Stories for 22 September 2004

Pembrokeshire News

Couple's honeymoon marred by hurricane

LISA and Stephen Davies, of Ludchurch, certainly had a honeymoon to remember.  more...

Bid for your share of our charity fund

THE Western Telegraph - through the Gannett Foundation - is gearing up to give away cash to good causes.  more...

Union slams cutback in county firefighters

CUTBACKS to the county's firecrews are nothing more than cost-cutting measures and put lives at risk, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has claimed.  more...

LNG safety: who's in charge?

CONFUSION over responsibility for tankers carrying LNG (liquefied natural gas) in the Milford Haven Waterway has continued.   more...

Hundreds on the march to help launch lifeboats

HUNDREDS of feet - human and canine - stepped out across some of the most spectacular countryside in Pembrokeshire on Sunday to raise funds for the RNLI.  more...

Rain fails to dampen festival spirit

IT WAS a soggy end to Pembroke Festival 2004, as the West Wales Maritime Heritage Society played its part down at a blustery South Quay.  more...

Happy birthday, Alfred

SPANNING three centuries and six monarchs, Wales' oldest man, Alfred Finnigan, celebrated his 108th birthday on Saturday.  more...

Jackie takes a walk on the wild side

WHILE many of her constituents were still tucked up in bed, Jackie Lawrence MP was preparing to embark on a 14-mile trek along the coastal path between Whitesands and Solva on Sunday.  more...

Hunt Bill: local man hurt in Parliament demo and MP receives hate mail

A SOUTH Pembrokeshire Hunt member may take civil action against the Metropolitan Police, after he needed 12 stitches to a wound in his head when the pro-hunting demonstration in Parliament Square, London, on Wednesday turned violent.  more...

Fighting fund launched to save small schools

PARENTS fighting to retain a school in the north Pembrokeshire village of Hermon have launched a new fighting fund.  more...

Students' Union bids to stay independent

PEMBROKESHIRE College Students' Union will today (Wednesday) launch a campaign to stay independent of college control.  more...

Telegraph boasts good postal readership

The Western Telegraph has one of the highest postal readerships among newspapers in the UK.  more...

Big-hearted cyclists on trail for charity

OVER 150 cyclists took part in the 11th annual British Heart Foundation Bike Ride on Sunday.  more...

Garden's big thank-you weekend

ENTRY to the National Botanic Garden will be free this Saturday and Sunday (September 25th/26th).  more...

Pembrokeshire Sport

James Williams Pembrokeshire Football League results, tables and fixtures

Results from September 18th:  more...

Otters got Killa instinct

Rugby - Division One. Narberth 35 Blackwood 13 Scrum half Adrian Killa sped in for two tries in five minutes towards the end of the first half at the Lewis Lloyd Ground and set up a second Narberth win in succession, this time against a Blackwood outfit which had until then led 13-6.   more...

Bluebirds fail to make extra man tell

Football - Vauxhall Masterfit Retailers Welsh Premier WELSHPOOL 1 HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 1 Welshpool were very pleased to have hung on for a point in this game, after going down to ten men just into the second half, but the Blues will be regretting the fact that they didn't make the advantage tell.   more...

Nomads give Vikings a fright

Pembrokeshire Football League - Division one NEYLAND 4 HAKIN 4 NEYLAND saw three points snatched from their grasp during an extended injury time at the Athletic Ground.  more...

Aled leads the Borderers to victory again

Pembrokeshire Rugby - Division One Fleur De Lys 10 Whitland 28 Fly half Aled Davies grabbed two tries for the second week in succession to help steer Whitland to a deserved win at Fleur de Lys.  more...

County's rowers enjoy success in Great River Race

Fishguard and Goodwick's Jemima rowing club sent three teams to the recent Great River Race, a 22 mile marathon row for nearly 300 traditional boats, down the River Thames from Richmond to Greenwich.  more...

Junior golf champs

The South Pembs Golf Club Junior Presentations were held recently for all the junior competitions that had taken place during the summer holidays.   more...