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Lorry ploughs into industrial units
A RUNAWAY 20-tonne lorry smashed into a car and ploughed into two industrial units at Honeyborough Industrial Estate, Neyland, on Friday. The lorry driver had been working between the tractor unit and its attached container at about 5.45 pm when the lorry
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Blues back row features in fine win
Haverfordwest 19 Ynysybwl 7 Eleven points from Graham Badham helped Haverfordwest gain a smashing Welsh Cup win against Ynysybwl, the team from the outskirts of Pontypridd which plays its league rugby in Division Three (East) - and a key feature of the
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Local security stepped up
Security has been stepped up at Pembrokeshire's oil refineries, ferry terminals and service bases following the terrorist attacks in New York. Although Pembrokeshire is an unlikely target in itself, the local police force and transport police, in line
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Council supports local meat producers
Meat sourced from two Pembrokeshire companies is being served up at all schools and local authority-run residential homes in the county. Pembrokeshire County Council buys its meat from Welsh Quality Meats, Neyland, and Welsh Hook Meat Centre, Haverfordwest
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War fear boosts holidays at home
Demand for holidays in Pembrokeshire is soaring as worried tourists cancel overseas bookings. The county's travel agents say Pembrokeshire's flying public are still jetting off to destinations they consider safe, including Spain and France. But as the
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Police Complaints Authority to probe man's death
THE Police Complaints Authority is to supervise an investigation into the death of a man from Fishguard. Mr William Coleman, aged 35, died on October 7th after being taken into custody at Islington police station. He had been arrested at around 6 pm after
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Organic farming on conference agenda
Local organisers are gearing up for the second Welsh Organic Farming and Food Industry Event. The event, at Pembrokeshire College on October 25th and 26th, is the premiere showcase for organic producers in Wales. On the first day the programme includes
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Police warn drivers to 'clunk,click every trip'
Dyfed-Powys police, in conjunction with the other Welsh forces, will be focusing on vehicle seat belt issues during a nationally co-ordinated two week initiative from November 5th to 9th. Efforts will be made to heighten the public's awareness of the
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Outdoor activities group earns princely award
The St Davids-based company TYF Adventure has received recognition from Prince Philip as champions for learning in the outdoors. The Prince presented a certificate to TYF Adventure for its involvement in the Aquapac Outdoor Champions scheme, launched
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Merger promises brighter future for Texaco refinery
THE LONG TERM future of the Texaco refinery could be assured with the merger of oil giants Chevron and Texaco. The announcement made on Friday was warmly welcomed by regional industrial organiser Danny Fellows. 'It's good news for Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Valley to be cleared of over 100,000 conifers
LORRIES will shortly begin removing the first of over 100,000 conifers from a Gwaun Valley hillside as a major National Park restoration project finally gets under way. Over the next five years some 25,000 tonnes of sitka spruce in the Penlan Wood plantation
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Patients sent overseas for medical treatment
Two patients have been sent overseas for medical treatment as health officials in Pembrokeshire attempt to cut hospital waiting lists. The Dyfed Powys Health Authority refused to confirm what the treatment involved, citing patient confidentiality. It
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David's models are shipshape
Model ship building is the passion of David James, honorary secretary of the West Wales Maritime Heritage Society, and vice-chairman of the Pembroke Dock Museum Trust. The self-imposed rule he observes is that the ships should be locally built or have
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Plague of giant rats
A plague of rats is creating a climate of fear in a Pembrokeshire town. Rats the size of cats have been spotted in gardens on the Upper Lamphey Road, Pembroke. Residents living at St David's Road have seen the vermin eating apples off trees and tomatoes
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Zephyr breezes home at last!
A CLASSIC car proudly bearing the coveted Pembrokeshire DE registration has returned home to the county - after spending almost all its life in East Anglia. The Ford Zephyr, 305 EDE, was supplied new by Jeremys Garages, of Narberth, in 1959, when its
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Americas Sweethearts
This film, co-written by Billy Crystal, should have been a fascinating romantic comedy that explores love in the glare of celebrity and the competition between siblings, all cleverly played against a backdrop that shows the bare bones of the movie industrys
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Battling Swifts snatch a point
Tenby 1 Monkton Swifts 1 Honours ended even at The Clicketts as Monkton Swifts shared two goals with a Tenby side which has been in good form and looked the better side before the break but failed to find the net more than once as Swifts' veteran keeper
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Children meet Crucial Crew
OVER 1,500 schoolchildren attended this years Crucial Crew event at the Withybush Showground. The event, which ran for ten days, is a multi-agency approach to child safety featuring the emergency services, National Farmers Union (NFU), Western Power,
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Mathias goal enough for valiant Vikings
Naval and Military 0 Hakin United 1 Steve Mathias scored the only goal of a tight match in Swansea to help Hakin United continue their quest in the West Wales Cup by beating Naval and Military, a club run along the lines of the British Legion and containing
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County through but need to improve
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 3 NEATH 2 A game which had seen the Bluebirds with their backs to the wall for much of the way was sealed very late when Paul Burrows came on as substitute in the 80th minute and poached the winner with his first touch in the 81st
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Wonderful Whitland win at last
Whitland 19 Pontypool 13 After eight long matches without a win in this tough section Whitland finally broke their duck with a victory over Pontypool which will rank as one of the best Borderers' performances of recent years since they had to show true
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Jones' Hat-trick keeps Otters on course
Seven Sisters 11 Narberth 51 A hat-trick of tries by pacy winger Andrew Jones helped Narberth to their ninth successive victory in the Division Two stakes, the Otters leading 22-6 at the interval and showing what a strong squad they now have as Aled Davies
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Engineer faces a towering challenge
TIDE TABLES will play a prominent part in Guy Anderson's life when he moves into his new Pembrokeshire home. The engineer intends to live in a Victorian gun tower, a scheduled ancient monument cut off from the mainland by the tide for up to six hours
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Management training with tall ship challenge
THE Pembrokeshire-based management training organisation, The Development Company, has recently taken to the sea and is offering leadership and team building courses with a difference. The Tallships Challenge is a unique adventure that draws together
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First private livestock collection centre
Pembrokeshires first private livestock collection centre has been set up to supply lamb and beef direct to the Oriel Jones and Sons abattoir in neighbouring Ceredigion. The Colby Collection Centre at Wiston is only the second of its kind in Wales and
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Fall in number of women on the pill
Only 39% of women attending family planning clinics in the Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust area opted for oral contraception as their main method of birth control during 1999-2000. This compared with the average of 52% in Wales as a whole - a drop
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Dai handles centre's four millionth call
ITV Digital's Pembroke Dock contact centre is celebrating continued success after taking its four millionth incoming call. The call, from a potential customer, was taken by Dai Berrigan (pictured) in the direct sales team. Dai, who comes from Roch, has
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East meets West Wales
Over 150 local school children plus another 100 or so members of the public paid a visit to the Japan Day workshops and exhibition held at the De Valence Pavilion as part of the Tenby Arts Festival and Japan 2001 celebrations. Participants were able to
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Seaside setting for launch of new novel
A new novel about Pembrokeshire has been given a fitting 'launch' at Newport Boat Club in the company of many representatives of the local book trade. The novel, entitled 'On Angel Mountain' and written by local author Brian John, is set in North Pembrokeshire
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Theatre expands into former garage
The Torch Theatre in Milford Haven is to transform the nearby Freeman's garage into a scenery workshop and storage area. Torch chairman, Tim Arthur, said: 'We have been looking for a place for some time but to find somewhere so close is a fantastic opportunity
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Easy access path leads to historic mill
TWO members of the Pembrokeshire Access Group tried out the latest 'easy access' footpath in the county last week after it had been officially opened by the chairman of the National Park Authority, Councillor Gordon Cawood. The footpath leads from a roadside
