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Widow vows to fight for foundation
A widow, angered by the Welsh Assembly’s funding allocation for the Paul Sartori Foundation, is donating a £20,000 van to the charity. Valerie Harries, aged 77, of Pembroke Dock, has vowed to fight for the foundation, which helped her nurse
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County's shocking drink / drug stats
Hospital doctors in Pembrokeshire dealt with nearly 400 drug or drink related admissions last year, new figures show. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show there were 268 drug-related admissions to Pembrokeshire hospitals in 2007
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Seniors save bus service
A bus service which was due to be axed next month has been given a temporary reprieve after a huge show of support from users. The 333 Silcox bus, which runs six times a week from Pembroke Dock to Carmarthen via Manorbier, Tenby and St Clears
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Hope for hospice
The future of the Paul Sartori Foundation will be discussed at a crunch meeting between the charity and the Welsh Health Minister Edwina Hart next month. Last week’s Western Telegraph exclusive warned that the charity could fold after being
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Could you draw the crowds to Oriel y Parc?
Have you got what it takes to design a mascot for the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s Oriel y Parc? The St Davids landscape gallery, visitor and education centre has set the challenge as part of The Big Draw, a UK-wide scheme
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Trots in the city
Five Trots’ women ran the Cardiff 10km race. Ann Thomas finished in a time of 38 minutes 13 seconds, finishing 81st overall. Tracy Sharatt was 330th, Amanda Morgan 582nd, Pauline Thomas 629th and Oona Crawford 713rd. Claire Clethero ran the Dumfries
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Shriek Week starts today
Folly Farm starts its popular Halloween Shriek Week today (Saturday)with a new owl show and the unveiling of the Ghost Train’s dramatic makeover featuring alongside creepy-crawly handling sessions. Folly Farm’s Ghost Train was made in 1964 for showman
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Poll reveals strong cloning doubts
A European poll has revealed strong doubts about the safety of animal cloning. The European Commission published a ‘eurobarometer’ poll confirming the scepticism of consumers, with 81% feeling the long-term effects on nature are unknown and 84% saying
