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Energy crops worth £12m a year to county
Biomass crops could be worth up to £12million a year to the Pembrokeshire farming industry, it was revealed this week. Farmers attending an open day organised by the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) were told renewable energy
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Double dose of comedy
The setting for Disney's latest feature-length fairytale, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, is a mythical European country where everyone speaks English with an accent via Britain, France and Brooklyn. In the film's prequel, an American teenager
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Don't court with major disaster
DEAR EDITOR, - Sir William Hamilton, diplomat and archaeologist, founded Milford Haven, having inherited the Hubberston and Pill land, through his first wife Catherine Barlow, daughter of MP Hugh Barlow, and he came up with the idea of building a town
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Bureaucrats want to control our lives
DEAR EDITOR, - I read with interest James Campbell's letter in your issue of October 6th regarding my letter that became an article about the Manorbier Conservation Area draft document and the open meeting to be held in the village hall to view the proposals
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Councillor was poorly informed
DEAR EDITOR, - I write with deep concern over the comments passed by the deputy chairman of the Fire Authority, Cllr Brian Hall, aired on Radio Pembrokeshire on October 11th - 28 firefighters in Swansea doing the same amount of work as 40 firefighters
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Questioning firefighters' ability is deplorable
DEAR EDITOR, - I would like to draw your attention to comments made by Cllr Brian Hall on Radio Pembrokeshire on October 11th. He was speaking in his capacity as deputy chairman of the Mid and West Wales Fire Authority, defending its plans to cut firefighters
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Things that go bump in the night
We have another family ticket and goody bag to give away this week for Folly Farm's Shriek Week, from October 16th, to October 31st. So, if you fancy coming face-to-face with giant spiders, Madagascan hissing cockroaches, giant African snails, or giant
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May the farce be with you
KIDS? No. Married? No. On the brink of divorce? Er, no. So how can a play, which measures relationships, both functional and dysfunctional, possibly ring true with a single, 24-year-old, with little or no experience of life? The answer is quite simple
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You knows you loves it!
CD REVIEW: Goldie Lookin Chain, Greatest Hits Goldie Lookin Chain's debut album, Greatest Hits, is a tongue-in-cheek look at the lives of Gwent's shell-suited ne'er-do-wells and their tales of pot smoking, thieving, roller discos and cycling to the chip
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Jump to it at the Dino Park!
Our friends at the Dinosaur Park, Tenby, are offering every Presspack member a free ride on the Super Jumper trampoline during half term week, from October 23rd, to October 29th. All you need to do is cut out the voucher on this week's Presspack page
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Maize grown as grain crop for first time in a decade
Maize grain harvested and crimped on a Pembrokeshire farm this week could help a dairy farming business achieve a target milk yield increase of 1,000 litres per cow. Michael and Gwyn Roblin, who farm 530 acres at Clynderwen and Glynty Farms, Llanfallteg
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Hallowe'en treat
The Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paradiso UFO, a hugely influential improvisational and avant-garde Japanese collective, will be performing at Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan, on October 31st. They will be supported by the recently formed local experimental
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2,000 TB cases this year
More than 2,000 cattle on farms in west Wales were slaughtered in the first six months of this year because they tested positive for bovine TB. According to figures released by DEFRA, there were 237 new herd incidents in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and
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Welcome new Presspackers!
A big Presspack welcome this week goes to: Hannah Brace, of Pennar, and James Hughes, of Amroth.
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Happy birthday Presspackers!
Birthday greetings this week go to: Joshua Wood, 12, of Hakin; Laura-Jayne Davies, ten, of Milford Haven; Joy Lewis, eight, of Pembroke; Gareth Aries, five, of Cosheston; Vincent Brinton, seven, of Narberth; Adam Owen, 12, of Pendine; Vaughan Davies,
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Commerce House woe to end soon
HAVERFORDWEST'S Top Town Traders have expressed delight at news that the dismantling of Commerce House was due to begin. The comments came after the county council announced it had reached a preliminary agreement with a developer to start on the site.
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Help sought to cushion fuel cost rise
COACH operators who run school transport services in Pembrokeshire are calling for a fuel duty rebate to be extended, to cushion the blow from a proposed tax rise in the November budget. Currently, companies like Jones of Login and the Silcox Motor Coach
