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Delight all round as pupils make the grade in GCSEs
Pupils across the county celebrated another set of impressive exam results last week. GCSE results in Pembrokeshire were slightly better than last year in the grade A* - C range, with nearly 60% of the countys students achieving five or more results in
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Rosies new challenge in memory of Clive
AUTHOR and adventurer Rosie Swale Pope has sailed around the world, run across the Sahara Desert, Iceland, Cuba and Kosovo, ridden the length of Chile and walked most of Wales, among numerous other achievements. But she faces one of her most emotional
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Beaches are best in the country
Pembrokeshire has the best beaches in the country, a county councillor has claimed following an Environment Agency report last week on standards of cleanliness at Welsh seaside resorts. Of 75 beaches surveyed, all 20 of the Pembrokeshire beaches included
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Contestants in-spire-d by sand churches
35News Sandchurch contest Glorious sunshine and perfect conditions welcomed more than 60 entrants to the Western Telegraph sponsored 13th annual sandchurch building competition at Whitesands Beach, St Davids, last week. The standard of entries once again
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Lamphey gain vital win
Lamphey (199 for 3) beat Cresselly (199 for 8) Umpires: Ray Kane and Barry Wood Scorers: Helen Hodges and Dave Richards Dave Lovell helped Lamphey keep alive their hopes of making the dreaded drop into Division Two as he registered a score of 93 not out
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Seaside tragedy
A five-year-old boy drowned off Saundersfoot on Saturday morning when he drifted several hundred yards out to sea in a toy inflatable dinghy. The boy, on holiday from Herefordshire with his parents, panicked and jumped overboard - watched by his father
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Whitland are safe - Llangwm must wait
Whitland (227 for 9) drew with Llangwm (157 for 9) Umpires: Les Hastings and John Williams Scorers: Richard Merriman and Jeff Saies Whitland made sure of their own First Division survival as they gained the better of the draw against fellow basement battlers
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A winning combination
Insomnia Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Matt Donavan. Dur 118 mins, Cert 15 I do believe that I can feel autumn in the air. You can count the months on one hand that will pass until the next
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Town tumble on the brink of success
Haverfordwest (141 for 8) beat Hook (139 all out) Umpires: Hilliard Davies and Dave Brandon Scorers: Jayne Cole and Arthur Green Haverfordwest remain at the top of the table with one week to go, increasing their lead over Carew by a point as a result
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Plans to take sign protest all the way
Furious business people from all over Pembrokeshire are prepared to mount a legal challenge to the county councils pavement signs crackdown. Earlier this year, the authority warned it would prosecute traders cluttering the sidewalks with unauthorised
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The fifth annual Milford to Tenby Rally will be taking place this Sunday, 1st September. Entry is free and the aim of the event is to promote Pembrokeshire. There have been over 175 entries, including classic cars and vintage motorcycles. This year our
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New abattoir will boost organic farming industry
A new farmer-owned abattoir will play a key role in developing Pembrokeshires organic livestock industry. The Pembrokeshire Meat Company, formed by 64 farmers and businessmen in a county which lost its only abattoir 13 years ago, forecasts an expansion
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Brawdy plays host to 'giants of the skies
Pembrokeshires aeroplane enthusiasts were treated to the unexpected and awesome sight of the largest aircraft in service with the RAF landing at Brawdy last week. The C-17 Globemaster - with a wingspan of almost 170 feet and powered by four Boeing 757
