A WOMAN who was stopped while driving through Dinas Cross with drugs in her system has lost her licence for a year. Julie Ann Smith's Toyota Aygo was stopped in the village on August 29. The 55-year-old was found to have Benzoylecgonine, a cocaine
New research suggests the UK could be about to see a fresh wave of job losses as business' struggle to cope amid Covid-19 restrictions. A huge increase in bankruptcies for UK firms looms as business support programmes end, according to the Centre
A cleaning spray that kills Covid-19 on surfaces for up to six weeks has launched in the UK. The spray has been shown to kill almost 100 per cent of the virus on surfaces within 10 minutes of contact, and has already been used at a number of locations
PRESELI Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb will lead the annual Holocaust Memorial debate in Parliament this Thursday. The debate follows today’s Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) and Stephen Crabb will lead MPs from across the political divide in
RESIDENTS across the Hywel Dda health board area are being warned not to fall victim to the latest coronavirus scam. People across Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire have been receiving a text message supposedly from the NHS Test and
JOSH Turnbull has achieved the significant milestone of playing his 200th Guinness PRO14 match - and the Cardiff Blues player is now targeting the record total of Championship appearances. The Haverfordwest-born forward became only the fifth player
AN emergency bill to ensure the next Senedd election can happen safely, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, has been introduced before the Senedd by the Welsh Government. The Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Bill introduces a range of measures
An application for staff accommodation for a Saundersfoot hotel and spa will be decided after the community council sees revised plans. Andrew Evans, owner of St Brides Spa Hotel, applied to build a two-storey extension, along with modernisation
A growing number of people are reporting an automated phone call which states that their National Insurance number has been “compromised”. The recipients are then instructed to “press one on their handset to be connected to the caller”, which will
A bomb disposal unit is dealing with a suspicious package reported at a plant where the AstraZeneca vaccine is produced, The Leader reports. Police have put a cordon in place near the Wockhardt plant at Wrexham industrial estate and the public
THIS year’s Royal Welsh Show has been called off. A statement released today on its website said: “Our team continues to work in partnership with the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales to ensure the event sector has a strong voice. “However
A GOODWICK man has denied driving under the influence of drugs and also the possession of cannabis and cocaine. Police stopped Sam Godfrey Rowe's Seat Alhambra in Maesgwynne Lane, Fishguard, on August 31. Rowe, of Stop and Call, subsequently
There have been 44 new cases of coronavirus recorded across Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in today’s (Wednesday, January 27) Public Health Wales figures. The latest figures show 25 new cases in Carmarthenshire, 14 new cases in Pembrokeshire
Fishguard and Goodwick Town Team has voted to dissolve itself after town councillors said that the collaborative group was a ‘waste of time, floundering and had lost its way’. As previously reported in the Western Telegraph, Fishguard and Goodwick
WORK has begun this week on transforming an eyesore site that has stood neglected at the gateway to Narberth for over a dozen years Two former pupils of the town’s old primary school are behind the scheme to create housing, a new home for Narberth
Boris Johnson addressed the nation on Tuesday night as the UK surpassed 100,000 Covid-related deaths. The Prime Minister was joined by NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty. More than 100,000 people have
A ROAD closure order is proposed for part of a St Dogmaels street so that work can be carried out to a retaining wall. Pembrokeshire County Council plans to bring the closure into effect for around three weeks from Monday February 8, or until the
EVIDENCE is being sought for the UK Government about conditions at Penally Camp, as part of a country-wide inspection into the use of properties as accommodation for asylum seekers. The inspection will be carried out by the Independent Chief Inspector
GREATER “back office” savings could be made in education and social services, a councillor has argued as he calls for a lower council tax rise for this financial year. The services overview and scrutiny committee recommended a three per cent rise
Facebook’s new section dedicated to personalised news content has launched in the UK today. From 26 January, Facebook News will allow users to see curated news stories from major national, local and lifestyle media outlets, used outside of the
A NEW Year's Day drink-driver has lost his licence for 14 months. Scott Gammer, 44, of St Martin's Road, Monkton, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Monday, January 25. He admitted driving a Vauxhall Insignia car in Tenby Court,
Scientists have warned vaccinating domestic animals, including pet dogs and cats, against Covid-19 may be necessary in the future. Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission
