TEENAGE golfing sensation Becky Harries had a remarkable year in 2005, even by her very high standards, writes Gordon Thomas. The Pembrokeshire Academy student and Haverfordwest golfer won the Dyfed women's U18s title in April last year. In May, she became
The Home Office has been urged to reverse a decision to cut £2.7million from the local police budget. The appeal comes from local MP Stephen Crabb following a meeting with Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Terrance Grange and senior representatives of the
IF COURAGE, determination and resilience are qualities the Army prize, then one new recruit will fit right in. At a time when most teenagers only have their GCSEs to worry about, Charlene Jenkins, of Glenview, Haverfordwest, had to cope with the tragic
NARBERTH 0 MONKTON SWIFTS 1 AGAIN the champions ground out a victory, taking full advantage of the chasing pack who all slipped up to go eleven points clear at the top. Before this clash kicked-off most of the other teams in the county were praying that
Pembrokeshire's carbon dioxide emissions are the second highest in Wales, according to figures brought to light by Friends of the Earth. The county's CO2 figure of 4,376,000 tonnes a year is considerably higher than in neighbouring Carmarthenshire and
Minutes after walking her dog into a field containing 40 suckler cows with young calves at St Florence, Mrs Wendy Tustin, aged 55, was found dead among the agitated cattle. She had horrendous injuries. Although there were no witnesses, a forensic pathologist
A local residential child care home is to be closed down with the loss of more than 80 jobs. An employee of the company claims this will devastate families and communities. St Davids ASC Ltd says it directly employs 86 staff, 70% of whom live in and around
Pembrokeshire's fire service could be in meltdown if plans to downgrade Haverford-west fire station go ahead. The warning has come from a former senior divisional officer and area commander for Pembrokeshire, Mike George. Under plans put forward by the
Staff at a mental health unit were left terrified after a patient held a gun against one person's head and they had to wait 30 minutes for an armed response team to enter the building and apprehend the man. The incident happened at 11am last Tuesday after
Pembrokeshire Rail Travellers Association has given the current local rail operator, Arriva Trains Wales, just five out of ten marks in a recent survey and long distance Great Western was given six marks. The survey revealed that most members arrived
A Pembrokeshire publishing company's celebrity cookbook, collated to raise money for the tsunami recovery programme, is achieving sales in the four corners of the globe. East Meets West is produced by the multi-award winning Accent Press, and features
Jobcentres and benefits offices in Pembrokeshire were forced into temporary closure at the end of last week through industrial action by union staff. Offices at Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven, Fishguard and Tenby had to shut their doors on Thursday and
Cilla and Barry Stubbs, of Pembroke Dock, were living a dream recently when they were entertained to Sunday lunch by Welsh singing star Katherine Jenkins The meal with Katherine was part of their prize from a competition run by the Wales Tourist Board
The Celtic Blue Rock Festival organisers have launched a calendar of gigs at local village halls this week, in an effort to support and promote the diverse range of local bands and music in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. The Blue Rock boys will help
Haverfordwest 20 Penclawdd 32 Haverfordwest showed why they had won their last five league matches as they pushed runaway leaders Penclawdd all the way before losing out late on as the Cocklemen's pack utilised its experience and bulk to the full. The
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 1 ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 1 Aber's ex-Bluebird Tim Hicks was half-hero half-villain on Friday when he cancelled out his own second half strike for the Seasiders with an own goal in the dying seconds. Frustratingly this was another of those
Ex-England and British Lions lock Maurice Colclough, died of a brain tumour aged 52, on Friday morning, surrounded by his family. Colclough, lived at the Coach House, Narberth, with his wife Annie and their five children Matthew, Fen, Morgan, Brogan and
The Queens Hall's triumphant start to 2006 was the appearance of well known and highly regarded musical troubadour Martyn Joseph. Approaching the gig, expecting the usual 'holy hush' associated with the acoustic singer-songwriter vibe, I was pleasantly
Pembrokeshire College's eighth annual band showcase kicks off on Tuesday, February 7th. The event is organised by the college's media and performing arts students, who brazenly take over the Merlin Theatre at the Haverfordwest campus to introduce talented
