Local NHS staff celebrate awards success

Staff from across health care in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire have been congratulated on a number of award successes at this year’s new Hywel’s Applause event.

Mobile Library to visit Narberth on Monday and Saturday mornings throughout January

The Mobile Library Service will be visiting Narberth every Monday and Saturday morning in January while the town’s library remains closed.
The library requires emergency building maintenance to be carried out and the Mobile Library will ensure that book lovers continue to be well served.

Free meals available for younger pupils returning to school

As the new term starts parents and carers are being reminded that free school lunches are available for all full-time primary pupils from nursery to Year Two.
There is no need to register or fill in an application form with the free school dinners available for all children in full-time nursery, reception year 1 and year 2 pupils in Pembrokeshire.

West Wales Regional Partnership Board celebrates excellence in health and social care at inaugural awards ceremony

Health and social care staff across west Wales celebrated their achievements at special awards ceremony recently.
The West Wales Regional Partnership Board held its first award ceremony in Carmarthen to showcase the innovation, dedication and excellence of the health and social care workforce in the region.

A huge congratulations to Pure West Sports Show host Bill Carne who has been awarded the British Empire Medal

A huge congratulations to Pure West Sports Show host Bill Carne who has been awarded the British Empire Medal, (BEM) on the New Years Honours list, For services to Sport and to Charity in Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire Sibling Group gets Christmas treat from Fenton School

Pembrokeshire Sibling Group (PSG) were delighted to attend Fenton School just before Christmas, to receive money raised from an enterprise fair.
Two pupils, Caiden Meacham and Noah Evans had encouraged donations of toys and games from families in their class and then sold those toys and games at the school enterprise fair.

2023 New Years Resolution agreed by a Pembrokeshire community aiming to buy the local closed pub, Crymych Arms

The community of Crymych in North Pembrokeshire are setting themselves a goal for 2023, to buy and reopen the Crymych Arms pub in the centre of the village.
A public meeting was held on the 13th of December at the Market Hall in Crymych to set out the proposal. Over 40 people attended the public meeting that was chaired by Martin Lloyd the chairman of Crymych Football Club. Over 40 people attended the meeting on a very cold and icy evening with many more giving their apologies and wishing to know more.

Crochet blankets donated for Clinical Team at local charity

The Pembrokeshire based Hospice at Home charity, Paul Sartori Foundation has recently had another visit from a long-time supporter. Heather Picton, a Milford Haven resident has once again been busy crocheting knee blankets. Heather makes the knee blankets for the Hospice at Home Nurses and Nursing Assistants to use whilst working night shifts.

 

Council staff support PATCH at Christmas

A call for donations from Pembrokeshire County Council’s chairman saw multiple bags collected for PATCH (Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship) before Christmas.

Port of Milford Havens ramps up community support during cost of living crisis


The Port of Milford Haven has been taking action to increase support for its local community as the cost of living soars and individuals, charities and small businesses struggle to make ends meet.

Celebrating outstanding public service: Nominations now open for the #We Care award

Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police are looking to you, the public, to help us uncover the police officers, staff and volunteers who have shown exceptional care and commitment within policing.

Woman called 999 to order pizza … but it wasn’t as it seemed

A woman who called 999 to order a takeaway, continued to ask for a pizza ‘immediately’ when told she was on the phone to police, a force has revealed.
Dyfed-Powys Police has released details of a call where a woman phoned 999 during the early hours of the morning – only to ask for a pizza.

Launch of a Welsh support booklet for non-Welsh speaking parents and guardians

A new Welsh support booklet to benefit non-Welsh speaking parents and guardians in the county was launched recently.
The Welsh Language Support Team in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion have worked together to create a booklet that will help non-Welsh parents and guardians as their child begins their education in the county’s primary schools.

Winter warmer bundles provide emergency help as cold weather bites

As wintry weather takes hold, a winter warmer bundle provided by a charity’s trading arm is flying off the shelves to help people on a low income keep warm and cook a hot meal in the months ahead, while keeping energy bills down.

Direct holiday support for children receiving free school meals

Funding for pupils eligible for free school meals will be provided direct to parents or carers for the Christmas holidays.
BACS payments of £39 for each pupil will be paid to eligible families directly into parents’ bank accounts on Thursday, 22nd December.

Cleddau Reach School have been able to celebrate a superb success at the Pembrokeshire Cross Country Championships.

The event was held on October 27th at Carew Airfield, with primary schools from across Pembrokeshire invited to take part and well over 1,000 children involved.

Council deeply saddened by deaths of former Leader and Deputy Leader

Pembrokeshire County Council has been deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of two long-serving and respected senior former Councillors.
Maurice Hughes and John Allen-Mirehouse served as Leader and Deputy Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council respectively.

Coping at Christmas, there is always someone you can talk to

Coping at Christmas, there is always someone you can talk to

Families Pay Tribute to 'Devoted' Couple

The families of a couple who died in a house fire in St Dogmaels have said they were devoted to each other.
David and Margaret Edwards, aged 60 and 55 respectively, died in the fire in Church Lane in the early hours of Sunday.

Business as usual as Council takes over bus company routes

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.

EMERGENCY workers in Wales are reminding the public to treat them with respect in the face of a continued rise in assaults.

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.

Welsh-medium school named best in Wales

A Pembrokeshire Secondary School has been named best in Wales in a prestigious annual national list.
Welsh medium Ysgol Bro Preseli, in Crymych, has been named the top performing school in Wales in the ‘Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022’

Situation updates as cold weather hits Pembrokeshire

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 million COVID autumn booster vaccines administered in Wales

Public Health Wales’s weekly data shows the number of people who have now received their booster reached 1,023,594 last week.
It has also been confirmed that all eligible people in Wales should by now have received an invitation for their latest booster vaccine.

Serial rogue trader and fly tipper prosecuted

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.

Wales Community Food Distribution launches Milford Haven Food Hub with PATCH

Wales Community Food Distribution, led by PLANED, is thrilled to have launched its fourth food hub in West Wales in collaboration with PATCH. The project facilitates volunteers to link with local producers and suppliers to have easy access to healthy and great value food.

TOGETHER FOR CHANGE TO ORGANISE IDEAS UNLIMITED - PRACTICAL IDEAS ON BIG SOCIETAL ISSUES

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.

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

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

Foodbank Donation

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.

School meals support for pupils

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.

Welsh Water advises customers to protect homes against frozen or burst pipes as temperatures set to plummet

Customers urged to protect against frozen pipes as temperatures fall
Welsh Water is offering a limited number of free lagging kits

PLANED Staff Volunteering brings in £10,000 for 4 Pembrokeshire Community Halls!

Members of staff in PLANED all volunteer outside of their main roles, and three of our staff, working in their spare time supporting local community and village halls in the Preseli area in the north of the county, have enabled £10,000 of funding to be obtained for their local venues.

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SPORT: Warren Gatland takes over Pivac as head coach

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

Temporary closure of Narberth Library

Narberth Library is closed until further notice for essential building maintenance.
Library members who currently have books on loan will not be charged any fines during the closure (their books will be automatically extended during this time).

Welsh craft activities, singing, games, story time and Sion Corn at Crymych Library

Christmas celebrations will be starting early this year at Crymych Library.
On the morning of Saturday 10th December, from 10.30 am, there will be a morning of Welsh Language craft activities, singing and games for young children at the library.

Park Authority sponsorship boost for Boxing Day Swim’s belated half century

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority is delighted to be one of the main sponsors of this year’s Tenby Boxing Day Swim.
The popular event will mark its belated 50th anniversary this year, after Covid-19 enforced cancellations of the event in 2020 and 2021.

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