Pembrokeshire News

Hywel Dda University Health Board is pleased to announce the opening of our brand new £20m Day Surgery Unit at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital, in a major boost to our efforts to tackle surgical waiting lists across the region.

The famous and very much-loved touring Rock ‘n’ Roll show, “That’ll Be The Day” once again took place at the Follies Theatre, Folly Farm at the end of October, and raised £9,063.00 for local charity, Paul Sartori Hospice at Home.

Pembrokeshire county Council is highlighting forthcoming new legal requirements to keep poultry and captive birds indoors or otherwise separated from wild birds.

Land management works have begun at Pembroke Port signalling the start of another important phase in the £60 million Pembroke Dock Marine project. Contractors, the Walters Group, have mobilised on site tasked with creating 17,000 sqm of laydown space by the end of 2024.

Haverfordwest High VC News: After successfully raising £6234.04 for Children In Need, the school now moves onto their next project, Gifts Under The Tree.

Paul Mallett is an accomplished singer/guitarist/songwriter from Fishguard who has recorded and performed under a number of aliases for many years. He has also been a regular at Open Mic nights.

There has been a “What’s On” online calendar on the popular Facebook page, Saundersfoot Connect, since the happy time when restrictions were lifted after the pandemic and people could begin to gather again in person!

Encouraging safeguarding professionals and practitioners to engage with and listen to children and young people was at the heart of an event hosted by the Mid and West Wales Regional Safeguarding Board for children, as part of its National Safeguarding Week activities and program for 2022.

With Connor John in contention to finish with a ranking of third in the Welsh Under 14s category, he got off to a flying start in the first round, winning by ippon with a beautifully timed head kick.

If you regularly care for a relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without your help and you don’t get paid for it then you are a Carer. You are still an unpaid carer if you receive Carers’ Allowance.

Rain is expected for most of Pembrokeshire on Saturday. 

Compounded by cost-of-living crisis and lack of health and social care, Carers Wales warns of irreversible and devastating impact on thousands of unpaid carers in Wales

There are many ways we can all take steps to support our own health and well-being, and there’s often a digital application (app) available to help manage health conditions or our keep our general health on track. However, with so many apps available, finding one that suits you can sometimes be a challenge.

Lectures will be cancelled as thousands of teaching staff will go on strike from today. 

A horse has become loose and roaming around Monkton, Pembroke. 

On Tuesday 18th October the Milford Haven Soroptimists held a spectacular fashion show, which was hosted by Vanessa Hackett, within her store ‘Image by Vanessa’, located in Victory House, Milford Marina.

Problems with the signals have caused some train routes to be suspended.

The Big Pembrokeshire Pantomime is back – Oh, yes it is! And it’s got Love Island winner Jack Fincham in the title role.

Today (23 November 2022), a public-private consortium unveiled their transformational bid for a Celtic Freeport, which will deliver an accelerated pathway for Wales’ net zero economy. The bid is expected to generate over 16,000 new jobs and generate up to £5.5 billion of new investment.

Community projects that contribute towards a reduction in carbon and help respond to the climate emergency will receive almost £200,000 from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s Sustainable Development Fund (SDF).

Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating an assault on a taxi driver that occurred at 11.45pm on Saturday 19th November, on John Lewis Street, Hakin, Milford Haven.

Pembrokeshire County Council was delighted to host the Pembrokeshire Spotlight Awards 2022 on 11th November 2022 at the Merlin Theatre, Pembrokeshire College to celebrate the achievements of Pembrokeshire’s young people

Parents and carers of the youngest pupils in primary school (up to Year 2) are being reminded that their children are eligible for free school meals.

Dyfed-Powys Police received reports at approx. 10.15am this morning (Saturday November 19) of a cow dangerously out of control in Whitland.

Young musicians in Pembrokeshire recently enjoyed a day rehearsing music with professional musicians from the Band of the Welsh Guards, before performing alongside them in a special evening concert at Haverfordwest High VC School.

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Social Care recruitment campaign won the Marketing Campaign of the year at the West Wales Health and Care Awards.

Students from all secondary schools in Pembrokeshire, including the Pembrokeshire Learning Centre, took part in a lively debate recently on equality and diversity issues affecting young people in Pembrokeshire.

Calling Pembrokeshire community projects looking for funding – come and meet the people who read your application forms at this years’ PAVS Virtual Funding Fair, from Monday NOVEMBER 14th – Thursday 17th 10am – 12.00 daily.

Sigma Display Ltd, a local sign makers and graphic design business based in Haverfordwest, proudly presented an a-frame board to support the Paul Sartori Community Choir recently.