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Retirement road ahead as couple bid farewell to motorcycle trade
IT WILL BE the end of an era when Pembrokeshires oldest motorcycle business closes its doors. Ellis and Valerie Mason, of Mason Motorcycles in Fountain Row, Haverfordwest, are calling it a day after 40 years in the business, and this popular couple will
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Students snatch late equalising goal
Milford United 2 UWIC 2 Milford United very nearly made it three wins in a row on Saturday against the students of UWIC before a late equalising goal by the visitors meant they had to share the spoils. The Robins would have gone into this match on a high
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Power plus for All Blacks
Pembroke Dock Harlequins 7 Neyland 13 A try by powerful scrum half Paul Power in the last quarter ensured a Neyland victory in their local derby against Pembroke Dock Harlequins, who led 7-5 at the break but were unable to add further points afterwards
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Jones jolts Scarlets
Tycroes 21 Pembroke 7 Two tries by winger Gareth Jones helped Tycroes beat a Pembroke side which played well enough in parts but in the words of coach Ossie Boswell, were never really at a full rate of knots behind the scrum. Jones raced through twice
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We want to know what you want from your Western Telegraph, and what you think about life in Pembrokeshire today. So we are looking for volunteer members of the public to join a reader panel and complete a survey to ensure we give you what you want from
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Otters brave fight all in vain
Narberth 15 Caerphilly 19 Narberth bowed out of the Principality Cup at a wind-swept Lewis Lloyd Ground but not before they had given Caerphilly the fight of their lives. This was especially the case in the first half when the Otters produced quite scintillating
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50 year milestone for National Park
Pembrokeshires St Davids Day celebrations will be a little special this year with the date also marking the 50th anniversary of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Designated during a leap year on February 29th, 1952, the Park this year celebrates
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Otters blamed for pond raids
A new line of defence against garden pond predators is springing up in Pembrokeshire with increased reports of disappearing fish. Low-level electric fencing is now being used by pond owners in a bid to prevent wildlife pilfering their goldfish and Koi
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Rare daffodil bids to symbolise the county
IN CELEBRATION of the Queens Golden Jubilee, Plantlife - the national charity concerned with the protection of wild plants - is inviting people to vote for the plant they think most appropriate as the symbol of their county. Surely the Tenby daffodil
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Judge gives cricketer the play go-ahead
TOP-SCORING cricketer David Lovell has been told by a High Court Judge that he can play cricket for his club, and for Wales, while he is awaiting the outcome of his case against Pembrokeshire County Cricket Club. Lovell, aged 30, who scored an average
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Now big pay-off to quit Council
RETIRING county councillors may be entitled to £15,000 severance pay under recommendations from the National Assembly. The big pay-off is part of the same guidelines which proposed the massive pay increases councillors recently awarded themselves. The
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Vital rural service lost as sub-post office closes
An award-winning rural shopkeeper is angry that he has been forced to close his sub-post office. Dewi Bowen and his wife Eirian have run their Londis store at Glandy Cross, Efailwen, for 32 years. They were approached by Post Office Network two years
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Goodwicks winning form continues
Goodwick United 5 Milford United 0 Referee: Dai Barker Sean OConnors Goodwick United maintained their recent run of good form with another emphatic victory, with Milford United this time feeling the full force of the North Pembrokeshire outfit. Five goals
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Different faces, same result, Bluebirds lose again
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 0 CONNAHS QUAY NOMADS 3 The Nomads were stronger and quicker to the ball throughout this undistinguished encounter and deserved the victory against a County side who surely paid the price for too much chopping and changing. Manager
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Farm home offered to doomed tiger
Torrik the Siberian tiger, who is threatened with being put down because he is not rare enough, may find a new home on a Carmarthenshire farm. Carmarthenshire County Council animal health officers are recommending approval of an application by a local
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Reward on offer to catch shotgun thieves
Burglars who stole a double-barrelled shotgun from a property in South Pembrokeshire could be putting their safety at risk, police have warned. The gun was taken during the early hours of Wednesday when Palmers Lake Farm, between Penally and St Florence
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Dispute over rights of way
Owners of seven properties at The Burrows, Freshwater East, fear their premises will be cut off by alleged interference with rights of way. On Monday, they went to court to seek an injunction against Govan Davies Estates preventing obstruction of routes
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Spanish fisherman jailed for sex attack
A SPANISH FISHERMAN, who carried out a terrifying sex attack within hours of landing in Milford Haven, has been jailed for four years. Manuel Garcia Blanco followed a 21-year-old woman from a nightclub in the town and pulled her to the ground. After sexually
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Patient welcomes cannabis trials
PEMBROKESHIRE MAN sent to jail for using cannabis to control his rheumatoid arthritis has welcomed medical trials of the drug. Eric Mann, of Harbour Way, Pembroke Dock, describes cannabis as a medical wonder drug and cites himself as an example of its
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Fil review - Ali
Ali Directed by Michael Mann Starring, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Mario Van Peebles, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson. (Cert. 15, Dur. 159 mins) This is my first report direct from LA, ringside. Appropriately enough, its Oscar season, and the star of this
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Cloisters go ahead as fund tops £2.33m
St Davids Cathedrals Millennium Appeal, launched three years ago on St Davids Day, has topped £2.33 million. Out of that, £1.86 million has funded the repair of the West Front, the renovation of the gatehouse and creation of a visitors centre, the installation
