The Cleddau Bridge tolls ARE to be scrapped, it has been announced today (Sunday October 1).

Following an agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru, the budget has set aside £2m to scrap the tolls by 2020.

The tolls - 75p for a car - are long said to have cut the county in two and have been the subject of repeated campaigns and questions in both Pembrokeshire County Council and the Senedd.

The Welsh Government is due to publish the draft budget for 2018-19 on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Pembrokeshire County Council said: "We will be seeking further clarification from Welsh Government on the details of this proposal."

Labour group leader in the council, Councillor Paul Miller, welcomed the announcement.

"I’ve always been a firm advocate for scrapping the Cleddau Bridge tolls as have a number of my cabinet colleagues.

"The tolls are, without question, an unwelcome barrier to trade in Pembrokeshire and removing that barrier, which currently almost perfectly divides the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone, can only be a positive thing," he said.

"I'm acutely aware the bridge has significant implications for the authority's budget and there is of course a potential impact on our staff too," he added.

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Labour spokesperson, Marc Tierney also welcome the news, saying: "Thousands signed a petition I launched back in the Summer of 2015 to remove the charges which many see as an unfair tax and a barrier to trade across the river. 

“I am pleased that the Welsh Labour Government will honour the commitment it made in December 2015 to examine all options with a view to scrapping the toll. 

"Whilst I will be seeking to ensure staff are redeployed elsewhere within the Council, I am confident a toll free bridge will bring benefits to the local economy.”