An attempt to get a court injunction to stop a pay-off to Pembrokeshire County Council chief executive Bryn Parry-Jones has failed.

An application for an injunction was submitted this afternoon (Friday) for review by a High Court Judge.

But the injunction bid failed.

The injunction was being sought by Labour Group Leader Cllr Paul Miller.

Earlier, the Wales Audit Office had lifted a notice preventing the council paying off Mr Parry-Jones after talks agreed that £52,760 of potentially unlawful payments were removed.

That left a pay-off of around £280,000 on the table.

But Cllr Miller wants any new deal to go before another meeting of council.

He has also called for the disciplinary investigation into Mr Parry-Jones' conduct to be completed.