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On this day: Pembrokeshire Archive

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• Cinema bans mobile phones

  THE MANAGER of the Palace Cinema in Haverfordwest says he is going to take drastic steps to stop people using their mobile phones in the cinema. read more

• Bid to bring woods back to active use

  AFTER 70 YEARS of being hidden from public view, the woodlands around the former Royal Naval Armament Depot at Trecwn are again a talking point. read more

• ZOOLANDER

  ZOOLANDER Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Jerry Stiller. (Dur. 89 mins, cert 12) read more

• New members sign in

  The newest members of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority have signed in for their first meetings. County Councillor Bill Roberts, of St Ishmaels, has been appointed by the county council, while Mr Richard Howells, of Hook, is a National Assembly for Wales appointment. They are members of the 15-strong National Park Authority. Councillor Roberts (left) and Mr Howells are pictured signing in with authority chairman, Councillor Gordon Cawood. PICTURE: National Park. read more

• Appeal to send brave Samantha to Florida

  Local people are being asked if they can help a little ray of sunshine catch her plane to Florida for the holiday of a lifetime. read more

• Award backs project at ex-county offices

  The former county offices on St Thomas Green, Haverfordwest, are to be transformed into an innovative Asylum Project. read more

• Countys thanks from the Queen

  THE QUEEN and Duke of Edinburgh were thrilled with the warm welcome they received on their pre-Golden Jubilee tour of Pembroke-shire. read more

• Bishop to retire

  THE Bishop of St Davids, the Right Rev D.Huw Jones, is retiring on December 31st. read more

• Warning over cowboy cabbies

  With Christmas and the New Year approaching, Pembrokeshire County Councils licensing team is advising the public to use only licensed taxis. read more

• Pembrokeshire films in new archive

  Some of the pioneering films made in Pembrokeshire by William Haggar are featured in the new National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales at the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth. read more

• Anti-weapons protester joins peace campaign

  A local man who took part in direct action for nuclear disarmament two weeks ago, has vowed he will continue to fight against weapons of mass destruction. read more

• Street star storms to singing success

  TENBY ACTOR Charles Dale stole the show on weekend television when he won the Coronation Street celebrity Stars in Their Eyes. read more

• Single brand tourism backed

  TOURISM CHIEFS are right in trying to create a single brand for Wales, a councillor has argued. read more

• Coming to local screens now

  The Pembrokeshire Screen Saver, launched last week by Whiteleaf Computer Services will follow on from its successful Tenby Screen Saver. read more

• Study to look at airport

  A study into the economic impact of Haverfordwest Airport, Withybush, is under way. read more

• Call centre strike threat

  Industrial action is threatened at ITV Digitals Pembrokeshire call centre in protest at a new get-tough policy on staff sick leave. read more

• Treginnis Farm welcomes back city children

  Primary school children from deprived inner-city areas, exiled from a Pembrokeshire farm by the foot and mouth disease crisis, are once again enjoying a taste of life in the countryside. read more

• Specialist sister helps county cope with HIV

  Sister Janice Rees, clinical nurse specialist in infection control, has been looking after people with HIV and other blood-borne viruses in Pembrokeshire for the past seven years. Based at Withybush Hospital, she travels all over the county providing nursing care and offering support to patients and their families. She also gives general infections control advice to clinical staff and members of the public about everything from bacterial infections to chickenpox. Patients are referred to Sister Rees by their own doctors, the substance misuse team, other nurses, or sometimes through self-referral. Before anyone has an HIV test, they are given pre-test counselling. The test itself involves taking a sample of blood. About ten days later, people receive their results. read more

• Volunteers attend rally crash injured

  Pembrokeshires St John Ambulance volunteers played a key first-aid role in Saturdays accident at the Network Q Rally County duty officer, Keith McNiffe, said his Pembrokeshire team received a call when Carlos Sainzs Ford Focus hit a marshals car then careered into 13 spectators during stage 11 of the rally at Brechfa on Saturday. The same crew also aided a spectator who suffered a heart attack during stage seven on Friday. read more

• Three locals in Woman Farmer of the Year final

  Three local women are among the four finalists for the coveted title of NFU/Natwest Woman Farmer of the Year 2002 after the preliminary judging last week. read more

On this day: Pembrokeshire Archive