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Stories for 23 March 2006

Milford Haven Letters

Still waiting for 106 benefit

Dear editor I have just read your article on the pipeline and 106 agreements and read council leader John Davies' comment that it is important we benefit communities through developments, as we have in many respects in Waterston.   more...

Listen to those who elected you!

Dear editor Was it not Pembrokeshire County Council and Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) who advised RWE-NPower on their gas pipe line being proposed to go through Blackbridge without even talking to the community of Waterston and Blackbridge?  more...

Mistakes cost more than £17k

Dear editor You report that council tax payers in Pembrokeshire have lost at least £17,000 as a result of the council's decision first to award a lease of the Blackbridge former mine depot to Crownridge Steel Limited and then the council's failure to monitor the situation, despite the judgment awarded against Crownridge's guarantor Rhodri Philipps, for £26,600 in rent arrears.   more...

Very sad day

Dear editor What a terribly sad day Friday, March 17, was for Milford Haven.   more...

Status quo

Dear editor RE: `Open minds appeal over maternity services' (Mercury, March 16).  more...

Milford Haven News

Titanic show goes down well

TITANIC the musical went down extremely well during its maiden voyage at the Torch Theatre last week.  more...

Oil spill clean-up firm sold

MILFORD Haven Port Authority has confirmed that it has sold off the subsidiary company which tackles oil pollution.  more...

Lilly proves to be a top dog

TAKING the lead at Crufts was Milford Haven's own prize-winning pedigree pooch `Fynderbluevelvet at Leonardston.'  more...

Fairtrade fun wrapped up

MILFORD enjoyed two very special events to mark the town's declaration as a Fairtrade town.  more...

Shock twist in depot sale storm

AS EFFORTS are made to challenge the council decision to sell the old Blackbridge mine depot to Milford Haven Port Authority, the Mercury can reveal the sale was actually agreed in principle over 18 months ago.  more...

Water restrictions not in the pipeline says Welsh Water

WELSH Water is advising customers that it has no plans for restricting use of water supplies, despite a drier than usual winter.  more...

Court kicks out LNG challenge

AFTER years of protests, claims and counterclaims, any legal challenge to the multi-billion pound LNG developments appears dead and buried.  more...

Councillor arrested

THE VICE chairman of the county planning committee has been arrested on suspicion of "breach of planning and licensing offences."  more...

Strike to hit police communications

ANYONE hoping to contact the police about a non-urgent matter on Tuesday is being asked to delay their call for 24 hours.  more...

UK's largest construction village planned for depot site

IF THE council proceed with the decision to sell Blackbridge depot to Milford Haven Port Authority, the site could become the UK's largest construction village.  more...

Kids hit all the right notes

YOUNG musicians from all over the county shone at the 24th annual Texaco Primary School's Instrumental Music Festival, held at Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest, on Saturday.  more...

`Good practice' oil spill comments surprise residents

RESIDENTS hit by the large kerosene spill at Hazelbeach last year have reacted with surprise to claims that the way the incident was handled has been "recognised nationally as good practice."  more...

Welsh champions make it four in a row

NEYLAND'S brilliant In-Step dance team have reigned supreme for the fourth year in a row at the Welsh Street Dance Championships.  more...

Milford Haven Sport

Robins edge tight affair

Milford United 1 Goodwick United 0 MILFORD United claimed their 13th win of a fantastic first season back in division one thanks to a typical piece of Nicky Woodrow finishing.  more...

Own goal robs Robins

Camrose 3 Pennar Robins 3 IF Pennar Robins find themselves playing division two football next season they may just look back on this game as one where they missed a golden chance of survival.  more...

Cup finalists crush Nomads late on

Narberth 4 Neyland 1 CUP finalists Narberth continued their good run of performances but were pushed all the way by Neyland.  more...

Battling Vikings tame Tish

St Ishmaels 1 Hakin United 2 HAKIN United celebrated reaching the Senior Cup final with a hard-fought win at arch-rivals St Ishmaels.  more...

Tigers gone but Wizards stay in touch

Merlins Bridge 3 Johnston 0 MERLINS Bridge know that the destiny of the title is ultimately out of their hands but all they can do is keep winning and hope that the Swifts slip up.  more...

Swifts bounce back from cup defeat

Monkton Swifts 2 Tenby 1 THIS was a game with permutations at both ends of the table and it was the champions who dug out an important win.  more...

  
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