Every year, Pembrokeshire County Council accounts are open for the public to have a trawl through - and this year a new system has made the details accessible online, writes Katy Jenkins.

More than 80,000 individual payments were listed for 2017/18 including the smallest of £1.29 to a flooring company and multi-million pound payments for school buildings and care homes.

Included in the larger sums was a more than £1million instalment towards work at Ysgol Bro Gwaun, that has an estimated cost of more than £10million, according to invoices from construction company BAM.

It includes £4,739 for tree protection, £1,098,801 for steel frame and upper floors as well as £1,106,974 for electrical services.

Schools taxi services cost the local authority significant sums including payments of £20,000 and £24,000 to one company, Cleddau Cabs and £34,000 to HC Cabs in Haverfordwest, which also includes disabled access vehicles.

A compensation claim for £6,300 was paid to an individual under the Land Compensation Act 1073 for depreciation, noise and vibrations although the invoice does not make clear where the problems had arisen.

Mobile phone bills are also a big cost for Pembrokeshire County Council with one bill from Vodafone totalling £41,251.70 for more than 1,350 devices.

Other sundry payments included £385 for envelopes and £80 on zinc screws.

Councillor allowances and expenses were also included available for inspection totalling £1,094,476 for 2017/18.

This total includes payments to councillors who lost their seats in last year’s elections as well as those taking up new senior salaries with cabinet and committee chairman positions.

Chairman of the corporate overview and scrutiny committee, Clr. Brian Hall, now receives a £20,000 senior salary, as does Clr. David Bryan as chairman of the partnerships overview and scrutiny committee and Clr. Guy Woodham who overseas the policy and pre-decision committee.

Cabinet members also received higher salaries including £22,326 for Clrs Phil Baker and Tessa Hodgson and £24,798 for Clrs Bob Kilmister, Paul Miller, Neil Prior, Cris Tomos and Pat Davies.

Council leader Clr. David Simpson received £40, 988 while the retaining of his cabinet role for education meant payments last year to Clr. David Lloyd totalled £27,526.

Travel expenses ranged from claims of zero from many, £21 from disgraced councillor David Boswell, recently convicted of serious sex offences against children, to more than £2,000 for some cabinet members.