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  • Police name man killed in Penally crash

    The Neath man who sustained fatal injuries in a crash on the A4139 in Penally yesterday (Wednesday) has been names as 20-year-old Gavin Collier from the Neath area. The driver of the car remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

  • Disabled badge holders face parking charges

    Blue badge holders will be charged for parking from the start of the new financial year. It was decided by Pembrokeshire County Council in 2002 that car parking charges would apply to all drivers, including disabled badge holders. During the last

  • Obituaries, February 17th 2010

    Mr E. Thomas Haverfordwest The death occurred at Bush House, Pembroke, of Eddie Thomas, of Meadow Croft House, Old Hakin Road, Haverfordwest, who died at the age of 81 on January 22nd. A native of Tiers Cross, he was a farmhand as a young man, a quarry-man

  • £11,000 of heroin siezed as part of Operation Poker

    Heroin with a street value of over £11,000, destined for the streets of Pembrokeshire, has been seized in the last few weeks. As part of Operation Poker around two ounces of heroin has been seized. One person was arrested by officers in Newtown

  • Failure of court appeal disappoints

    Dear Editor It was with a heavy heart that I left London’s Appeal Court following the failed appeal of David Thorley a former headteacher of a Pembrokeshire School. The whole saga of this case has been so misunderstood and a wrong has been done to

  • Win £100 of Ocky White vouchers

    Haverfordwest store Ocky White is celebrating 100 years of business, having begun its story in 1910. The story began when 14 year old Octavious John White set out for London where he was to serve his apprenticeship as a draper. His training

  • Marts News, February 17th 2010

    WHITLAND FEBRUARY 6TH J. J. Morris reports a good day’s trading, which included 350 store cattle. A fantastic entry of 259 in lamb ewes was seen and the 21 ewe and lamb couples forward sold to a blistering trade with the first electronically tagged

  • Free farm tidy up

    Birch Farm Plastic Collection Limited recently celebrated 20 years of collecting waste plastic from farms with a free prize draw at the Winter Fair for farmers to win a free collection of their farm waste. More than 500 farmers tried their

  • Solid home win for the Otters’ second string

    Narberth Athletic 25 Waunarlwydd 12 Narberth Athletic ran in four tries in a thoroughly deserved floodlit home victory over Waunarlwydd last Friday night. The Otters’ second string grabbed first-half tries through Rhys Davies, Sion Brace and No8

  • Fire crews pump out South Pembrokeshire Hospital

    Firefighters from Pembroke Dock spent two hours pumping out floodwater from the town's South Pembrokeshire Hospital this lunchtime (Thursday). The fire service said a large flood affected the first floor of the hospital and the stairway. Pembroke

  • Promotion hopes dented

    Milford Haven 13 Tenby 22 Tenby United put a dent in Milford Haven’s promotion hopes on Friday night, the Seasiders travelling to the Observatory and coming away with a deserved 11-22 win. The away side also notched four tries to claim a bonus point

  • Tenby man and partner admit nightclub ABH

    A 24-year-old Tenby man and his partner, who attacked a woman in a night club in a drunken row over a spilt drink, have avoided a jail sentence. Scott Connelly and Caroline Drinkwater, aged 21, of Doddenham, Worcestershire, were sentenced at

  • Defendant denies being drunk in court

    A Pembroke Dock man appearing before Haverfordwest magistrates on Tuesday denied being drunk in court when pleading guilty to a charge of shoplifting. David Charles James, of 34 Bush Street, was asked by the court clerk if he had been drinking, as

  • Natalie comes second in Curvette of the Year comp

    A Haverfordwest woman has come runner up in a national fitness and slimming competition. Eighteen-year-old Natalie Hawkins yesterday (Wednesday) attended the national finals of Curvette of the Year in London. Narrowly missing the national title Natalie's

  • Get your body Spring Ready

    After months of hiding under winter clothing we are now heading towards spring (at last) and our poor neglected bodies are in need of a little TLC! There are lots of little things you can do without having to spend a fortune. So give your body a kick

  • £2050 benefit overpaid to woman who did not reveal job

    A Pembroke Dock woman failed to tell Pembrokeshire County Council that she had found a job because she "took her eye off the ball" when ill, her solicitor said. Judith Poole, of 7 Front street, Pembroke Dock, admitted failing to notify Pembrokeshire

  • Body of soldier from Hermon repatriated

    The body of 25-year-old Lance Sergeant David Greenhalgh is being repatriated today. Lance Sgt Greenhalgh was from Ilkeston, Derbyshire and his family live in Hermon, running the Castle Cafe in Cardigan. His father, Steve Greenhalgh and

  • Tenby win five-goal cup thriller over Narberth

    Tenby 3 Narberth 2 Tenby overcame Narberth in a five-goal thriller to march in to the quarter final of the Senior Cup. Both teams knew going into this cup-tie that it could be close and that’s exactly how it panned out. Declan Carroll’s 30th minute

  • Nomads hit Road with six of the best

    Neyland 6 Clarbeston Road 3 Neyland claimed their fifth win of the season, after despatching of Clarbeston Road at home in a high-scoring affair. Paul Hannon gave the Nomads a 33rd minute lead, but that effort was cancelled out by a Richard Bevan

  • It’s Blues’ derby day

    Prendergast Villa 1 Haverfordwest County 5 A Brilliant second half display earned Haverfordwest County a deserved victory at derby rivals Prendergast Villa. Bluebirds’ boss Derek Roberts knew his side would have to weather an early

  • Goodwick’s high five

    Goodwick United 5 Kilgetty 0 Goodwick United maintain their top of the league status after crushing Kilgetty at the Phoenix Ground. Last week Kilgetty put five past league favourites Merlins Bridge, but this week’s performance told a far different

  • Scourfield swiftly bags a hat-trick

    Monkton Swifts 4 Solva 2 Monkton Swifts showed all their battling qualities to earn three precious points over out of sorts Solva. Swifts’ manager Liam Stapleton was delighted his team won for the fourth time this season, despite still being rooted

  • Robins’ feathers ruffled by Herbie

    Herbrandston 4 Pennar Robins 0 Herbrandston picked up a thoroughly deserved home victory over Pennar Robins. This surprise result moved Herbie up to fourth from bottom and was only Steve Batty’s team’s third win of the campaign. The visitors had

  • Bridge fightback pays off

    Merlins Bridge 3 Hakin United 1 Three second half goals from Marcus Taylor, Mike Canton and player/manager Matthew Price saw Merlins Bridge return to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over a depleted Hakin United side. The Bridge looked anything

  • Neath man fatally injured in Penally crash

    A 20-year-old Neath man has died following a crash on the A4139 at Penally yesterday (Wednesday). Police are investigating the fatal crash, that happened at around 3.15pm. A blue Peugeot 106 was travelling towards Tenby, when it appears