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  • Surgeries recognised for investing in carers

    DOCTOR surgeries in Newport and Crymych have been recognised for their commitment to helping carers.The Preseli Peaks practices have achieved the Bronze Level in the Investors in Carers scheme in recognition of the support it provides to carers of any

  • Surgeries recognised for investing in carers

    DOCTOR surgeries in Newport and Crymych have been recognised for their commitment to helping carers.The Preseli Peaks practices have achieved the Bronze Level in the Investors in Carers scheme in recognition of the support it provides to carers of any

  • Trio cycle for sepsis awareness

    THREE cyclists are biking from Haverfordwest to Westminster in a bid to raise awareness of the life-threatening condition, sepsis.Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It can be caused by something

  • Rising star on the horizon for Small World

    THE Small World Theatre, Cardigan, is set to welcome a new wave of contemporary Welsh music this Friday. Gabrielle Murphy, the latest artist to be featured on the BBC Horizon show, will be performing alongside another rising star, Delyth Mclean. Residing

  • Age Positive

    AGE Cymru is Wales’s largest charity for older people. I’m writing to remind your readers that Sunday September 28 to Sunday October 5 will be Age Cymru’s first ever Age Positive Week. Age Positive Week will be our national celebration of all

  • Royal Navy reunion

    THANK you again local newspapers, like this one, for printing my letters about reuniting those who have served together in the Royal Navy. I have received some lovely stories and am pleased to announce that over the years I have managed to reunite

  • Walks were great success

    REPLY to Julia Benson from West Williamston concerning Haverfordwest Ghost Walks:-Thank you for commenting on the history walks organised by the historian and author Mark Muller and the costumier Sophie Dobson. The walks were, indeed a great success

  • Enough dragging county through the mud

    I COMMENT on the latest shenanigans of the Pembrokeshire County Council against a background of a lifetime associated with Local Government in this county. First as a journalist; then 20 plus years as a Local Government Officer and finally as a

  • Why such an outcry over change?

    WHY does there seem to be such a public outcry against the development of a multiplex cinema in the Milford Marina (although perhaps it emanates from a small minority, I must suggest). The Torch Theatre, for all of the wonderful things that it

  • Obituaries for August 27 2014

    Mrs S M Edwards Crundale THE death occurred peacefully of Mrs Sheila Edwards on Tuesday August 12 at the home of her daughter, where she had been residing for the last few years. Born in Broadhaven, Sheila who was 83, had lived in Oakfield

  • Church to celebrate county town's history

    A week of events celebrating Haverfordwest’s history starts today, Friday, August 29. The annual Local History week organised by St Mary’s Church, Haverfordwest, takes place in the church from today until September 5. This year the focus will

  • Human rights coup for Pembrokeshire charity

    Pembrokeshire People First (PPF), the local charity run by and for adults with learning disabilities, has pulled off a major coup for a second year running; hosting the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) Human Rights Tour.The tour is a hugely successful

  • Doctor's dinner to raise cash for CF unit

    A doctor from Fishguard, on a mission to raise money for the All Wales Cystic Fibrosis Unit, is holding a charity gala dinner at the Wolfscastle Country Hotel this evening (Saturday, August 30). Allison John was born with the condition 35 years

  • Patricia proves she is top of the class

    THERE seems to be no quenching a Fishguard woman’s thirst for knowledge as she picks up her second learning award of the year.Futureworks customer Patricia Leahy has been named Learner of the Year at the recent Pembrokeshire County Council Employer

  • Hitting the right notes at Fishguard Library

    HUNDREDS of people got into the groove at Fishguard Library over the Bank Holiday weekend.The visitors – both residents and holidaymakers – were serenaded among the books on Monday, August 25 by talented musicians as part of the town&rsquo

  • Teen airlifted after swallowing sea water

    A teenage swimmer was pulled out of the water by his friends and airlifted to hospital, after getting into trouble off Penycwm beach yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The teenage holiday maker got into difficulty after being taken out of his depth

  • St Dogmaels gets ready to stage village show

    ST DOGMAELS is preparing to hold its first village show next month, with something to keep the whole family entertained.The event takes place on Saturday, September 13 at the Abbey and St Thomas’ Church Hall. A wide range of classes are being offered

  • Sunday bus route to end after Operator's Licence withdrawn

    The only commercial bus service operating in Pembrokeshire on a Sunday is to cease. The 302 service between Haverfordwest and Milford Haven will stop after this weekend (Sunday, August 31st) as the operator, WH Collins and Co. Limited, has had

  • George's Marvellous Medicine

    Theatr Mwldan continues its traditional summer outdoor performances at the Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran in partnership with The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales beginning with George’s Marvellous Medicine on Sunday 31 August at 4pm.Award-winning