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  • Hicks' hat-trick gives students a harsh lesson

    Football - Welsh Cup fourth round UWIC 1 HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 4 THE Bluebirds found UWIC quite stiff opposition for a while, but slowly got the measure of their Motaquote Welsh League opponents and by the second half were well on top, as Tim Hicks bundled

  • Young footballers shine at the Millennium Stadium

    Merlins Bridge recently took part in the championship five-a-side tournament under 10 age group held in the Millennium Stadium. They represented Pembrokeshire with pride and honour and showed they could compete at the highest level. Such was their determination

  • This week's football stats

    Here are this week's results, tables and fixtures from the James Williams Pembrokeshire Senior Football League: RESULTS: Saturday, February 5TH: WWFA INTERMEDIATE CUP Cwmfelin Press 1 Hakin United 2 St Josephs 4 Goodwick United 2 DIVISION 1 Camrose 0

  • Tributes to RAF man killed in Iraq air crash

    TRIBUTES have been paid to the Welsh RAF serviceman who died in the Hercules crash in the Iraqi desert last week. Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson, aged 34, spent much of his younger years in Pembrokeshire. His father was stationed with the RAF at Brawdy and

  • And they're off!

    The new point-to-point season in West Wales begins on Saturday with a six race card on the fixture being organised by the Vale of Clettwr Hunt at Erw Lon alongside the Llandysul- Pencader road. Alun and Pat Lewis of the Tyssul Stud at Cwmduad are this

  • Casualty watch

    PEMBROKESHIRE Community Health Council members Gary Hicks and Councillor John Cole took part in the annual Casualty Watch, an all-Wales CHC initiative, on Monday, January 31st. Withybush Hospital A&E Department deals with 46,000 attendances a year

  • St Teilo's Urdd national swimming success

    Splashing out to a great success at the Urdd national swimming competition in Swansea were St Teilo's School, Tenby. They were Pembrokeshire's representatives in the year three and four freestyle relay and came an excellent second. The relay team of Sarah

  • Consultant reinstated

    THE consultant gynaecologist suspended by Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust for whistleblowing is back at work at Withybush Hospital. Dr Chris Overton, who was reinstated after a meeting last week, returned to his post on Monday. He was suspended five

  • Frontline health battle highlighted by staff

    THE battle by frontline medical and nursing staff to provide adequate services for patients at Withybush Hospital has been further highlighted. Less than a day after 23 hospital consultants went public in the Western Telegraph over their concern at bed

  • 'Gentleman' Fred and the Twickers crossbar

    AS Wales thankfully defeated England in the Six Nations on Saturday, Telegraph Sport thought this humorous, but wonderful true story, which caused a big stir in the national press and TV in the late 1950s, would be a very fitting tribute to one of Pembrokeshire's

  • Firemen take on African mission

    A team of firemen and Rotarians from west Wales are bringing help to children in schools in Africa. Instead of being scrapped, two redundant fire engines carrying coils of water pipe are being sent to Kenya to help improve the water supply for 700 children

  • Cerys expecting second child

    CERYS Matthew is expecting her second child. The singer and her music producer husband Seth Riddle already have an 18-month-old daughter, Glenys Pearl y Felin, and live in Nashville. The former Catatonia star - whose parents Pauline and Phillip Matthews

  • Bells ring out for a class wedding

    A BEAMING smile from the bride as she clutches a bouquet of roses with one hand and her bridegroom with the other. This unusual wedding took place at St Peter's Church Johnston, on Wednesday and the happy couple and their guests were pupils at Johnston

  • Hardship concern over council tax rebanding

    THE inequitable effect of council tax rebanding and revaluation on older people who have lived in their homes for over 40 years is causing concern to some Pembrokeshire county councillors. Told that 16,857 properties in the county will move up a band,

  • Pipeline blast fuels fears

    Fears over the safety of the giant gas pipeline destined for the Pembrokeshire countryside have heightened after it emerged that 15 people were killed in a gas pipe explosion in Belgium just seven months ago. Some of the dead are reported to have been

  • Drink troublespots to face tougher controls

    STRICTER controls on pub licences in Pembrokeshire's alcohol-fuelled troublespots will come into force this year thanks to new laws. Licensees in Haverfordwest's Castle Square and Tenby's walled town will face the closest scrutiny from the authorities

  • Neyland suffer surprise defeat

    Indoor Cricket League (Sponsored by Martin James Health Club) Week Four: Neyland hopes of the Indoor League silverware were badly dented at The Meads last Sunday as they suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Haverfordwest B. Both sides had already

  • Trams, trains and horse racing to improve the town

    The introduction of horse racing at Haverfordwest's Racecourse, round-town tram or land train service, and better use of the river are just three of 20 projects put forward by local councillors. They had been asked to come up with ideas to improve Haverfordwest

  • A Bridge too far for Bluebirds

    Football - Pembrokeshire League Division One Narberth 1 Merlins Bridge 2 It was thirteenth time unlucky for Narberth as they followed up 12 league wins in succession by conceding a late, late goal to Simon Gilderdale which saw Merlins Bridge snatch the