STORM EUNICE has forced a series of closures and changes to Pembrokeshire County Council services.
The following Pembrokeshire County Council buildings, services and attractions will be closed today (Feb 18)
All Pembrokeshire schools (see here for more information)
All Libraries (including mobile library service)
All Leisure Centres
Scolton Manor
Pembrokeshire Archives
All Waste and Recycling Centres (bookings for tomorrow will be cancelled but users who have a Friday booking can access the booked WRC at the same time on Saturday or Sunday, by bringing your booking confirmation with you. Alternatively a replacement booking can be made at your convenience via www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/waste-bookings)
Kerbside waste and recycling collections planned for Friday February 18th have also been cancelled.
Replacement collections will take place in the areas affected through to Tuesday, February 22nd.
Households due a grey bag collection on Friday 18th will have the grey bags and food waste collected on Saturday 19th but all other recycling collected on Friday 25th. Please make sure your bags are out by 6.30am.
The Neyland, Burton, Hook and Llangwm areas will have their recycling collected on Monday 21st February.
The Hakin, Herbrandston, St Ishmaels, Dale and The Havens areas will have their recycling collected on Tuesday February 22nd
All AHP (absorbent hygiene products) collections due on Friday 18th will be collected on Saturday 19th.
If households are able to hold onto their recycling until their collections on Friday February 25th it would be greatly appreciated.
Residents are asked not to put waste and recycling out during Storm Eunice as it could cause a hazard in the strong winds.
On the roads, there will be a planned closure of Newgale in place from 6am on Friday morning. Clearance options will be evaluated after high tide.
Council staff will also attend at Amroth from 6am and close the road if necessary.
A team will attend Carew at high tide to monitor in case road closure is required.
Other road closures may be necessary as the storm develops.
The Cleddau Bridge is expected to be closed to all vehicles for several hours on Friday morning. You can check the status of the Cleddau Bridge here: https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/cleddau-bridge or by texting ‘bridge’ to 80039.
All local bus services in Pembrokeshire have also been suspended tomorrow morning.
The situation will be reviewed at midday and some services may be reinstated from 1pm, depending on the situation.
All rail services in Wales will be suspended for the whole day.
For the latest information on the storm throughout Friday, see: https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/situation-updates
Follow the Council on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireCountyCouncil
And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pembrokeshire (search #pccalerts).
The Council is expecting our Contact Centre phone lines to be extremely busy so are asking people not to phone unless it is extremely urgent.
Issues such as trees down, blocked roads etc can be reported via email: [email protected]
If you need to call, the Council’s Contact Centre and report an urgent issue, the lines will be open from 7am on Friday. Call 01437 764551.
Out of hours the number is 0345 601 5522.
Users of the Community Alarms system (also known as Piper Lifeline alarm) are asked to note that with the risk of loss of power, phone lines and mobile phone services, there is the chance that the alarm may not work properly.
If a member of your family, a friend or neighbour, has a Community Alarm could you please check in on them to ensure they are safe and, once the storm has passed, ask them to test their alarm.
Darren Thomas, Pembrokeshire County Council Head of Infrastructure, said: “Our message is for people to please stay at home if at all possible tomorrow.
“All indications are for a major storm event of the type we have not seen for quite some time. The safest place to be is at home.”
Visit the Met Office website for updates on the weather situation: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ and check the NRW website for the latest flood warnings: https://naturalresources.wales/flooding/?lang=en
