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Pembroke comeback complete
Ladies' Hockey Pembroke 3 Crymych 2 Pembroke ladies played their first league match of the new season against Crymych Ladies, last season's unbeaten champions. Pembroke started the game brightly, placing the Crymych goal under pressure but failing to
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Newcastle Emlyn Mart, Thursday, October 7th
Messrs Dai Lewis Cyf Auctioneers report as follows: Another similar entry forward in all sections (737). Resulting trade for finished Lambs was much brisker than the previous week with averages being up some 5p/kg overall. Culls maintained a strong run
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Blacks squeeze home by single point
County Rugby Division Four (West): Neyland 17 Fishguard & Goodwick 16 Neyland edged to a narrow win in their local derby against Fishguard. Both sides found it hard to cope with the wind and cancelled each other out in their determination to win.
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Sixth-form cuts threaten small schools
CHANGES to the way sixth-forms in Wales are funded may lead to the closure of small schools such as Ysgol Dewi Sant (YDS) in St Davids. Members of the county council's children and families overview and scrutiny committee heard on Thursday how small rural
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Cardigan Mart, Monday, October 11th
J. J. Morris report 85 Calves forward with the vast majority being Friesian or Friesian/Holstein bulls for processing. These met an improved trade. The Rearing Calves available also met a better call with top price of the day £170 for a Limousin Bull
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This week's county rugby stats
Here are this week's county rugby results and tables: DIVISION 1 Bridgend Athletic 17, Blackwood 14 Brynmawr 15, Bonymaen 33 Carmarthen Athletic 20, Glamorgan Wanderers 31 Maesteg 16, Fleur de Lys 3 Narberth 24, Beddau 13 Tonmawr 34, Builth wells 10 UWIC
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Man 'groomed' little girl for sex
A TENBY man who 'groomed' a little girl for sex has been jailed for five years. Barry Hollingsworth, aged 62, was also made the subject of a three-year extension to the sentence which means that after his eventual release he will be liable to be recalled
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Man admits possessing indecent pictures of children
DESCRIBED by his defence solicitor as an 'unpleasant' case, a Fishguard man has admitted distributing and possessing indecent pictures of children. Before Haverfordwest magistrates last week, Neil Andrew Ahearne pleaded guilty to possessing 19 indecent
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Haverfordwest Mart, Tuesday, October 19th
BJP and Co report: Store cattle (197). An excellent entry of Store Cattle sold to a very firm trade. Another packed sale ring and quality very much in demand. Top price of £660 for a Belgian Blue Steer on a Blue Card sold by Mr Cole, Castleton, Pembroke
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Cardigan Mart, October 18th
J. J. Morris report as follows for the Monday Mart on 18th October, which included the Annual Sale on behalf of the Precelly and North Pembrokeshire Suckled Calf Rearers. 200 Suckled Calves were forward together with 100 Store Cattle all of which met
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Hex marks the spot for spooky book-signing
Hallowe'en came early to the Victoria Bookshop, Haverfordwest, on Saturday. There were ghosts, witches, broomsticks, bats and spiders at a book-signing session of Scary Stories - a collection of contemporary ghost stories. The book is published by Pembroke
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Golden couple celebrate
Golden wedding celebrations for Saundersfoot couple Rosemary and Ronnie Hayes saw them surrounded by family and friends on Saturday. And the pair's special anniversary is the latest in a number of notable dates in their calender - including Rosemary being
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Local riders blaze a trail at national event
The Trailblazers National championships held at Stoneleigh in August saw many competitiors from west and South Wales, who qualified at Moor Farm. The greatest success story was Sally Potter and Banderlera who received the overall championship prize in
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£6.7m bid for new A&E unit
A new £6.7 million accident and emergency department at Withybush Hospital could be in the pipeline. Work may begin in less than two years, if funding is made available by the National Assembly. The present unit is inadequate in space and facilities.
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Newcastle Emlyn Mart, Thursday, October 14th
Messrs Dai Lewis Cyf Auctioneers report as follows: Another good entry forward in all categories (998). Lambs remained on a par with current national trends, with particular demand for heavier sorts. Stores sold to another strong run, as did culls. Lambs
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Haverfordwest Mart, Tuesday, October 12th
BJP and C o report: Store Cattle (158). More cattle forward sold to a rising trade. A packed sale ring of dealers and farmers wanting stores. Top price of £670 for two year old Belgian Blue Steers on Red Cards sold by Messrs Davies, Buckspool, Bosherston
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LNG may force farmer to quit
RESIDENTS around Waterston and Llanstadwell say they will be forced to move if the planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant goes ahead. The comments followed last week's county council decision consenting to hazardous substances being stored at the site
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Cup holders ease into next round
Football: Senior Cup - round one THE Senior Cup champs side-stepped a first round upset with a solid performance at The Racecourse, setting up a mouth-watering clash with Goodwick Utd in the next round. In unsettled conditions, the Wizards were never
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Sheep Sale, Cardigan Mart, October 9th
J. J. Morris report another successful Sheep Sale at Cardigan Mart on Saturday, October 9th. Entries were at the usual regular level and a strong trade was again evident for all types. The next sale will be held on October 23rd. Entries in the meantime
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Borderers teach students a lesson
County Rugby, Division one: UWIC 16 Whitland 21 Whitland gained a thoroughly deserved win over high-riding UWIC in Cardiff. The Borderers battled hard to overcome an eight-point deficit in as many minutes to lead 14-8 at the break. They showed too much
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Work begins on 120 homes
WORK has begun on the latest affordable housing development in south west Wales, which will see over 120 properties being built on an eight-acre site in Johnston. Estate agent John Francis has been appointed to market the Pond Bridge project, which has
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New doors open up for wheelchair whizzkid
SAM Mansel is a whizzkid when it comes to driving his wheelchair. And it's all thanks to his fantastic skills on the PlayStation. Seventeen-year-old Sam, from Milford Haven, has athetoid cerebral palsy as a result of being starved of oxygen at birth.
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Care home to be prosecuted after fatal fire
THE owners of the Old Rectory Care Home, where a fire led to the death of two residents in February, are to be prosecuted for alleged breaches of regulations. Mother-of-eight Nellie Walsh, aged 84, and retired schoolteacher Jack Thomas, aged 88, both
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Another point
Football: Vauxhall Masterfit Welsh Premier Haverfordwest County 0 Connah's Quay Nomads 0 Most goalless draws are a disappointment and this one was a dour and scrappy game for stretches, being relieved at times by bursts of strong Blues attacking. A real
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This week's county football stats
Here are this week's results, tables and fixtures for the James Williams Pembrokeshire Football League: Results Saturday, October 16th: WEST WALES INTERMEDIATE CUP - 1ST ROUND REPLAYS Narberth 2 Winch Wen 3 Harp Rovers 2 Neyland 3 SENIOR CUP - 1ST ROUND
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Councillor slammed for attack on firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS and politicians across the county have reacted strongly to a councillor's assertion on Radio Pembrokeshire that firefighters in Swansea did a better job than those in Pembrokeshire. Councillor Brian Hall, vice-chairman of the Mid and West
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Newborn hearing screening boosted
BABIES in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire are to benefit from a new hearing screening programme. The Newborn Hearing Screening Wales programme is being extended. Screeners, based at the West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, will work
