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  • Josephine shows she can talk for Wales

    High-flying debater Josephine Maidment has jetted out to the middle east to talk for Wales. Josephine, aged 17, of Robeston Wathen, is currently in Qatar at the World Schools Debating Championships, where she is one of just five members of

  • Minister reassured by refinery meeting

    The Welsh Assembly Deputy First Minister says he is very optimistic and quite reassured after holding talks with Chevron managers at the Pembroke refinery last week. Talking exclusively to the Western Telegraph following the hour-long meeting

  • Badger cull opponents welcome new study

    Opponents of a badger cull in Pembrokeshire have welcomed a new report which warns that the culls are not a cost-effective way of reducing bovine TB in cattle. The research from Imperial College London, and the Zoological Society of London, also suggests

  • Otters aim to create Swalec Cup history

    The players of Narberth RFC are striving to create club history by beating Bedwas at the Lewis-Lloyd Ground to reach the last eight of the Swalec Cup on Saturday, February 20th. The Otters know it will be a tough cup clash, but with home advantage they

  • Oakwood spring clean hits new heights

    Spring cleaning at home often means decluttering and finally doing all those little jobs you have been putting off since November. But how would you fancy donning rubber gloves 150 feet above the ground and tackling vertigo and circling seagulls

  • Police precept to rise by 4.46%

    The Dyfed-Powys Police element of council tax is to rise by 4.46%, it was decided on Monday. Chief Constable Ian Arundale said the force is determined to maintain the numbers of officers on the street, while Delyth Humfryes, chairman of the Dyfed-Powys

  • Tragic mum dies in car fire

    The case of a woman found dead in her fire-damaged car on Thursday, February 11th, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission after it was revealed she had spoken to police earlier in the day. Claire Noble was discovered

  • County prepares for major Glastir switch

    Farmers in Pembrokeshire and all who have an interest in the Welsh environment and the countryside will be aware that Wales is soon to have a new sustainable land management scheme, Glastir. Glastir will replace the existing Tir Mynydd, Tir

  • Row-mantic ending to Neil's oar-some adventure

    Pembrokeshire adventurer Neil Ward had an ‘oar-some’ reason to be a day late for his wedding — he’d rowed the Atlantic to get there. Neil, aged 38, had promised fiancee Louise Robertston that they would marry in Barbados, and decided to reach

  • A waste of vital energy

    Dear Editor Please, let’s bring to light an issue that has literally been ‘burning away’ for the last three years. Anyone in the Milford Haven area will be familiar with the oil refineries lighting up the sky at night. The energy consumption and cost