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Rain fails to dampen the stars in their drive
DARK clouds overhead couldn't dampen the spirits of hundreds of enthusiasts who took to the roads on Sunday for the sixth annual Western Telegraph Pembrokeshire County Run. Under the drizzling sky, just under 300 car fanatics from all over the country
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Refinery strike threat halted
A threatened walk out over safety concerns by contractors working on the Texaco shutdown has been averted with a promise of improved communication between management and workers. A workforce of almost 3,000 is currently involved in the shutdown operation
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Planning permission approved for extension
Pembrokeshire County Council yesterday granted planning permission for the extension of the LNG terminal at the Petroplus Tank Storage site at Waterston. The extension will see the construction of an additional storage tank 85 metres in diameter and 50
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Road plan will split counties
Assembly proposals to change the current trunk road agency boundaries and split both Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire into two, are being strongly resisted by the county councils. Members of the executive board of Carmarthenshire County Council strongly
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Let the festival fun begin
Innovative street theatre and vibrant music marked the launch of a ten-day celebration of arts, culture and heritage in Pembroke. The inaugural Pembroke Festival was officially launched by local MP Nick Ainger during a lively opening ceremony outside
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Borderers slam sorry Tondu
Whitland 78 Tondu 0 Whitland opened their new season with a runaway win over a very weak Tondu outfit which was already 40 points adrift at the interval - and was never able to come to terms with the power up front of the Borderers' side, or the pace
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Union merger talks
Grass roots members of the NFU and FUW in Pembrokeshire may soon be asked to vote on a merger proposal. There has long been thinly veiled rivalry between these two organisations but the creation of one single Welsh farming union would give farmers a unified
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Nelson delighted with three points
St Ishmaels 3 Carew 0 St Ishmaels' new joint manager, Bob Nelson was delighted with his team's performance over Carew on Saturday as they atoned for their midweek disappointment at the hands of Herbrandston. "It was a good three points for us after Tuesday's
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Williams wins it for battling Blues
Tumble 5 Haverfordwest 12 Four penalties by outside half Steve Williams gave Haverfordwest a morale-boosting first-day win over Tumble but this was an all-round display which earned The Blues the league points since Tumble is never an easy place to secure
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Herbie make it two out of two
Herbrandston 2 Tenby 1 By Hywel Gibbs Two games into their season in Division One and Herbrandston must be thinking it's a breeze playing against the best teams in Pembrokeshire. Two games, two wins, against two teams which are a match for any side. On
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Thrills and spills at Jesse Road
Narberth 3 Hakin United 3 The match of the day was definitely held at Jesse Road, Narberth on Saturday. Six goals, one shared point and a thrill a minute display of local soccer of the highest order. With a new manager at the helm, it looks as though
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Resort descends into traffic chaos
Dear Editor, - As many Tenby people breathed a sigh of relief and embraced a novel sense of freedom at the end of pedestrianisation, the poor little town descended into its usual state of traffic chaos. Why cannot the authorities adopt a more consistent
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Councillors feel stifled by cabinet
Dear Editor, - A reader asks if council protest works - the short answer is no. From the inception of the current cabinet system, democracy vanished and there now exists a closed shop. County councillors who are not members of the cabinet find themselves
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A combination of realism and mythology
Work by two artists, exhibiting for the first time in Pembrokeshire, will be on show at the Oriel Y Felin Gallery, Trefin, from September 13th. Geoffrey Davies, from Porthcawl, and Simon Huson, from Chepstow, have striking and individual styles. Geoffrey
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Bid to speed-up demolition of unstable property
Pembrokeshire County Council has refused to confirm it has been given Commerce House - the unstable building at the bottom of Market Street, Haverfordwest - free of charge by its owners. A council spokesman said: "Pembrokeshire County Council is in private
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You'll get by with a little help
Way back in 1977, when anything seemed possible and everything seemed achievable, musicians took hold of the rock business and shook it to life. The reverberations of two songs released in that year by The Clash, Remote Control and Complete Control, are
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Decision time for legal aid bid in school closure drama
Parents of children at Hermon Primary School, who are desperately fighting its closure, will hear today whether they have been granted legal aid in their landmark case against the county council. The eagerly waited decision will come just before four
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Grandad denies murder attempt
A Pembroke Dock pensioner accused of rape tracked down his victim's mother and tried to murder her, a Swansea Crown Court jury heard yesterday (Tuesday). George Fairbrass, aged 71, of Waterloo Road, Pembroke Dock, heard the girl, 21, and her mother had
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Essential cancer trials
Essential trials are being carried out at Withybush Hospital, in the on-going battle against breast cancer. The Welsh Cancer Trials Network, which began in February, is a joint initiative funded by the National Assembly and Cancer Research UK. These crucial
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Crisis meeting over lack of NHS dentists
Haverfordwest Town Council is to invite representatives of all the county's town and community councils to a meeting, in an attempt to address the crisis in free dental provision in Pembrokeshire. Councillor Peter Stock informed the chamber, at their
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Equine illness warning
Tests have been carried out on four horses in Pembrokeshire suspected of having a highly contagious and potentially fatal illness. Strangles, a condition which causes severe coughing and swollen lymph glands, is understood to be rife across Britain. At
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Local woman fronts hunting campaign
A black Pembrokeshire huntswoman fronting the latest Countryside Alliance pro-hunting campaign has attacked so-called class prejudice against people who hunt. Sarah, who lives in Redberth and has ridden with the South Pembrokeshire Hunt for five years
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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. DYMA ni ar ddechrau tymor newydd a llu o weithgareddau a rhaglenni ar y teledu a'r radio wedi bod yn ystod Wythnos Dysgu Cymraeg er mwyn
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A gentle film with wonderful oddities
Calendar Girls Directed by Nigel Cole. Starring Penelope Wilton, Julie Walters, Helen Mirren, Annette, Crosbie, Geraldine James, John Alderton, Ciarn Hinds. Cert 12A. Dur 108 mins. This week's film should have been released on September 5th, a gentle
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D-Day for Bluestone
It will be D-Day for the £60 million Bluestone project on Monday, September 29th. A special meeting of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planning committee will be held to discuss the application, after committee members pay a visit to the proposed
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Tame Otters lack bite
Narberth 19 Llanharan 26 Narberth made a disappointing start to the season in Division One as they went down to a home defeat at the hands of a well-drilled Llanharan side that always held the edge in terms of possession and made fewer errors on the opening
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Law fails crime victims
DEAR EDITOR, - With reference to the story about the illegal rave at Marloes, it is absolutely ludicrous that in this day and age some people are allowed to do exactly as they please and get away with it. Similar problems have occurred in this county
