Stories for 29 September 2004

Pembrokeshire News

Electrical fault led to home fire deaths

AN ELECTRICAL fault caused the fire which claimed the lives of two elderly residents of the Old Rectory Residential Home at Gumfreston, near Tenby, an inquest heard.  more...

Walk-out threatened as Students' Union fights to stay independent

PEMBROKESHIRE College Students' Union has threatened to spark a mass walk-out in its bid to remain independent of college control.  more...

Food, glorious food

The vibrant food culture of Narberth and Pembrokeshire was celebrated in sizzling style with another successful Narberth Food Festival.  more...

Rare heart condition may have caused teen's death

Exhaustive post mortem and forensic tests have failed to establish why a 16-year-old Stepaside girl died.  more...

High-flying roles for RAF couple

A former pupil of Pembroke School and her husband have celebrated a unique achievement of taking simultaneous command of their respective units several hundred miles apart.   more...

Shock abuse risk to county's elderly

AS many as 1,000 vulnerable older adults are at risk of being abused in Pembrokeshire at any one time, according to county council statistics.  more...

Prize skaters in line for national award

NEWPORT SK8 Krew skaters have won a Nationwide Building Society award for voluntary endeavour.  more...

Suicide of soldier recalled to Iraq

A 20-year-old Milford Haven soldier, who broke down as his father was driving him back to his unit for further service in Iraq, was later found hanged from the swings at a village play area.  more...

Sex assault man could face jail

A MAN could face a jail sentence after a jury convicted him on Thursday of sexually assaulting a Pembroke Dock woman as she slept.  more...

Patricia backs cancer campaign

LOCAL breast cancer survivor Patricia Field has launched a major fundraising campaign for Cancer Research UK by highlighting the scale of the disease in the region.  more...

Man hunt after serious sex attack

A PEMBROKE Dock woman was seriously sexually assaulted as she walked home in the early hours of Saturday morning.  more...

Woman's life blighted by years of abuse

A Haverfordwest man who `blighted' the life of a woman by taking advantage of her as a youngster has been jailed for nine years.  more...

Homeowners braced for council tax hike

A survey of homes for sale in west Wales reveals that soaring property values have catapulted at least half the region's council tax payers into the fifth highest valuation band.   more...

Bracelet relic of US airman's tragic death

An identification bracelet belonging to an American airman killed in a wartime aircrash on Carn Llidi, St Davids, has finally been returned to his family - 61 years after the tragic event.  more...

Pembrokeshire Sport

Sefton stars with the bat - Scourfield stars with the ball

CAREW Cricket Club is really well represented in the end-of-season statistics for the first division of the Pembroke County Cricket League.  more...

Bluebirds draw a blank

Football: Welsh Premier Haverfordwest County 0 Porthmadog 0 IT turned out to be a very frustrating Saturday afternoon for Haverfordwest County who dropped points against visiting Welsh Premier draw specialists Porthmadog.  more...

Football results, tables and fixtures

Here follows this week's James Williams Pembrokeshire Football League results, tables and fixtures:  more...

Champions drop points to Herbie

Pembrokeshire Football League - Division One MONKTON SWIFTS 1 HERBRANDSTON 1 REIGNING champions Monkton Swifts led for 85 minutes of this entertaining tussle, but determined Herbie levelled matters late on to take a deserved point.  more...

Quins maintain winning streak

Rugby: Konica Minolta Welsh Cup Round One Glais 17 Pembroke Dock Harlequins 32 Four tries by wing speedster Lee Scourfield helped Pembroke Dock Harlequins maintain their winning start to the season.  more...

Teenage girls turning their backs on sport

Teenage girls in Pembrokeshire are turning their backs on traditional school sports, a survey has revealed.  more...

Jones strikes European gold

It was a golden day in Swansea for Ellie Jones as she stormed to first place in the 20-24 age category at the European Duathlon Championships in Swansea on Sunday.  more...