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  • Pembrokeshire sports clubs can benefit from emergency funding

    Pembrokeshire sports clubs could benefit from emergency funding proposals announced by Welsh Government and Sport Wales today. Overall, £400,000 has been made available for community sport in Wales. Welsh Government has confirmed they are making

  • Cemeteries closed to the public

    PEMBROKESHIRE County Council’s 11-run cemeteries have been closed to public access, along with the office and grounds of Parc Gwyn Crematorium in Narberth. Both the cemeteries and crematorium will still open for funerals - albeit with the number

  • Coronavirus patient being treated at Withybush Hospital

    A patient is being treated for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at Withybush Hospital, staff members have said. Several staff members approached the Western Telegraph about the patient. In a statement the Hywel Dda University Health Board

  • Snooker hall auction withdrawn

    GRADE II listed buildings on Haverfordwest’s riverside were due to go to auction this week but were withdrawn due to the coronavirus pandemic. Seel and Co, based in Cardiff, held its auction online on Tuesday (March 31) evening with lot number nine

  • Maintenance staff are taking all necessary precautions

    COUNCIL tenants are being advised that local authority maintenance teams or their appointed contractors are taking all necessary precautions to ensure tenants’ safety and their own if they have to make essential visits to their properties. Maintenance

  • 98 people in Wales have now died of coronavirus

    274 further positive tests for coronavirus and an additional 29 deaths have been reported in Wales on today’s, April 1, figures. The total confirmed cases in Wales is now 1,837, with 98 deaths to date. The Hywel Dda health board area saw an additional

  • Resort crime up, but a drop in the districts

    CRIME in the Tenby town policing area saw a rise in February, in contrast to the Narberth and Saundersfoot districts. Out of a total of 82 crimes in the entire area during the second month of the year, around 60 per cent took place in and around

  • Withybush ward hampers are Round Tables' boost to NHS staff

    EVERY Withybush Hospital ward has been given an energy-boosting hamper by Round Tables in Pembrokeshire in thanks for the efforts of NHS staff during the coronavirus crisis. The 16 care packages – each worth over £100 - were received by the frontline

  • Bakery's sweet show of support for Withybush and Glangwili

    WITH kind gestures demonstrating the community spirit across the country the latest show of support for NHS staff is real sweet stuff. Popular Cardigan café and bakery Crwst had made up a huge order for hospital staff at Glangwili and Withybush

  • 'Staff are in tears,' shop for essential items only

    ‘SHOP for essentials only’ supermarket staff urge, as the numbers of people still arriving in groups or popping in for single items are highlighted. One supermarket staff member in a Haverfordwest store said: “Popping in for a jar of sauce is not

  • Women to be given access to abortions at home

    Women in Wales will have access to abortion services at home during the coronavirus crisis, the health minister has announced. Health minister Vaughan Gething said women and girls wanting to terminate an early pregnancy will be prescribed two pills

  • Culture, competitions and crowds at St Davids Eisteddfod

    THE ANNUAL Eisteddfod Gwyl Dewi, St Davids Eisteddfod, was held on February 28 at City Hall. A large audience enjoyed the stage competitions, as well as seeing the many entries in the craft, flower arranging, literature, photography and cooking

  • The day the RAF came to Pembroke Dock

    OVER the coming weeks the Western Telegraph will regularly feature photographs from the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre’s archive, reflecting the community’s unique and long-lasting connections with all three armed services and its remarkable social

  • Iwan revved up for success with gold win

    A Crymych automotive apprentice has revved up for victory at the Skills Competition Wales 2020 regional finals. Pembrokeshire College final year student, Iwan Twigg, an apprentice with PMS, recently secured gold in the Automotive Light Vehicle Technology