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  • Marts mid May, 2010

    WHITLAND May 15TH J. J. Morris reports: A good entry of store cattle, with a steady trade throughout. A fair entry of grazing cows and an improved entry of cows and calves. A good entry of sheep for the time of year. Grazing cows (16): Overall average

  • Top student in the right place to scoop award

    An agricultural student from Camrose has scooped a top award for his work during a placement year in the industry. Stuart Williams, of Home Farm, Leweston was named one of Harper Adams University College’s placement students of the year for

  • Worried workers at TPT Construction Ltd not paid

    Workers at a long-established Pembrokeshire-based construction company have not been paid for up to six weeks. TPT Construction Ltd was bought by teenage tycoon Gareth Darbyshire last year. The 19-year-old paid for £7million for the business. The firm

  • Obituaries, May 26th 2010

    Mr W. D. Setterfield Milford Haven The death occurred at Withybush Hospital on April 24th of William Douglas Setterfield, of Wellington Road, Hakin, Milford Haven. He was 89. Originally from Swansea, he worked as a process operator in Esso Refinery

  • Obituaries, May 19th 2010

    MRS G. M. John Landshipping The death of Gwyneth May John occurred at Withybush Hospital on March 6th. She was 79 and had been ill for some time. Gwyneth was born at Garden Pitts, Landshipping, and was the eldest daughter of Randall and Mary Jones

  • Dyfed-Powys police crack down on mobile phone drivers

    Dyfed-Powys police caught 498 drivers using their mobile phones behind the wheel, as part of a month long driving campaign in April. The first All Wales Anti Mobile Phone Driving Campaign aimed to raise awareness about the real dangers involved when

  • Judge slams Haverfordwest magistrates for "shambolic" case

    A judge has severely criticised magistrates in Haverfordwest and the Crown Prosecution Service for presenting him with a "shambles" of a case. Judge Peter Heywood said he was staggered that they had accepted Bryan Mathias' version of events, after

  • Man admits "opportunistic" phone theft

    A man who stole a mobile phone off a woman who was serving him cigarettes at the time was being "opportunistic", a court heard yesterday (Tuesday). Luke Brummitt, aged 31, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft at Haverfordwest magistrates court. Prosecutor

  • Haverfordwest police investigate Superdrug theft

    Police are investigating an incident of shoplifting in Superdrug, Haverfordwest. On May 21st, between 12 and 12.30pm, a man described by officers as a “local vagrant” removed a product form the men's aisle and put it in a white carrier bag before

  • Antur Insurance - Pembroke County Cricket Results

    Saturday, May 22 Division one St Ishmaels (6) 192-7 lost to Cresselly (28) 193-2 Whitland (8) 205-7 lost to Haverfordwest (28) 207-6 Neyland (27) 106-5 beat Saundersfoot (5) 103-9 Narberth (11) 126-9 drew with Carew (20) 160-6 Lawrenny (9) 124-10

  • Horse rescued from muddy night-mare

    A large horse, stuck up to its shoulders in in mud, was rescued by Milford Haven firefighters. Crews were called to the incident at a farm in Llanstadwell at 3.50pm on Sunday. They spent nearly an hour and a half freeing the animal, using a winch

  • Lucy leading the way

    With this year’s point-to-point season entering its final furlong, Pembrokeshire riders and horses are featuring in the hunt for individual titles. South Pembrokeshire’s Lucy Jones moved six points clear of her rivals in the West Wales Area

  • Crews combine to tackle harvester blaze

    Fire fighters from Narberth and Whitland extinguished a combine harvester fire at Henllan Farm, Henllan Amgoed, on Monday. They arrived at the farm shortly after 1.30pm to find the machine well-alight and used two sets of breathing apparatus and two