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  • Hook, line's a stinker

    A cygnet who should be cruising along the river in Haverfordwest with his family is lucky to be alive after the thoughtless action of a fisherman. The young bird had to undergo an operation to remove a length of tangled fishing wire from his beak and

  • Rest must tri harder

    Pembrokeshire Tristars recently took on the best young triathletes in Wales during the Welsh Triathlon Championships at Tonyrefail Leisure Centre. In the Tristart category for eight- year-olds, Samuel Withers took gold and was crowned Welsh champion.

  • County health service 'close to meltdown'

    GRAVE concerns have been expressed about the future of health services in the county after it was revealed that Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust has accumulated a debt of over £11 million, £8 million of which has to be paid back in four years. Plaid

  • Fill your belly and pocket at cafe

    MOST people visit cafes to fill bellies rather than rub them. But visitors to the Breakfast and Lunch Box in Charles Street, Milford Haven, have been receiving unexpected windfalls after rubbing the belly of an antique Chinese Buddha. Customer Lisa Davies

  • Cricket: the next generation

    A TEAM from Pembrokeshire faced opponents from north-east Wales, Carmarthenshire, west Glamorgan and Eryri in a recent Under 10 cricket festival in Aberystwyth. In beautiful weather, and with fantastic facilities, Pembrokeshire played a strong North East

  • Double agony of gas tragedy widow

    A WOMAN lost her unborn baby and her husband after carbon monoxide leaked into their Kilgetty home, an inquest heard on Thursday. The odourless and colourless gas, known as the silent killer, claimed the life of Saundersfoot businessman, Norman Brain.

  • Fun footy festival

    Pembrokeshire Disability Football Association recently held its first festival. Crundale was the venue for the festival, which was organised by disability officer Sian Bowen and members of the association committee, and there were entrants from Ceredigion

  • This week's cricket stats

    Here are this week's Dragon Sports Pembrokeshire County Cricket League results, tables and best performances: Division One: Whitland (5) 104 all out lost to Neyland (28) 108-5; Carew (5) 129 all out lost to Narberth (29) 133-3; Burton (3) 52 all out lost

  • Project is time well spent

    Youngsters in Marloes are joining forces with the community council to restore the clock tower in the centre of the village. Organised and funded by the Prince's Trust, a group of ten teenagers from the village are making interpretation boards, carving

  • Sun sets on the season

    Fishguard (122 all out) lost to Hook (283 for 5) Umpires: Alan Hansen and Rob Bellerby Scorers: Joy and Chloe James (both Hook) Another superb century by Jamie Phelps helped Hook round off an outstanding season with victory by a massive 161 runs against

  • Stylish Blues

    HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 2 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS 0 The Nomads were late arriving for this game and always looked a step behind the Bluebirds. Deryn Brace made two enforced changes from the side which lost to Cwmbran in the League Cup 18-year-old Richard Hughes

  • Restoration work reveals church secrets

    Medieval ceiling carvings which usually go unnoticed 40-feet up in the gloom of the nave of St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest, are revealing their secrets. From the scaffolding inside the church, as the £650,000 first phase of its restoration progresses

  • This week's county bowls results

    Results and tables for week ending August 28th: Division One: Neyland 58 (0) Pembroke Dock 104 (14); Milford Haven 80 (10) Tenby 73.75 (4). Division Two: Haverfordwest Castle 96 (14) Haverfordwest St Thomas 50 (0); Pembroke Dock A 85 (8) Milford Haven

  • Kate turns heads

    YOU have to take your hat off to Kate McKenny. Three years ago she was just beginning to piece together a new millinery business. Now the St Clears hat designer has joined the cream of the crop at the Hat Designer of the Year Awards. Kate was just one

  • Extra costs hit nursing homes

    Pembrokeshire nursing homes are calling for help from the Pembrokeshire Local Health Board (LHB) in light of new regulations. Since April this year nursing homes across the UK have to foot the bill for the disposal of surplus drugs. Local nursing home

  • Young angler bowled over ... by sunfish!

    BYRON Grey, aged four, of Little Haven, will never forget his latest fishing trip with his mum and dad, Andy and Vivienne Grey, and older brother Owen, 12. Byron was knocked over by a metre-long sunfish which suddenly leaped out of the water into their

  • Boyhood dream comes true for pilot Martin

    A young man who has dreamed of flying planes since he was five is this week celebrating after becoming a fully qualified commercial pilot. Twenty-five-year-old Martin Nichols, from Crundale, appeared in the Western Telegraph in 1996 when he passed his