Stories for 13 July 2005

Pembrokeshire News

Killer escapes US death penalty

A man extradited from Haverfordwest to face a murder charge in the US successfully used the Human Rights Act to avoid facing the death penalty - but still faces up to 20 years in an American jail.  more...

Gold rush at Olympics

Haverfordwest gymnasts excelled at the Special Olympics in Glasgow, bringing home 39 medals - 13 gold 16 silver and ten bronze.  more...

Christmas pub crisis looms

Licensees in Pembrokeshire are being urged to hurry to comply with the new Licensing Act or face a Christmas crisis.  more...

Science with extra bite!

IT WAS smiles all round as young west Wales scientists met up with TV celebrity Nick Baker of The Really Wild Show and his collection of snakes, spiders and scorpions.  more...

Flags fly at Proms

Georgina Norman gets a great view from her father David's shoulders, of the Haverfordwest Rotary Club and Texaco Summer Proms on Saturday evening.   more...

Reggae festival cancelled as police costs bite again

The third major event to be cancelled in recent years due to rising policing costs is the Reggae Festival of Wales, which was supposed to take place last weekend.  more...

Pupils suspended for using drugs in school

Some Pembroke School pupils have been suspended for using drugs at school.  more...

Terror attacks on London: 'A black day for Britain'

Preseli Pembrokeshire MP, Stephen Crabb, passed through the London tube system just an hour before the bomb blasts on what he described as a black day for Britain.  more...

The ambulance you helped to buy

One of three state-of-the-art frontline ambulances bought by St John was delivered to Pembroke Dock last week.  more...

Scientists probe death of stranded whale

AN adult female pilot whale died after becoming stranded on Porthlysgi beach, St Davids, on Wednesday.  more...

Newport fireworks are back

Rumours in Newport have been confirmed. The Newport Fireworks are back.  more...

Teachers lose jobs as pupil ratio falls

Twelve Pembrokeshire teachers will lose their jobs later this month because the teacher-pupil ratio of the schools affected has fallen below the figure demanded by the local education authority.   more...

Ambulance call-outs failing to meet target

IN Pembrokeshire, just under half of all emergency ambulance call-outs are failing to attend the scene within Welsh Assembly targets.  more...

Green green grass of homage

Welsh singing legend Tom Jones has been given a special birthday present by Heatherton. The sports park in St Florence has modelled its latest maize maze on the star, who was 65 recently.   more...

No end to dental crisis

A SHORT-TERM solution to the dental crisis in Neyland looks unlikely.  more...

Pembrokeshire Sport

Abigail jumps to glory

ABIGAIL Green, riding Stambrook Pavarotti, recently won the 14hh working pony section and became working champion at one of the premier royal agricultural shows held at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, writes Gordon Thomas.  more...

WIN £250 in our Telegraph Fantasy Football competition

New and exclusive, British Fantasy Football comes to The Western Telegraph for season 2005/6, with £250 to be won by the top manager in the county.  more...

Well done Brian Hearne - 40 years of county tennis!

Telegraph sport pays a surprise tribute to a man who has been heavily involved in his sport for 40 years:  more...

Curtis steers ahead

Local driver Tom Curtis and co-driver Dai Roberts took an early lead at the fourth round of the Quaife Peugeot 1.9 scholarship, held at the Mid Wales Stages Rally recently.  more...

Narberth run Town close

County cricket Division One: Haverfordwest (215 for 5) drew with Narberth (204 for 8)  more...

WIN £250 in our Telegraph Fantasy Football competition

New and exclusive, British Fantasy Football comes to The Western Telegraph for season 2005/6, with £250 to be won by the top manager in the county.  more...

Bowen leads way

Cricket: Alan Brown cup final: Maenclochog (130 for 5 and 157 for 7) beat Llechryd (139 for 5 and 128 all out)  more...

This week's cricket stats

Here are this week's results, tables and fixtures for the Dragon Sports Pembrokeshire County Cricket League.  more...

WIN £250 in our Telegraph Fantasy Football competition

New and exclusive, British Fantasy Football from The Western Telegraph kicks off on Monday 18th July for season 2005/6, with £250 to be won by the top manager in the county.   more...