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• Bid to charge for hospital parking

  The first step towards the possible introduction of car parking charges at Withybush Hospital has been made. read more

• Telegraph Farming - Extra

  Exciting news - Telegraph Farming has just got better. read more

• Out of their cage and into the studio

  DOGZUKI Title: Dead Again Release date: July 28th. read more

• Texan takes up refinery reins

  Texan oilman Darrel Jacob (pictured) took over the reins of the Total refinery at Milford Haven last week. read more

• Cut above the rest

  Pembrokeshire dairy farmers John and Gaynor Harries regard good quality silage as a key to maintaining yields in the winter. read more

• Sex shop plan is slammed

  A decision on whether Pembrokeshire will have its first-ever sex shop will be made tomorrow (Thursday). read more

• Now is time to have your say on GM

  Anti-GM activists in Pembrokeshire are urging the public to respond to a Government consultation on the commercial planting of genetically modified crops - before it is too late. read more

• MP applauds hunt ban

  Pembrokeshire's countryside supporters, defeated but defiant after the House of Commons voted to end fox hunting, are quietly confident of a reprieve - an optimism not shared by their MP. read more

• Bluestone takes step forward

  THE multi-million pound Bluestone Project has taken a step closer to becoming a reality, after part of the scheme received unanimous backing from Pembrokeshire County Council's planning committee yesterday (Tuesday). read more

• Fabled rooks are a nuisance

  DEAR EDITOR, - Maybe one day, the rooks nesting at the Cross Square in St Davids will return whence they came, the grounds of The Treasury in the Cathedral Close. I'm sure last week's writer Mrs Nona Rees (Fabulous Birds Of Folklore, June 25th) would welcome them to her surroundings. read more

• Park's role under scrutiny

  Dear Editor. - Your editorial 'County Needs A Future' asks what I see as a basic and right question of those who manage planning policy: "If not Bluestone, what for the future of the local rural economy?" read more

• Workforce goes green

  Green electronic component firm St David's Assemblies is enhancing its environmental credentials by calling on ARENA Network to deliver its new training programme. read more

• Brave police officers honoured

  The presentation of long service and good conduct medals was held at Dyfed-Powys Police Headquarters and officers, support staff and volunteers attended from the whole of the force area. read more

• Historic chapel saved by order

  A former chapel regarded as an important piece of Pembrokeshire's historical jigsaw is to be preserved and re-developed after its owners were told to hand it over to Pembrokeshire County Council. The National Assembly has granted the authority a compulsory purchase order for the Garrison Chapel, Pembroke Dock. Purchase of this grade two* listed chapel has been protracted because the building and surrounding land is owned by several different parties. These include a business registered in the British Virgin Islands. read more

• Parents vow to fight on against school closure

  Disappointed parents of pupils of Hermon village school have pledged to continue their fight against the county council's closure decision, which was endorsed by its children and families overview and scrutiny committee on Thursday. read more

• Sun shines on carnival

  This year's Newport Carnival was blessed with sunshine. read more

• Got a talent?

  IT'S THAT time of the year again, the time when the Western Telegraph's sister paper, the Milford & West Wales Mercury, casts a net for the best amateur talent in the county. read more

• Identity crisis

  IDENTITY(15) Starring John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet and John Hawkes. Directed by James Mangold. read more

• Nightmare rail network

  Dear Editor, - Your report, Pensioner's Nightmare Train Journey Ends In Tears (June 25th), epitomises the ludicrous situation that exists in the shambolic railway network. Each responsible faction admits only part liability and blames another one for the mess that the unfortunate pensioner found herself in. read more

• County launches most businesses in Wales

  Pembrokeshire saw more business start-ups than any other area in Wales during the first quarter of 2003, new research from Barclays shows. read more

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