Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust have been pressured into putting financial targets set by the National Assembly before patient care. Dr Chris Overton, consultant gynaecologist, says bed cutbacks at Withybush Hospital have stretched medical and nursing
European cafe culture looks set to hit Fishguard, as two new cafes and one bar/cafe are rumoured to be opening in the town. The new cafes, however, coincide with the closure of one of the town's most popular gift shops. Window on Wales, which opened in
With Mother's Day on Sunday, March 6th, the Western Telegraph would like to hear why you think your mum is special. We will be offering a bottle of champagne and two Western Telegraph 150th anniversary, limited edition champagne glasses for the Pembrokeshire
A staggering £16,500 has been raised for the tsunami disaster, by the community of St Davids. Around £9,500 alone was raised at a coffee morning, organised in the space of 48 hours by Rev David Menday. "There was a phenomenal response to this event. In
PEMBROKESHIRE'S patient watchdog - the community health council (CHC) - has pledged to keep an even closer eye on services at Withybush Hospital. It will begin a rigorous and intensive series of monitoring visits, particularly aimed at the A&E unit
BBC Wales presenter Jamie Owen on Thursday officially opened a £300,000 state-of-the-art fluoroscopy unit at Withybush Hospital. The new unit, which replaces one installed in 1992, will permit live x-ray pictures to be viewed from almost any angle and
Fox hunts have vowed to continue to meet in the Pembrokeshire countryside but insist they will stay within the law. The Pembrokeshire and South Pembrokeshire Hunts had some of the biggest midweek turnouts in their history when they gathered on Thursday
Local Conservative parliamentary candidate Stephen Crabb has come up with an idea to solve Pembrokeshire's continuing NHS dental crisis. He is proposing the creation of a £25,000 Pembrokeshire Dental Bursary. The scheme would see Pembrokeshire young people
INTERNET users who live in the most isolated parts of Pembrokeshire are unlikely to get access to broadband for many years. Despite advances in technology, BT said phone connections which are ten kilometres from a telephone exchange are unable to log
Two more Pembrokeshire towns are being targeted by the UK pub chain J. D. Wetherspoon in its bid to get a foothold in the county. Wetherspoon has already courted controversy over its proposals to purchase Haverfordwest's historic Shire Hall and obtain
Jennifer French, of Milford Haven, was determined that nothing should spoil her wedding day. So when doctors broke the news to her that she had breast cancer, she decided to keep it a secret from her partner Gwyn and her family until after the big day
NOBODY knows more about the life-saving benefits of giving blood than Falklands veteran Simon Weston. "I am alive because of it," said the fervent campaigner for the Welsh Blood Service. "I've received over 400 units since I was injured and that has had
Long-awaited celebrations took place early on Sunday morning as Haverfordwest's Mark Bond and Broad Haven's Jo Broughton completed their challenge of reaching the 4,095-metre summit of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo. The strenuous ascent of South East Asia's
