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Potato thieves taking risk with health
Thieves targeting Pembrokeshire's potato crop could be putting their health at risk. The warning comes as farmers report a series of thefts from fields in the Pembroke Dock area. Potatoes, particularly varieties grown for seed, are treated with insecticide
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Shoppers say 'yes' to Bluestone plan
THE DEVELOPMENT of a green field site to create the multi-million pound Bluestone holiday village in the heart of rural Pembrokeshire is a sacrifice the county must make for the sake of new jobs. This was the clear message from shoppers (pictured) questioned
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Iraq duties force range to cancel fundraiser
Peace keeping duties by British military forces in Iraq have led to the cancellation of a major fundraising event in Pembrokeshire. The annual Forces Open Day at Castlemartin Range last year raised £3,000 for two good causes. But the event scheduled for
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End of an era as court closes
An era spanning over 600 years has ended in Tenby with the closure of the town's courthouse. The imposing Guildhall - with its views out to Carmarthen Bay from Court Two - has been the venue for local magistrates since 1987. Before that, justice was dispensed
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Scarecrows cause a carri-on
Highlighting Llangwm's famous Scarecrow Festival is this one manning the petrol pumps. Among the many weird and wonderful creatures who have popped up in the mid Pembrokeshire village is Prime Minister Tony Blair. As well as the parade of Scarecrows,
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Pollution slur on farmers
Dear Editor, - In your report, Sea Stretch Declared Unfit For Bathers (June 25th), the Marine Conservation Society had declared that bathing waters off Goodwick sands are unsafe while Goodwick Harbour south is safe and Roy Lewis had demanded answers from
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Showtime for saints and winners!
Helping to launch the agricultural show season at the successful St Clears Show were these two St Bernard dogs, Kia and Boris, pictured here with owner Laura Dutton, of Meidrim. The agricultural show season got off to an excellent start as the good weather
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Gyda Llaw
In our Welsh language column Gyda llaw (By the Way) Eifion Jenkins provides a list of words to assist Welsh learners. WRTH i filoedd o ymwelwyr groesi'r ffin i ymweld Chymru yr haf yma, mae un peth - yn fwy amlwg efallai na dim arall - yn dweud wrthyn
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The cream of the crop
A Pembrokeshire dairy producer with a background in marketing says milk buyers are letting farmers down by overlooking 'value-added' opportunities. Mike McNamara, who produces up to a tonne of Jersey clotted cream a month at Drim Farm, Llawhaden, accused
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Readers to the rescue with bus trip details
Dear Editor, - Thank you for printing my letter and old photograph of the open top bus, Real Horsepower To The Rescue, June 18th. I received a letter from Gareth James, of Newport. He tells me that the open top bus was taking children from the Cippin
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Fight to find cure to help baby Mia
A TEMPLETON family whose four-month-old baby daughter, Mia (pictured), has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, has already begun fund-raising for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, in support of the campaign to find a cure for this life threatening condition
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A tale of revenge and honour
THE waiting is over. The winner of this year's Red House Children's Book Award has been announced. Anthony Horowitz was presented with his prize at Kensington Roof Gardens in London, on June 14th, for his third novel in the Alex Rider series, Skeleton
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Singing the praises of that controversial blue
THE controversial Victorian blue on West Wales Properties' offices in Haverfordwest may have disappeared, but the colour lives on in the town. For police officer Kevin Jones and his partner Hannah Horgan, who runs Pembrokeshire Cleaning Services, have
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Unholy trinity returns
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE I have a bone to pick with a few of you. All those of you who helped to make the first Charlie's Angels movie such a success should be ashamed of yourselves. I understand the novelty appeal of it. It's a much-loved old
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Adam cheats death twice in fight against leukaemia
ADAM Evans-Thomas knows just how precious life is. For nine years he has battled against chronic myloid leukaemia. And, over the last three months, he has twice been close to death. It is a miracle he has survived. And it's due to his own incredible determination
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Some good news for rail users
Dear Editor, - Newspapers are quick to print horror stories such as the one in your June 25th issue, Pensioner's Nightmare Train Journey Ends In Tears. (When things go wrong, ask the train conductor for an official complaint form for compensation). but
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Use Shire Hall as our town hall
Dear Editor, - Haverfordwest doesn't have a town hall. Why not solve a problem by making the Shire Hall into our town hall? A debating chamber, advice centre for the townsfolk, an information centre for our visitors, a coffee shop to meet our friends?
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Euro help may be extended
WALES has received the clearest signal yet that the European Union could extend its funding programme to west Wales and the valleys beyond 2006. The current Objective 1 package, worth £1.2 billion, comes to an end in 2006. Wales is eligible under current
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Just singin' the blues
The Mojo Roadshow Blues Night Cottonmouth/The Hoochie Coochie Band/Fred Herring's Band Queens Hall Narberth Viv Stanshall once sang Can The Blue Man Sing The Whites?, and as the Mojo Roadshow Blues Night hit Narberth, the late Mr Stanshall would have
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Marts hit as bovine TB reaches record level
Record numbers of bovine TB casualties in west Wales have raised fears that Pembrokeshire will never be free of this disease. Hundreds of cattle have been slaughtered this year after reacting positively to tests for bovine TB. Figures suggest that Pembrokeshire
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Outdated creamery 'will never compete'
Campaigners who once argued a compelling case for re-opening Whitland's mothballed creamery admit the plant could now never compete commercially with the new state-of-the art processing factory at Westbury. Before Dairy Crest closed the Whitland factory
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Dumped rubbish poisoning cattle
Carelessly discarded rubbish containing lead is poisoning cattle on Pembrokeshire farms. Calves are most likely to fall victim to lead poisoning with numbers peaking after turnout. The National Animal Disease Information Service, a network of veterinary
