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  • Hope for iconic building as former hotel is sold

    THERE are high hopes for a major eyesore in Pembroke Dock after it was sold at auction for more than three times the guide price. The former Commodore Hotel site, Admirality Way, fetched £85,000– some £60,000 more than the guide price. The

  • Calls for 'blown up' post box to be replaced

    PRESSURE is mounting on Royal Mail to replace a north Pembrokeshire postbox after it was thought to have been blown up. Someone placed an explosive device in the box near the B4313 in Rosebush and detonated it, in June. A witness said he heard

  • Transport proposals welcomed

    THE North Pembrokeshire Transport Forum has welcomed a range of transport proposals which are being considered as part of the Fishguard and Goodwick Regeneration Plan. The plan is being developed by a town team, set up by Fishguard and Goodwick

  • Online appeal for help to fund cancer studies

    A DEVOTED mother of two from Boncath is well on her way to raising the money she needs to go to university next month. Jenny Wilkinson is so desperate to study for an MSc in Cancer Therapeutics that she has set up an online student fundraising

  • Care centre shortlisted for award

    A PALLIATIVE care centre in St Davids is celebrating after being shortlisted for the Lloyds Community Fund Award. Shalom House is one of four organisations in Pembrokeshire to be nominated for the scheme which provides much needed money to organisations

  • Boat escorted back to St Dogmaels

    CARDIGAN RNLI inshore lifeboat escorted a small sailing boat with two people on board back to St Dogmaels on July 21 after she ran into difficulties in Cardigan Bay.

  • Bricks and chimney pot theft

    POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of building materials from Carfarchell, near Solva. Chimney pots and red bricks were taken from outside a property sometime between July 24 and Monday, July 29. Witnesses should contact PC

  • Jellyfish sting

    CARDIGAN Coastguard Rescue officers assisted Poppit Sands RNLI Lifeguards and ambulance paramedics after a 10-year-old girl was stung in the face by a jelly fish last Friday (August 7) at around 5.20pm. The girl was assessed and released back to her

  • Children caught on rocks

    NINE children were helped after getting into difficulty on rocks at Caerfai Bai last Friday morning (August 2). St Davids Coastguard Rescue Team and the Inshore Lifeboat responded at 11.38am but were not required as the youngsters were helped to safety

  • Crash on A48

    THE A48 at St Davids was closed briefly on Sunday morning following a crash involving two cars and a van near Ocean Haze. Fire crews received the call at 9.52am. All motorists managed to free themselves from the vehicles. First aid was provided to

  • Polly Pardon in line up for hearty festival

    COUNTY and west Wales' own Dolly Pardon will be helping music fans set aside the 9-5 for a fundraising gig with lots of heart. In the second event organised to help buy and install a portable heart defibrillator, the Tin Shed, Laugharne, has a lined

  • Call to look out for illegal nets

    NATURAL Resources Wales is asking local people to be vigilant after another illegal fishing net was discovered on the River Teifi. The organisation received reports of a 75 foot long net across the river in the Cardigan Town area last Wednesday

  • Editor of county’s newest paper resigns after six editions

    THE editor of Pembrokeshire’s newest newspaper has resigned after just six editions following a ‘needlessly personal attack’ on a senior member of the Western Telegraph’s team. Bruce Sinclair, who has worked in the newspaper industry for many years

  • Wikileaks soldier's mum: 'I won't see my son again'

    The Haverfordwest mother of a young US soldier facing the rest of his life in prison admits she is unlikely to see him again. Speaking publicly for the first time, Susan Manning, mother of former Pembrokeshire pupil Bradley found guilty of charges

  • Bowl footage to be delayed

    HIGHLIGHTS of the Harrison Allen Bowl final, originally scheduled to be shown on Sky Sports today, have been delayed. Mike Rossiter, who led the Sky Sports crew who filmed on the day, said via his twitter page yesterday: “Guys a slight change of