Senior Cup round 1 (ties to be played on October 12): Tenby v West Dragons Clarbeston Road v Solva Hakin United v Pennar Robins Johnston v Angle Monkton Swifts v Cosheston Cougars Neyland v Lamphey Carew v Merlins Bridge Pembroke Boro
A GROUP of trail blazing young farmers have raised £1,400 for the Alzheimer’s Society in Pembrokeshire, driving a banger from Pembroke to Barcelona.Jonathan Palmer, from Pembroke, Matthew Palmer, from Cosheston, Wayne Shanklin, from Cosheston
RENT owed to Pembrokeshire County Council has jumped substantially since the introduction of the so-called 'bedroom tax' in April. The controversial UK Government policy means that social housing tenants now receive less in housing benefit if they
HOT on the heels of the Great British Bake-Off, local ladies enjoyed a slice of the action recently at a bake-off battle in Haverfordwest.Following a qualifying heat in August, finalists brought a variety of treats to the table for a taste-test at the
A RELATIVE of Admiral John Lort-Stokes, the last captain of HMS Beagle, is to attend the October meeting of Pembroke Dock Town Council.Beagle Project trustee and co-founder of Darwin Experience, Wales, David Lort-Phillips, will address the town council
THE Bishop’s Palace in Lamphey will open its doors to the public on Saturday, September 21st, and Sunday 22nd, as part of the annual Open Doors programme organised by the Civic Trust for Wales and supported by CADW. There will be guided historical
STAFF from Principality building society in Haverfordwest rolled up their sleeves for a charity car wash in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) on Saturday (September 7).In four hours, branch charity champion Kristel Ives, along with colleagues
On August 28 eight Special Olympics athletes attended the Special Olympics Summer games in Bath as members of the Welsh Team.The results are as followsJames Tyler from Milford Haven an athlete with Pembrokeshire Harriers competed in 100m with a time of
THE Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to Abereiddy today(Friday) amid huge excitement from the Pembrokeshire public. Tickets for both Friday and Saturday sold out within hours of going on sale, following the stunning success of the event
A CHARITY bowls tournament in Fishguard has helped raised more than £800 for Withybush Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU).It was held at Fishguard and Goodwick Bowls Club at the end of August and organised by Stuart and Susan Jeremiah.The
A GROUP of parents and pupils have taken to social media sites to complain after a Haverfordwest school’s new headteacher cracked down on uniform policy. Dr Nick Poole took the reins at Sir Thomas Picton School from Joan Bessant, who retired before
WITH his feet firmly back on the ground, an 89-year-old Royal Navy veteran from Pembroke Dock has handed over a cheque for more than £1,100 after completing a parachute jump in aid of the town’s Bicentenary celebrations. Gerry Price became the
YOU recently published a beautiful picture of Withybush Woods. As a frequent visitor to the area, I am appalled by the disgusting state of the once beautiful walk. On a recent visit, I noticed that the picnic area is overgrown with stinging
THE news that broke on Monday that Pembrokeshire County Council was going ahead with fortnightly collections of black bin bags certainly got a lot of reaction. Here is a selection of the comments left on the Western Telegraph website and on the
AS CHAIRMAN of Awel Deg/Fair Wind cooperative, it is heartening to see the recent letters that take a more reasonable and wideranging view of the part that renewables have to play in our future energy mix. Along with the messages of support for
THIS month sees the end of an era as The Lighthouse on Stratford Road finally closes. The building has had a varied history, having started as a roller skating rink, before becoming the much-loved and happily remembered Empire Cinema. From
EVEN if what is claimed in the letter last week was justified, how dare the writer be so damaging to Pembrokeshire tourism? She says, among a lot of other things that there are, quote: “ignorant, judgmental and discriminative individuals who are
THE key comment made in “What will warrant the use of force?” (Comment, September 4) is the reminder that it was failed intelligence that led us into the Iraq War. Saddam Hussein, we were constantly told, had chemical weapons of mass destruction
IN REPLY to your comment about military action in Syria, it is a worthy sentiment, but too late to implement. It seems to me that those for military action are witholding pertinent information from us to be able make an informed decision. My analysis
Mr D J Hughes Haverfordwest Mr David John Hughes of Mayoral Terrace, Prendergast, Haverfordwest passed away on August 9th at the age of 58, at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Originally from Whitland he worked for Whitland
Two Albanians who thought they could smuggle themselves into the UK by using Fishguard harbour have been jailed, along with the man who helped them. Aleksander Cota, 27, and Rudin Kaca, 21, were jailed for 12 months for possessing false passports
