PEMBROKESHIRE has been promised a £143.4 million kitty next year - the highest settlement in Wales. The record sum from the National Assembly works out at £1,224 for every man, woman and child living in the county. It will be spent by the council to deliver
Thomas Ashworth has all the attributes of a budding athlete, but the nine-year-old will never fulfil his potential. For he was born with Chromosone Mosaic Ring, possibly as a result of his father's contact with chemicals during the Gulf War. He seemed
Wales experienced the disappointment of defeat against the All Blacks as Daniel Carter grabbed 26 points and Rico Gear grabbed a try hat-trick in a 41-3 success, writes Bill Carne. However supporters of rugby in the county will have been delighted to
THE best seafood restaurant in Wales is right here in Pembrokeshire. The Shed restaurant and tearooms in Porthgain was awarded the 2005 title by the AA Restaurant Guide. And nobody is more surprised than owners Caroline and Rob Jones. With no formal training
The shores of the Haven Waterway could become the location for another major fuel project. This development - a biofuel facility - would find favour with the green lobby, boosting the agricultural industry and add yet another strand to Pembrokeshire's
Pembrokeshire League First Division Goodwick United 4, Herbrandston 2 Goodwick United defied the awful weather conditions to gain a comfortable home win over a gritty Herbrandston side which never gave up battling but could have few complaints about the
.Puncheston tennis club recently held its annual presentation evening after another successful tournament again this year. John Deason from Pembrokeshire County Council presented the awards to the following winners: Primary Singles winner: Dominic Bower-Rees
FLOODING hit the coastal village of Solva again yesterday (Tuesday) with early reports of properties in New Street being waterlogged. The fire service was called to the area at 8.30am and throughout the day anxious residents and county council workmen
Tension between health chiefs and the organisation which campaigns on behalf of patients in Pembrokeshire ignited this week in a strongly worded letter peppered with accusations of mistrust. In a leaked letter to the Western Telegraph, Ashley Warlow,
A Pembrokeshire family has been devastated at the news of the death of their 34-year-old son and brother in a fishing accident in New Zealand. Rupert Martin, aged 34, was last seen by his Japanese fiancee as he set out in a kayak on Saturday morning local
The level of compensation paid to landowners whose property will be crossed by the LNG pipelines is derisory, according to the farmer who stands to lose the most. Leslie Philpin will be paid £60,000 in return for allowing a 45-metre wide trench to be
Are you ready for the Big Freeze? Predictions are for the coldest winter for many years and everyone is being warned to wise up and keep warm. A Pembrokeshire county council spokesman has said: "The Met Office's forecast suggests that the coming winter
ONCE again heavy rain disrupted Saturday's football programme, writes Gordon Thomas. Only half of the games involving local teams in the West Wales Intermediate Cup second round actually took place. Carew's difficult season continued as they travelled
James Williams Pembrokeshire Senior Football League Saturday, November 5th WWFA Intermediate Cup - Second Round Dafen Welfare 3 Carew 1 Llandeilo Town 1 Hubberston 2 Narberth 2 Ynystawe Athletic 1 Penyfan United 6 Milford United 5 DIVISION 1 Goodwick
AN URGENT inquiry into NHS dentistry in Wales will be held by the Welsh Affairs committee at the House of Commons. The inquiry was prompted by Preseli Pembrokeshire MP, Stephen Crabb (pictured below), who wrote to the committee asking for an immediate
Four men from west Wales have been jailed for spreading cannabis resin throughout the area. 'Mr Big' Wolfgang Necke, aged 46, was jailed for 32 months after he admitted conspiring to supply kilos of cannabis resin . The operation centred on his home in
Friday Evening - National League Division One Waunarlwydd 20, Narberth 10 Narberth lost this away encounter where the commitment and determination of the Waunarlwydd pack, supported by No 10 Alun Richards, overcame the somewhat below par Otters' pack
