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New ferry signals job cuts
FIFTY-FOUR JOBS face the axe at Fishguard where the ferry Koningen Beatrix is being replaced in March by the smaller, slower ship Stena Europe, currently plying on the Sweden-Poland service. A Stena spokesman said that shore jobs will not be affected
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Mark joins the high flyers
The skys the limit for one local high flyer, Mark Miles of 3 Meadow Park, Burton, who has recently gained his Airline Transport Pilot Licence. Mark, aged 20, graduated on October 13th after a 15 month course with British Aerospace Europe, a flying school
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Reward offered after ex-mayor is attacked
Fishguard Police are offering a £500 reward after a Goodwick man was assaulted near his home on Sunday by a man in a balaclava hat demanding money. Councillor Bryn Colnet, former Mayor of Fishguard and Goodwick, had closed up at The Railwaymens Club,
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Three locals in Woman Farmer of the Year final
Three local women are among the four finalists for the coveted title of NFU/Natwest Woman Farmer of the Year 2002 after the preliminary judging last week. Annette Spratt, of Laugharne; Ruth Davies, of Llangoedmor, Cardigan; Anne James, of Crymych; and
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Volunteers attend rally crash injured
Pembrokeshires St John Ambulance volunteers played a key first-aid role in Saturdays accident at the Network Q Rally County duty officer, Keith McNiffe, said his Pembrokeshire team received a call when Carlos Sainzs Ford Focus hit a marshals car then
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Specialist sister helps county cope with HIV
Sister Janice Rees, clinical nurse specialist in infection control, has been looking after people with HIV and other blood-borne viruses in Pembrokeshire for the past seven years. Based at Withybush Hospital, she travels all over the county providing
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Treginnis Farm welcomes back city children
Primary school children from deprived inner-city areas, exiled from a Pembrokeshire farm by the foot and mouth disease crisis, are once again enjoying a taste of life in the countryside. The Farm for City Children at Lower Treginnis, St Davids, was forced
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Local lottery aids businesses
Investing in Pembrokeshire Society Limited, which runs the Pembrokeshire Lottery, has now been running for eight years. Unique in Wales, it provides businesses in the county with interest-free loans to assist them in expansion and job creation. To date
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Anti-weapons protester joins peace campaign
A local man who took part in direct action for nuclear disarmament two weeks ago, has vowed he will continue to fight against weapons of mass destruction. Dave Rolstone, aged 54, of Efailwen, who for two years has been a member of an anti-Trident campaign
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Warning over cowboy cabbies
With Christmas and the New Year approaching, Pembrokeshire County Councils licensing team is advising the public to use only licensed taxis. Comprehensive checks are made on vehicles and suitability of licensed drivers prior to licensing, including ensuring
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Award backs project at ex-county offices
The former county offices on St Thomas Green, Haverfordwest, are to be transformed into an innovative Asylum Project. The proposal is to create an activity hub incorporating IT facilities for voluntary sector organisations and social enterprises, managed
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Appeal to send brave Samantha to Florida
Local people are being asked if they can help a little ray of sunshine catch her plane to Florida for the holiday of a lifetime. Samantha Riley, aged 11, from Pembroke, took part in the Suns little ray of sunshine competition in August. The competition
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New members sign in
The newest members of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority have signed in for their first meetings. County Councillor Bill Roberts, of St Ishmaels, has been appointed by the county council, while Mr Richard Howells, of Hook, is a National Assembly
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ZOOLANDER
ZOOLANDER Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Jerry Stiller. (Dur. 89 mins, cert 12) Its cold. The car wont start. Christmas is around the corner and someones going to have to pay for it. Sometimes
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Call centre strike threat
Industrial action is threatened at ITV Digitals Pembrokeshire call centre in protest at a new get-tough policy on staff sick leave. Employees who are absent twice within a 12-week period have been warned that the first stages of disciplinary action may
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Victorian Blue building appeal
An appeal against a decision to force estate agents, West Wales Properties, to tone down the colour of its Haverfordwest building will be heard early next year. Pembrokeshire County Council planning officers had objected to the Victorian Blue colour of
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Campaign highlights domestic abuse issues
The problems suffered by victims of domestic abuse have been highlighted in a new campaign launched by Dyfed-Powys Police and other agencies involved in combating domestic abuse. It aims to increase awareness of abuse, ensure that it is seen as unacceptable
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Sarah helps break the bureaucracy barrier
Chartered Surveyor Sarah Andrews, of Templeton, is all set to help farmers and rural business owners try to break through the bureaucracy barrier as they struggle to restore incomes and employment severely damaged by the foot and mouth disease crisis.
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Coming to local screens now
The Pembrokeshire Screen Saver, launched last week by Whiteleaf Computer Services will follow on from its successful Tenby Screen Saver. The CD-ROM includes 110 full-screen high-resolution photographs of scenes throughout Pembrokeshire. It can be viewed
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Single brand tourism backed
TOURISM CHIEFS are right in trying to create a single brand for Wales, a councillor has argued. The Wales Tourist Board wants to encourage tourism operators across the country to promote a distinctive Welsh tourism experience. Its cultural tourism strategy
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Street star storms to singing success
TENBY ACTOR Charles Dale stole the show on weekend television when he won the Coronation Street celebrity Stars in Their Eyes. Currently at the centre of attention in The Street as his character, the lovable Dennis Stringer, leaves his partner for Janice
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Pembrokeshire films in new archive
Some of the pioneering films made in Pembrokeshire by William Haggar are featured in the new National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales at the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth. Haggar, who had a base in Pembroke, was a world-renowned pre-World
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Bishop to retire
THE Bishop of St Davids, the Right Rev D.Huw Jones, is retiring on December 31st. The 67-year-old Bishop, who began his career as curate at Aberdare in 1959, and was enthroned Bishop of St Davids in 1996, was the 126th in succession to St David. He was
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Countys thanks from the Queen
THE QUEEN and Duke of Edinburgh were thrilled with the warm welcome they received on their pre-Golden Jubilee tour of Pembroke-shire. In messages of thanks to county council chairman Mrs Rosemary Hayes and Lord Lieutenant Sir David Mansel Lewis, the Royal
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Bid to bring woods back to active use
AFTER 70 YEARS of being hidden from public view, the woodlands around the former Royal Naval Armament Depot at Trecwn are again a talking point. The 800 acres of woodland inside the perimeter fence on the site are leased to Forest Enterprise Wales, which
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Study to look at airport
A study into the economic impact of Haverfordwest Airport, Withybush, is under way. It will be conducted by Amey Vectra Ltd, suppliers of operational risk management services to the public and private sectors world-wide. The aim of the feasibility study
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Ditch your foreign coins
Clear out your drawers and empty your piggy bank, because the piles of foreign currency youve been saving for future holidays could be worthless by early next year. New euro notes and coins, produced to a standardised design will be issued in 12 nations
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Council looks for local food supplies
Pembrokeshires food producers are being urged to compete for a slice of the county councils multi-million pound meals budget. Few of the contracts to supply food to schools and social services establishments in Pembrokeshire are in the hands of local
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Police target under-age drinking
Police will use tough new measures to clamp down on under-age drinking in Pembroke, Pembroke Dock and Tenby from Saturday. Following a successful initiative in Fishguard earlier this year, police will target licensees in the South Pembrokeshire towns.
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Cinema bans mobile phones
THE MANAGER of the Palace Cinema in Haverfordwest says he is going to take drastic steps to stop people using their mobile phones in the cinema. Trevor Harries said that despite installing CCTV in the cinema, people are still using their mobiles. Now,
