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  • Drink-driver drove friend's car wrong way down street

    A drink-driver was spotted travelling the wrong way down a one-way street, a court has heard Eddie Peter Waring, of The Ridgeway, Cardigan, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, September 8. Waring, 25, pleaded guilty to drink-driving

  • Health minister launches winter protection plan

    Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has set-out the preparations being made by health and social care services in Wales for the great challenges they face this winter. The Winter Protection Plan sets out how services will deal with the added challenge

  • Court of Appeal deals severe blow to 1950s women

    The 200,000 women in Wales born in the 1950s were dealt a severe blow on last week when the Court of Appeal decided that governments in 1995 and 2011 were entitled to raise the women’s State Pension Age by several years without notice. The court

  • New coronavirus cases 'due to lack of social distancing'

    FIVE new cases of coronavirus have been reported across the Hywel Dda health board area today, Thursday, September 16, with two new cases in Pembrokeshire and three in Carmarthenshire. Once again Ceredigion has seen no new cases reported according

  • More Pembrokeshire Sports Clubs secure Be Active Wales fund

    Fourteen Pembrokeshire Sports Clubs have been successful in the latest round of grants from a new fund set up following the Covid-19 pandemic. The 14 clubs - ranging from judo to netball and boxing to surf livesaving - shared a total of £35,859.00

  • Haverfordwest tree saved

    A MATURE horse chestnut tree in Haverfordwest that residents feared was to be chopped down has been saved. Goat Street residents had called on Pembrokeshire County Council to consider all options before chopping down a large tree which was causing

  • Large police presence at Llandysul/ Llangranog farm

    Reports are coming in of a large police presence outside a farm in the Llandysul/ Llangranog area. An eyewitness has said that eight police cars are currently at the farm. The Western Telegraph will bring you more as this story progresses.

  • Lifeboat launched to yacht in distress

    FISHGUARD RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat launched on Monday 14 September after the 30-foot yacht Inspiration made an urgent call to HM Coastguard for assistance. The yacht, with two crew members onboard, was travelling from Milford Haven to Aberystwyth

  • Letter: 'Radio as it should be with Radio Caroline'

    AFTER the successful fundraising event in August, postponed from Easter, Radio Caroline North team up with Manx Radio once again on September 19 and 20. Broadcasting from the Isle of Man on 1368khz AM MW the signal is strong in West Wales so dust

  • Drink-driver discovered on chicken farm

    A drink-driver was discovered on a chicken farm after a discarded cup alerted police to his vehicle. John William Fitzgerald, of Priory Lodge Drive, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit and while disqualified

  • Good sports at care home get into the Ironman spirit

    PENSIONERS at a South Pembrokeshire care home didn’t let the recent cancellation of Ironman Wales 2020 dampen their enthusiasm for the event. Instead, they enjoyed a fabulous celebration taking part in various sporty activities in the grounds.