Stories for 8 September 2004

Pembrokeshire News

Fun-packed festival kicks off at castle

PEMBROKE'S ten-day festival, gracing the town for a second year, took off in style last week in the grand surroundings of its Norman castle.  more...

Fish farmers sue utility for £3m

A PEMBROKESHIRE couple who developed their fish farming business into the biggest of its kind in Wales are suing Welsh Water for £3million because they claim changes to the water level at Llysyfran Reservoir ruined their business.   more...

Sue safeguards future of endangered ponies

A PEMBROKESHIRE horsewoman whose roots are in Scotland is safeguarding the future of an endangered breed of pony native to the Highlands, where she grew up.  more...

Lumberjack cleared of causing accident

A LUMBERJACK has been cleared of being responsible for an incident in which four pony trekkers were thrown from their mounts.  more...

Peerless Lord Parry mourned

The sudden and unexpected death at his home on Wednesday of Lord Parry of Neyland has left a massive gap in the life of Pembrokeshire.  more...

Tributes to Lord Parry of Neyland pour in

Jackie Lawrence MP: Gordon has been a solid rock for the Labour Party in Pembrokeshire for almost 40 years.  more...

Furniture mix-up forces pupils to stay home

Hundreds of children at a Pembrokeshire secondary school returned to school two days late on Monday because of a mix up with a furniture order.   more...

Endeavour makes majestic sight

My first experience aboard Endeavour was in Fremantle, Australia, now eight years later on the opposite side of the world it continues to capture people's imagination.  more...

Homeowners braced for council tax hike

Nearly 20,000 homes in Pembrokeshire have been placed into higher council tax bands, leading to claims that the National Assembly is cashing in on the house price boom.   more...

Video prompts new fears over LNG

Pembrokeshire County Council has been urged to halt Milford Haven's planned LNG plants after a video appeared to contradict earlier safety claims.  more...

King Arthur, 50, reigns supreme

A 50-YEAR-OLD Shetland pony living in St Dogmaels has been named the oldest pony in the world by Guinness World Records.  more...

Worst postal service hits rural business

ATROCIOUS postal services west of Swansea may have seriously effected the county's economy in recent months, business leaders have said.  more...

Pembrokeshire Picture Special

More pictures from the classic car run

The seventh annual Western Telegraph Pembrokeshire County Vehicle Run was tinged with sadness following the unexpected death of Lord Parry of Neyland.  more...

County vehicle run is classic day out

TINGED with sadness following the unexpected death of Lord Parry of Neyland, the Western Telegraph Pembrokeshire County Vehicle Run geared up for another year under the searing September sun.   more...

More scenes from the Western Telegraph Pembrokeshire County Vehicle Run

The seventh annual Western Telegraph Pembrokeshire County Vehicle Run in memory of Lord Parry of Neyland, was a huge success, with almost 350 classic vehicles taking part in the 85-mile run.   more...

More classic car run pictures...

The seventh annual Western Telegraph Pembrokeshire County Vehicle Run in memory of Lord Parry of Neyland, was a huge success, with almost 350 classic vehicles taking part in the 85-mile run.   more...

Pembrokeshire Sport

County senior football results and fixtures

James Williams Pembrokeshire Football League results and fixtures:  more...

Off-key Otters stumble to defeat

Rugby - Division One Narberth 13 Builth Wells 25 Builth Wells full back Rob Lloyd was the toast of his team mates and supporters as he bagged all of their 25 points at the Lewis Lloyd Ground to send Narberth tumbling to an opening day defeat.  more...

Unbeatable Town take the treble

Cricket: D. R. Morris Cup Final: Haverfordwest (116 for 3 and 111 for 9) beat Lawrenny (91 for 9 and 73 all out) Haverfordwest became only the third side in Pembrokeshire to complete the treble as they added success in the league and Harrison-Allen Bowl to victory over Lawrenny in the Duggie Morris Cup.   more...

Wizards work their magic

Football: Pembrokeshire League First Division CAMROSE 3 MERLINS BRIDGE 5 TALK about a `game of two halves'. This derby definitely lived up to that cliche with the Wizards working their magic to win after being three goals adrift.  more...

Swifts show their class

Football: Pembrokeshire League First Division ST ISHMAELS 0 MONKTON SWIFTS 3 LEAGUE champions Monkton Swifts grabbed their third win on the trot with a comfortable three goal victory at battling St Ishmaels.   more...

Edward eases Whitland win to victory

Cricket: Ormond Youth Cup Final: Llangwm Youth (75 for 9 and 79 for 7) lost to Whitland Youth (109 for 1 and 46 for 2) Whitland were worthy winners of the recent Ormond Youth Cup Final as they proved too street-wise for their opponents.  more...

Crymych 'Lynched' by Sean's drop goal

County Rugby: Division One Laugharne 8 Crymych 6 Crymych hopes of starting their new season with a good away win at Laugharne were still intact at half time as they led 3-0 thanks to a penalty by Carwyn Davies in a very tight encounter where defences were very much on top.  more...

Title will be a close run thing: football season preview

THIS season's Pembrokeshire football campaign has already kicked-off and Telegraph Sport predicts that the Division One championship could be a close run thing.  more...