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  • Obituaries, November 18th 2009

    MR H. O. R. T. THOMAS TENBY A large congregation gathered at St Mary’s Church, Tenby on November 7th for the funeral of Henry Owen Roger Thomas, of Tenby. Mr Thomas, who was 49 and known to all as Roger, died suddenly on October 23rd. Roger was born

  • Win free The Simpsons Scene It? board game

    The year 2009 marks 20 years since The Simpsons’ first full length TV series hit our screens. To celebrate, the number one DVD trivia board game Scene It? is set to test your knowledge on the first family of funny with the hilarious new The Simpsons

  • Marts news, November 25th 2009

    CARDIGAN November 9th Top prices: £2,020 Law, Lanfryn; £2,000 Jones, Olchfa; £2 000 Jnes Penyclun; £1,850 Puw, Hafod Wen; £1,820 Castell Gorwyn Farms Ltd. Beef calves (219) average: bull calves £200, heifer calves £178.

  • Kitchen fire causes smoke damage

    Fire fighters from Haverfordwest used two sets of breathing apparatus and a fire blanket to tackle a property fire at the town's Slade Lane yesterday (Tuesday). They were called to the house at 1.48pm. They found the fire confined to the ground floor

  • Camper van killer "does not belong in Broadmoor", court told

    A psychiatrist called by the prosecution told a jury today even she did not believe a man who killed his wife during a nightmare should be locked up in a mental hospital. Dr Caroline Jacob said Brian Thomas, aged 59, did not require treatment and the

  • Sofia in the spotlight for nursing awards

    A Hywel Dda Health Board nurse, who helps Pembrokeshire children and young people at risk of self-harming, will find out today (Wednesday) if she has won one of this year’s nursing "Oscars". Sofia Wadman works across the west Wales region, to educate

  • Send us your Children in Need snaps

    Are you bathing in beans, dancing flamenco in fancy dress, partying for Pudsey or doing anything else wild wonderful and wacky for Children in Need this Friday? If so we need your pictures. Send us snaps of all your fabulous fundraising efforts and

  • Narberth to feature in S4C's Bro tonight

    S4C’s hit series Bro heads for Pembrokeshire tonight (Wednesday) as intrepid presenters Shân Cothi and Iolo Williams visit the market town of Narberth. The pair will give viewers an insight into life in the area as they meet the characters and visit

  • Public and police battled to resuscitate pensioner

    An 86-year-old man died in Fishguard on Monday, after he collapsed outside the Cambrian Inn, in Hamilton Street. Emergency services were alerted to a man lying on the road at 10.54am. Members of the public and police officers administered first aid

  • Week three: Player profile: Daniel Evans

    Ammanford hero, full back Daniel Evans is another successful product of the Scarlets Academy. He played for Ammanford RFC, Llandybie and Tumble junior rugby clubs and has quickly risen through the ranks to become a talented Scarlets first-team player

  • Bluebirds' corner

    Reds are coming to town Haverfordwest County’s game at the weekend was one of many that were called off due to the storms that swept across the country. Those cancelled games along with some results in the games that were played ensured that our league

  • Hook’s true character ‘Hitch’ dies

    There was a great deal of sadness among the cricket and rugby fraternities of the county this week when it was learned that Terry Hitchings had died, writes Bill Carne. Known to all as ‘Hitch’, Terry played cricket as a very good all-rounder for Hook

  • Sports awards finalists announced

    The finalists in the hotly-anticipated 2009 Sport Pembrokeshire Awards have been announced. The judging panel has named the finalists in each of the 12 categories. The winners will be declared at a grand presentation ceremony on Friday, November 27th

  • Audiences in for a treat at Theatre Mwldan

    Martyn Joseph, one of Wales’ most talented and popular singer-songwriters returns to Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan tomorrow night (Thursday), bringing some new songs as well as favourite material. There’s nothing predictable about a Martyn Joseph gig

  • Support for Wear Point wind farm

    Dear Editor In a recent edition of the Western Telegraph, John Etherington claimed that more wind energy will require the building of more power stations. Experts disagree. An Oxford University report states that wind power supplying