set to go before Cabinet on Monday, February 13. The deadline for registering an
interest in applying is at the end of this month. It has not yet been possible to
discuss the matter with all the key partners but steps are in place to do so as soon as possible. Although any bid will have
to involve the local authority, the Council’s Director of Development,
James Hemingray
james.hemingray@herald.email
Dr Steven Jones, says that St Davids City Council would be an obvious lead organisation. Dr Jones said that initial discussions
with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and partners on the Pembrokeshire Public Service Board had been ‘very supportive.’ The report says that the aim of
the UK City of Culture programme is to encourage the use of culture and creativity as a catalyst for economic and social regeneration, to promote the development of new partnerships, and to encourage ambition, innovation
and inspiration in cultural and creative activity. Any area outside of London is
eligible to apply. Part of the programme can also be delivered in a wider hinterland. However, bids with a strong central focus will be favoured. In making the case for St Davids,
the report states: "St Davids is Britain’s smallest city; it is also a spiritual, historical and cultural centre of major significance in Wales. It is steeped in history and heritage with a remarkable asset base for its size, including for example a fine Cathedral, palace and a national gallery. "It has successfully hosted large-
scale events such as the annual St Davids Cathedral Festival and the National Eisteddfod which came to the city in 2002. "St Davids and the surrounding
area also benefits from a number of community and business leaders, and significant social capital from the wider community that could be brought to bear in support of an application." Dr Jones says that there is also a
case to be made beyond St Davids, perhaps including North Pembrokeshire
Catherderal: At the heart of St Davids
and as far as Fishguard. At Monday’s meeting, Cabinet
Members will be asked to endorse the principle of a Stage 1 application and to begin discussions with a number of stakeholders. The aim of the City of Culture
initiative, which is administered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is to ‘build on the success of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture 2008, which had significant social and economic benefits for the
area’. Derry, Londonderry was given the
first title of City of Culture in 2013 and it was given to Kingston upon Hull for 2017. St Davids would become the
second Welsh city to bid, if approved, following Swansea’s unsuccessful bid for 2017. Stoke on Trent, Sunderland and
Coventry have all announced that they will be in the running for the 2021 title.
ST DAVIDS City Council has
said that they will support the City of Culture bid that has been proposed by Pembrokeshire County Council. The City Council discussed the
matter at their meeting on Monday, February 6, and the Mayor, Cllr Chris Taylor, said it was ‘one of the most important decisions’ the Council would have to make. He said: “This matter could be
one of the most important decisions this council makes in quite a long time. “This title is currently applied to the
city of Hull and it’s a very very big thing. I never thought St Davids would be approached to be involved in something like this but the County Council are obviously interested in this and whatever happens, it’s not just going to be the city
of St Davids but an application for a regional, geographical area. “If the application were to be made
and were the bid to be successful it wouldn’t be something run by the city of St Davids. “This can’t get off the ground if the
city of St Davids is not enthusiastic for the project. “Huge resources would be needed
to make this work but it will have a huge impact on St Davids and I think St Davids is a city of culture in its own right.” Cllr Glenys James said: “The
culture is superb, both languages are spoken, we’ve got the coastline, birds, flowers, singing, we’ve got it all and it’s important that the city of St Davids has a say.”
Cllr Malcolm Gray explained that St
Davids is ‘bursting at the seams’ during the summer months and said: “Can we seriously host something like this?” He went on to say that when Red Bull hosted the cliff diving event it was a nightmare getting around. Cllr David Halse added he saw no
reason why the City Council could not support the council in stage 1 of the application. County Councillor David Lloyd
said that if the council gave a weak note on their view that the bid would disappear and said they needed to support the bid and allow the application to go through the process. The City Council resolved to
support the bid by a majority with only Cllr Gray voting against it.
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