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  • Bingo fundraiser for African school

    A BINGO evening to raise funds for a small school in Kenya is being held at Neyland Athletic Club on Friday evening, May 17. In 2015, Tracey Neale-Ferreira from Neyland set up the Roko 20 charity, which funds a small primary school in rural Kenya

  • Desperate father stole from son

    A Milford Haven father stole and sold his son’s Xbox while ‘desperate for food’. The man, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court on Tuesday, May 14. Vaughan Pritchard-Jones, prosecuting

  • A historic tower may be auctioned off by the county council

    FEARS part of Pembroke Dock’s history may be lost to the community have been raised by a local councillor. It is believed Pembroke Dock’s Martello Tower on Front Street is being placed up for auction by Pembrokeshire county Council, despite hopes

  • Big rise in pupils going on reduced timetables

    THE number of pupils on part-time timetables has risen dramatically over the last year, but the council says this is due to a new recording system. The information, revealed under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, shows the number of students

  • Teenage climber airlifted to hospital after cliff fall

    A TEENAGE climber has been taken to hospital after a cliff fall this morning, May 15. A spokesman for the Coastguard said a 17-year-old male fell about 10 feet from cliffs at St Davids Head and hurt himself. St Davids and Fishguard Coastguard

  • Cannabis proves costly

    Carrying three grams of cannabis cost a Milford Haven man £195. Cornelius James Harteveldt, of Richard John Road, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to Class B drug possession when he appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court on Tuesday, May 14.

  • Emergency services alert to boat on fire

    A REPORT of a boat on fire led to an emergency services alert shortly after midnight this morning, May 15. The boat had four people on board. HM Coastguard Dale was alerted by Coastguard Operations Centre (CGOC) at 12.05am. Posting on Facebook

  • Chairman's car scrapped to save money

    Pembrokeshire County Council is to stop leasing a car for use by its Chairman on official business. The lease on the BMW 1 Series 216d has expired and will not be renewed. Council Leader, David Simpson, said the move will save the Authority around

  • Young soprano's opera singer of the year triumph

    A YOUNG opera singer is £2,000 better off after winning the Douglas Rees Memorial Young Opera Singer of the Year title, held during the recent Milford Haven Music Festival. Soprano Rachel Goode triumphed at Milford Haven’s St Katharine’s Church,

  • Pembrokeshire beaches are the toast of the coast awards

    Pembrokeshire is celebrating success in the 2019 Wales Coast Awards. A total of 39 beaches have been recognised winning Blue Flag, Green Coast or Seaside awards. Eleven beaches will be flying the iconic Blue Flag, a world-renowned eco-label

  • Narberth and Pembroke Dock go through in DR Morris Cup

    There were wins for Narberth and Pembroke Dock in the first round of the DR Morris Cup last night. Narberth went to Kilgetty and posted 191-4. They were 53-2 after Richard Cope (2-40) removed openers Loui Davies (20) and Richie Adams (6), but