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  • Ocean Princess kicks off cruise season

    MORE than 800 tourists will visit Milford Haven next week, as the town’s cruise season gets underway.The Ocean Princess will arrive at 8am on Tuesday, August 5, and be in port until 5pm, before departing for Dublin.Mayor of Milford Haven, Cllr Eric

  • Joy rider puts pen to poster

    A former teenage joy rider who "caused mayhem" earlier this year by driving erratically across Pembrokeshire has warned others not to follow his example.The 15-year-old caused minor damage to parked and moving vehicles. He was eventually arrested

  • Record numbers take part in Tenby 10k

    The Tenby 10k, sponsored by Bluestone, was held in glorious sunshine on Sunday, July 27. A record number of 640 entries enjoyed the course from the town's St Julian Street around Penally and back in to High Street, with a finish in Tudor Square

  • Show us what you're made of

    DO you play music in Pembrokeshire? Are you a solo performer, a DJ, a bedroom producer, or in a band? We are always looking to promote local music talent, whether you perform locally, in uni, or have moved out of the county to pursue your dream.Whether

  • Wheel-y good fun at Narberth pram push

    THERE wheel-y couldn’t be a better way to spend an evening in Narberth than enjoying the thrills and spills of the town’s annual crazy Pram Push.The ever-popular Civic Week event saw a variety of wheeled contraptions, each with a three-person

  • Special Olympics given community life award

    SPECIAL Olympics Pembrokeshire has been given a community life award by ASDA Pembroke Dock.Gymnast Jemma Bowie-Hallam received a £25 cheque from store worker Lucy Canning on behalf of Special Olympics Pembrokeshire. Jemma has competed in Special

  • Politicians' anger over renal unit delay

    Politicians from across the political divide have voiced their disappointment that Pembrokeshire dialysis patients will have to wait until at least September before they can receive their treatment at Withybush Hospital's new renal unit. As reported

  • Neyland bow out

    NEYLAND bowed out of the Welsh Cricket Cup after losing their regional final at Pontarddulais on Sunday.The home side made 186 from their 40 overs – before Sean Hannon’s men fell to 132 all out in their reply.Pontardullais will now go into

  • Volunteers join in woodland management project

    IT WAS a day of pulling Himalayan Balsam and making Pembrokeshire charcoal for a team of South Hook LNG volunteers at the National Trust’s Stackpole Estate recently.They joined Pembroke 21C Community Interest Company (CIC) staff as part of their

  • Town gears up for Bicentenary Water Festival

    PEMBROKE Dock is gearing up for a wet and wild weekend of birthday fun.The two-day Bicentenary Water Festival spectacular takes place on Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10.The festival starts with a party at the Pill – with watersports and

  • Controversial traffic scheme temporarily shelved

    An experimental traffic scheme due to start today (Monday), which will override some parts of Dale’s one way system, has been postponed for further public consultation. Residents of Dale have called the scheme, which will see a two way traffic

  • FatCat records promotes Pembrokeshire duo

    TWO local solo artists are looking like the cats that got the cream this week, thanks to indie music label FatCat records.Pembrokeshire collaborators Derren Heath and Quiet Noise (aka Adam Wilkinson) have had their luscious, ambient piano ballad Ensoul

  • Family fun at the 14th Signal Regiment open day

    HUNDREDS of people poured through the gates of Brawdy’s Cawdor Barracks on Saturday, as the base held its annual open day.The14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) hosted the event which was raising money for the ABF The Soldiers’ CharityAttractions

  • Refinery staff get up close with racing super car

    ONE of the world’s top racing cars – an Aston Martin GTE - wowed staff at Valero Pembroke Refinery during a recent visit.Capable of reaching 100mph in just over four seconds, the Aston Martin GTE – sponsored by Valero at racing events

  • Pop-up festival set to rock the Tiddly

    THE Tiddly is set to be the latest go-to destination for the festival-goers of Pembrokeshire. Promotion group EasyAs have organised a three day pop-up festival that will feature a host of Welsh talent. Headlining will be Cardiff based singer-songwriter

  • School celebrates Children’s University awards

    A CEREMONY was held at Pembroke Dock Community School at the end of term for 60 pupils who received awards from the Children’s University.Bronze, silver, gold and gold+ awards were presented by Catharine Bleasdale, of the University of Wales, Trinity

  • Tenby store's fundraising success

    A year’s worth of fundraising and awareness support is being given to a south Pembrokeshire-based charity by the Tenby branch of Sainsbury’s.The Harriet Davis Trust was chosen by the store as its charity for the next 12 months, following customer

  • School celebrates top achievements

    GOODBYES are always hard but it was with immense pride that Golden Grove School bid its year six pupils a fond farewell at the end of the school term.“We recognise their achievements, their politeness and their contribution to our school,”

  • Bluebirds over run Westfields in second half

    Haverfordwest County 4 Westfields FC 1 It was an afternoon of real promise on the Conygar Bridge Meadow as a Bluebirds squad of 17 players comfortably took the measure of a good Midlands side in the first half and over-ran them in the second

  • High speed action in Pembrokeshire

    THIS  Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3 the Men's National Autograss Championships will be held near Sageston, Tenby starting at 9am, this is the twelfth year it has been hosted locally, with racing start at 10am. Four hundred qualified drivers

  • Pooches on parade at Roch Fun Dog Show

    ROCH Fun Dog Show returned on Saturday, July 26, attracting dozens and dogs and their owners. Organised by SPPOT (Supporting People and Pets through Opportunity and Training), the event was the focal point of the village fete held at Victoria Hall