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Eva is honoured for her Guide Dogs charity work
PEMBROKESHIRE’S best-known guide dog owner has been honoured for her decades of charity work. Eva Rich, of Saundersfoot, was praised at the Guide Dogs Local Volunteer Awards Ceremony 2019 for her dedication to fundraising. Eva helped to establish
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Police informed after drone disturbed protected birds
DRONE operators are being urged to avoid disturbing protected wildlife following a recent incident that was reported in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. A drone was spotted flying above Stack Rocks near Castlemartin at a time of year when
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Illustrator hails 'refreshing' win as children's book scoops major prize
A book which aims to reacquaint children with "lost words" like acorn and bluebell has scooped a major prize. Jackie Morris won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, which is awarded for distinguished illustration in a book for young readers, for The
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Public exhibitions on Freshwater West underwater power cable plans
THE company planning on placing an underwater electricity cable between Pembrokeshire and Ireland says it intends to carry out work on a popular county beach away from the summer months. The news comes as a third round of public consultation meetings
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French marathon effort in memory of dads lost to prostate cancer
A GROUP of eight Pembrokeshire friends have raised more than £6,000 for Prostate Cancer UK after running the Marathon du Lac, in Annecy, France. They smashed their original target of £2,500, and now they want to raise even more. Sisters Hiba
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Ashmole & Co runners getting on the road for Motor Neurone Disease Association
A group of staff and friends from Ashmole & Co Accountants in Pembrokeshire will swap calculators for running shoes this month at the Swansea Half Marathon. They are raising funds for a charity close to the firm’s heart - the Motor Neurone Disease
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Cylch Meithrin and Ysgol Croesgoch celebrates women in sport with Jasmine Joyce
In the year of Women in Sport and with the Women’s Football World-Cup in full swing, Cylch Meithrin Croesgoch has joined the revolution with a celebration of a local, female rugby players. Jasmine Joyce of St Davids visited Cylch and Ysgol Creosgoch
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Best butcher in Wales, Carla Thomas, in parliament for awards
CIG LODOR Meats from Lodor Fach, Maenclochog, flew the flag for Welsh butchers yesterday (June 19th 2019) at the champions reception of the Countryside Alliance Awards. Cig Lodor Meats had already won the title of best Welsh butcher and was in contention
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Heartfelt thanks to community and emergency services from family of missing man
A HEARTFELT message of thanks to the local community and emergency services has been issued by the wife of missing man Reginald Davies. Emergency services launched a multi-day search on Friday, June 14, for 70-year-old Reginald Davies, missing from
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Putting best foot forward for Macmillan raises £5,000
MACMILLAN has issued a big thank you to all those who turned out to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support at the Pembrokeshire Dawn Walk on Sunday June 16. Walkers set off early on Sunday morning from Oriel y Parc Visitors Centre in St. Davids
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Thunder could be on the way to Pembrokeshire this weekend, the Met Office has said
PEMBROKESHIRE could be hit by thunderstorms this weekend, according to a warning from the Met Office. A yellow warning for a thunderstorm has been issued by the Met Office from 3pm on Sunday, June 23, until 11.59pm on Monday, June 24, covering all
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Letter: 'Climate change too serious for lemon jokes'
IT is good that Pembrokeshire County Council are declaring a climate change emergency in order to play its role in tackling the existential threat which climate change presents to our society. However, it is disappointing that some councillors do not
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Letter: 'Remember the role of land girls, and the animals that helped them'
AS Britain prepares to mark 80 years since the start of the Second World War, I hope that the public will remember another significant anniversary – the formation of the Women’s Land Army (WLA). The WLA was reformed in June 1939, a few months before
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£3,000 bill after judge declares 'a shed on wheels is still a shed'
A Milford Haven man who fitted wheels to his garden shed in a bid to outwit planning officers, has lost his legal battle. James Kershaw of Pill Priory, Lower Priory, tried to claim that, by adding the wheels, the shed was no longer a building and
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Scuttle along to Saundersfoot for lots of fish-themed fun
SAUNDERSFOOT is the plaice to be during the forthcoming Pembrokeshire Fish Week. The village is getting into the swim of the county-wide festival by staging its own sea-themed celebrations, led by its cheery crustacean mascot, Colin the Crab.
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Road blocked by dumped boat
A ROAD near Thornton, Milford Haven, was blocked by an unusual piece of fly-tipping yesterday, June 19. A small boat was found dumped on the minor road. Posting on Twitter on June 19, Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Unit wrote: “How’s ‘a-boat’ this
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Woman jailed for year for spate of police assaults
A HAKIN woman was jailed for a year last Thursday, June 19, for assaulting two police officers, just months after receiving a suspended sentence for a similar offence. Santina Evans, aged 25, of Howarth Close, admitted assaulting PC Gmerek on June
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James tears through top order as Haverfordwest win tricky tie at Herbie
Harrison Allen Bowl quarter final: Herbrandston (72 all out) lost to Haverfordwest (73-4) by 6 wickets Adam James took 4-7 in six overs as 2016 winners Haverfordwest booked their place in the Harrison-Allen Bowl semi finals at Herbie. The Division
