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  • Thursday school closures announced (January 2010)

    Please note this is an ARCHIVED story from January 2010. For school closures December 17, 2010 please go to Pembrokeshire County Council school closures information Pembrokeshire County Council has announced that the following schools will be

  • Weather disrupts Pembrokeshire services

    Services throughout Pembrokeshire have been disrupted today (Wednesday) due to the prevailing icy weather conditions. Pembrokeshire County Council partially cancelled refuse collections, with rubbish only collected from the main streets.

  • Fire fighters and police deal with snow crashes

    Fire crews and police officers throughout Pembrokeshire have been out in force due to several car accidents caused by the freezing conditions. Just before 5am this morning (Wednesday) Cyrmych crew dealt with a car which had left the road and collided

  • 42 Pembrokeshire schools closed due to weather

    More than half of Pembrokeshire’s schools were closed today (Wednesday) due to bitterly cold weather, roads made impassable by snow and ice and in one case a lack of pupils. A total of 42 schools were closed to pupils and all school transport services

  • Milford mayor urges communities to stick together

    The mayor of Milford Haven, councillor Tony Eden, has urged local communities to stick together during the current cold snap. Cllr Eden admitted he had not known a situation like this for many years and advised Pembrokeshire people to support each

  • Welsh Assembly promises support to snow-struck communities

    Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones, has said the Welsh Assembly Government will do everything to help local authorities deal with the current big freeze, which could last for a further two weeks. "We fully understand the pressures due to the severe

  • Gritters working round the clock

    Pembrokeshire has enough salt for three more days and is getting fresh supplies daily the county council has said. More than 20 road gritters and snow ploughs have taken to local roads in the past 48 hours. The leader of Pembrokeshire County

  • Snow hits the County

    Haverfordwest County 0 Aberystwyth Town 1 Aber deserved the three points as their attacking was always slightly more incisive, but in the end the heavy snow-storm which hit the Bridge Meadow early in the first half was too much for both sides. Derek

  • Commuters describe nightmare journey home

    Motorists in Pembrokeshire endured nightmare journeys home yesterday (Tuesday) after snow caused chaotic scenes on the county's roads. Hundreds of people were forced to ditch their vehicles on the side of the road while others remained stationary

  • Public urged to collect abandoned cars

    Dyfed-Powys Police and Pembrokeshire County Council are urging people who may have abandoned their cars in yesterday’s heavy snow to go and collect them. A number of vehicles were abandoned in the severe weather yesterday, some of these have not been

  • Police issue snowball warning

    Dyfed-Powys Police are asking all people to be mindful of the impact of messing about in the snow, particularly throwing snowballs has on drivers, the elderly and vulnerable. “While we do not want to spoil the enjoyment of children playing in the snow

  • Critically ill woman airlifted to Withybush

    A critically ill woman was airlifted to Withybush Hospital in yesterday’s (Tuesday‘s) wintry conditions. A land ambulance had gone to the aid of the woman, suffering a possible pulmonary embolism, in Stammers Road Saundersfoot. Paramedics

  • Search for man missing in freezing conditions

    Police and coastal rescue services were tasked to search for a man who went missing in last night’s (Tuesday’s) freezing conditions. Tenby coastguard rescue team and Pembrokeshire sector manager were asked by police to join the search for the local

  • Cilgerran kayak stolen

    Crymych police are appealing for information about a canoe stolen Dolbadau Road in Cilgerran. The blue single seater kayak type canoe was last seen in Saturday, January 2nd. Anybody who has seen the vessel is asked to contact PC Chris Lewis at Crymych

  • Stolen rabbit returned to owners

    A black and white Dutch rabbit, stolen from a rabbit hutch in a secluded location in the Templeton area, has been returned safe and well to its owners. The beloved family pet was stolen on Tuesday, December 29th 2009. Narberth police confirmed

  • Point-to-point races called off at Lydstep

    Despite every effort made by the newly formed Area Hunt Club Committee, the start of the west Wales point-to-point at Lydstep was called off. Weather conditions were worse than predicted, as the coastal course at Lydstep left officials with no option

  • Tragic end for owners and trainer of Hold Em

    Pembrokeshire racehorse owners David Hughes and Mike Evans were devastated that their horse Hold Em had to be destroyed at Cheltenham racecourse on New Year’s Day. David Hughes said: “Hold Em was a beautiful horse and showed plenty of potential and this

  • Weather again ruins rugby programme

    Rugby clubs across the county must be wondering when they can get back in action after several weeks out for the autumn internationals have been followed by postponements through waterlogged pitches, and now by the snow which swept across the county on

  • Bishop Cup shared after epic battle

    Llangwm 3 Haverfordwest 3 Haverfordwest and Llangwm officials agreed to share the Bishop Cup for six months each after the traditional Boxing Day encounter at a packed Pill Parks ended in a 3-3 draw. Although there were no tries, and errors aplenty

  • Plans to develop Tenby's fire struck hotel

    Plans have been lodged for  a major new development scheme for Tenby, with the site of the fire-ravaged Royal Gatehouse Hotel at its heart. This Easter will see the second anniversary of the devastating blaze that ripped through the seafront hotel, which

  • Some Pembrokeshire schools open today

    The following Pembrokeshire schools are open today (Wednedsay). However pupils are advised to walk in: Broad Haven (please bring packed lunch) Saundersfoot Tenby Juniors Prendergast Fenton - open for years 1 upwards

  • Wednesday school closures announced

    All secondary schools in Pembrokeshire will be closed today, Wednesday, January 6th. There will also be no school transport services in operation in Pembrokeshire today. Pembroke School and Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn will be closed. Portfield