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Pictons double seals Blacks win
Neyland 32 Bettws 12 Two tries in the final quarter by livewire back row man Colin Picton set the seal on a Neyland win at the Athletic Ground against visiting Bettws. The All Blacks were good value as they raced into a 15-point interval lead and were
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Top store site goes up for grabs
BRITAINS big High Street names are tipped to compete for a prime town centre site in Pembrokeshires retail heartland. The Co-operative Group announced this week that it will pull out of Haverfordwest in the New Year, selling its large Riverside Quay site
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New brand for Welsh meat
Confidence is returning to Pembrokeshires livestock farming sector following the launch of the new Celtic Pride brand of Welsh beef and lamb. The Welsh Meat Company, a co-operative with significant membership in Pembrokeshire, predicts that Celtic Pride
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Appeal for help for poor Indian students
Charity worker Mary Gaddum, of Clarbeston Road, is appealing for help for her Poor Students Home in India. Mary, who set up the home in 1969 after working with disadvantaged children in Bombay, is asking for sponsors for the ten boys currently in the
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Helmich shines as Tenby run riot
Tenby 4 Camrose 0 Referee: Ian Baxter Player unavailability and an ever changing side appears to be costing Camrose dearly this season as Saturdays result shows. Take nothing away from Tenby, they played superbly, but it was the visitors performance in
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Saints stun section stars
St Davids 21 Pontardawe 18 St Davids teams have never been real respectors of reputations and at a cold Fishguard Road ground they caused one of the biggest upsets of the season as they beat a Pontardawe side readily tipped for promotion and with seven
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High-tech firm creates 24 jobs
A data and telecommunications cabling systems manufacturer is to create 24 jobs in Cardigan, after relocating its manufacturing operations to the Welsh Development Agencys Parc Teifi Business Park. Reliance Manufacturing Ltd will be creating skilled production
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Christmas cheer for RABI beneficiaries
Christmas hampers are to be delivered shortly to 12 Royal Agriculture Benevolent Institute beneficiaries in their own homes within Pembrokeshire, together with other gifts to people in care homes and hospitals. The scheme, which is funded by the RABI
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Skipper fined for oil spill
A Spanish trawler skipper was fined £2,000 and £300 costs by magistrates at Haverfordwest on Monday for allowing two litres of fuel oil to spill into Milford Docks. Carlos Rey Moreira, aged 43, who flew from Spain for the court hearing, pleaded guilty
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Tapestry may go on tour
THE Last Invasion Tapestry has been removed from St Marys Church Hall, in Fishguard, after being exhibited there for almost five years. The tapestry exhibition opened in February 1997 to mark the bicentenary of the Last Invasion of Fishguard. Recently
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Call centre dismisses strike threat claim
CLAIMS of imminent strike action at the Pembroke Dock call centre have been dismissed as inaccurate by its managers. The claims were made in a story in last weeks Western Telegraph which quoted call centre staff who had telephoned the newspaper to protest
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Witness sought after pedestrian dies
A fresh appeal for a vital witness to a road accident is being made after the pedestrian involved died in hospital. Fifty-two-year-old Terrence Jones, of Hill Street, Haverfordwest, was walking along Milford Road, Haverfordwest, when he was in collision
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National accolade for dedicated warden
Sheltered housing warden Ithwen Evans (pictured) has won a national accolade for her dedicated work with the elderly. For the past 17 years, Mrs Evans has been the warden at the Williams Court complex in Narberth - sharing both the happy and sad times
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Centenarian still enjoys bridge
Not many centenarians could say they still enjoy a game of bridge - but Mrs Margaret Prentice, of Sealyham, is an exception to the rule. Mrs Prentice, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, still enjoys a regular game with her family and until
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Coasteering man hurt
FISHGUARD paramedics and the Air Ambulance were on the scene in double quick time after a Nottingham man badly injured his ankle in a fall during a coaststeering accident near St Davids on Sunday morning. Geoffrey Deekin, aged 34, from Minster Crescent
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Cinema Review - Me without you
Director: Sandra Goldbacher Starring: Anna Friel; Michelle Williams; Kyle Maclachlan; Oliver Milburn; Trudie Styler (Cert 15, 107mins) Itll soon be time to polish your wands again. This time, though, itll be a wizarding fantasy of an altogether darker
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Razzle dazzle all the way in Oakwood panto treat
GIVE EM that old razzle dazzle is the theme running through Magical Christmasland at Oakwood this year - and never more so than on the stage for this years pantomime, Robinson Crusoe. Sparkling performances, glittering dance routines, and dazzling costumes
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Swifts lose out to Wizards magic
Merlins Bridge 5 Monkton Swifts 0 It must be pretty frustrating being a Merlins Bridge player. One week you play brilliantly while the next appears to be a struggle, mercifully for the young Wizards, this was a week where they played so well that five
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Bluebirds hit by rocking Robins
Bluebirds hit by rocking Robins Milford UTD 8 Haverfordwest County 2 Milford Utd did their confidence the world of good on Saturday following this emphatic victory over struggling Haverfordwest County. The scoreline suggests that this was a one sided
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Barrys try sees Cardigan to victory
Cardigan 7 Glynneath 3 Cardigan skipper Barry John scored his seventh try of the season as he crossed for a first half score which, allied to some superb defence, proved just enough to beat a very strong and robust Glynneath side at the King George Vth
