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On this day: Pembrokeshire Archive

Pembrokeshire Archive

• Political party and constituency: Conservative, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.

  Name: David Nicholas Thomas. Date and place of birth: 27/11/41, Cwmgors. Resident of: Gower, Swansea. Family/children: Married to Margaret, a teacher; daughter Rachel, a lawyer in London. read more

• Happy Haylett days

  IN 1956, Mrs Joan Sharpe and Mrs Joscelyne Hanby opened the doors of Haylett Grange School to eight children - four of whom were their own. When they retired 43 years later, the school they set up as young women had a solid reputation and 130 pupils. read more

• Love my tender?

  With a referendum on whether to adopt the Euro likely to take place this year, the British people will find themselves making one of the most important economic decisions in the country's history. read more

• Political party and constituency: Conservative, Preseli Pembrokeshire.

  Name: Paul Windsor Davies, aged 34. Resident of: Tresi Aur, Prengwyn, Llandysul. Family/children: Engaged. Employment: joined Lloyds Bank in 1987, currently business manager in Lampeter branch. read more

• Political party and constituency: Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales, Preseli, Pembrokeshire.

  Candidate's name: Sion Jobbins. Date and place of birth: 16/2/68, Kitwe, Gambia. Resident of: Aberystwyth. Family/children: Married to Siwan, two daughters Elliw and Gwenno. Employment: Presently marketing and access officer for the National Library of Wales. Political background? read more

• Homework

  A cartoon hangs on my office wall dedicated to the woman working from home. A sketched picture of a pyjama-clad woman camped at a desk strewn with empty wine bottles is a parody of myself and two million other British people. read more

• Independent, Carmar-then West and South Pembrokeshire Con-stituency.

  Name: Arthur Williams. Date and place of birth: Newport, Gwent. Resident of: Saundersfoot. Family/children: two daughters. Employment background: RAF - Territorial Army, P/T Salvation Army Envoy, motor industry. Political background: Experienced in dealing with people's problems (Union Representative - Salvation Army Envoy, Special Constable, etc). Public service: As above. Personal interests: Most sports, reading and keeping fit. Organisations: Church. 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

• Party and constituency: Labour, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.

  Name: Christine Gwyther. Date and place of birth: 9/8/59, Pembroke. Resident: Pembroke Dock. Children: none. Employment: sitting AM for constituency. Political background: Union representative; Labour Party parliamentary agent before fighting Assembly seat. read more

• Dad was a Cold War spy

  WATCHING James Bond movies has a special significance for the family of George Ringrose. read more

• Harnessing horse power

  A Sunday morning in the foothills of the Preseli Hills and local members of the British Driving Society are preparing for a 15-mile jaunt through the Pembrokeshire countryside. read more

• Bridging the Gulf - desert warfare 12 years on

  Twelve years ago, former Western Telegraph news editor Len Mullins experienced a New Year's Day with a difference. It is one which will live in his memory and which he is never likely to experience again. read more

• Rallying cry to young farmers

  Can it really be 60 years since the Pembrokeshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs staged its first County Rally? read more

• Political party and constituency: Welsh Liberal Democrats, Preseli Pembrokeshire.

  Pembrokeshire. Candidate's name: Mike Warden. Date and place of birth: 28/11/1936, Southgate, Middlesex. Resident of: Puncheston. read more

• Secret Army stands down with pride

  DURING 1942 the defences of Britain had greatly improved and although there was no real reason for retaining the Auxiliary Units it was felt that to stand them down was premature. read more

• Democracy at work at the grass roots

  TO MANY PEOPLE, the words 'community council' evoke images of cosy village fetes and busybodies. read more

• Political party and constituency: Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales, Carmarthen West and South Pembro

  Name: Llyr Hughes Griffiths Date and place of birth: 25/9/1970 - Aberystwyth. Resident of: Carmarthen. Family/children: Married to Delyth. Employment background? Currently works for the Plaid Cymru MEPs in Haverfordwest. read more

• Political party and constituency: Labour, Preseli Pembrokeshire.

  Name: M. Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey. Date and place of birth: 03/09/1958, Totnes, Devon Resident of: Ambleston. Family/children: Husband Mark and five children. read more

• Opening up our countryside

  Fifty years ago, the National Park Committee held its first meeting, ushering in a new era for Pembrokeshire. read more

• Justice ends at the Shire Hall

  REMOVAL of the courts from the Shire Hall, Haverfordwest, to their new premises at the town's Hawthorn Rise ends 168 years of judicial hearings in that imposing building. read more

On this day: Pembrokeshire Archive