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Local clubs are holding their own
With most clubs taking a rest from league matches because of the Wales versus New Zealand match at The Millennium Stadium, it is perhaps an ideal time to look at the performances of Pembrokeshire clubs playing in Division One, where Whitland and Narberth
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Weekend break on offer for a festive bather
TENBY'S brave Boxing Day bathers are being encouraged to splash out on collecting even more sponsorship this year with the goal of winning a relaxing weekend break. Last year the event raised more than £15,200 for charity, which takes the total raised
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Robins rejoice as Hakin held to a draw
Top story of the day in local soccer, (apart from a host of games being called off due to waterlogged pitches) has to be Hakin being held to a draw against Milford United. In fact, they could very well have gone down to a shock defeat if it wasn't for
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New pricing proposals 'won't leave farmers out of pocket'
Spring milk producers in Pembrokeshire will not be disadvantaged by First Milk's new pricing proposals, claim the co-operative. There is concern that a new dual pricing structure will penalise producers in early grazing areas like Pembrokeshire. But this
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First shoots of success in garden restoration
TANGLES of bramble, bolts of thistle and vistas of Himalayan knotweed are what greeted Chris Beardshaw when he first set foot in the former Victorian kitchen garden of Clynfyw in North Pembrokeshire. The garden, created around 1850, once served the great
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Visitors have the solution for winning at the Meadow
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 0 TOTAL NETWORK SOLUTIONS 3 In the first half of a game in high wind and rain, the Bluebirds played some of their best football of the season, but in the end the powerful League-leading fully professional TNS ground their way inexorably
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MP hits back at Queen of Mean
An insulting remark by television's 'Queen of Mean', Anne Robinson, could damage Pembrokeshire's tourism industry. Preseli MP Jackie Lawrence has leapt to Pembrokeshire's defence after a vitriolic comment made on the game show, 'The Weakest Link', last
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Bedwas in seven heaven as Otters crash to heavy defeat
Bedwas 60 Narberth 25 Bedwas leap-frogged over Narberth with a big win at a Bridge Field which was in good condition despite the heavy overnight rain. The homesters grabbed seven tries as they generally looked much sharper than The Otters and No 8 Deri
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Entries soaring for brighter lottery
WHEN the Pembrokeshire Lottery announced in September it was back, it really meant it. Since the registration with the Gaming Board came through, all efforts have been made by the team at the office of Investing In Pembrokeshire Society Ltd, to make the
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Staying positive despite the setbacks
It has been one of those years that few Pembrokeshire's dairy producers will look back on with joy. Stephen Alderman, the new county chairman of the NFU, admits he is no exception - 2002 will be remembered only for the setbacks which have beset the business
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Ponies back in the 'front line'
PONIES are back grazing sand dunes at Freshwater East for the first time in at least a quarter-of-a-century. Four Welsh ponies have taken up residence for the winter in an area fenced off by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, which last
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Great example of adapted fiction
The Quiet American Directed by Phillip Noyce Starring Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija, Tzi Ma, Robert Stanton, and Holmes Osborne. Cert. 15, Dur. 100 mins It seems this week is the cinema equivalent of a slow news week.
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Firefighters 'none the wiser' after MP's visit
FIREFIGHTERS on the picket line at Pembroke Dock were left 'none the wiser' after they claimed a visit from Labour MP Nick Ainger provided 'a lot of spin but no answers'. The station's full-time firefighters and the retained crew who 'back them 100%'
