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  • Woman fined and banned for drink driving

    A woman from Tenby has been fined and banned for drink-driving in the town. Rosie Thomas, 26, from Heywood Court, was found to be driving when above the legal alcohol limit on Saturday, April 3. Thomas pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates

  • Bluebirds hit back to prove a point at Park Avenue

    HAVERFORDWEST County recovered from back-to-back defeats to take a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Aberystwyth in midweek. First half goals from Jack Wilson and Danny Williams saw the Bluebirds twice hit back from an Owain Jones strike and

  • Cancer support pilot scheme is launched across Hywel Dda

    A new team of specialist counsellors is helping people with cancer and their carers in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire – thanks to charitable donations. Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health

  • Big fine and ban for woman caught drink driving

    A woman from Pennar has been hit with a big fine and lengthy ban after being caught drink-driving. Forty-four-year-old Susan Catrin Evans of Stranraer Road was found to be more than twice the legal limit when driving her BMW along London Road,

  • Charlie wins the vote as he trots to the polls

    CHARLIE the chestnut horse won everyone's vote at a north Pembrokeshire polling station today. Handsome Charlie trotted along with Janet Davies as she went to poll in the village hall lat St Nicholas. Janet said: "The officials at the station

  • Police warning after 'large number' of heating oil thefts

    POLICE are warning householders and businesses to be on their guard after a spate of heating oil thefts in Pembrokeshire. Officers said there were 'a high number of calls over the weekend' reporting the thefts in the Narberth area. They are

  • The Senedd: an election history

    The 2021 Welsh Parliament election is the first to be held since Wales’ legislature changed its name from the National Assembly of Wales, and the first to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote. It is 22 years since devolution began to see law-making

  • Covid warning from Argyle Medical Group, Pembroke Dock

    Argyle medical group have issued a warning to patients asking them to be vigilant when observing Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise in the county. A spokesperson for the group said: "Pembrokeshire has had 21 Covid-19 positive cases reported in

  • Banned for three years after drug driving

    A man from Milford Haven has been banned for three years after driving under the influence of drugs. Damien John Potter, 43, from Mount Estate, drove along Cherry Tree Close, Milford Haven, having above the legal limit of cannabis in his system.

  • Meet Wales' next first minister

    The 2021 Senedd election sees Wales' three largest political parties – Welsh Labour, the Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru – compete to form the next Welsh Government. Here are their leaders' profiles, an intimate look at the men who are vying

  • Milford Haven School donates benches to Neyland

    Milford Haven School has donated a bench to Neyland, which has been placed on the promenade, with another bench soon to be located elsewhere in the town. The benches are 'Happy to Talk' benches, designed to encourage people to talk to each other

  • Six new Covid cases reported today, May 6

    Six new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the Hywel Dda health board area – none in Carmarthenshire – according to today’s figures (Thursday, May 6). Public Health Wales data shows that there were no new cases in Carmarthenshire, three

  • Local artist lets loose on Lindsway Bay

    A local artist took advantage of some good weather to complete a piece of art on Lindsway Bay, which has grabbed plenty of attention. Jon Foreman, from Sculpt the World, is well known for his land art styles, creating pieces via stones, leaves,

  • Your guide to voting safely in the Senedd and PCC elections

    Local councils have been working hard to make polling stations very safe places, and you can expect to see many of the measures you’ve seen in other indoor situations - hand sanitisers and floor markings to help you keep your distance from others.

  • HMS Biter in Milford Haven waterway

    Milford Haven's most recent visitor has been a very welcome one - the patrol vessel HMS Biter, currently on her second short-term visit to the town. Biter first arrived in Milford Haven on April 29, but after a short trip to Cardiff, she is now

  • Sports writer Fraser scores Welsh title

    PEMBROKESHIRE sports writer Fraser Watson has won a top Welsh award. Fraser, previously sports reporter at the Western Telegraph and Milford Mercury, claimed the accolade of Sports Journalist of the Year at the Wales Media Awards 2020. The

  • Will Keeping Faith be getting your vote in TV Choice awards?

    After its finale on Saturday, the drama Keeping Faith has now been hailed as a 'phenomenon', because it was streamed more than 50 million times. The thriller, which is largely set in Carmarthenshire, tells the story of a lawyer, Faith Howells whose

  • A new market starts up at beachside village

    After being refused permission to set up stalls in the car park or the picnic site at Freshwater East, village locals hosted a new artisan market outside their homes in the beachside village. Kazzy Minton leader of the market said: "The sun shone

  • Cannabis driver had no insurance

    A 30-YEAR-OLD Pembroke man drove his uninsured car after taking cannabis, magistrates have been told. Louis Cheshire of Woodbine Close appeared before the court in Haverfordwest on Tuesday May 4. He pleaded guilty to driving on The Ridgeway