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• Walkway bid for southern shoreline

  Proposals for a raised footpath around the coastline of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock have been unveiled. read more

• Bursary winner warns of farming time bomb

  This years winner of the annual Clynderwen and Cardiganshire Farmers bursary award, is Cerwyn Davies, an agricultural student from Wernlwyd Farm, Wolfscastle. read more

• Margret awarded OBE

  MARGRET Price, former chairman of the Dyfed Powys Health Authority and the current chairman of the Carmarthenshire NHS Trust, has received an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List. read more

• Lets talk about the weather

  The weather reports are looking ominous these days. Regularly we are greeted with news of extreme conditions, like the scorching Indian heat wave last week which claimed over 1,000 lives as temperatures soared to 50oC. And closer to home, nearly two million residential properties in Wales and England are now categorised as at risk from flooding. read more

• Atomic waste fears

  News that the former armament depot at Trecwn is to be put up for sale again has been greeted with a mixed reaction in the community. read more

• Top doctor honoured

  Two Pembrokeshire people who have played leading roles in the health service in West Wales have been recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours List. read more

• Major new dairy co-operative formed

  Up to 50 West Wales dairy farmers supplying The Milk Group are to become members of a major new dairy co-operative. read more

• Rain stops play

  The heavy rain again dogged crickets hopes in Pembrokeshire and the entire second division programme had to be abandoned after every club had made a big effort to start. On Saturdays like this, one can only feel sorry for those who prepare the grounds so carefully, the scorers and tea ladies - not forgetting the frustrated players and umpires! read more

• Children warned of dangers of drugs

  OVER 200 primary school children in South Pembrokeshire have been given a drug awareness presentation, thanks to the initiative of the Rotary Club of Tenby and Western Power Distribution. read more

• Another dampener!

  Rain ruined yet another Saturday for the teams in the top echelon of Pembrokeshire Cricket, all four matches starting on time but all the victims of the rain which swept back in fairly soon afterwards. read more

• Mixed bag of movies

  A real mixed bag of new film releases this week. As the blockbusters get bigger through the years, and even through each summer, youll notice slow film weeks popping up. One studio will hold back its good movies to allow their big hit to cash in. The other studios will hold back their decent films for fear of losing some movie-millions in the shadow of something else. Then sometimes youll see such cautionary sales tactics fly out the window, as movies are put out head to head. Perhaps they risk that the over subscribed theatres of one show will be forced to spill into whats showing elsewhere. read more

• County faces strike threat

  A growing sense of dissatisfaction among workers throughout Pembrokeshire may see large scale strikes this summer. read more

• Girls descend on Tenby

  Over 500 female football fanatics descended on Tenby recently for a three day festival which was sponsored by Texaco. The festival was a huge success and it is hoped that it will become an annual event. Pictured are some of the girls who took part along with Phil Thompson of Texaco and Gerry Rigby, who is a football development officer. Full report in next weeks Telegraph. PICTURE: Gareth Davies Photography. read more

• County leads the way on holiday home tax policy

  Pembrokeshires lead in maximising the income it raises from holiday home council tax charges could soon be copied by English counties. read more

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