Pembrokeshire News

Pembrokeshire County Council has now completed the purchase of the assets of Edwards Bros Coaches of Tiers Cross and will be operating all contracts previously run by the company.

There were 1,421 assaults in the six-month period between January – June 2022, up from 1,396 in the same period last year, representing a 1.8% increase, new figures have revealed.

Dan Bettridge is a talented and exciting singer/songwriter who has already toured the UK, Canada, and the USA and whose star is definitely on the rise. His beautiful and cleverly arranged songs are complemented by an incredibly strong voice, impossible to really categorise though Soulful Americana comes close.

As Pembrokeshire is dealing with dangerous cold weather, here on our live situation blog, you can find all the latest news, traffic and travel updates and weather as it happens. 

A rogue trader has started a prison sentence of 19 months after admitting a series of charges following a prosecution by Pembrokeshire County Council Trading Standards, Public Protection Division.

Sometimes it feels as if nothing is going right in the world. COVID and its resurgence, the cost of living crisis, and the threats posed by climate change are all interacting in ways to cause worry and put pressure on individuals, families and communities. Despite the doom and gloom that surrounds us we do have much to celebrate in Pembrokeshire.

Report on the MAIB investigation into the stand up paddleboarding accident that resulted in four fatalities at the Haverfordwest Town Weir, Wales, on 30 October 2021

A donation by Valero Pembroke Refinery to one of Pembrokeshire’s leading charities will make a ‘huge difference to lots of people over the festive period’ according to the charity’s manager Ian Watling.

Pupils in Pembrokeshire are to receive £11 credit on their dinner money accounts as part of Pembrokeshire County Council’s cost of living support scheme.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have confirmed Wayne Pivac will be released as head coach with Warren Gatland to takeover.

St David's Games Group

Warrior Warm Room, Pembroke Dock

Harpist Eliza Bradbury from Haverfordwest High V.C. School was the overall winner at this year’s Secondary Schools Valero Music Festival.

The Pembrokeshire Yacht Club have recently held their annual Commodore’s Ball, after a long break for numerous reasons and then the Coronavirus outbreak. This year’s Commodore’s Ball was held at Wolfscastle Country Hotel on Saturday 22nd October. They chose to support Paul Sartori Foundation, a local hospice at home charity which supports adults at the end-of-life.

Dyfed-Powys Police can confirm the man who died following an incident involving a cow in Carmarthenshire was Huw Evans, aged 75, from Whitland.

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.