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  • PICTURE GALLERY: St David's Day 2015

    CHILDREN across Pembrokeshire have been all smiles for St David's Day. Patriotic costumes and colours have been on display with babies, toddlers and primary school children of all ages getting in on the act. Our reporters and photographers

  • Giant step towards third title on trot

    Hakin United 9 Monkton Swifts 1 HAKIN United thrashed poor Monkton Swifts and moved a giant step closer to retaining their third league title on the trot. As the score line suggests this clash was completely one-way traffic for Gary Dawes

  • Folk and classical weekend at Rhosygilwen

    GUESTS from one of the UK’s most famous folk clubs are among the top folk and classical music names appearing at Rhosygilwen, near Cilgerran this weekend. Geordie singer Bob Davenport, who used to MC the folk club in Islington in the 1970s, is joined

  • Ten-man Dragons thrash the Saints

    St Clears 2West Dragons 5TEN-man West Dragons gained a convincing victory at St Clears and moved out of the relegation zone.Ashley Prior scored that gave the visitors an early lead, Dan Ramsey equalised in the 37th minute from a long throw-in. Rhys Clutterbuck

  • Christopher brothers help Seasiders to victory

    Tenby 3Herbrandston 1TENBY came from a goal down to finish comfortable victors against Herbrandston at the Clicketts.The visitors took the lead in the tenth minute by virtue of an own goal. The Seasiders equalised in the 40th minuteas Sam Christopher

  • Obituaries for Western Telegraph March 4 2015

    Mrs B Allen Carew MRS Betty Allen of Kesteven Court, Carew passed away at Ashdale Nursing Home on January 26. She was 85. Originally from Lawrenny she was a housewife and after being widowed in 1988 worked at Manor Park Wildlife Park until

  • In reply

    REGARDING the letter ‘Memory Lane’ from Mr Dave Lewis, Porthcawl, Bridgend. My mother still lives in Roch and can remember Dave Lewis and his parents. She has a photograph of the family which she would like Mr Lewis to have. He is very welcome

  • Six ways

    I AM a 70-year-old Penycwm boy who finds all the recent publicity about the pebble bank at Newgale very amusing. I well remember walking down the hill to see the sea wash over the pebble bank over many years. I can remember the wooden beer barrels

  • Raising standards

    YOU may be aware that Tasker Milward School, Haverfordwest, was visited by Estyn in January and they provided us with a useful commentary on our progress. I have sent this letter to all parents and carers at the school. Could you please print it

  • Road hell

    RE: The roadworks at Little Milford on the old Burton Road. Talk about long-winded! I realise what they are doing is deemed as complicated but 3 or 4 months is something else. A neighbour of mine recently took 1 hour 20 minutes to arrive at an

  • Frustrating

    I’M sure other readers will share my frustration at the issues which blight the quality of life for pedestrians in our town. Vehicles parked on pavements, speeding traffic and crossings which don’t allow sufficient time for people to cross the

  • Ignoring the farm reality

    THOSE who are saying there is a good future for farming and imply that the milk crisis is temporary and will pass are ignoring reality. Banks and leasing companies scrambled to lend to farming, because they could see intervention and the MMB, gave

  • Late strike sinks sorry Sports

    Saundersfoot Sports 1 Merlins Bridge 2 STEPHEN McNabney scored two goals in the second half to earn ten-man Merlins Bridge a narrow victory at rock bottom Saundersfoot Sports. Sports right back Adam Davidson gave the Sports a 15th minute

  • Taxi smash man to be sentenced

    A man who spat in a police officer’s face and kicked him in the cheek after dodging a taxi fare and smashing up a minibus, is due to be sentenced today (Wednesday). Appearing in front of Haverfordwest magistrates last month Lawrence James Goldsworthy

  • Mills strikes late winner for the purring Tigers

    Johnston 3Angle 2JACK Mills struck a late winner to secure an important win for Johnston against Angle at Glebelands.The Tigers had twice come from behind and with the last play of the game, Jack Mills’ direct free-kick from the touchline, bounced in

  • Battle to save Haverfordwest school sixth form begins

    ‘ONE voice for choice’ was the rallying cry following a public meeting about sixth form provision in Haverfordwest on Monday (March 2).Around 500 people attended a meeting at Sir Thomas Picton School (STP) called after Pembrokeshire County Council announced

  • Boxing Day assault woman due to be sentenced

    A Haverfordwest woman who admitted biting her partner after a Boxing Day party, and assaulting his teenage daughter, is due to be sentenced today (Wednesday). Amanda Louis Lewis, of Priory Court, Winch Lane, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault

  • Wigwam plan looks to be no go

    A bid to build 12 wigwam “glamping” lodges at a garden machinery business are expected to be turned down by national park planners today (Wednesday). The application, by William Staniland, proprietor of Jameston-based Brumwells Garden Machinery