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  • HGV crash closes road

    The road between Fishguard and Cardigan at Tufton Bends was reopened after five hours today following a crash involving two heavy goods vehicles. The crash happened at 9.20am this morning and one man was trapped. Fire crews from Fishguard and Haverfordwest

  • Woman accused of using false passport

    A Vietnamese woman from Saundersfoot tried to get a job using a passport stolen during an armed raid in Marseilles in the south of France, a judge heard today. Thi Nguyen, aged 25, of St Bride's Hill, Saundersfoot, is accused of providing false information

  • Indefinite jail sentence for Milford Haven paedophile

    A "prolific and determined" paedophile was jailed indefinitely at Swansea crown court today. Christopher Charles Blacker, of Stratford House, Milford Haven, admitted making and possessing child pornography. The 54-year-old was jailed for a third

  • Easter robbery from builder's yard

    SPRING has sprung for the thieves of two pieces of heavy duty garden equipment which were stolen from a builder's yard in Pembroke over the Easter weekend. An 8hp Tracmaster' cultivator, worth £1700, and a 6.5hp Camon shredder, worth £900, were removed

  • Double celebrations at the Torch

    There have been double celebrations at the Torch Theatre this week, as the re-vamped venue hosted a glittering launch party on Wednesday and then celebrated a decade of Doran yesterday (Thursday). The Torch's artistic director, Peter Doran, has now

  • Meeting to reassure Tenby residents

    A meeting to reassure the public following the blaze that destroyed Tenby's Royal Gate House Hotel will take place today (Friday). Richard Brown, civil contingencies manager for Pembrokeshire County Council, will be at Tenby's De Vallence Pavilion

  • Woman to pay cop compensation

    A woman with learning difficulties who damaged a friend's property and assaulted two police officers when her birthday celebrations turned sour was ordered to pay £160 by Haverfordwest magistrates yesterday (Thursday). Christine Gallears , of 73 Augustine

  • Woman hospitalised after car overturns

    Emergency services were called to the scene of a road accident this morning, where a car had overturned on the A487 from Newgale to Roch. An ambulance was called to the scene at 6.50am and a woman was taken to Withybush Hospital shortly afterwards

  • Hit and run on Goodwick by-pass

    Police in Fishguard are investigating a hit and run which occurred on the A40 Goodwick by-pass on Monday night. A silver Vauxhall Astra was travelling from Goodwick by-pass towards Fishguard at around 11pm when a purple/blue Vauxhall Astra coming from