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  • A big cash splash from out-of-this-world swim

    The Tenby Boxing Day Swim’s record-breaking turnout of over 700 crazy charity dippers has helped to raise the serious sum of nearly £8,300 for good causes. Their big splash was in the 48th legendary charity event, where the fancy dress theme of

  • Gift of vodka led to restraining order breach

    A Haverfordwest shoplifter breached a restraining order when the man it was designed to protect came to her home bearing a gift of vodka. Claire Evans, of Market Street, appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court on Wednesday, April 10. Evans

  • BB Skone’s gig guide

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 The Hatstand Collective, The Cellar Bar, Cardigan Jam Night, The Brook Inn, St Ishmaels Open Mic, The Old Chemist Inn, Saundersfoot Open Mic, The Eagle Inn, Narberth Open Mic, The Middlegate, Pembroke Open Mic,

  • Troggs relive wild days of 1960s

    The Troggs have always been remembered for their 1960s anthem 'Wild Thing', but it is just one of their many UK hits. Releases like 'With A Girl Like You', 'I Can’t Control Myself', 'Anyway That You Want Me', 'Give It To Me' and 'Love Is All Around

  • Pembrokeshire jockey Lorcan on treble time at Fontwell

    Pembrokeshire jockey Lorcan Williams enjoyed the biggest day of his career on Friday with a first treble, highlighted by the victory of Romain De Senam in the feature 2m5½f handicap chase. The first of his three winners at Fontwell came with Captain

  • Police appeal after 68-year-old motorcyclist dies

    DYFED-POWYS Police is appealing for information about a fatal motorbike collision on the A477 in Kilgetty. The collision, involving a silver green Honda motorbike, which had been travelling west towards Kilgetty, was reported just after 12.08pm

  • Lifeboat callout to yacht

    A YACHT in difficulty in the Haven waterway was towed to safety by Angle lifeboat this afternoon, April 15. HM Coastguard said a call was received about a yacht in difficulty near Neyland yacht club at 2.20pm. Crew members were seen waving

  • Win a ticket to Cats

    Fishguard Musical Theatre Society is putting on the full West End version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats at Ysgol Bro Gwaun from Wednesday, April 17, until Sunday. All performances start at 7pm. Tickets cost £8 for children and £10 for adults, with

  • Harding's early goal ends Goodwick's title hopes

    Manderwood Pembrokeshire League Division 1: Hakin United 1-0 Goodwick United  Justin Harding’s early header earned Hakin United a slender victory over arch rivals Goodwick United at the Obs. This was a game that the Phoenix Lads had to win

  • Updated: Police confirm motorcycle roundabout crash was fatal

    Police have confirmed that a motorcyclist involved in a crash at the Kilgetty roundabout on the A477 has died. A police spokesman said: “Dyfed-Powys Police is at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision on the A477 at the Kilgetty roundabout

  • Roundabout closed due to accident

    THERE has been an accident on the A477 at the Kilgetty Roundabout partially blocking the road. All approaches to the roundabout have been affected. The emergency services are in attendance. A Dyfed-Powys Police Spokesman said: "We are currently

  • Stepaside School goes over the rainbow for fundraising run

    A Pembrokeshire school is over the moon with its first Rainbow Run, which raised over £3,000 for new computers for pupils. Stepaside School was a sea of colour on Thursday afternoon when the whole school community and beyond pulled together to

  • Police ask for help to stop illegal raves

    POLICE are urging members of the public from across Pembrokeshire to help them prevent illegal raves from setting up in their communities. As part of the operation, called #OpFlamenco, people living in rural communities, including farmers and landowners

  • Brexit letter: 'British and proud of it'

    SO, Derek Griffith, Western Telegraph April 3, believes we would be better off controlled by Brussels than London? Is this the reasoning that saw Leanne Wood think that the Tories were responsible for the Salisbury poisoning? Does he really hate

  • Vehicles damaged overnight

    POLICE are appealing for information after two vehicles were damaged on Commons Road, Pembroke between 10pm on April 12 and 9am the following morning. If anyone has seen or heard anything please ring 101 and ask to speak to PC 866.

  • River pollution fine

    Polluting a local river has cost a Nevern man more than £4,000. Michael Carey, of Coedwynog, Felindre, appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court on Monday, April 9. He pleaded guilty to discharging slurry into the Afon Gamman and a tributary

  • 'The hours stink' but there's a lot to love about being a GP

    'We’re heavily undermanned and the hours stink' - a GP's startlingly honest tweet about the Pembroke Dock surgeries saw hundreds of people sharing it on social media. Dave Wilson, a Pembroke Dock GP tweeted earlier this week hoping to encourage

  • Tiger Woods - the golfing great who refused to die

    As magical as it was illogical. They say form is temporary class is permanent. But when class is tainted by four back surgeries, personal turmoil, a restricted swing, and a world ranking of 1,199 – it’s a notion that maybe needs revising. And