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County ruled out as TB trial site
Pembrokeshire has been ruled out as a possible trial site to examine the links between bovine TB and badgers. Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Carwyn Jones says there are no plans to establish further trial sites in addition to the ten already operating.
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Countys most popular pup!
The most sought-after dog in Pembrokeshire has found a home with a family in Johnston. Jessica Howlett was thrilled to take in the seven-month-old German shepherd/lurcher cross whose appearance in last weeks Western Telegraph prompted 30-40 calls a day
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Old smugglers tale revealed
VIRTUAL VISITORS to the National Library of Wales website can now read the amazing story of smuggler William Owen from Nevern. Owen was hanged for murder in Carmarthen in 1747, aged 30, after spending 15 years smuggling in the Caribbean, Ireland, the
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Porpoises take a bow
PEMBROKESHIRES porpoise population appeared on cue at the latest porpoise watch held at Strumble Head on Easter Monday. Over 150 people turned out for the event hosted jointly by PORP - the Pencaer Observation Recording Programme - and the Pembrokeshire
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Lottery chaos as town network fails
HAVERFORDWESTS National Lottery network tumbled into chaos at the weekend due to a failure of the disused terminal in the former Leos store. The unusual glitch meant punters had to find alternative ticket sources for their weekly flutter when all 15 Camelot
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Gillard stakes claim for cup final place
Narberth 2nds 2 Carew 2nds 0 David Gillard gave Ralph Phillips a selection headache ahead of this weekends senior Cup Final after starring for Narberth 2nds in the Reserve Division Cup Final against Carew last week. Such was his command over the opposition
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Fishermen must unite to save industry
A great success and a very positive pointer to the future was the verdict, following the recent meeting of the new South and West Wales Fishermens Association at the County Hall, Haverfordwest. An audience of over 50 commercial fishermen and other interested
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TV giant tipped for call centre
Two broadcasting giants could be waiting in the wings to take over Pembrokeshires state-of-the-art media call centre. BSkyB and the BBC are rumoured to be interested in the ITV Digital site at Pembroke Dock. But staff will have to wait until Monday to
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Dont make me retire yet, says council employee
PEMBROKESHIRE County Council insists its staff must retire at 65, even though its elected representatives are considered fit to serve in their 80s. The authority is refusing to budge on its retirement age policy, even though an employee approaching her
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Heart-wrenching chick flick
I AM SAM Starring Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer Directed by Jessie Nelson (Cert. PG, Dur. 132 min) Imagine a film that has this brief storyline: A middle-aged woman is dumped by her husband in favour of a younger model. She sells up and moves far away
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Ruling threat to small shows
Pembrokeshires small agricultural shows could be homeless this summer because of new biosecurity rules unveiled this week. DEFRA is banning cattle and sheep from grazing on land earmarked for shows 28 days before and after the event. Farmers host the
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Doctor to set sail on Atlantic challenge
PEMBROKE GP Bob Hannaford is taking part in this years ultimate challenge - the Challenge Transat 2002 yacht race across the North Atlantic. The event is a series of two yacht races - from Southampton to Boston and back. Bob will be taking part in the
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Otters strong in purple patch
Llantrisant 24 Narberth 50 A purple patch in the second half saw Narberth score 17 points in ten minutes to give them an unassailable lead against old rivals Llantrisant - and another excellent away win which seals a deserved promotion. But the victory
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Bluebirds aquit themselves well, but it not enough to win
BANGOR CITY 3 HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 0 This was always going to be a stiff assignment for the Bluebirds, with the home side involved in a tight run-in for the title with Barry Town, and in fact the Meadow side did not acquit themselves at all badly. Indeed
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Its never too late to learn, say OU students
Open University students from Pembrokeshire are urging others to consider taking up the challenge of long-distance learning. The students are among hundreds from Wales who will be attending a degree ceremony in Cardiff on May 11th. Ian Hancox, of Camrose
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Goodwick come from behind to win
Goodwick United recovered from being a goal down at half -time to record a good win away at Monkton Swifts. The Swifts started off well with Benno Jones showing his class up front and it was the player/manager who put the Swifts ahead on 30 minutes after
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Blues suffer after good start
Ystalyfera 57 Haverfordwest 18 Haverfordwest scored three tries in their match at Ystalyfera but still went down to a heavy defeat in a game which was very entertaining but where the Blues rising injury list was more and more apparent as flanker Karl
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Hospitals bright new welcome
Withybush Hospitals newly refurbished entrance hall was officially opened on Monday. The event marked the start of National NHS Open Week, organised by Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust. In attendance was Stephen Redmond, director of human resources
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Saints slammed
St Davids 7 Llanelli Wrers 60 Several late changes caused by house-building and work commitments meant that St Davids started their home match against Llanelli Wanderers with just the bare 15 players and the Saints were always up against it with so many
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Spain beckons for retiring coxswain
Fishguards longest-serving coxswain this century is heading off to Spain when he retires in August. Frank George joined the Fishguard lifeboat crew as coxswain on October 1st, 1983, having previously been on the crew in 1973/4. Since then, he has skippered
