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  • Tigers in seventh heaven

    St Ishmaels 3 Johnston 7 JOHNSTON has finally hit the ground running after an indifferent start to their campaign. The Tigers led 4-1 at half time and added three further goals in the second period to run out comfortable winners at struggling

  • No points again for Wasps

    Division five west: Penygroes 18 Llangwm 0 LLANGWM battled hard at Penygroes before going down to their third successive defeat, with only a penalty to show for their endeavours in all three matches and with a blank scoresheet for the second

  • Extra police patrols after fish wire strung at head height

    PEMBROKE Dock police officers are conducting extra patrols following reports of fishing wire strung at head height across Birdcage Walk at around 10.15am on Monday (September 23). A Dyfed-Powys police spokesman said: "Neighbourhood policing officers

  • Mariners misery continues

    Division four west: Trimsaran 48 Milford Haven 5 MILFORD Haven's run of heavy defeats continued at Trimsaran as they conceded eight tries after opening the scoring themselves in only 28 seconds with a try from Adam Thomas. But the Trimsaran

  • Ten-man Vikings stun Goodwick

    Goodwick United 1 Hakin United 3 HAKIN United killed this game off as a contest, scoring three goals in the opening quarter of an hour and sealing a famous win against Goodwick United at Phoenix Park. The visitors have set up a mouth-watering

  • Swifts hit Sports late

    Monkton Swifts 3 Saundersfoot Sports 1 MONKTON Swifts grabbed two late goals to secure the points against Saundersfoot Sports. No a lot to choose between the teams in the opening 45 minutes, but the Swifts broke the deadlock two minutes

  • Another defeat for the Quins

    Division five west: Pembroke Dock Harlequins 0 New Dock Stars 29 PEMBROKE Dock Harlequins suffered another home defeat but played better than of late as they took on New Dock Stars at Bierspool and were only seven points adrift at half

  • Rob strikes double and Tenby too hot for Saints

    Hundleton 0 Merlins Bridge 4 MERLINS Bridge eased to a comfortable four-goal victory at Hundleton. Starring for the Wizards was Rob Shipton, the striker grabbing a goal in each half. The visitors took the lead in the fifth minute when Hundleton

  • Sir Jim Paice outlines vision for First Milk

    THE man in line to take over at the helm of First Milk has outlined his vision for the future of the co-operative.In an interview with the Western Telegraph, chairman designate of First Milk, Sir Jim Paice, said the business is heading in the right direction

  • Stena Line to cut jobs at Fishguard

    A FERRY operator is looking to cut up to 26 onshore jobs in Fishguard and Holyhead.Over the last few of years, Stena Line’s European ferry business has been operating at a financial loss and the company has carried out a review to identify efficiencies

  • MULLER'S CORNER: Cloak and dagger tale lives on

    HISTORIAN Mark Muller looks at a mysterious death in Victorian Pembrokeshire:For the most part, the trials held in the Shire Hall, Haverfordwest reflect the misery of human existence during the Victorian era.A few, most notably those involving infanticide

  • Lyn is a really good sport

    THERE can be few people who have enjoyed a more varied range of sporting activities in Pembrokeshire than Lyn Rees, who has been involved in cricket, football, badminton and golf, all to a high level in terms of success, alongside enjoying his work as

  • Firefighters walk out over burning issue

    ANGER over proposed changes to pensions and retirement procedure has resulted in firefighters across the county going on strike. Fire Brigade Union (FBU) members in Haverfordwest, Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven are among those across Wales and

  • Crymych lose in dour battle

    Division one west: Glynneath 6 Crymych 0 A MEASURE of how closely Glynneath and Crymych were matched can be gauged from the fact that neither side was able to breach the others defence and in the final analysis it was two penalties from

  • Historical comedy certain to raise a laugh at Theatr Mwldan

    THE curtain rises on a new play by Jeffrey Hatcher in Cardigan tomorrow (Thursday).Mappa Mundi’s new production of The Compleat Female Stage Beauty will be performed at Theatr Mwldan from Thursday, September 26 to Saturday, September 28 at 7.30pm.It

  • Snap up tickets for guitarist gig

    GUITARIST, singer songwriter and record producer Kevin Dempsey is playing at Pennar Hall in Pembroke Dock this Saturday, September 28.Kevin has previously collaborated as part Dave Swarbrick's Lazarus and some may remember him a member of Whippersnapper

  • Pembrokeshire entrepreneur receives national recognition

    A PEMBROKESHIRE entrepreneur has been shortlisted for a prestigious Social Enterprise Wales Award. Cris Tomos is the chairman of Cymdeithas Arian, a local community forum that covers the three north Pembrokeshire villages of Hermon, Glogue and

  • Otter have no answer to Ebbw power

    Championship Division: Ebbw Vale 41 Narberth 3 EBBW Vale showed why they are one of the favourites to win this division as they ran in six tries against a Narberth side which battled all the way but could only muster a penalty by Ianto

  • Seagulls struggle against newcomers

    Division four west: Penybanc 11 Fishguard 7 FISHGUARD were always in the hunt against Penybanc, the side from near Ammanford which has moved into the West set-up this season, but they were unable to turn pressure into points and paid the

  • Jordan is Bluebirds hat-trick hero

    Narberth 6 Pennar Robins 1 JORDAN Williams scored a brilliant hat-trick to seal a comfortable six-goal victory for league leaders Narberth against Pennar Robins at Jesse Road. The Bluebirds had little trouble against the visitors, proving

  • Borderers battle back to victory

    Division one west:   Kenfig Hill 18 Whitland 19 AN excellent second-half effort by Whitland saw them fight back from an 18-6 deficit at half time to claim their first win of the season by the narrowest of margins. Nicky Giles kicked

  • 1,600 top price at Jersey herd sale

    A DISPERSAL sale of two Pembrokeshire Jersey herds saw a top price of 1,600 guineas achieved in front of a packed ringside recently.Some buyers had travelled from as far as Middlesex and Northamptonshire to swell the crowd of chiefly Welsh buyers for

  • Join the debate on the future of CAP payments in Wales

    WALES' farming minister will travel to Pembrokeshire next week to discuss his proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payment system.Alun Davies, the Minister for Natural Resources and Food, is taking part in a series of meetings with farmers

  • Conference aims to get interest growing in horticulture

    ENTHUSIASM is growing for a special conference taking place next week.Growing our growers is a one-day conference to share best practice and highlight future opportunities for the horticultural sector in Pembrokeshire.Speakers include Pembrokeshire potato

  • Sam's back on track

    WITH the end of the season in sight, the fourth round of the 2013 Pembrokeshire Karting Championship proved to be another success.Sam Joseph returned to the competition after missing the previous round with another strong performance, by winning each

  • Saints storm to vital victory

     Division six west St Davids 18 Mynydd y Garreg 12 ST DAVIDS received a welcome boost to their season as they fought off the strong challenge of Mynydd y Garreg to collect an excellent home win where Craig Challonder was the man of the

  • Spot-on for a draw

    West Dragons 1 Neyland 1 BOTH teams had to settle for a draw, in a match that saw two penalties converted in the first half. This result could have gone either way as both sides were evenly matched. Both goals came in the first period

  • Annual St Michaelmas Fair returns to Pembroke

    PEMBROKE’s annual St Michaelmas Fair is to hit town from Thursday, October 10, to Saturday, October 12.As usual the fair will be held on Main Street. The road will be closed to vehicles on Wednesday, October 9, from 1pm to 10pm (to enable the safe

  • Cracking win for Cardis

    Division three westPontyberem 10Cardigan 23CARDIGAN were delighted to achieve their first victory of the season with this deserved result at Pontyberem and in the process also picked up a precious bonus point by dint of the fact that they ran in four

  • St Davids city councillors go back to school.

    ST DAVIDS city councillors welcomed the opportunity to take a tour of their old stomping grounds last week.They were invited to Ysgol Dewi Sant by the acting headteacher David Haynes, who along with senior staff members, was keen to show off the school