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Ms George succeeds the late Reg Owens in representing Pembrokeshire’s geographically largest ward. • p10

Estate agents admit health and safety failings • P3

Scrap car fire at Waterston • P5

Conservative Claire wins in st Ishmaels

Search for missing teenager Luke continues • P4

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Estate agents admit health and safety Pleads guilty to second failings following fatal market incident drink-driving offence

WEST WALES estate agents J J Morris have appeared before Pembrokeshire law courts charged with failing to discharge general health, safety and welfare duties at Whitland Livestock Mart.

The charges have been brought by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of retired council worker Huw Evans on November 19, 2022.

Mr Evans, 75, was confronted by what has been described as ‘an extremely agitated’ cow on the main road through Whitland following its escape from the livestock market.

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Mr Evans sustained multiple serious injuries as a result, and died in hospital six days later.

J J Morris was subsequently charged with failing to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of their employees were reasonably protected from being at risk of injury from escaped livestock at the time of the accident on November 19.

They face a second charge of failing to ensure that people who were not in their employment were

reasonably protected from being at risk of injury from escaped livestock at the time of the accident on November 19.

David Arwel Thomas, director of J J Morris, appeared in court this afternoon (Tuesday, April 16), via a video link where he pleaded guilty to both charges.

Also present at today’s hearing were members of the late Mr Evans’ family, including his son, who sat in the public gallery throughout.

“This was an incident in November, 2022, involving an employee of J J Morris and a member of the public when a cow

escaped from Whitland mart and managed to get into an area of the public outside the Coop store,” commented the legal representative of the Health and Safety Executive.

“Various drovers attempted to stop and control it but it struck one of the employees who suffered bruising and swelling to his leg.

“In the High Street area it struck Mr Evans, who sadly died a few days later from his injuries.”

The matter has now been adjourned to June 20 when sentencing against J J Morris will take place at Llanelli Magistrates Court.

MILFORD motorist John Phillips has been ordered off the roads for three years after admitting his second drink-driving offence in two years.

Phillips, 33, of Ash Grove, Milford Haven was disqualified for 12 months in 2022 after pleading guilty to driving over the legal drink-drive limit.

But this week he found himself back in the dock after once again being stopped by police officers as he drove his vehicle through Tenby town centre after downing several pints with friends.

“Officers saw his Vauxhall Corsa travelling along the Narberth Road in Tenby and it was exceeding the speed limit,” Crown Prosecutor Abigail Jackson told Haverfordwest magistrates court.

“The officers turned their lights on for the vehicle to stop and they saw the defendant was sitting in the driver’s seat

smoking a cigarette.”

Phillips told the officers he had drunk ‘a couple of pints’ earlier that evening. A roadside breath test proved positive and Phillips was taken to the police custody suite where two further breath tests were carried out. These gave a lower reading of 50 mcg. The prescribed legal limit is 35.

“He’d had a meal out with friends and it led to him having a number of pints,” his solicitor, Fenn Richards, told District Judge Mark Layton.

“He didn’t think he was over the limit when he left Tenby as he’d drunk a few hours earlier.”

Ms Richards described her client as ‘an ex alcoholic who has also had an issue with drugs’.

Phillips was disqualified from driving for three years. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £64 court surcharge.

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THE SEARCH for the missing 19-yearold, Luke, continues unabated into its fourth day, with efforts increasingly centred around the waterways near Pembroke Dock.

Officials from DyfedPowys Police have disclosed that the teenager is believed to have last entered the waters close to the BOC Jetty at the terminus of Criterion Way, Pembroke Dock, where the search

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is presently being concentrated.

Luke was reported missing on Saturday, 13 April, following reports of calls for help heard emanating from the water at Hobbs Point. A multi-agency operation was promptly initiated in response to these distress signals.

A spokesperson from Dyfed-Powys Police

provided an update today, stating, “We are persisting in our efforts to locate Luke, aged 19, who is missing in the Pembroke Dock vicinity.

He is described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall, of a slim build, with dark brown hair. He was last observed wearing a long white jacket, black trousers with a white stripe, and black trainers also adorned with a white stripe.”

The police have further revealed that new information suggests Luke might have entered the water from the BOC Jetty on Criterion Way. Search operations, including the deployment of a specialist police dive team, are set to continue in this area.

The public is urged to come forward with any sightings of Luke or information that might aid in the search. Reports can be made to Dyfed-Powys Police through a direct message on social media, by visiting their online contact page at https:// bit.ly/DPPContactOnline, via email at 101@ dyfed-powys.police.uk, or by calling the nonemergency number, 101.

For those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired, communication can be made via text to the non-emergency number 07811 311 908.

The case reference number is DP-20240414012.

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Scrap car fire at Waterston

A BLAZE broke out at the Waterston Car Dismantlers business in Waterston, Milford Haven. on Wednesday Dragon LNG which is situated near the site said that the fire was not related to their operation and confirmed that the emergency services were at the scene.

Residents living nearby were advised to keep windows and doors closed whilst the incident is being dealt with.

“We are aware of a fire in Waterston with the emergency services present,” said a spokesperson for Dragon

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LNG. “The incident is not related to Dragon LNG and Dragon Energy.

We are monitoring the situation and are coordinating with the emergency service.”

A spokesperson for Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service told The Herald: “At 11.09am on Monday, April 15th, the Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Narberth, Fishguard, Carmarthen, Tenby and Haverfordwest crews were called to an incident at a commercial

premises in the Waterston Industrial Estate, Milford Haven.

“Crews responded to approximately 150 vehicles on fire, at the height of the incident, 12 fire appliances were in attendance.

Crews utilised six breathing apparatus sets, nine hose reel jets, two ground monitors and approximately 1,000 litres of foam to extinguish the fire.

“Properties in close proximity to the fire were evacuated and nearby roads were closed. The incident required a multiagency response, with

Dyfed-Powys Police, the Ambulance Service and the Local Authority also in attendance.

“Crews began to leave the scene at 2.11pm.

“The public were advised as follows: “If you are in an area still affected by smoke, you are advised to stay indoors, close windows and doors, and turn off any air conditioning or ventilation units.

“Motorists who must travel through areas still affected by smoke should keep windows closed, turn off air conditioning and keep air vents closed.”

Jailed after scarring police officer A 29-YEAR-OLD Narberth man has been jailed after admitting assaulting a police officer causing a deep wound to his forehead and a permanent scar.

“Whilst I realise there are high risks attached to being a serving police officer, I don’t want to come to work fearing for my safety,” Pc Jenkins stated in a victim impact statement read out to District Judge Mark Layton at a court hearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court this week.

“This has now left me with a scar on my forehead.”

Officers were called to a flat in High Street, Narberth on the evening of September 8, 2023 as a result of what Crown Prosecutor Abigail Jackson described as ‘an ongoing incident’ between Dilan Anderson and his girlfriend, Lisa Roberts.

“The defendant [Anderson] was shouting at his girlfriend and was told to calm down,” Ms Jackson told the court.

“But he began walking towards the officers in a very aggressive manner.

He was asked to move away but he ignored the request.”

Ms Jackson said that following repeated attempts to hold him back, Anderson swung his right arm towards the officers.

“He was placed on the floor with handcuffs, but he turned around and struck Pc Jenkins, resulting in blood coming from the wound.”

P h o t o g r a p h s displayed to Judge Layton showed a deep wound to the left of the officer’s right eye.

Following the incident, Anderson was placed on police bail but on January 31 the bail was breached as the result of another altercation between him and his girlfriend at her flat in College Court, Haverfordwest.

“An argument broke out at around 6pm about his excessive drinking, when he became verbally abusive,” said Ms Jackson, for the Crown.

“The defendant went

to bed but he woke up at around 1.30am and asked for his girlfriend’s mobile phone.

“When she asked him why he wanted it, he raised his left hand and slapped her to her cheek which caused redness and a constant ringing in her ear.”

Anderson then proceeded to throw two large bottles at her brother’s bedroom door.

“The complainant left the bedroom and the defendant appeared to calm down, but shortly afterwards she heard smashing sounds coming from the living room and then heard the front door being slammed shut,” continued Abigail Jackson. “She later discovered that damage had been caused to the television and a screw driver was found near it and that a blue mobile phone that belonged to her and been taken.”

Anderson admitted ‘stabbing’ the tv with the screwdriver, but claimed the damage this caused was minor.

“This has caused me to be very distressed as I don’t know what he’s playing at,” Ms Roberts said in a victim impact statement that was read to the court.

“He’s very unpredictable and difficult to manage.”

Anderson pleaded guilty to assaulting the police officer causing actual bodily harm, stealing Ms Roberts’ mobile phone, causing criminal damage to her property and assaulting her by beating. He was represented in court by solicitor Mr David Williams.

“My client accepts the precariousness of his position,” he told the court.

Anderson was sentenced to a total of 24 weeks in custody.

He was ordered to pay £500 compensation to Pc Jenkins, £100 compensation to Ms Roberts, £150 as a result of the damage caused to the tv and £40 for the damage caused to the bedroom door.

He was also ordered to pay £170 court costs and a £154 surcharge.

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Caught driving on cocaine A PEMBROKESHIRE car salesman has appeared before a District Judge after being caught driving a cream BMW through Kilgetty after taking cocaine.

Fraser Finlay was stopped by police officers on the night of October 3, 2023, as he drove the vehicle along Clayford Road in Wooden.

The officers’ suspicions had been aroused when the trade insurance which covered his vehicle failed to show up on their system.

A roadside breath test was carried out which proved positive and Finlay, 25, was conveyed to a police custody suite where further blood tests were carried out for analysis.

These showed he had 20ug/L of cocaine in his system; the legal threshold limit is 10.

He was also found to have 800 ug/L of the cocaine derivative benzoylecgonine in his system; the legal limit is 50.

“This conviction means that my client is most likely to see an end to his job,” his solicitor, David Williams, informed District Judge Mark Layton sitting at Haverfordwest magistrates court earlier this week.

“This is because he works as a car salesman.”

Finlay was disqualified from driving for 17 months.

He was fined £450 and ordered to pay a £180 court surcharge and £85 costs.

Suspended sentence for distribution and possession of child abuse images IN a controversial decision at Swansea Crown Court, 20-yearold Euwyn Draper of Goat Street, Haverfordwest, has been spared prison time despite admitting to possessing and distributing indecent images of children.

The court heard that Draper pleaded guilty to charges involving 74 Category A images — the most severe — along with 102 Category B and 385 Category C images.

These were amassed and shared over a period last year, with specific distributions occurring on November 4, 2022.

Prosecutor Sian Cutter detailed that the investigation began with a raid at Draper’s residence on December 21, 2022.

Although Draper was not present, and initial

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searches of his devices at his home returned no results, subsequent actions led to his arrest at his workplace.

Upon confronting law enforcement, Draper immediately acknowledged his awareness of the reasons for their presence, lamenting, “I know why you’re here. I don’t do it anymore. I’m sorry.”

Further examination of his phone revealed not only the indecent images but also concerning internet searches and conversations indicating a focus on children.

Notably, Draper had sent one image of each category to a contact named “Ralph” via WhatsApp.

Despite these admissions, Draper, who has no prior convictions, denied a sexual interest in children during his interview.

Representing Draper, defence lawyer Dan Griffiths stressed the defendant’s recognition of the gravity of his offences and highlighted his client’s age and immaturity at the time of the offences. The court also considered the prolonged period since the arrest to the trial, a span of 16 months.

Judge Geraint Walters addressed the court, underscoring the public’s disdain for such crimes and the harsh reality behind the images.

“These are real children, they are not actors,” Judge Walters emphasized, condemning the

market that drives such exploitative material.

Ultimately, Draper received a suspended sentence of 12 months for distribution and six months, concurrent, for making the images.

Over the next two years, he must complete the Horizon programme and 30 days of rehabilitation activities.

Additionally, Draper will be registered as a sex offender and is subject to a sexual harm prevention order for ten years.

Judge Walters concluded with a stern admonition for Draper to commit to rehabilitation and to move past this “dark phase” in his life, marking a pivotal moment for the young defendant and the community’s ongoing battle against such digital crimes.

Recycling company brought before Judge A PEMBROKESHIREBASED recycling company has been brought before a district judge after an employee was seriously injured by a JCB loading shovel.

TBS Recycling and Skip Hire appeared before Judge Mark Layton at Haverfordwest magistrates court earlier this week when company director, Steven Thomas, pleaded guilty to failing to discharge general health, safety and welfare duties to an employee.

The incident

occurred on March 31, 2021, at the TBS recycling and skip hire unit which is situated at the Waterston Industrial Estate, between Neyland and Milford Haven.

“An employee of the company was working on the site when he spotted something caught in the wheel of a four-ton JCB,” commented a lawyer for the Health and Safety Executive.

“He went to clear it and the person who was in the [JCB] driving seat knew he was doing it. But he

was distracted and believed the other employee had left. So he lowered the shovel, but it crushed him.”

As a result, the employee sustained crushed ribs and damage to his lungs and breathing.

“But he’s since made a good recovery,” said the Health and Safety Executive lawyer.

Steven Thomas, of Cross Farm, Walwyns Castle Road, Ties Cross, will be sentenced by Judge Layton when he sits at Llanelli Magistrates Court on June 6.

Water warriors rise against a tide of pollution

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In town after town crowded meetings challenge what is happening to our loved rivers and beaches. Town halls are packed with residents angry and perplexed that regulations are failing as water life declines, grey foam grows, and bathers report a litany of water borne ailments.

our food system, how we eat and excrete that is the overwhelming source of the pollution.

As well as heartbreak for those in tune with nature there is loss to health and to history: “I get sick after surfing. I get a tight chest, rashes, gut problems.”

Barry says over coffee at one of these crowded meetings.”Its doing my head in. I am a veteran that surfs for my sanity. I had no idea what we were doing in Afghanistan til I came home and it all became clearer. The realisation and flashbacks give me ptsd. Water makes me calm and free, five hours surfing and I was renewed, washed clean, not now its making me ill. I don’t know what to do.”

On the positive side, the key players come to discuss with residents; Dwr Cyrmu (Welsh Water), NRW (Natural Resources Wales), ecologists, sometimes farmers, give their evenings to share their deepening concern, respond to public challenges, commit to solutions. But are they enough? The public has had to self educate to get to grips with the causes so we can distinguish real solutions from soft soap.

Ric Cooper, a water sports enthusiast with a science background moved to Hook for a peaceful retirement. What he and neighbours saw happening to the serene river outside their windows roused them to action.

They founded the Cleddau Project while Ffynnone North Pembs Resilience instigated the Teifi project and there are groups forming in St.Dogmaels, Newport and wherever our water ways are dying. Residents have to dive deep into the science to fish out the answers. Ric Cooper explains: “We must separate the three main categories of pollution First the pathogens (ie bugs/ EColi) which come from untreated human waste. Most sewage treatment works have UV (ultra violet ) light treatment to kill these bugs before the effluent is discharged into our river. So it’s the CSOs ( Combined Storm Outflows) that are the culprit. When they were put in ten years or more ago we were all told they would only be used in rare heavy rain events, maybe twice a year. In reality they are used hundreds of times a year and in 2023 twice as often as in 2022. The rain did not double in one year!

“Why do tourists come to Pembrokeshire?” asked a tourist, “It’s not for the nightlife! nor the shopping experience. Its for the environment, the purity and freedom of nature. “ If tourists had a map with turds drawn on the beaches whenever the sewage is dumped untreated they would run a mile” A surfer against sewage offered to post these maps up.

Second nutrient pollution – high nitrates and phosphates which mostly come from agriculture. They disprupt aquatic life by over feeding algae which bloom and block the light and use up the oxygen so other aquatic plants and animals are starved and suffocated. This is the main pollutant of our rivers and most comes from agriculture.

However 30% of the Phosphates is from untreated human sewage, especially from Merlins Bridge works with lacks the technology to remove it. 90% of the Nitrogen is believed to come from agriculture.

Third toxic chemicals eg ammonia which come from landfill, human sewage, industry and agriculture. Others are lead, other metals and detergent residue which are all directly toxic to fish and aquatic life. A recent NRW report indicated that the Cleddau was the most nutrient polluted SAC

river in Wales (SAC:special area of conservation) This is out of 9 rivers including the Usk & the Wye which are much more in the public eye.”

We naturally ask who is to blame?

The agencies responsible list their challenges, from intensifying agriculture, aging and inappropriate systems. There is climate crazy rainfall, growing populations, the spread of concrete reducing natural drainage, extreme washing habits, sewage blockages form insolubles like nappies, planners bowing to developers who overturn drainage rules and the regulators’ diminishing income. There is also public resistance to rules: When Welsh government tried to impose the NVZ, (nitrate vulnerable zones) restrictions on farmers there was rebellion. .

Inexorably the lense of blame must widen to include us. It is

An old couple recalled the sewin and trout rich rivers, the river banks of happy fishers in the days when 30 cows was a viable farm, and 100 was huge. Their manure was stacked by fork and rotted down to feed the soil, not pollute rivers as sprayed slurry. The old couple were among many locals who have been raising these concerns for years. It was sobering to hear how recently things were so life rich.

Our loved land and water are dying but the National Park Authority who might protect it through planning are fixated by the shape of the landscape, not its life.

There is an exciting palette of possible solutions. They need a whole article to explore. We can learn from history, from science, from the wisdom of the hive (informed citizens) and from common sense. We must change our food system, and of course we must invest. Our waters are worth it.

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Hostel manager narrowly avoids jail A FORMER Pembrokeshire homeless hostel manager narrowly avoided a jail sentence this week after a District Judge was shown footage of her kicking a defenceless man as he lay drunk on the floor.

Linda Tysoe, 52, was seen walking over to Shaun Nelmes and kick him repeatedly. She was also seen hurling a can of tomatoes at his head.

As a result, Mr Nelmes sustained extensive lacerations to his face; images of his injuries were shown to the judge.

“The defendant admits the seriousness of her actions and she can see that they look aggressive,” probation officer Charmain Fox told District Judge Mark Layton when he sat at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court earlier this week.

“But over the last seven years, there have

been many incidents of a domestic nature where the defendant was the victim. That night, she saw red and her actions were completely out of character.”

The assault took place on the night of October 1 when Mr Nelmes arrived at Linda Tysoe’s home.

CCTV video footage

shown to the court that was retrieved from her mobile phone showed that he was heavily intoxicated.

“He was extremely intoxicated, so she asked him to leave,” continued Ms Fox. “When he left, he then tried to gain entry into the homeless hostel

which the defendant was managing.

She received calls from residents saying that he was outside, so again she tried to remove him but she saw red. She wanted to make clear that his behaviour was completely out of order.”

Ms Fox said that as a result of the attack, Tysoe

has now lost her job.

“She is currently living in a caravan outside the family home,” she said.

Tysoe pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm. She was legally represented in court by solicitor Mr Michael Kelleher.

“My client has no

previous convictions but she was the victim in previous matters involving the complainant [Shaun Nelmes],” he said.

“At the time this offence was committed, he was on a prison licence for assaulting her.”

Tysoe was sentenced to 16 weeks in custody, suspended for 12 months.

She was ordered to complete 15 rehabilitation requirement days and must pay £85 court costs and a £154 surcharge.

“On October 1 last year your relationship came to an end and clearly something happened that night which caused this vicious and violent incident,” said District Judge Mark Layton when imposing sentence.

“You kicked him on the floor and threw a can at him which is believed to have been a full can of tomatoes that caused significant injury to his face. This crosses the custody threshold.”

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Commissioner elections on May 2 Man admits defecating on

floor of mother’s property

ELECTIONS for Police and Crime Commissioners take place on May 2.

Voters in Wales’s four policing areas, Dyfed Powys, Gwent, North Wales, and South Wales, will elect a Commissioner.

Commissioners oversee the police and supposedly ensure community needs are met as effectively as possible.

The Commissioner has four main duties, which are to: • • • •

Set out the priorities for policing in DyfedPowys Decide the budget for Dyfed-Powys Police Hold the Chief Constable to account and to Listen and respond to the public’s views on policing

The election process starts with candidates putting themselves forward for the role.

After polls close, ballots are counted and verified, and the candidate with the most votes wins.

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Once elected, the incoming PCC will be officially named and sworn in, ready to take office and serve a fouryear term shaping policing priorities.

After the election, they will begin forming, consulting and implementing their Police and Crime Plan.

In Dyfed Powys, the election candidates are: • • • •

Justin Griffiths Liberal Democrat Ian Harrison Conservative Dafydd Llywelyn Plaid Cymru Phillippa Thompson Labour

Dafydd Llywelyn was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys in May 2016.

Because of the Covid pandemic, his term was extended. He was reelected for a shorter term in 2021, with this year’s election returning to the previous four-year cycle.

However, unless there is a dramatic upswing in public interest, turnout for the elections will likely be low.

In Dyfed-Powys, 2021’s turnout was 50.6%, among the highest in England and Wales.

That figure, which represented a small increase on 2016’s turnout, was buoyed by the fact that it took place on the same day as elections to the Welsh Parliament.

No other elections are scheduled for May 2.

So far, voter engagement is virtually zero.

When the public first voted for Police and Crime Commissioners in 2012, turnout in Wales was below 15%.

A repetition of that turnout level would make a mockery of the role’s legitimacy and the election process.

While police forces certainly need independent and accountable oversight, there are concerns that the role is a political dead end, jobs for the good old boys, and ultimately

little more than window dressing.

It is an understatement to describe the incumbent Commissioners of South Wales Police and Gwent Police as uninspiring.

Failed Labour politicians Jeff Cuthbert and Alun Michaels have “gone native.”

Mr Michaels, in particular, appears to see his role as unquestioningly backing South Wales Police’s institutional interests instead of representing the public and holding officers to account.

Meanwhile, Mr Cuthbert has been more-or-less silent on controversies involving some officers’ conduct in the force he is supposed to scrutinise.

That criticism cannot be laid at Dafydd Llywelyn’s door. Even though Mr Llywelyn, like other Commissioners, has no operational role, he has actively pursued issues on the public’s behalf, including the inquiry into murders in the tiny village of Llangolman dating back to the 1970s.

A COURT has heard how a Tenby mother feared for her safety after her son threatened to kill her before defecating on the floor outside her bathroom.

Daniel Preston, 37, arrived at Rhian Thomas’ property on the evening of March 26.

“He was heavily intoxicated and told his mother to f* off and called her a c*,” Crown Prosecutor Abigail Jackson told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

“A few hours later she was in her bedroom and he tried to enter, kicking the door saying “I will f kill you.”

At this point Preston’s mother began fearing for her safety.

“She became scared and called the police, but the defendant then came into her bedroom and tried to grab her,” continued Ms Jackson.

“She screamed at him to stop but he tried to grab the phone off her.

“During her phone call to the officers, the police advised her to find a safe place so she went downstairs to the bathroom and locked the door. “ But Preston tried to gain access to the bathroom by repeatedly kicking the door.

“I thought it was going to break,” Rhian Thomas, told the police during her interview.

Ms Jackson said the defendant then proceeded to defecate on the floor outside the bathroom, before smearing the faeces onto the bathroom door.

“This has left me scared,” Ms Thomas said in a victim impact statement that was read out to the court.

“I can’t live like this anymore. When he comes home he takes

over everything, and I’m scared that he will blame me and attack me when he’s released [from custody].”

When police officers arrived at the property they discovered Preston slumped on the floor.

“He then became aggressive and abusive and was making threats to harm himself,” said Ms Jackson. “They officers tried to restrain him but he began shouting and reached out with his right hand, attempting to strike one of the officers [Pc Barry] with his open hand which she managed to block.”

Preston pleaded guilty to the common assault of an emergency worker, the common assault of Rhian Thimas and causing criminal damage to his mother’s property by defecating on the floor. He appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates via a video link from Swansea prison where he has been remanded in custody since the offences were committed last month.

“You have caused your mother a great deal of fear,” commented District Judge Mark Layton when imposing sentence.

Preston was sentenced to eight weeks in custody by District Judge Mark Layton, half of which will be served in prison, the remainder on a post-sentence supervision.

A two-year restraining order was imposed preventing him from having any contact with his mother, not entering her property and not going within 100 metres of her address. He was ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £154 surcharge.

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Welsh NHS performance falls

ANOTHER dismal set of statistics about the Welsh NHS’s performance landed on Thursday, April 18.

Only 48.9% of the most serious (red) calls for ambulances got a response within eight minutes. That performance was slightly down from the previous month.

The average waiting time in Accident and Emergency Departments rose to two and three-quarter hours, and the targets to reduce four- and twelve-hour waiting times in A&E were also missed.

Over 591,000 individuals are now on “patient pathways”, representing around 763,000 separate clinical places. The number of patients waiting over 36 weeks from referral to treatment is now over 244,000.

The Welsh Government is nowhere near reducing the number of patients waiting more than two years for treatment. The number of patients waiting over one year for their first outpatient appointment increased to 60,000.

Plaid Cymru’s Health and Social Care spokesperson, Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, said: “On every measure, the NHS in Wales is going backwards under Labour.

“Over half of the most urgent calls to emergency responders were not

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answered within the target time, nearly one in five of the population are now on waiting lists, and more cancer patients are waiting longer to start their first definitive treatment.

“Make no mistake; the Labour Government cannot be trusted with our NHS. “Labour had an opportunity to press the reset button by selecting a new First Minister and Cabinet, but they decided to go for more of the same.

“Instead of taking responsibility for their failures, the Labour Government’s default position is to deflect and

blame our Doctors and the people of Wales.

“Plaid Cymru would tackle the root cause of the issues facing the NHS— invest in our staff, create a workforce strategy that addresses recruitment and retention issues across the NHS, and invest in social care.

Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, said: “This abysmal set of statistics shows why the Labour Welsh Government needs to be held accountable for its performance running our Welsh NHS. “The Labour Government has presided over yet another increase to the detriment of Welsh patients.

“The Welsh Conservatives want to see our Welsh NHS fully resourced with the entire Barnett uplift for health and a substantial workforce boosting plan implemented to tackle these excessive waits for treatment.”

It’s the same old face trying to gloss over the same old problems for the Welsh Government.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Eluned Morgan, said: “Despite significant demand on our NHS and some disruption from industrial action, NHS staff have worked tirelessly to deliver high-quality care and continue to reduce long waiting times.

“The latest figures show that six of the seven health boards have hit the target of ensuring 97% of all waits are less than 104 weeks. The number of pathways waiting more than two years fell again—for the 23rd month.

The average waiting time for treatment is now around 21 weeks.

“Long waits for diagnostics fell to their lowest level since March 2022. Only four other months have been lower since April 2020.

“More than 14,000 people were also given the good news they don’t have cancer in February. But I am very disappointed that overall cancer performance, against the target, fell this month.

“It is disappointing to see the overall waiting list increase in size after three consecutive falls, but this is not surprising as we saw strike action in February.

“There is still a lot of work to do to improve waiting times and NHS performance.

We must focus on improving productivity and efficiency in the NHS – some health boards need to do better.

“My officials and the NHS Executive will focus on this area. I also want to improve public access to information so they can scrutinise the performance of their local health board.

“Demand for emergency services continues to be

significant. The number of immediately life-threatening calls to the ambulance service in March was the joint fourth highest on record.

Despite this, the average response time to red calls was faster than the same period last year, and 80.3% of calls received a response within 15 minutes.

“Attendances at emergency departments were the highest on record for March, and admissions to hospital from emergency departments also increased by 10%.

“I’m disappointed to see long stays in emergency departments have increased.

I expect health boards to renew their focus on reducing long stays in emergency departments, particularly for frail and older people.”

The fact remains, however, that the Welsh NHS is dysfunctional.

For a minister to pass the buck to Health Boards for underperformance, especially one who’s been in post as long as Eluned Morgan, suggests a lack of accountable oversight and either an inability or lack of will to do much other than stand on the sidelines wringing hands.

In particular, “increasing productivity” (whatever that means) in a cash-strapped public service experiencing a severe staff shortage sounds like a prescription for despair.

Conservative Claire wins in Tish

WELSH Conservative candidate won the county council by-election in the St Ishmael’s ward on Tuesday, April 16.

Ms George succeeds the late Reg Owens in representing Pembrokeshire’s geographically largest ward.

The campaign was keenly contested, with Richard Jenkins hoovering up votes in the village of St Ishmael’s but losing out elsewhere.

A well-organised Conservative campaign built on an endorsement from the late Councillor Owens’s widow and Ms George’s stronger-than-expected showing in the 2022 Council election for the same ward. work Newly-elected councillor Claire George said: “I am truly humbled and grateful for the trust residents of

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the St Ishmael’s ward have placed in me to serve as County Councillor.

“This by-election was a tough one for me. My father passed away just a week after nominations were announced, and his funeral took place just before polling day.

“However, I have taken some comfort in knowing that he would have wanted me to continue campaigning and championing local issues.

“Cllr Reg Owens was a fantastic local champion for all of the villages in the St Ishmael’s ward, and I look forward to building on all the positive work he achieved.”

Cllr Di Clements, leader of the Welsh Conservative group, said: “Claire will

make a fantastic addition to our group, and indeed the wider council.

“Her passion for enriching people’s lives and championing local issues is infectious.

I’m looking forward to working with her to make a better Pembrokeshire for everyone.

The result means there will be adjustments in the allocation of committee seats on the local authority.

The IPG now has one fewer seat than before Cllr Owens’s death, and the Conservative numbers have increased from ten to eleven.

The outcome of a longdelayed Ombudsman probe into Cllr Andrew Edwards, currently suspended from the Conservative group, will determine whether that number increases to twelve.

Moreover, the larger Conservative group might

want to flex its muscles at the Council’s AGM in May, especially over the local authority’s leadership and future direction.

The campaign was not without controversy, with complaints about signs

being removed from where candidates placed them.

In one case, signs placed on Council property were removed by Council officers and found not noncompliant with election rules requiring that publicity bear

the imprint of the candidate’s election agent.

At the time of writing, it is unclear whether complaints about the campaign, particularly an unpleasant incident at the count, will go further.

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Audit chair slams point-scoring • • •

No rules broken setting controversial budget Exasperated Chair repeatedly reminds members to stick to the point Suggestions of “bullying” and “blackmail” refuted

THE COUNCIL’s Governance and Audit Committee has asked for a review of the local authority’s budgetsetting process.

The Committee unanimously backed the move to address concerns raised regarding this year’s controversial budget.

The Committee heard from Cllr Huw Murphy, who wrote a lengthy submission and referred the budget to Audit Wales, claiming procedural impropriety.

The core of Cllr Murphy’s concern was how an amended budget was sprung on councillors on March 7, the day the authority met to set Council Tax and consider its budget.

He suggested that the budget was not robust, had not been scrutinised, and shortcircuited the lengthy consultation process that preceded the budget meeting.

However, the Committee received assurance that the budget the Council set complied with its legal, regulatory, and constitutional obligations.

Committee members heard from the Chief Executive, Will Bramble, and the Council’s Head of Legal Services, Rhian Young.

The CEO said Audit Wales officers were in the meeting if any member wanted to seek clarification from its representatives.

Nobody did.

Mr Bramble told Committee members that the Council’s Director of Finance, who fulfils a statutory function relating to the budget, provided a statement saying the budget passed met the required standard. That being the case, the Director’s statement

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was definitive.

The Director of Finance would not have issued his statement if he thought the budget did not meet the Council’s legal obligations.

Will Bramble said that Cllr Paul Miller, Deputy Leader, asked officers to consider a possible amendment using additional reserves and a longplanned restructure of leisure services. He made that request on Tuesday, March 5. Had an answer from Director of Finance Jon Haswell by 8pm on Wednesday, March 6, and presented them to members at the budget-setting meeting on the morning of March 7.

After the CEO spoke, Cllr Murphy expressed astonishment at Mr Bramble’s timetable

of events. He said it underlined his concerns about the budget-setting process and how it had been upended at the last minute.

In a discursive contribution, interrupted several times by Committee Chair John Evans MBE, Cllr Mike Stoddart expressed strong dissatisfaction with the budget process, particularly the suspension of standing orders to allow the amended budget’s presentation. Ironically, as Will Bramble pointed out, Cllr Stoddart had voted to suspend standing orders and allow the amendment’s presentation.

Where Cllr Stoddart’s contribution ran into objections by the Chair was when he suggested Cabinet members bullied officers and councillors had been blackmailed by implied

threats of adverse legal consequences if they did not fulfil their obligation to set a balanced budget.

The Head of Legal, Rhian Young, commented on Cllr Stoddart’s remarks.

She said that officers, mindful of the risk that a budget would not be agreed upon by the deadline, emailed councillors to explain the risks if they could not or did not agree on a budget. Jon Haswell, the Director of Finance, asked for the email to be sent after receiving requests for an opinion from councillors about the consequences of not setting an agreed budget.

Will Bramble revealed that officers received oral legal advice from an external senior barrister about what to do if the budget-setting process failed. Officers

had not been bullied.

They had fulfilled what they regarded as their obligations to the best of their abilities and sought advice on contingency plans.

Ms Young’s response underlined that officers must ride two horses at once. They are responsible to the Council and responsible for the Council at a higher statutory level.

As Cllr Paul Miller acidly observed in a combative later contribution, it appeared that some members complained about a lack of advice from officers and then complained when they got advice they didn’t like.

Throughout, the Committee’s Chair, John Evans MBE, battled to stop the debate from degenerating into illdirected mudslinging grievances that did not address the business

before its members.

Though he battled, he fought increasingly in vain.

While some issues were genuine, others were simply political point-scoring.

With recriminations pinging back and forth, Mr Evans interrupted Cllr Paul Miller’s contribution to upbraid the Cabinet member for making political points instead of addressing the Committee’s business.

After Cllr Miller continued in the same vein for a few seconds, Mr Evans told him: “As Deputy Leader of the Council, you have a lot of power. On this Committee, however, the power is mine.”

He pointedly reminded Cllr Miller to stick to the point, after which the Deputy Leader quickly concluded his contribution.

Cllr Jacob Williams expressed exasperation with the debate. He said it had done nothing, achieved little, and much of what was raised was outside the Committee’s scope.

He also deprecated that while Cllr Miller had been referenced repeatedly during the debate, some Committee members had voted against hearing from him.

He moved the debate’s conclusion.

Cllrs Mike Stoddart and Aled Thomas voted against Cllr Williams’s motion, which was comfortably passed alongside recommendations regarding Cllr Murphy’s submission and requested the meeting notes between the CEO, Head of Legal Services, and the barrister who advised them be made available to members of the Committee.

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Labour promises ‘most significant investment in Britain’s ports’ LABOUR has said this week that it will “Build it in Britain” with the most significant investment in Britain’s ports in a generation, as part of Green Prosperity Plan to support the creation of 650,000 good jobs across the country.

A Labour Government will “Build it in Britain” Keir Starmer said on Thursday, as he visited the North East of England to highlight Labour’s plans to deliver the most significant upgrade of Britain’s ports in a generation.

Visiting a port in the North East, Labour Leader Keir Starmer, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will set out how Labour’s £1.8 billion investment in Britain’s port infrastructure will help crowd billions more of private sector investment into the UK’s energy industry.

L a b o u r ’ s announcement comes after Jo Stevens, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, visited the Port of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire last month alongside with Henry Tufnell, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, to learn more about the port’s operations and challenges.

After the visit, Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said: “Upgrading our ports, like this one here in Milford Haven, can help us seize the golden opportunity we have to become a world leader renewable energy,

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delivering cheaper bills and the jobs of the future.

“But the Conservative government is holding Wales back, with narrow-minded, poorly run investment schemes that leave us lagging behind international competitors.

“A UK Labour government will switch on GB Energy to invest in projects that can secure our lead in floating offshore wind, unlocking the jobs and investment that the Tories have left to languish.”

Henry Tufnell, Labour’s candidate in this year’s General Election, added: “Pembrokeshire’s first Labour MP, Desmond Donnelly, was instrumental in the creation of the Port of Milford Haven, transforming Pembrokeshire’s economic fortunes.

Today, as in the 1950s, we face a crossroads.

We must put our county at the forefront of a new

Labour Government’s industrial strategy to build it in Britain.

Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan will secure our energy supply, develop industry, and create good well paid jobs right here in our county. We don’t want the young people of Pembrokeshire to feel they must leave their home county to get on in life. We want to provide opportunity here, and we want to provide it now.”

Labour’s plan for ports will help reverse fourteen years of industrial decline under the Conservatives and support domestic manufacturing across the country. The pledge is funded through Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan, which includes a proper windfall tax on the oil and gas giants making record profits, to fund investment in British industries.Keir Starmer’s announcement comes as Labour confirms that its Green Prosperity Plan will help support the creation of up to 650,000 good jobs in Britain’s industrial

heartlands, including here in Pembrokeshire, by crowding billions of private investment into industries such as Britain’s nuclear, steel, automotive, and construction industries.

The last Labour government led the way on upgrading Britain’s ports, providing funding for the development of port sites to support offshore wind turbine manufacturing.

This industrial advantage has been squandered after fourteen years of the Conservatives, with recent research showing the UK could have created almost 100,000 more jobs in the wind industry if it had followed Denmark’s example in recent years and built up domestic supply chains in clean energy.

Speaking ahead of the visit, Labour Leader Keir Starmer outlined the choice facing millions of voters: continued industrial decline after 14 years of Conservative rule, or national economic renewal with Labour, saying:“The legacy of fourteen years

of Conservative rule is Britain’s industrial strength reduced to the rubble and rust of closed-down factories.

They have let good jobs go overseas and done nothing about it, and every community has paid the price.

“A Labour government will reindustrialise Britain – from the biggest investment in our ports in a generation, to a British Jobs Bonus to crowd billions of investment into our industrial heartlands and coastal communities.“ The wealth of Britain was once built on a bedrock of industrial jobs that offered security and a good wage. By investing in Britain’s homegrown energy sector, we can rebuild this dream for the twenty-first centurygood jobs, higher wages, and the pride that comes from good work for all.”Through policies such as Great British Energy, the National Wealth Fund, and the mission for Clean Power by 2030, a Labour government will

invest in technologies like floating offshore wind, hydrogen, nuclear, and carbon capture and storage, which will help secure Britain’s energy independence.

This will create a new generation of skilled jobs in growing industries, which will offer people good wages, give confidence in their job security, and provide them with opportunities to progress. This policy is part of Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan, to cut energy bills for families, make Britain energy independent, and rebuild the strength of British industry.

This historic investment in working people and their communities is the only way out of the high energy bills, energy insecurity, and the doom loop of low growth, high taxes and crumbling public services under Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives.

Commenting on Labour’s landmark plan to invest in Britain’s port infrastructure, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband MP said: “Making Britain a clean energy superpower requires flourishing national ports. Whilst the Conservatives are letting other countries plunder jobs that could be ours here in Britain, Labour has a plan to help win the race for the industries of the future.“ This is what Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan will do for every community in Britain – slash energy bills, create good jobs, boost our national energy independence, and help to tackle the climate crisis.”

Police appeal after girl, 15, assaulted at Lydstep Point to Point DYFED-POWYSPOLICE says it is investigating an assault which occurred at Lydstep Point to Point event near to the announcers stand, between 4.30-4.45pm on Monday, April 1, 2024.

The victim, a 15-year-old girl, was allegedly assaulted by two other females, one believed to be in her late teens and the other in her late thirties. The young victim sustained facial injuries.

Police are now appealing for anyone

who attended the event that may have information that could help them with their investigation to contact PC 772 Boyt either through a direct message on social media, online at: https://bit.ly/ DPPContactOnline, by

emailing 101@dyfedpowys.police.uk or by calling 101.

Quote reference: 24*310890 Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555111, or visiting crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Last-minute council tax lowering to come under spotlight A CLAIM at lastminute use of reserves was used to lower Pembrokeshire’s council tax increase to avoid senior councillors being defeated during the setting of the council’s annual budget is to come under the spotlight later week.

Pembrokeshire County Council was facing a 16.3 per cent council tax increase when setting the council budget for 2024-’25 in March; that figure dropping to 12.5 per cent after an 11thhour alternative budget proposal by deputy leader Cllr Paul Miller was narrowly backed.

That drop in the council tax rise was made by using additional reserves of £1.5m, as well as £1m target for council efficiency savings.

Members of the council’s Governance & Audit Committee are, at its April 18 meeting, to consider concerns raised

by Councillor Huw Murphy about the budget process following that meeting, along with assurances provided responding to his concerns.

A report for members states: “On March 25 Councillor Murphy raised

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concerns to the Chair of the Governance & Audit Committee regarding the council’s budget setting process for the 2024-25 budget, and associated issues, which council considered and set at their meeting on March 7.

“The Chair of the Governance & Audit Committee asked the Chief Executive to review those concerns and report to the Committee to provide assurance that there were no procedural

failures in the budget setting process.”

Cllr Murphy has written: “An email was sent out on behalf of the Director of Resources on Feb 1 making it clear that no alternative/ amendment budget could be presented after Feb 14. However, on March 7 at full council this is exactly what occurred.”

He has raised concerns about why an alternative budget proposal was allowed after February 14, and has asked whether there was sufficient time for the accepted alternative

budget to be analysed.

He says his political group advanced a potential budget alternative to use £750,000 in reserve, which was refused, with a maximum of £375,000 offered, along with a later proposal refused, claiming Cllr Miller’s £1.5m proposal may have been submitted just 18 hours before the budget D-day.

In his lengthy document raising his concerns he states: “I am also aware that some ruling group councillors arrived at County Hall

very early on March 7 to possibly refine the amendment that was then put before council.

“I form my opinion on becoming aware of a councillor having been contacted repeatedly in an effort to ‘persuade’ him in the weeks before full council to support a council tax of 16.31 per cent who was contacted on two to three occasions on the morning of March 6 and bravely refused to relent and made it clear he could not support a CT of higher than around 12 per cent.

“This councillor is in

the ruling group and, in my opinion, his refusal and the refusal of others on the ruling group to buckle to a CT rise of 16.31 per cent caused panic in a Cabinet now facing imminent defeat at full council the next day and as a result they drafted a last-minute alternative/amended budget to appease ruling group councillors who had rebelled.”

The report for members concludes: “There is no evidence of procedural failings in the budget setting process and the legal budget setting procedures have been adhered to. There was sufficient time for officers to properly assess the alternative budget proposed and for the S151 Officer to make a properly informed statement at Council on March 7.”

It is recommended members consider the concerns raised by Cllr Murphy and notes the assurance provided in response to those concerns, and the committee notes that there were no procedural failures in the council’s budget setting process.

Bluestone National Park Resort payments expected to end A CALL to end a legal agreement for financial contributions associated with the creation of Pembrokeshire’s Bluestone National Park Resort is expected to be backed next week.

In a submitted application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park on behalf of Bluestone Resorts Ltd, legal firm Red Kite Ltd asks for a cessation of a 2004 Section 106 legal agreement used to pay towards various projects including enhancements to footpaths and bridges.

In a supporting statement says most agreements of this type are time limited, and “today such an arrangement without a timeframe would likely not be considered acceptable by either side.

“However, no such end date was placed on

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this one. More recently, it was agreed between the parties that the payments would cease in 2025, also known as a ‘statement of common ground’. This is why a formal agreement now has to be made by each of the parties involved.”

The statement says that, since the agreement was made, Bluestone has paid nearly £280,000 through the agreement, adding: “As part of the Statement of Common Ground, it was agreed by Pembrokeshire County Council, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and Bluestone that a final fee of £113,000 would be paid, spread over 2023, 2024, and 2025 in annual payments of £38,000.”

A report by national park officers, ahead of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Development Management Committee meeting of April 24, where it is recommended for approval, says: “The applicant has applied to discharge the Section 106 Legal agreement but the supporting text notes that they applicant is agreeable to making two final payments.

“Having considered the information submitted, officers consider that provided the two final payments are received the legal agreement has served its purpose and can be discharged.

“In order to ensure the two final payments are made, a modification to the Section 106 legal agreement is supported.

This decision is supported

by Pembrokeshire County Council, who have received a concurrent application which is also recommended by officers for modification.”

The report says the £280,000 figure presented by Bluestone actually amounted to £318,703.87, taking into account a 2023 payment of £38,891.73, with Pembrokeshire County Council’s S106 monitoring officer confirming the

contributions have been spent on a range of public rights of way improvements, primarily in nearby Canaston Woods.

Recommending approval, the report adds: “The authority is satisfied that subject to two further payments of £38,000 to be made in August 2024 and August 2025, the obligation no longer serves a planning purpose and can be discharged and as such the obligation should

be modified accordingly.”

The 500-acre Bluestone resort near Narberth has, since its opening, contributed to “more than £100 million to local suppliers, £7 million annually into the local supply chain, £13 million annually into the Pembrokeshire economy through its payroll, and more than £1.5 million spent annually on marketing Bluestone and Pembrokeshire.”

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Pembs stands against Israeli apartheid and Genocide

P A L E S T I N E solidarity groups in Pembrokeshire and West Wales are mobilising for a powerful protest in Haverfordwest, Castle Square, this Saturday 20th April at 2pm. They aim to vehemently condemn the relentless Israeli onslaught on Gaza and send a clear message to the UK government and local MPs Simon Hart and Stephen Crabb: End the complicity now! We demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to arms sales that fuel this brutal oppression.

The Nakba, or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic, refers to the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Israeli forces, following the forcible displacement of 750,000 Palestinians (almost half

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the population) in 194749 in order to establish the state of Israel.

Israel’s current assault on Gaza is an escalation of the ongoing Nakba and threatens to be the largest mass expulsion of Palestinians since 1948. The international community has an immediate responsibility to intervene to stop Israel’s ethnic cleansing today. Any delay in implementing practical measures constitutes complicity and/or participation in the ongoing Nakba.

This rally is a collective outcry against the crimes perpetrated by Israel and a rallying cry for the boycott of Israeli products.

“It’s sickeningly hypocritical that Israel strikes nations and communities first, claims victimhood when faced with resistance, and then receives unwavering support from the U.S., the UK, and Germany!” lamented one protester.

“For too long, the international community has turned a blind eye to Israel’s flagrant violations of human rights, granting it impunity while innocent lives are lost.”

“Six months of relentless violence.

Six months of Israel slaughtering innocent Palestinians. Six months of Israel killing over 14,000 children! That’s an average of around 76 children a day and what has our government done? Profited from arms sales, turning a blind eye to the bloodshed,”

remarked another protester.

This protest is a clarion call to all who stand for justice: It’s time to disrupt the status quo and challenge our complicit government.

“We will never give up,” declared a participant.

“To dismantle apartheid, we must disrupt the everyday and refuse to be complicit in Israel’s crimes against humanity!”

Join us at Castle Square at 2pm this Saturday to lend your voice to the 2 million people who suffer from a forced famine and brutal occupation in Gaza.

Together, we will demand justice, accountability, and an immediate end to the bloodshed, the genocide and ethnic cleansing.

MIKE EDWARDS THE WEATHER continues.

I have never considered whether Llangwm’s denizens had an evolutionary advantage.

I now realise their webbed feet are adapted to the volume of rainfall we’ve experienced over the last few months.

This week, the skipper of my cricket club called me preseason. It was hard to hear him through his scuba gear, but I got the gist that he was doing some work on the ground. This year, the theme is mud.

I’ve had some nasty injuries playing cricket.

Cricket balls are hard, and my reactions are measured in geological time instead of seconds. However, contracting trench foot while standing in the slips will be a new experience.

I don’t watch soccer, for it is a silly game. I can only imagine what the outfields of shared grounds will look like.

It’s quite bad enough if you have to chase the ball across the outfield at the best of times. I dread to think what it will be like with the ever-present risk of being sucked under by cloying mud, never to be seen again.

If you play in Saundersfoot, you’ll have to be careful not to be dragged away by a sea monster - or Big Nerys - at the bottom end of the pitch.

Never mind the cricket, however; it’s my garden I’m increasingly worried about.

I ’ m contemplating u s i n g waterlilies on the patio.

T h e y ’ l l probably be the only things, apart from w e e d s , t h a t ’ l l grow i n this

weather.

What with those idiot muesli munchers who want to rewild everywhere, I’ll end up with a damned beaver dam next to the azaleas and an infestation of herons in the fuchsias.

Take daffodils: tough as old boots, they are.

This year’s display was not only weeks late, but its blooms were hammered back down into the soil as soon as they opened.

Spring has not so much sprung as it has gurgled noisily and given up.

I’m using a hover mower on my beloved front lawn for the first time. At the end of February, the old Honda petrol mower sank without a trace near the polyanthus bed. I’ll need a metal detector to find it.

Mitzi is so wateraverse that she’s taken to hiding from my beloved at the first sign of walkies.

The other day, it got so bad that her nose wouldn’t extend beyond the backdoor. While the missus was on the phone exchanging unpleasantries with Enfys Pritchard, I gently applied the toe of my boot to Mitzi’s pine end to encourage her to go outside.

The Hellhound got her revenge. I’d carelessly left the shed door open.

You wouldn’t believe something that size could come from such a small dog. I needed a shovel and breathing apparatus to remove it, though.

And it was raining while I did so.

Much more of this, and I’ll start looking out for signs of ark building on the Preselis.

Until then: glug, glug, glug.

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Cornerstone 4G phone mast unconditionally backed A NEAR 70-foot-high 4G telecommunications tower scheme in north Pembrokeshire has been unconditionally backed by county planners.

Applicant Cornerstone sought what – in planning terms – is called prior approval for the installation of a 21-metre lattice tower supporting three antennas and associated works on land at Castle Farm Villa, Llanreithan, Hayscastle.

A report for planners says the radio base station “would allow a shared rural network in this rural area of Hayscastle for two of the main operators, to provide 4G connection, which would provide a reliable and fast communications services; to facilitate significantly improved connectivity for residents, businesses and visitors to locality.”

The application was supported by local community council Brawdy.

Cornerstone, in a supporting statement, says: “To keep up with growing demand from

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mobile phone users we need to upgrade existing base stations or build new base stations. An upgrade can be done in a number of ways, often by redeveloping the site to

enable an increase in the number of technologies, or increasing the number or height of the antennas.

However, even after these upgrades, in some busy areas the demand for services can still exceed the capability of the local base stations.”

It adds: “We recognise

that the growth in mobile communication has led, in some cases, to public concern about perceived health effects of mobile technology, in particular about siting masts close to local communities.

“Quite naturally, the public seeks reassurance that masts are not in

any way harmful or dangerous.

We are committed to providing the latest independent peer-reviewed research findings, information, advice and guidance from national and international agencies on radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields.

“Cornerstone ensure that our radio base stations are designed and built so that the public are not exposed to radio frequency fields above the guidelines set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). In fact, radio base stations operate at low power and emit levels of radiofrequency fields many times lower than the ICNIRP general public guidelines.”

An officer report says a site visit was carried out to assess the impact of the proposed development, considering that the siting and design of the mast and associated structures would be acceptable.

“As such, the prior approval of the local planning authority is not required,” the report concluded.

Recent plans by Cornerstone for a 20-metre-high, timber-clad telecoms tower on land opposite the National Trust car park at Trehilyn West, Trefasser, near Goodwick, were turned down by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planners.

Oxfam to close Haverfordwest shop amid asbestos concerns OXFAMGreat Britain is set to shutter its profitable store in Haverfordwest, which currently brings in £25,000 annually, due to unforeseen costs related to asbestos removal. The closure date remains undecided, leaving managers Derrick and Mark uncertain about the future. A major sale is planned to clear out stock, starting with a 50% discount on donated items before escalating to a fire sale.

The charity has faced longstanding issues with asbestos in the building’s upper floors, which now require £60,000+ in removal costs. This expense will be charged to the shop’s account within a year, rendering the operation financially unviable. Although aware of the asbestos for years, Oxfam GB’s management has continually deferred

addressing the problem.

Alternatives such as relocating have been dismissed by the charity, citing that finding new premises would take two years and the renovation costs would still need coverage in the interim.

The Haverfordwest shop is a vital community hub, known for its extensive range of quality second-hand books, music, clothes, and homewares. It is also the largest secondhand bookshop in Pembrokeshire.

The store is celebrated for its inviting atmosphere and the significant social value it provides, offering volunteering opportunities and work experience placements that often lead to employment.

Despite the shop’s profitability and community role, Oxfam GB’s decision comes as a blow to local efforts

to combat poverty.

Sarah Rees, Head of Oxfam Cymru, has previously highlighted the region’s “shameful and stubbornly high poverty rate.” The shop not only supports Oxfam’s global initiatives but also directly contributes to alleviating local poverty.

The decision has sparked controversy among volunteers and the community, with many questioning Oxfam’s commitment to its stated mission.

Rosamund Aubrey, a volunteer, expressed her disappointment and stated she would reconsider her support for the organization due to this decision.

The forthcoming closure marks a significant loss for Haverfordwest, leaving both staff and the community awaiting further updates from Oxfam GB.

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First step towards council tax and business rate reform Threats of negative reviews Here is the Pembrokeshire Press Release for April 2024: In Pembrokeshire, the DWP teams in Jobcentres are continuing to support many employers in various sectors who are still advertising for staff to meet the needs of the business.

At this time of year, the pressure is on the retail and hospitality sectors to increase their recruitment drives to ensure that their businesses are meeting the needs of the Pembrokeshire population as well as all of those visitors who see West Wales as an excellent holiday destination.

Fred Hatton of the DWP Employer and Partnership Team said, “Any time is a good time to begin your career in an employment sector that interests you. So why not start that ball rolling now. You may need a bit of support to achieve your goals.

So, if you are unsure of your next step, seek support and guidance from your Jobcentre Work Coach if you are a benefit claimant; if not, contact Careers Wales who will guide you through the steps you may need to take. For those who seek employment in the care sector, plans are in place for a county wide Social Care Jobsfair in the Pembrokeshire A r c h i v e s Haverfordwest on 14 May. Jobcentre work coaches play an increasingly important role by supporting businesses to fill their vacancies, while helping more people to get ready to enter

or return to the jobs market.

Providing every jobseeker with the support that suits their individual needs is key to this. Our message is that work coaches are there to help people to make a positive difference to their lives. There are plenty of unfilled posts across the UK with overall vacancies totalling more than 900,000, which remains well above pre-pandemic levels.”

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Wales The number of people employed is at 1.411 million, down 42,000 on the quarter and down 14,000 on the year.

The employment rate (16-64) is at 69.1%, down 2.3%pts on the quarter and down 2.8%pts on the year.

The number of people unemployed is at 55,000 – up 7,000 on the quarter and up 3,000 on the year.

T h e unemployment rate is at 3.7%, up 0.5%pts on the quarter and up 0.3%pts on the year.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP said: “We’ve seen long term sickness related inactivity rise since the pandemic, that’s why we introduced our £2.5bn Back to Work Plan to transform lives and grow the economy.

“Our welfare reforms will cut the number of people due to be placed in the highest tier of incapacity benefits by over 370,000. As millions are benefiting from this month’s huge boost to the

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Our £2.5bn Back to Work Plan will help over a million people find and stay in rewarding roles, ensuring everyone reaches their potential.

The OBR estimates that measures from the Spring Budget and previous two fiscal events will increase the size of the economy by 0.7% by 2028-29.

This is through increasing total hours worked by the equivalent of more than 300,000 fulltime workers and boosting business investment by £14billion.

Our National Insurance cuts will benefit the average worker by £900 and we have increased the National Living Wage this month as we make work pay.

There are 3.9 million more people in work than in 2010.

The estimate of pay rolled employees in the UK for March 2024 was at nearly 30.3m, up 204,000 on the year alongside eight months of above inflation wage growth.

Our inactivity rate is lower than the average for the G7 and the EU.

MAJOR reforms to council tax and business rates have cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd.

MSs backed the general principles of the local government finance bill, which would introduce a five-year cycle for council tax revaluations from 2030.

The bill would lay much of the groundwork for Welsh Government proposals to redesign council tax, with current bands based on property values from 2003.

It would also increase the frequency of business rates revaluations from five to three years.

Rebecca Evans told the Senedd the bill forms a vital part of the Welsh Government’s wider programme of local tax reform.

Wales’ finance minister explained the bill would enable ministers to modify business rate relief exemptions and the multiplier to support policy priorities.

John Griffiths outlined the local government committee’s stage-one report recommendations aimed at improving the bill and guarding against unintended consequences for taxpayers.

Mr Griffiths explained that the bill provides a framework for future policy changes to be made by the Welsh Government via secondary legislation.

The Labour MS, who represents Newport East, said the committee heard concerns that this limits opportunity for public engagement and scrutiny by the Senedd.

Welcoming the Welsh Government’s commitment to retaining the singleperson council tax discount

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at 25%, he highlighted wide-ranging powers in the bill over vital reduction schemes.

In terms of business rates, the committee chair said MSs heard broad support for a move to three-yearly revaluations, which he described as a reasonable, proportionate cycle.

Peredur Owen Griffiths, who chairs the finance committee, backed the bill’s key aim to create a fairer, more flexible system.

The South Wales East MS welcomed reassurances from the Welsh Government that the intention of council tax reforms is not to raise more revenue.

“Given the regressive nature of council tax, we support the aim to make it fairer without affecting the tax base,” he said.

Plaid Cymru’s finance secretary said the proposed powers will reduce the Welsh Government’s reliance on UK bills to make changes.

Alun Davies, a Labour backbencher, warned that delegated powers in the bill risk diminishing the role of the Senedd.

Sam Rowlands, the Tories’ shadow local government secretary, raised concerns about the bill putting more power in the hands of the Welsh Government rather than councils.

He warned the bill is a stepping stone towards higher taxes through the back door, saying: “This bill in and of itself does not necessarily do that but it certainly enables future

changes.”

The former leader of Conwy council, who represents North Wales in the Senedd, called for reforms to the formula used to allocate funding to Wales’ 22 councils.

Raising concerns about digital exclusion, Mr Rowlands opposed a provision in the bill which would remove a duty to publish council tax notices in local newspapers.

He said: “We believe it’s a really important part of the democratic process in local government, especially in relation to transparency.”

Backing a revaluation of all 1.5 million properties in Wales, Labour MS Mike Hedges described council tax as fundamentally unfair.

He said: “Someone living in a property worth £100,000 pays around five times as much council tax relative to the property value as someone living in a property worth £1m.”

Mr Hedges, who represents Swansea East, also opposed the removal of the duty to provide council tax information in newspapers.

On business rates, he said: “I’ve always supported the returning of them to local authorities. We don’t need an all-Wales system; let each local authority set its own business rates.”

Ms Evans told the chamber she intends to make a statement on the next steps for council tax reform before the summer recess.

The Senedd agreed the general principles of the reforms without objection, and the bill now moves to stage two which will see MSs consider detailed amendments.

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Senedd backing for major infrastructure approval changes THE SENEDD agreed reforms aimed at streamlining the consenting process for significant infrastructure projects in Wales.

MSs passed the infrastructure bill, which will establish a unified process, known as infrastructure consent, for major on and offshore projects.

Infrastructure consent will replace existing procedures for energy, transport, waste, water and gas projects above a certain size or capacity threshold.

Julie James, Wales’ housing, local government and planning secretary, argued the bill will introduce a modern and simplified process.

She said the bill will play an important part in moving towards netzero emissions by 2050 by enabling consent for renewable energy projects in a timely but robust manner.

She told MSs: “Not only will it improve the competitiveness of Wales as an attractive place for investment and jobs, it will also empower local communities and other key stakeholders.”

Ms James said it is a “process bill” with much of the detail to follow in secondary legislation and a significant amount of work ahead to ensure a smooth implementation process.

She told the chamber that secondary legislation will ensure the infrastructure consenting process operates effectively, efficiently and with maximum engagement.

She explained that two consultation papers will be issued by late May, with the first focused on pre-application consultation processes and the second centred on fees.

A third and final consultation paper will follow this year outlining the whole new process.

Janet FinchSaunders, the Conservatives’ shadow secretary, described the reforms as hollow and

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lacking in fundamental details.

She argued this is in complete conflict with the bill’s core aims of delivering a streamlined process and empowering communities to engage.

Ms Finch-Saunders warned that the bill is missing a vast amount of details, including on how open-floor hearings will be triggered and time limits for making decisions.

She said: “It is apparent to any reasonable person that this bill does not represent anywhere near what it promises to do, and that is a streamlined and unified process.

“The reality is that so much information is omitted that we do not know how these processes are going to work in reality.”

The Aberconwy MS added: “Clearly, the legislation is not as I believe it should be. We do not believe that it delivers a robust process for Wales.”

Delyth Jewell stressed the importance of

striking the right balance between tackling the climate emergency and safeguarding the natural world.

Plaid Cymru’s deputy leader said planning processes must be more accessible to the public.

“Too often communities are left feeling disenfranchised and marginalised when decisions about infrastructure are made without their say,” she warned.

Calling for a coalfree future for Wales, Ms Jewell reiterated her party’s calls for coal to be removed from the list of significant infrastructure projects in the bill.

The South Wales East MS said: “We will keep pushing for a number of changes in regulations.

But passing the buck and allowing this bill to fail would be a retrograde step.

“Let this be the first step in a journey towards democratising our planning process.

There’s an awful lot more that we need to do, but it can at least start here.”

Ms James reiterated that many details were

deliberately not included “on the face of the bill”.

She said: “If you were to put that into primary legislation, it would become out of date so fast that it wouldn’t make the end of the year.

“So, it is very important that we put those things in

secondary legislation.”

Before the debate could be held, the King’s consent had to be sought because the bill could impact the Royal Family’s interests, such as the Crown Estate.

MSs agreed the stage-four vote on the final text of the bill, with

36 in favour and 15 against.

The infrastructure bill now enters “post stage four”, a four-week period during which it could be challenged by the UK Government but it is expected to move on to Royal Assent.

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Lluest rescues four ‘discarded’ pony stallions In a tale reminiscent of epic fantasy, the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust proudly introduces four noble stallions, each named after characters from the beloved saga, “The Lord of the Rings.”

Their journey to Lluest began amidst the hustle and bustle of the busy A48 between Pyle and Margam, where they had been running loose, lost and alone, for nearly two weeks; a danger to themselves and to the users of the road.

Recognising the peril they faced and the potential danger they posed, the local authority intervened and put a stop to their adventures.

Following exhaustive efforts to locate their owner, nobody stepped forward to claim them.

All four were found to be entire males and none were microchipped even though this is a legal requirement.

So, with nowhere else to go, these four Jon Coles adventurers headed jon.coles@herald.email to the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust, where expect is a grey, and they will eventually be Samwise is a piebald integrated in the Trust’s and the most nervous existing herds while of the rescued four. loving Guardian homes These two still cannot are found for them. be touched as they are And in honour of their far too fearful, but they adventures, they have are gradually growing all been given names in confidence under the from the Lord of the expert care of Lluest’s Rings: Frodo, Baggins, team. The Shetland, Gandalf, and Samwise. named Baggins, is One of the rescued a little less nervous ponies, Frodo, already and his confidence had a head collar on and has improved quickly, is friendly and happy making him easier to to be caught, led, and catch, lead and groom. groomed, whereas the With such differences two cobs, Gandalf and between the four it is Samwise, are much difficult to imagine where more nervous and will they came from. And as follow the lead of their none were microchipped more confident friend. it is feared they were Gandalf, as you’d simply dumped at the

side of the road.

Fortunately for them, they have ended up at their own Rivendell and will be resting while they are rehabilitated ready for the adventures ahead.

These boys have been neglected for a while, and they need veterinary care, blood tests, worm counts and most likely a course of worming too, treatment for parasites, dental examinations and possible rasping, vaccinations, castration, and the help of a farrier to bring their feet back to full health. In addition, they will receive expert training and handling in preparation for finding their forever homes through Lluest’s Guardianship scheme.

“Baggins and Frodo have just completed their

first dentals, microchips, tetanus vaccines and strangles blood tests in preparation for coming out of quarantine. They have already been wormed following their medium worm egg counts. These two boys took it all in their stride and were perfectly behaved. Our vet Lisa loved them. She thinks little Baggins is around five years old. However, Frodo’s teeth were a little puzzling but Lisa’s best guess, for now, is that he is around seven years old. We hope to be able to geld them in the next month.” said Lluest’s Operations Manager, Dionne Schuurman.

“We are allowing nervous Gandalf to settle in without asking too much of him, so he

skipped this vet visit as was only caught for the first time yesterday. It was great to finally get hands on him and cut out some of his badly matted hair.

As expected, his worries very quickly melted away and he thoroughly enjoyed his first groom and scratches. He is a very sweet young man and it’s so easy to fall in love with him.

“Samwise is even more suspicious and nervous of us, he will take longer to come around.

He will eat from a bucket you are holding but will quickly pin his ears and move away if you try to place even just a finger on him. Who knows if he’s had a previous bad experience of humans leading to him being so defensive. Hopefully it

won’t be too long before he realises he isn’t in any danger from us.” explained Dionne.

Unfortunately, their care does cost money.

It is estimated the initial bill will be in the region of £8000, so the Trust is asking people to consider donating towards their upkeep. Lluest relies entirely on donations in order to continue its work rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming horses, ponies and donkeys that have been abandoned, neglected or the victims or poor circumstances.

Therefore, the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust has set up a Go Fund Me page, and are grateful for any donation, however small. https://gofund. me/86964acb

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Pembs Olympic hopeful, wins big in Palma!

Micky Beckett, the pride of Solva and a stalwart of the British Sailing Team, once again etched his name in the annals of sailing history with a resounding victory at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma last week, marking his third consecutive triumph at this illustrious event. The 29-year-old maestro showcased his dominance in the men’s dinghy class amidst stiff competition from a formidable fleet of 193 boats, clinching the title with a day to spare.

His gold-medal feat spearheaded a triumphant campaign for the British

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contingent, as John Gimson and Anna Burnet secured bronze in the Nacra 17 category, while the rising star Matilda Nicholls clinched her debut senior-level medal, a bronze in the ILCA 6 class.

Entering the pivotal double points medal race, Beckett held an unassailable lead atop the leaderboard, a testament to his unparalleled skill and unwavering determination.

Despite the comfort of his position, Beckett refused to relent, clinching a second-place

finish in the decisive race and ultimately sealing victory with an imposing 44-point margin.

Reflecting on his remarkable achievement, Beckett humbly acknowledged the significance of his third consecutive triumph, stating, “I’ve been trying all week not to think about the fact that if I won this event it would be three in a row, but now it’s real and it’s pretty cool.” His sentiments echoed a blend of confidence and humility, underscoring the arduous journey that led to his triumph.

With his sights set on the upcoming Paris 2024

Olympics, Beckett exuded a mixture of confidence and determination, aware of the challenges that lie ahead. “All the top guys will be following their own plans to build up to this summer, but I have to say that beating them is a nice confidence boost,” Beckett remarked, encapsulating the competitive spirit that drives him towards excellence.

Despite his past setbacks in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, Beckett remains undaunted, poised to make his mark on the global stage in Marseille, where he aims to transcend mere participation and carve

his legacy amongst the world’s elite ILCA 7 sailors. With a European title in 2021 and a world silver in 2023 adorning

his resume, Beckett’s journey is a testament to perseverance and unwavering dedication to his craft.

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West Wales health board to cut its energy bill by £100,000 per year HYWEL DDA Health board has launched an innovative, yet simple ‘Switch it off’ campaign to help drastically reduce both its energy usage and costs.

The campaign consists of ‘switching off’ all non-essential equipment when not in use; from computer monitors and laptops to medical equipment, lights, and radiators.

This is one of the several initiatives being delivered as part of Hywel Dda’s Decarbonisation Delivery Plan. All of which are aimed at helping to reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions for nonessential equipment by around 20%, which could save around £100,000 per year.

From March 2022 to April 2023, the health board reported spending almost £14 million on energy, producing more than 20 million kg in CO2 emissions. It was evident action needed to be

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taken to meet its targets to reduce emissions to just 34% by 2030 as set out in the NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan.

Sarah Thorne, Senior One Health Practitioner at Hywel Dda, who has been leading on the implementation of the campaign said: “The ‘Switch-it-off’ campaign

is something we expect everyone across the health board and hospital to get involved in. If we all work together, we will see those changes immediately.

“While analysing our energy usage, we discovered that leaving just one TV or PC monitor on standby, instead of switching it off, can waste almost £25 of electricity per year. We have over 6000 screens across the hospital and offices

within the health board so if everyone switched off their screen when they weren’t using it, it could help to save a huge amount of money, while also reducing CO2 emissions. It is simple actions like this that will have a massive impact.”

As well as launching the ‘Switch it off’ campaign, the health board has benefitted from Estates Funding Advisory Board (EFAB) funding and Salix funding to support the delivery of a range of decarbonisation projects such as roof mounted Photovoltaics (PV), heat pumps, and solar canopies. It has also made a start in switching its lightbulbs to LED energy saving ones and is planning to install light sensors in communal areas such as toilets and kitchens. Earlier this year, the health board also received funding to install its own solar farm which provides sustainable electricity to power some

services, reducing carbon emissions and promoting biodiversity in the area.

Julie James, Minister for Climate Change said: “The ‘Switch it off’ campaign from Hywel Dda is a great example of how organisations can inspire and empower their staff to work together to reduce both carbon emissions, energy usage, costs, and our impact on the environment.

“If everyone could do their bit by ‘switching off’ unnecessarily appliances, it would make a huge difference to the amount of energy we use, which will in turn help us to create a cleaner, greener Wales.”

The Welsh Government has committed to taking action on climate change.

Since 2019, the Welsh Government has helped people access greener energy choices. Investing £120million in energy efficiency improvements to social housing through

the Optimised Retrofit programme, helping around 148,000 people to live in homes that are cheaper and more efficient to run. The Nest scheme has supported tens of thousands of people to improve the energy efficiency of their home, while in turn reducing energy bills and improving health and wellbeing.

The Welsh Government has also backed flagships schemes such as Ripple Energy’s Wind turbine cooperative, Morriston Hospital’s solar farm and Pobl’s Penderi shared energy initiative, which has seen a community generate and share its own renewable energy.

Pilots like these pave the way for similar projects in the future, enabling more people to save money on their energy.

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Pembrokeshire’s ‘Pure West Radio’ celebrates sixth birthday THERE ain’t no birthday like a Pure West birthday!

Pure West Radio – Pembrokeshire’s multiaward-winning radio station is celebrating its sixth birthday this month – and is ready to move up a gear when it starts broadcasting on DAB later this summer.

Pure West, which now has a staff of 12, and a team of over 90 volunteers bringing news, sport, entertainment and information to the airwaves of Pembrokeshire, celebrated its sixth anniversary on April 4 – and decided to share its celebrations with its loyal listeners – giving no fewer than 1,100 of them free tickets to some top local events.

For the Pure West Team the birthday was marked with a staff party at Seven Spice in Haverfordwest – but for listeners the treats were more varied.

Pure West Radio joined forces with Ocky White Travel – itself celebrating a 60th anniversary – to give away a cruise holiday to

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one lucky winner. On April 3 nurse Ffion Thomas, from Johnston, was announced as the winner of the seven-day P&O cruise to the Norwegian Fjords. She is taking her mum along with her as a 60th birthday treat when the Iona sets sail from Southampton on May 18.

And the giveaways didn’t stop there…

Mark Edwards kindly shared 100 free tickets for a celebratory Silent Disco at Eddie Rocks, in Haverfordwest, that were snapped up within an hour – so a hundred more were released; Pure West Radio also teamed up with Hangar 5, also in Haverfordwest, and offered two one-hour free bounces for listeners, but again demand far outweighed expectations, so another hour’s bounce was provided.

In addition, Pure West Radio joined forces with The Palace Cinema, in Haverfordwest, for a free showing of Shrek – the Movie – but, yet again, a second showing had to be booked to accommodate

all those who wanted tickets.

And sports fans haven’t been left out of the party – Haverfordwest County AFC, media partners of Pure West, have supplied 100 free tickets for the Bluebrids final home game of the season against Colwyn Bay to the broadcaster’s listeners.

“Our birthday celebrations were immense,” said Toby Ellis, Station Manager, “We gave away 1,100 free tickets to local events to make sure our dedicated listeners and followers were able to join in the party… putting a smile on the faces of more than a thousand Pembrokeshire people.

“And while the birthday celebrations are winding down – Pure West Radio – the only radio station based in Pembrokeshire – is gearing up for the next phase in our story.

“The licence for DAB broadcasting is in place – and we hope to go live within the next few months.

“We’ve expanded our staff and are currently looking for a full-time show

producer – so anyone interested should email info@purewestradio.com to find out more, and we have some new sponsors – Ocky White Travel is now the official sponsor of Pure West’s daytime show and Folly Farm

sponsors the breakfast show.

“And we’ve teamed up with yet more Pembrokeshire businesses who are taking advantage of our huge reach to spread their message across the

county.

“There really is something for everyone on Pure West Radio – tune in via app, smart speaker and check out our website for the latest going on in Pembrokeshire, he added.”

The Harbourmaster: Special rail excursion draws crowds to Milford Haven MILFORD HAVEN witnessed an extraordinary event yesterday as a special charter train, operated

by UK Railtours, made a unique visit to the town, drawing in 500 railway enthusiasts.

Departing from London Paddington, the 13-carriage train, which included both first class and standard accommodations, travelled off the usual passenger routes to provide a scenic journey along the south Wales coast.

Starting the day with pick-ups from various locations including Slough, Reading, Swindon, and Bristol Parkway, the train ventured through the Severn Tunnel into Wales, showcasing a series of rarely used freight tracks. Notably,

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the locomotive switched at Newport to a pair of GBRf Class 66 freight engines, enhancing the experience for those on board by traversing tracks seldom seen by passenger services.

The journey took passengers through Cardiff, Bridgend, and Port Talbot Parkway, deviating at Court Sart Junction to follow the diversionary Swansea District line.

The train paused at various locations including Llanelli and Haverfordwest, where passengers enjoyed a 90-minute break while the train was serviced.

A major highlight of the trip was the exploration of the seldom-visited Robeston branch, a treat for the rail enthusiasts who filled the train to capacity,

necessitating a waiting list for hopeful travellers.

The venture concluded at Milford Haven, where passengers disembarked for a photo session before the train commenced its return journey to London, including a final scenic pass via the Swansea Avoiding line and the Bishton flyover.

Local Councillor Nicola Harteveld of Milford Haven Town Council expressed delight at the influx of visitors, noting, “What an incredible sight at Milford Waterfront today with passengers enjoying our local scenery. It’s a testament to the unique charm and appeal of special rail tours.”

First class passengers were treated to The Great British Breakfast and a four-course dinner, while a buffet car served those in standard class,

ensuring all passengers enjoyed their journey with comfort and style.

This tour, fully booked in all classes, underscores the continuing enthusiasm for unique rail

experiences in the UK, combining a love for heritage rail with the exploration of lesstravelled tracks. As the train made its way back to London Paddington, the participants

reflected on a day filled with adventure and picturesque landscapes, leaving them with memories of a rare rail journey along the historic and scenic routes of Wales.

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Fire services won’t attend commercial and public sector automatic fire alarm call-outs from July

MID and West Wales Fire Service won’t attend automatic fire alarm call-outs from commercial and public sector buildings from July onwards unless an actual fire has been reported.

Fire chiefs said the change will free up resources and they had taken steps to communicate it to organisations which would be affected.

Some premises have fire alarms which don’t trigger a response from the fire service. But many premises have automatic fire alarms which do trigger a fire service response via a receiving centre.

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Mid and West Wales Fire Service said statistics showed that the majority of signals from these systems were false alarms triggered by things such as cooking fumes, dust, or inadequate maintenance.

Area manager and head of corporate risk, Peter Greenslade, said: “As a service we attend in excess of 2,000 alarm actuations in commercial buildings every year with over 99% of these calls being false alarms.

“This disrupts the community safety work

that the service can deliver, operational training for crews, and introduces environmental and road risks that are unnecessary.

Additionally the businesses themselves are impacted due to the disruption caused.”

Fire crews generally don’t travel to automatic fire alarms on blue lights and dealing with these call-outs can take up to an hour in some instances. Mr Greenslade said most automatic fire alarms emanated from hospital, local authority, and education buildings. online casinos UK The fire service,

which covers Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Powys, Pembrokeshire, and Ceredigion, stressed it would continue to attend automatic fire alarms from residential properties, nursing and care homes, premises subject to fire safety prohibition or enforcement notices, and also boarding schools.

A spokeswoman said a consultation about its proposed change had taken place via a wider community risk management plan and it had written to the 100 premises which triggered the most

automatic fire alarms.

Meetings were offered to health boards, councils, and universities and the change has also been approved by Mid and West Fire Authority, which scrutinises the service.

Mr Greenslade said: “The majority of companies don’t activate alarms into a receiving centre – for those that do they need to factor this (change) into their fire risk assessment.

It is important that commercial premises take ownership of false fire alarms within their premises as is their legislative duty.

We will of course always

respond to 999 calls when people have identified that there is a fire.”

The Local Democracy Service asked Swansea and Carmarthenshire councils if they were reviewing their fire safety processes for schools, especially during night-time hours, when they were empty.

A Swansea council spokesman said: “We are aware of the changes being proposed by the fire service and are discussing the matter with them. The council will continue to work with the service and our schools to ensure that schools and other public buildings in Swansea continue to have the highest possible standard of safety both while occupied and out of hours.”

Jason Jones, Carmarthenshire council’s property maintenance manager, said it had robust fire safety processes, including out-of-hours arrangements, and that it had had extensive discussions with fire chiefs about the change coming into effect on July 1. He said the council has formed a dedicated task and finish group with this in mind. “This group will work to integrate the new measures within the existing processes of the council ensuring a comprehensive and proactive approach to safety management,” he said.

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Slurry lagoon near Boncath conditionally approved AN APPLICATION for a slurry lagoon near the north Pembrokeshire village of Boncath has been conditionally approved by county planners.

A H & V F Picton sought permission for a slurry lagoon and associated works at 230-acre Ty Mawr Farm, a mixed farm of a herd of dairy cattle plus followers, beef cattle, and sheep, some 150 metres north of Boncath.

A supporting statement by agent Cynllunio RW Planning Ltd said: “The proposed development seeks to increase the farms slurry storage capacity to above the five-month storage required by NVZ regulations. The existing slurry store and slurry handling facilities are not adequate to comply with the new regulations.”

It stressed the applicant does not intend

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to

increase

livestock

numbers on farm as a result of the 48 by 30 metre development.

It added: “The lagoon proposed will have

very low banks and as such the proposal will not be visible from the surrounding area.

The proposed

will be screened by the adjacent building and hedgerow and will have no adverse impact on the landscape in line

with relevant policies of the Pembrokeshire LDP.” One letter of objection to the scheme was received by planners, raising concerns including potential noise, odour, and the impact on property value for their property and properties within the wider village of Boncath.

An officer report said: “It is considered that the location of the development, within a rural setting, is appropriate and sustainable.

“The development allows the operation of the existing farm business and results in positive economic, social benefits and improved welfare facilities. It is considered that sufficient need is evidenced and that the lagoon is justified.”

The application was conditionally approved.

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Stephen Seagull on the winds of change blowing smoke away AHOY there, readers of the Pembrokeshire Herald! It’s me, Stephen Seagull, squawking your way with some ruffled feathers over a topic that’s been smoldering in our communities: the pesky plague of smoking!

Now, my feathered friends and I see all sorts from our lofty perches, and it’s no secret that smoking has trapped and slowly picked apart the health of thousands, much like a hungry gull on a chip! Many of those poor souls wish they’d never started. But alas, they were but nestlings when flashy adverts and crafty marketing stole their choice, hooking them on that addictive nicotine.

Every year, a whopping 80,000 folks in the UK flutter down to the grave, victims of the smoke. And who suffers the most? It’s those nesting in the less fortunate twigs of our tree, where a third of all smokers perch. It’s a sore sight, and it ruffles my feathers to think that smoking drives such vast health inequalities across our land.

But squawk! There’s a gust of hope on the horizon with the new tobacco and vapes bill getting a gander in parliament today. If this bill flies through, no chick turning 15 from here on will legally get their beaks on a cigarette.

Imagine that—a smokefree generation! The idea has the backing not only of our diligent docs and caring nurses but also a hefty flock of the public and the governments of all four UK corners.

The changes won’t

hatch overnight; it’ll take a few decades before we see the full sky clear of smoke. But some benefits will swoop in swiftly, like fewer asthma attacks in our chicks from secondhand smoke.

And let’s not forget the impact on smoking during pregnancy— every mother, whether

human or gull, wants the best start for her brood.

Reducing smoking in these young, often vulnerable mothers could see fewer little ones hatching into a world of health woes, with less stillbirth and premature pecking order changes.

Meanwhile, the

tobacco industry, clutching their pearls and profits, squawk loud about freedom and choice. They fear the bill will pluck their plush nests, but we know better. Their concerns are about cash, not choice, and certainly not about the chicks.

Every measure that has

helped us squawk a little louder, breathe a little easier, and live a little longer has faced these feathery fiends head-on.

And just like those old adverts that claimed low tar and filters were safe, we know there’s no safe way to smoke.

So, my fine-feathered friends, as the MPs

ponder this bill today, let’s hope they choose to protect our future flocks from the harms of tobacco, ensuring brighter skies and healthier horizons for all our chicks and fledglings.

Till next week, keep your wings strong and your eyes on the skies!

Squawk out!

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Rishi Sunak’s California Dream IMAGINE for one moment that you are Rishi Sunak.

Isn’t the world much bigger than you remember? And what happened to your trousers?

Seriously, no, Badger means it: imagine for one moment that you are Rishi Sunak.

Stop laughing.

There you are Rishi Sunak - and you want to show how tough you are.

Badger said stop laughing.

So, there you are, Rishi Sunak, being tough.

You are going to get those pesky migrants onto a plane to Rwanda, come hell or high water.

That’ll show people how tough you are.

There are tens of thousands of immigrants whose human rights you want to breach in inventive and callous ways.

Getting them on a plane to Rwanda is just the start.

The plans have been laid.

The law is in the process of being changed.

You don’t have any planes, but that’s just a detail.

And Rwanda is such a safe country you’ve had to pass a law declaring it one.

Next week, you’ll pass a law saying the sky is pink and there are 300 degrees in a circle.

But let’s get this one off the ground first.

You’ve thought of everything. That nice and murderous President Kagame has promised he won’t torture the people you want to deport to his nation. Even better, he won’t allow anyone else to seize and torture

them, either. And you know you can trust someone who diverted an aircraft flying to another country to Kigali so he could seize one of his opponents and imprison them.

President Kagame even has homes ready for the deportees.

You know he does because you sent Suella Braverman to see them last year, and she declared them “tip top.”

But what’s this?

Suella is in a newspaper and looks sad and angry.

You’re Rishi Sunak: you’re used to Suella being sad and angry.

Everyone is used to Suella being sad and angry. Often, she’s both at the same time.

And then you see what she’s looking sad and angry about.

The Rwandans,

who’ve scarfed nine figures in handouts from the UK Government that are definitely not bribes, have flogged around three-quarters of the houses that the deportees were supposed to live in.

Now you are sad and angry. You’re not as sad and angry as Suella Braverman, but who is?

To make it worse, you had that nice and murderous President Kagame over to visit you in Number Ten only last week.

Oddly, he didn’t mention anything about not having anywhere to house the people you want to deport.

But you are Rishi Sunak.

Nobody would forget to tell you something that important. You smile to yourself and realise this is all some sort

of mistake.

The Rwandans wouldn’t pull the rug out from under you after getting their mitts on hundreds of millions of UK taxpayers’ money. Not after you rummaged around the back of the sofa for loose change to buy President Kagame a Costa Coffee Mocha Latte.

James Cleverley pops in to see you.

“You’ll never guess what’s happened, Prime Minister.”

It’s strange he’s phrased that as a statement, right?

You pause, then suggest: “The economic recovery is on track, the polls have turned round, and we’re going to win the Election.”

You wait for the Home Secretary to pick himself up off the floor, where he’s rolling around laughing.

“No, Prime Minister,” he says, wiping his eyes, “far better news than that.”

“Have the small boats all stopped?” you ask, and then you wait for Mr Cleverley to recover again.

“No. It’s the Rwandans.”

You wait.

Your face a study in calm determination.

“The Rwandans have sold the homes that we were going to house the people you want to deport.”

You wait.

Your face a study in calm annoyance.

“We can’t send hundreds to Rwanda anymore,” James Cleverley continues.

You reflect that you haven’t seen a smirk like that since Priti Patel left the Cabinet.

“We can only send a couple of dozen.”

You think quickly.

A couple of dozen is better than none. It’s a good return on an investment of £300m and counting, after all.

“I knew you’d be pleased, Prime Minister,” the Home Secretary smiles, “it’s put the kybosh on that batshit crazy plan Priti and Suella palmed off on you.”

You are not pleased.

You are Rishi Sunak, and you are not pleased.

In fact, you’re miffed.

You put the toys back in your pram and compose yourself.

“That is moderately perturbing,” you say with the sort of equanimity that comes from thinking about your post-election career in California with your wife’s family’s billions.

Drawing yourself up

to your full height, you look up at the Home Secretary’s belt buckle with a determined stare.

“Sold?”

You venture.

“Yes, Prime Minister. To show its devotion to free-market economics and the forces of capitalism, the Rwandan Government has allowed the sale of the properties that Suella went to see.”

You smile your knowing smile.

“Well,” you say, “that’s proof that our engagement with the Rwandans has been a huge political success.

We have exported capitalism to a oneparty state. I think this is a cause for celebration.

“Imagine how happy the free trade wing of the Party will be. I’ll get a standing ovation at next PMQs.” Mr Cleverley pauses and stops measuring up the curtains in your office.

“Precisely, Prime Minister. I dare say the backbenchers will scarcely be able to control themselves.”

You smile up at Mr Cleverley as he browses a furniture catalogue.

“It’ll really show Kier Starmer who’s in charge,” you venture.

“Oh yes, Prime Minister,” replies Mr Cleverley, “by the way, does that desk come with the job?”

But you’re not listening. You’re lost in thought.

A glittering future awaits. You can almost see the light reflecting off the waters of your Californian swimming pool.

It’s so close now.

So close.

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SOLVA

EDGE FESTIVAL 2024

WHAT’S ON

UPPER MARKET ST, HAVERFORDWEST,

From Friday, 26th July to Sunday, 28th July 2024, the Solva Football Club will be the epicentre of a vibrant celebration - the 8th edition of the Solva Edge Festival.

Nestled on the precipice, with a panoramic vista of the sea and the iconic Pembrokeshire Coast Path, this festival promises three days packed with arts, music, gastronomy, literature, and outdoor experiences.

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Solva’s coastal charm, attendees can anticipate a plethora of delights. From electrifying bands to captivating poets, melodious singers to engaging speakers, the festival lineup promises to be an eclectic mix of talent. But that’s not all; the culinary scene will be equally enticing with craft beers, delectable cuisine, and the renowned Green Scar Bar offering a respite for weary

revellers.

For families, there’s no shortage of entertainment. A bouncy castle will keep the young ones enthralled while a diverse range of kids’ activities ensures that there’s never a dull moment.

Among the headliners stirring excitement this year are AKA Noel Gallagher, The Phonics, Jeff Phillips - Neil Diamond Tribute, 2Rude, Sam Offender, and a host of other stellar acts. With such an impressive roster, attendees are guaranteed an unforgettable experience.

So mark your calendars and prepare for a weekend of cultural immersion, culinary indulgence, and musical euphoria at the Solva Edge Festival 2024. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to embrace the spirit of Solva and revel in its artistic splendour!

WESTIVAL 2024

Mark your calendars from June 6th to 10th for an enchanting experience at Westival, nestled in the vibrant heart of Pembrokeshire.

This inclusive and intimate festival promises a fusion of world-class music and unrivalled energy, catering to a diverse crowd that defines our community spirit.

“With each passing year, Westival evolves, and 2024 holds exciting prospects,” shares [organizer’s name].

“Our commitment to inclusivity and musical diversity remains steadfast. We aim to foster emerging talents while hosting renowned headliners close to

our audience’s hearts.”

Dive into a multi-genre musical odyssey that promises something for every ear. From ambient chillout zones to highoctane boat parties along our picturesque coastline, Westival 2024 is poised to exceed expectations. Brace yourself for surfing and paddle board lessons, ensuring every moment with us is filled with excitement and adventure.

Let’s take a sneak peek at the stellar lineup awaiting festival-goers: Thursday: Kicking off the festivities, we have live performances by Duck Wax and The Balkaneers. On the DJ front, get ready for a

sonic journey with names like Curious Music, Discothèque Tropicale, and the TEKNO DISCO DJs. Friday: The party continues with Evelyn “Champagne” King and a DJ set by Goldie Lookin’ Chain.

Groove to the beats of Alys Hardy, India Arkin, and a host of other talented acts. DJ enthusiasts, brace yourselves for sets by 2 Bad Mice, Eris Drew, and many more.

Saturday: Crazy P Soundsystem leads the charge on Saturday, joined by an eclectic mix of artists including Common Goldfish and Echo Juliet. DJ sets by Yung Singh, Jay Carder, and Soul Mass Transit System

promise to keep the energy soaring.

Sunday: As the festival draws to a close, soak in the sounds of Alma Twist, 3kStatic, and Diamonds Cut The Groove. DJ Pretty Girl and a legion of other talented selectors ensure the weekend ends on a high note.

Join us at Westival 2024 for a musical journey like no other. With a lineup as diverse as the Welsh landscape and an atmosphere brimming with camaraderie, it’s an experience not to be missed.

So pack your bags, tune your ears, and get ready to lose yourself in the magic of Pembrokeshire’s beating heart.

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Prepare to be transported into the electrifying world of ELO as the Torch Theatre proudly announces the return of Electrik Live Orchestra in 2024.

On Saturday, April 20th, audiences can immerse themselves in an unforgettable musical journey, with tickets priced at £22.00.

Rekindling the magic of charttopping rock legends, Electrik Live Orchestra guarantees a night to remember, effortlessly

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coaxing the entire crowd to their feet to join in on timeless hits. Following the resounding success of Jeff Lynne’s recent performance at Glastonbury, ELO’s music has once again surged in popularity, captivating audiences of all ages.

But what sets Electrik Live Orchestra apart? This ensemble of seasoned professionals has meticulously reimagined every facet of their performance, resulting in a show

that surpasses all expectations.

From meticulous attention to musical detail to the uncanny likeness of a Jeff Lynne doppelgänger, this tribute stands as one of the UK’s finest.

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the sheer brilliance of ELO’s music brought to life by Electrik Live Orchestra.

Secure your seats now for an evening that promises nostalgia, energy, and unparalleled entertainment.

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Conan Gray Found Heaven Conan Gray, synonymous with pop culture for his generation, takes a bold leap into the ‘80s with his latest album, departing from his signature whisperpop style.

Reflecting on his first heartbreak, Gray’s exploration of the era’s soundscape is evident throughout the album, with nods to Queen, Men Without Hats, and Bon Jovi.

Tracks like ‘Found

Heaven’ and ‘Lonely Dancers’ echo ‘80s influences, while songs like ‘Never Ending Song’ and ‘Fainted Love’ showcase Gray’s contemporary twist on maximalist pop. ‘Alley Rose’, a standout track, captures heartache with Elton John-esque theatrics and a hint of British flair.

In a departure from heartbreak, ‘Bourgeoisieses’ adds a touch of satire as Gray playfully pokes

fun at the upper class, offering a refreshing perspective from a young artist navigating fame.

Despite the irony, the track remains catchy, showcasing Gray’s versatility as an artist.

Conan Gray’s foray into the ‘80s is a compelling narrative of heartbreak, nostalgia, and self-discovery, solidifying his place as a defining voice of his generation.

Justice

coming soon

French electronic music duo Justice is gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated fourth studio album, “Hyperdrama,” set to hit the shelves on April 26, 2024, courtesy of Ed Banger Records and Because Music.

This marks their return to the studio after a hiatus of over seven years since their last album, “Woman,” dropped back in 2016.

Leading up to the album release, Justice has been teasing fans with a series of singles, including “One Night/All Night” featuring Tame Impala and “Generator,” released alongside the album announcement.

Following these tracks came “Incognito” and later “Saturnine” featuring Miguel.

Hyperdrama, we make them coexist, but not in a peaceful way. We like this idea of making them fight a bit for attention.”

Delving deeper into their singles, Justice explained their vision behind “One Night/All Night,” describing it as a track that “oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time.” They aimed for it to embody a “disco iteration of Kevin Parker.”

Reflecting on “Incognito,” they shared the challenge of breaking away from conventional song structures, which they found “very refreshing.”

As the countdown to the album release continues, fans can expect an electrifying fusion of disco, funk, and electronic beats, promising a musical experience like no other.

Hyperdrama

The duo is not just stopping at the studio;

they’re hitting the road to bring their new sounds to audiences across Europe from May to August 2024.

The buzz around “Hyperdrama” started building when the album title was unveiled on January 18, 2024. In a subsequent statement accompanying the official announcement, Justice shed light on their creative process, stating, “Disco/funk and electronic music at large have always been core elements of the music we make as Justice. In

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Gripping tale of obsession and tragedy hits Netflix From the Edinburgh Fringe to the illustrious stages of the West End, and now onto the screens of Netflix, “Baby Reindeer” unveils a chilling narrative centred around a fictionalised rendition of comedian Richard Gadd.

The story revolves around Gadd’s character, Donny, whose chance encounter with Martha (portrayed by Jessica Gunning), a dishevelled woman claiming to be a high-flying lawyer, spirals into a twisted tale of obsession.

Initially drawn in by Martha’s plight, Donny soon finds himself ensnared in her web as her attentions morph into full-blown stalking. The escalation is stark, documented by a staggering 41,071 emails and 350 hours of voicemail. Through increasingly

candid narration, Donny grapples with past traumas and his own role in the unfolding tragedy.

What sets “Baby Reindeer” apart is its refusal to offer easy answers.

Gadd’s masterful storytelling, both as the writer and lead actor, delves into the darkest recesses of his life with brutal honesty. Moral boundaries blur, mirroring the unpredictable nature of Martha’s character.

The narrative takes a haunting turn in the fourth episode, unveiling a darker chapter from Donny’s past.

Gadd’s performance is nothing short of phenomenal, his charisma shining through even in Donny’s most flawed moments. Yet, it’s Gunning’s portrayal of Martha that truly

captivates, vacillating between heartbreaking vulnerability and chilling menace.

The real-life horror of the situation is accentuated by unsettling close-ups and interstitial text cards, offering glimpses into the terrifying messages flooding Donny’s inbox. However, these stylistic choices never overshadow the raw humanity at the core of the story.

For Gadd, “Baby Reindeer” is a reflection of tragedy—a convergence of shame, mental illness, and societal failings that devastate the lives of two broken individuals. While not an easy watch, it is a necessary one, particularly for those who have experienced similar trials.

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Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘Sting’ creeps into Theatres 2024 brings a wave of monstrous arachnids to the big screen, with Kiah RoacheTurner’s latest film, “Sting,” poised to send shivers down your spine. While blockbusters like “Dune 2” and “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” have already introduced us to sandworms and colossal creatures in “Godzilla x Kong,” it’s now the turn of creepy crawlies to dominate the horror scene.

News of a James Wan/ Christopher Landon “Arachnophobia” remake had barely settled when we find ourselves facing not one, but two spider-centric movies.

While one promises an intense experience, “Sting” opts for a more entertaining route, boasting top-notch practical effects and a healthy dose of humour.

Writer/director Kiah RoacheTurner, known for his practicaleffects-driven stories in the

“Wyrmwood” series, continues his streak with “Sting.”

Collaborating with the esteemed Weta Workshop, Roache-Turner maintains his dedication to handmade horror, employing animatronics, prosthetics, and copious amounts of gore. His films’ trademark humour serves as a necessary relief, especially in the face of the spine-chilling terror evoked by eight-legged creatures that invade our sanctuaries.

In “Sting,” an extraterrestrial arachnid crash-lands in New York City, embarking on a feeding frenzy within an apartment complex.

Alyla Browne’s Charlotte takes centre stage, bravely confronting the spider as it grows increasingly formidable, threatening her loved ones and neighbours. Joined by the comedic talents of Jermaine Fowler as an overwhelmed exterminator, the film weaves a tale of survival amidst chaos.

Fans of “Hey Arnold!” will

find delight in “Sting’s” diverse ensemble, featuring quirky characters like a fish-loving amateur scientist, a grieving widow, and an eccentric building owner with her forgetful sister. As Charlotte’s family grapples with personal challenges, their battle against the monstrous spider becomes a unifying experience.

“Sting” promises a thrilling cinematic experience, eliciting both uncomfortable laughter and terrified gasps from its audience.

With its blend of arachnid mayhem, eccentric characters, and stunning special effects, it caters to both spider enthusiasts and arachnophobes alike.

Brace yourselves, as “Sting” scuttles into theatres on April 12th, ready to leave its mark on horror aficionados everywhere.

Share your thoughts on this creepy crawly adventure on social media or in the Nightmare on Film Street Discord – we’re eager to hear about your spinetingling reactions!

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FRIDAY’S TV 19.4.24 CHOICE

Michael Portillo Michael Portillo’s Long Weekends Channel 5, 9pm The presenter embarks on a series of visits around the world, beginning with the Spanish capital, Madrid.

Home to over three million people, the Spanish Parliament and one of the world's most successful football teams, it welcomes nearly 10 million visitors every year. His weekend begins in the city centre on the busy Gran Via boulevard.

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6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 Morning Live.

10.45 Big Little Crimes. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather. 1.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 1.45 Hope Street. 2.30 Money for Nothing. (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.45 The Bidding Room. (R) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. (R) 5.15 Pointless.

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather.

6.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

7.00 The One Show. Live magazine show, hosted by Alex Jones.

7.30 MasterChef. The third quarter-final sees food writer Leyla Kazim task the cooks to deliver a dish that will 'nourish and restore' any diner who needs a pick-meup.

8.00 Beyond Paradise. A woman is struck by an arrow straight through her shoulder.

9.00 Have I Got News for You. Alexander Armstrong hosts the satirical quiz, with panellists including Jo Brand.

9.30 Mammoth. Comedy, starring Mike Bubbins. (R) 10.00 BBC News at Ten. 10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.40 Avoidance. Dan and Courtney fail at “gentle parenting” when tricked into looking after a friend’s children.

11.10 Dinosaur. (R) 11.35 Dinosaur. (R) 12.05 Film: Magic Mike. (2012) 1.50 BBC News.

6.15 Homes Under the Hammer.

(R) 7.15 Money for Nothing. (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Antiques Roadshow. (R) 9.00 BBC News.

1.00 Impossible. (R) 1.45 The Edge. (R) 2.30 The Edible Garden.

(R) 3.00 Jay and Dom’s Home Fix. (R) 3.45 Home Is Where the Art Is. (R) 4.15 Chris and Meg’s Wild Summer. (R) 5.15 Flog It! (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. With Diarmuid Gavin, Roo Irvine, John Kearns and Claire Richards.

(R) 6.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo takes the train to the medieval walled town of Conwy.

7.00 Grand Tours of Scotland’s Rivers. Paul Murton explores the upper reaches of the River Tay. 7.30 Scrum V Live. Ulster v Cardiff (Kick-off 7.35pm).

9.30 QI XL. Sandi Toksvig looks at the topic of upbringing. (R) 10.15 Planet Earth: A Lion’s Tale.

A lion cub and its mother struggle to find food in Kenya’s Masai Mara. (R) 10.30 Newsnight.

11.00 Weather.

11.05 Film: Dark Waters. (2019) Drama, starring Mark Ruffalo.

1.05 Sign Zone: Martin Compston’s Norwegian Fling. (R) 1.35 This Town. (R) 2.35 Blue Lights. (R) 3.35 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Good Morning Britain. 9.00 Lorraine. 10.00 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

2.00 Riddiculous. (R) 3.00 Winning Combination. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase.

(R) 6.00 ITV News Wales at Six; Weather.

6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather.

7.00 Coast & Country. Ruth Dodsworth and Sean Fletcher visit an owl sanctuary.

7.30 Emmerdale. Vinny is in a bad way, Tom hopes that he won't be found out, and Victoria is at the mercy of a conniving Jai. 8.00 Coronation Street. Max looks for proof linking Daniel to Lauren’s disappearance.

9.00 The Twelve. The jurors are taken to Kate’s house to observe a demonstration.

10.05 ITV News at Ten; Weather.

10.35 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

10.50 The Jonathan Ross Show.

With Perrie Edwards, Frank Skinner, Hannah Waddingham, Johannes Radebe and Kasabian. (R) 11.50 Sorry, I Didn’t Know. With Charlene White, Shazia Mirza, Jessica Fostekew and Stephen K Amos. (R) 12.15 Shop on TV. 3.00 The Twelve. (R) 4.00 Unwind. 5.05 Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 12.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 12.05 Gwyliau Gartref. (R) 12.30 Heno. (R) 1.00 Y Sîn. (R) 1.30 Cegin Bryn. (R) 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 2.05 Prynhawn Da. 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 3.05 Côr Cymru 2024: Corau Sioe. (R) 4.00 Awr Fawr. (R) 5.00 Stwnsh. (R) 6.00 Teulu Shadog: Tymhorau’r Flwyddyn. (R) 6.30 Garddio a Mwy. (R) Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno.

7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

8.00 Hen Dy Newydd. (R) 8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

9.00 Curadur.

9.30 Am Dro! (R) 10.30 Creisis. (R) 11.35 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Work on the Wild Side. (R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary.

12.05 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds. 12.35 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights. 1.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It. (R) 2.10 Countdown.

3.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. (R) 5.00 Chateau DIY. (R) 6.00 Four in a Bed. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Unreported World. 8.00 Bill Bailey’s Australian Adventure. (R) 9.00 Gogglebox.

10.00 Late Night Lycett. 11.05 Film: American Pie: The Wedding.

(2003) 12.55 Film: Heatwave.

(2022) 2.40 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell.

(R) 3.30 Come Dine with Me. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 9.15 Jeremy Vine.

11.15 Storm Huntley. 12.45 Friends. (R) 1.40 5 News at Lunchtime. 1.45 Home and Away.

(R) 2.15 Film: Scandal: My Daughter’s Secret. (2021) 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun. 5.00 5 News at 5.

6.00 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul Merton and his wife Suki Webster explore the UK. (R) 6.55 5 News Update.

7.00 Wetherspoons vs Toby Carvery: Which Is Better.

Phillippa Davis reviews some of Wetherspoons’ and Toby’s most popular meals.

7.55 5 News Update.

8.00 Springtime on the Farm.

There are births all around at Cannon Hall Farm. Last in the series.

9.00 Michael Portillo’s Long Weekends. New series. The presenter embarks on a series of visits around the world.

10.30 Abba: How They Won Eurovision. (R) 11.30 Abba: The Missing 40 Years. The story of what happened after the band split up 1982. (R) 12.55 Entertainment News. 1.00 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.00 Entertainment News. 3.10 The Mega Council Estate Next Door. (R) 4.10 Great Scientists. (R) 4.40 House Busters. (R) 5.05 House Doctor. (R) 5.30 Entertainment News. 5.40 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 TOTP: 1995 8.00 TOTP: 1986 8.30 TOTP: 1981 9.00 Pet Shop Boys at the BBC 10.30 Imagine...

Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now ITV2 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress to Impress 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Family Fortunes: Gino’s Best Bits 7.30 Superstore 9.00 Film: Bridesmaids (2011) Comedy, starring Kristen Wiig. 11.35 Family Guy ITV3 3.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.55 Heartbeat 8.00 Doc Martin 9.00 Shetland 11.35 Blue Murder ITV4 3.45 Minder 4.55 The Professionals 6.00 Monster Carp 8.00 The Motorbike Show 9.00 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 10.00 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite E4 4.00 Young Sheldon 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Modern Family 8.00 Taskmaster’s Bleeped New Year Treat 2021 9.00 Film: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) Comedy adventure, starring Taron Egerton. 11.50 Naked Attraction Film4 2.55 Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) 6.15 Midway (2019) Second World War drama, starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson and Woody Harrelson. 9.00 Transporter 2 (2005) Action thriller sequel, starring Jason Statham. 10.45 Wild Card (2015) Action thriller, starring Jason Statham.

SATURDAY’S TV 20.4.24 CHOICE

Ant & Dec Britain’s Got Talent ITV, 7.30pm Last week, Ant and Dec said goodbye to Saturday Night Takeaway with a two-hour finale.

However, the good news is that the boys are already back in the same slot, this time with the new series of Britain’s Got Talent. They’re joined by returning judges Bruno Tonioli, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon, but the real stars remain the contestants.

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Coverage of the afternoon session on day one. 4.30 BBC News. 4.40 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 4.47 MOTD Live: The FA Cup. Manchester City v Chelsea (Kick-off 5.15pm).

7.30 Pointless Celebrities. Starstudded general knowledge quiz, with Ben Cohen, Kristina Rihanoff, Jane Moore, Carole Malone, Ivo Graham, Ahir Shah, Mehreen Baig and Sean Fletcher.

8.25 Casualty. Jacob visits Danielle in prison, who declares she wants to keep Carter. When he is called out to a fire in a block of flats, the experience forces him to reflect on where he stands.

9.15 Traces. Two suspects derail the investigation.

10.00 BBC News; Weather.

10.20 Match of the Day. Highlights of the latest Premier League matches, featuring Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal, Luton Town v Brentford and Sheffield United v Burnley.

11.10 Film: Superbad. (2007) Teen comedy, starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera.

12.55 Weather for the Week Ahead.

1.00 BBC News.

6.15 Children’s Programmes. 9.00 Gardeners’ World. 10.00 Snooker: The World Championship.

Coverage of the morning session on day one. 12.00 Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts. (R) 1.00 Marcus Wareing’s Tales from a Kitchen Garden. (R) 1.30 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers. (R) 1.45 Live Women’s Six Nations. England v Ireland (Kick-off 2.15pm). 4.30 Final Score. A round-up of this afternoon's football results. 5.15 Wild Scotland. (R) 5.30 Gardeners’ World. (R) 6.30 The Likely Lads. First-ever episode of the classic comedy. (R) 6.55 Open All Hours. Following a break-in, Arkwright decides to buy a guard dog to keep away potential burglars.

Unfortunately, his new investment also scares off the customers. (R) 7.25 Butterflies. First episode of Carla Lane’s comedy, starring Wendy Craig. (R) 7.55 Miranda. A shopping expedition ends in disaster.

(R) 8.25 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60.

Archive performances to mark the channel’s 60th anniversary, with Joni Mitchell, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, Kylie Minogue, Bob Marley, Stormzy, Blondie and Queen.

12.25 Snooker: World Championship Highlights. 1.15 Snooker: World Championship Extra. 3.15 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Love Your Garden. (R) 6.30 Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh. (R) 8.25 Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show. 9.25 ITV News.

9.30 James Martin’s Saturday Morning. 11.40 Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen. 12.40 ITV News; Weather. 1.00 ITV Racing Live: Scottish Grand National. Coverage from Ayr and Newbury. 4.00 For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond. (R) 4.30 Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory. (R) 5.30 ITV News; Weather. 5.45 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

6.00 In for a Penny. New series.

Stephen Mulhern sets challenges to members of the public.

6.30 In with a Shout. New series.

Return of the game show, hosted by Joel Dommett.

7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. New series. Ant and Dec return with the nationwide talent search, with judges Bruno Tonioli, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon giving their verdicts on the acts.

8.55 The 1% Club. Quiz, hosted

by Lee Mack.

9.55 ITV News; Weather.

10.15 TikTok: Murder Gone Viral. The case of women’s rights campaigner Sania Khan. (R) 11.10 English Football League Highlights. Action from the latest fixtures.

12.35 Shop on TV. 3.00 The Larkins. (R) 3.50 Unwind. 5.05 Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 8.00 Stwnsh Sadwrn: Oi! Osgar. 8.05 Prys a’r Pryfed. (R) 8.20 Byd Rwtsh Dai Potsh. (R) 8.30 Hei Hanes! (R) 8.50 Lego DREAMZzz. (R) 9.15 Cic. (R) 9.35 Pigo dy Drwyn. (R) 10.00 Mike Phillips: Croeso i Dubai. (R) 11.00 Codi Pac. (R) 11.30 Garddio a Mwy. (R) 11.55 Teulu Shadog: Tymhorau’r Flwyddyn. (R) 12.25 Symud i Gymru. (R) 1.20 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys. (R) 1.45 Clwb Rygbi. Benetton v Dragons (Kickoff 2.00pm). 4.00 Y ’Sgubor Flodau. (R) 5.00 Stori’r Iaith. (R) 6.00 Clwb Rygbi. Stormers v Ospreys (Kick-off 6.15pm).

8.15 Newyddion a Chwaraeon.

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(R) 9.35 Hyd y Pwrs. (R) 10.05 Curadur. (R) 10.40 Sgwrs Dan y Lloer. (R) 11.45 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 6.05 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 7.00 The Simpsons.

(R) 10.30 Film: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. (2017) 12.15 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights. 1.45 Four in a Bed. (R) 4.15 Worst House on the Street. (R) 5.15 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer.

(R) 6.30 Channel 4 News. 7.00 Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World. 8.00 Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker. 9.00 Film: Terminator: Dark Fate. (2019) 11.30 Film: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. (2003) 2.00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (R) 2.50 Couples Come Dine with Me. (R)

6.00 Milkshake! 8.50 SpongeBob SquarePants. (R) 9.05 Entertainment News. 9.10 22 Kids & Counting. (R) 12.05 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (R) 3.05 Our Yorkshire Farm. (R) 5.05 Joanna Lumley: My Life on Screen.

(R) 6.55 5 News Weekend.

7.00 Michael Palin in Nigeria.

The actor and comedian embarks on a 1,300-mile journey across the West African country, beginning by visiting Makoko, Lekki and Badagry. (R) 8.00 Secrets of the Royal Palaces. Behind-the-scenes tales of royal residences associated with Queen Victoria.

9.00 2024: A Hundred Days That Rocked the Royals. A look at the recent misfortunes that have hit the royal family, examining the heart of these challenging times and how the monarchy has responded with steadfastness and resilience.

10.30 When TV Goes Horribly Wrong. On-air disasters featuring the nation’s bestloved TV hosts.

12.25 Criminals: Caught on Camera. (R) 12.55 Entertainment News. 1.00 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.00 The Mega Council Estate Next Door. (R) 4.00 House Busters. (R) 4.50 House Doctor.

(R) 5.15 Entertainment News. 5.30 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.40 Paw Patrol.

(R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day one. 9.00 Wisting 10.30 Parkinson with Elton John, Robbie Williams, Kiki Dee and Ronan Keating 11.40 Parkinson Meets Shirley MacLaine ITV2 4.35 Film: Spy Kids (2001) 6.25 Film: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Chris Pine. 9.00 Film: 21 Jump Street (2012) Comedy, with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.

11.10 Family Guy ITV3 2.50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.00 Midsomer Murders 9.00 Foyle’s War 11.00 Scott & Bailey 11.50 Wild at Heart ITV4 3.15 Film: Bend of the River (1952) 5.10 Film: Spartacus (1960) 9.00 English Football League Highlights 10.30 Film: Predator 2 (1990) E4 3.35 The Big Bang Theory 6.05 Film: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Shia LaBeouf. 9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox 10.00 Gogglebox Film4 2.30 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) 4.40 Wonder (2017) 6.50 Mission: Impossible (1996) Action thriller, starring Tom Cruise. 9.00 Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) Action thriller sequel, starring Tom Cruise. 11.25 1408 (2007)

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SUNDAY’S TV 21.4.24 CHOICE

Jing Lusi Red Eye ITV, 9pm After attending a medical conference in Beijing and coming frighteningly close to dying in a car crash, Dr Matthew Nolan arrives home and is immediately arrested at London's Heathrow Airport. A dead woman was discovered in his crashed car and, despite his protests that he was driving alone, Nolan must return to China in the custody of DC Hana Li to face charges.

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Coverage of the annual race. 2.00 BBC News. 2.10 Weather for the Week Ahead. 2.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 3.00 Live Women’s Six Nations. Wales v France (Kick-off 3.15pm). Coverage of the match in the fourth and penultimate round of fixtures from Cardiff Arms Park.

5.15 Planet Earth: A Tale of Three Bears. (R) 5.30 Weatherman Walking. (R) 6.00 Our Changing Planet: Restoring Our Reefs. Steve Backshall meets scientists working to help save coral reefs, from collecting coral spawn and maximising fertilisation to using fish vocalisations to help them grow.

7.00 Mammals. Mammals that have adapted to survive in cold conditions.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow. Fiona Bruce and the team return to Ham House in Richmondupon-Thames. (R) 9.00 This Town. Dante seeks out dangerous new experiences to fuel his songwriting.

10.00 BBC News; Weather.

10.25 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.30 Match of the Day 2. The day’s Premier League action.

11.35 Scrum V Sunday. Action from Wales v France in the Women’s Six Nations. (R) 12.35 MOTD: FA Cup Highlights.

12.55 The Women’s Football Show.

1.35 BBC News.

6.40 Countryfile. (R) 7.35 Breakfast. 9.00 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. 10.00 Politics Wales.

10.30 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the morning session on day two. 12.25 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. (R) 1.25 Songs of Praise.

2.00 London Marathon. Further coverage of the annual race. 3.00 Hairy Bikers: Teatime Treats. (R) 3.15 Superman & Lois. 4.35 BBC News. 4.50 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 5.00 Countryfile. 5.45 Weather for the Week Ahead.

6.00 Scrum V Sunday. Action from Wales v France in the Women’s Six Nations.

7.00 Race Across the World. The teams head to the second checkpoint in Sokcho, South Korea. (R) 8.00 Greece with Simon Reeve.

Part one of two. A tour of the country. (R) 9.00 The Office. David Brent is in his element as the staff prove how wacky they can be for Red Nose Day - but he does not bank on being upstaged by manager Neil. (R) 9.30 Goodness Gracious Me. An Indian family struggle to pack lightly for their holiday. (R) 10.00 60 Classical Years: BBC Two at 60. Performances of classical music on the channel over the years.

1.00 Snooker: World Championship Highlights. 1.50 Snooker: World Championship Extra. 3.50 Sign Zone: Question Time. (R) 4.50 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 James Martin’s Great British Adventure. (R) 6.30 James Martin’s Saturday Morning. (R) 8.25 Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show.

9.25 ITV News. 9.30 Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh.

11.30 Raymond Blanc’s Royal Kitchen Gardens. 12.30 ITV News; Weather. 12.40 Film: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

(2013) 2.30 Live FA Cup Football. Coventry City v Manchester United (Kick-off 3.30pm). 5.50 Deal or No Deal Celebrity Special. (R) 6.45 ITV News; Weather.

7.00 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

7.10 Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals. Compilation of some of the show’s most dramatic endgames. (R) 7.40 Britain’s Got Talent.

More performers take to the stage.

9.00 Red Eye. New series.

Thriller, starring Richard Armitage.

10.05 ITV News; Weather.

10.20 Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific. The actor explores Papua New Guinea.

(R) 11.15 Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union Highlights.

Action from the 15th round of fixtures.

12.15 English Football League Highlights. (R) 1.25 Shop on TV. 3.00 Raymond Blanc’s Royal Kitchen Gardens. (R) 3.50 Unwind.

5.05 Fletchers’ Family Farm. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 8.50 Penblwyddi Cyw. 9.00 Y Castell. (R) 10.00 Garddio a Mwy. (R) 10.30 Waliau’n Siarad. (R) 11.30 Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol. (R) 12.00 Y Sîn.

(R) 12.30 Arctig Gwyllt Iolo Williams. (R) 1.30 Teulu Shadog: Tymhorau’r Flwyddyn. (R) 2.00 Sgorio Byw. A match from the final day of the Cymru Premier season (Kick-off 2.15pm). 4.25 Clwb Rygbi.

6.10 Pobol y Cwm Omnibws.

Extended edition of the soap.

(R) 7.15 Newyddion a Chwaraeon.

7.30 Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.

8.00 Côr Cymru 2024: Corau Sioe Cymsg.

9.00 Creisis.

10.00 Ar Brawf. (R) 11.00 Pobol y Penwythnos. (R) 11.35 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 6.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 7.10 The Simpsons.

(R) 9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.30 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Highlights. 3.00 The Dog House.

(R) 4.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 5.30 Key to a Fortune. 6.30 Channel 4 News. 7.00 Inside the Superbrands. (R) 8.00 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer. 9.00 Hunted. 10.00 Gogglebox. (R) 12.00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (R) 12.50 Film: A Hidden Life. (2019) 3.45 Unreported World. (R) 4.10 Grand Designs. (R) 5.05 Jamie’s Comfort Food. (R) 5.15-6.10 Renovation Nation. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 8.50 SpongeBob SquarePants. (R) 9.00 Entertainment News. 9.10 The Yorkshire Vet. (R) 9.30 Cruising with Jane McDonald. (R) 11.30 Film: Tea with Mussolini. (1999) 1.50 Film: Ladies in Lavender.

(2004) 4.00 Maggie Smith: My Life on Screen. Tracing the actress's life from Ilford to Broadway and Hollywood. (R) 5.30 When Luxury Holidays Go Wrong. People whose holidays ended in disaster. (R) 6.55 5 News Weekend.

7.00 The Bailiffs. Documentary following the work of High Court enforcement agents.

(R) 8.00 The Tube: Keep London Moving! Staff deal with the influx of fans on the final day of the Premier League season. Last in the series.

9.00 Inside the Hilton: Park Lane. Staff prepare for two huge parties for London’s Pride parade.

10.00 Dolly Parton: In Her Own Words. America’s queen of country music guides viewers through her career.

(R) 11.30 Dolly, Kenny & Friends: Greatest Hits. A country music special with Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.

(R) 12.35 The 1980s Supermarket. (R) 1.20 PlayOJO Live Casino Show.

3.20 VE Day: The Lost Films. (R) 4.15 Building Britain’s Canals. (R) 5.05 House Doctor. (R) 5.30 Entertainment News.

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day two. 9.00 Mary Beard Remembers...

Civilisation 9.10 Civilisation 10.00 Good with David Tennant 11.50 Blood of the Clans ITV2 4.45 Film: Corpse Bride (2005) 6.25 Film: Star Trek Beyond (2016) 9.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad! ITV3 2.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 7.00 Vera 9.00 One More Audience with Dame Edna 10.00 Foyle’s War 11.55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot ITV4 3.30 ITV Racing: Sky Sunday Series. Coverage of today’s race meetings. 7.05 The Derby Through the Years 7.25 River Monsters 8.00 Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union Highlights 9.00 Film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) E4 2.35 Film: Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) 4.25 The Big Bang Theory 6.55 Film: The Greatest Showman (2017) Musical drama, starring Hugh Jackman. 9.00 Film: War of the Worlds (2005) Sci-fi thriller, starring Tom Cruise. 11.15 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Film4 3.35 The Legend of Zorro (2005) 6.10 Independence Day (1996) Scifi adventure, starring Will Smith.

9.00 Gemini Man (2019) Action drama, starring Will Smith. 11.15 The Grey (2011)

MONDAY’S TV 22.4.24 CHOICE

Martin Clunes Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific ITV, 9pm The actor explores the Philippines, which has more than 7,000 islands and is one of the world's largest archipelagos and is a unique blend of Pacific, Asian and Spanish influences. Martin collects fares on a vividly decorated jeepney in Manila, the world's most densely populated city, before trying to spot the elusive tarsier and meeting a sustainable cacao entrepreneur.

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10.45 Big Little Crimes. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather. 1.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Money for Nothing.

(R) 3.00 Escape to the Country.

3.45 The Bidding Room. (R) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. (R) 5.15 Pointless.

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather.

6.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

7.00 Weatherman Walking.

Derek Brockway walks the last few miles of the Taff Trail into Cardiff.

7.30 EastEnders. Jay and Honey run in the London Marathon.

8.00 Wynne’s Welsh 80s. Wynne Evans explores the BBC Wales archives of 1989. Last in the series.

8.30 Smart Motorways: When Technology Fails – Panorama. Current affairs report.

9.00 Blue Lights. A loyalist gangland feud turns up the pressure on the section.

10.00 BBC News at Ten. 10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.40 Have I Got a Bit More News for You. Alexander Armstrong hosts an extended edition of the current affairs quiz. (R) 11.25 Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star. The artists create campaign looks for shoe retailer Foot Locker. (R) 12.25 Weather for the Week Ahead.

12.30 BBC News.

6.15 The Bidding Room. (R) 7.00 Beechgrove Garden. 7.30 Landward. 8.00 Sign Zone: MasterChef. (R) 9.00 BBC News.

10.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the morning session on day three.

12.15 Politics Live. 1.00 Snooker: The World Championship. The afternoon session on day three.

6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. With Radzi Chinyanganya, Janet Ellis, Darren Harriott and Suzi Ruffell. (R) 6.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

7.00 The One Show.

7.30 Beechgrove Garden. (R) 8.00 Remarkable Places to Eat. Nadiya Hussain takes Fred Sirieix to visit some of her favourite eateries around Yorkshire. (R) 9.00 Pompeii: The New Dig. The archaeologists search for evidence of anyone who might have escaped the eruption.

10.00 Two Doors Down. Christine needs the Bairds' help in buying a baby buggy. (R) 10.30 Newsnight.

11.10 Weather.

11.15 Snooker: World Championship Highlights.

12.05 Snooker: World Championship Extra. 2.05 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R) 3.00 Martin Compston’s Norwegian Fling. (R) 3.30 Big Zuu Goes to Mecca. (R) 4.30 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Good Morning Britain. 9.00 Lorraine. 10.00 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

2.00 Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardening Club. David Domoney shares DIY plant-support ideas. 3.00 Winning Combination. Quiz, hosted by Omid Djalili. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. Quiz, hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) 5.00 The Chase. Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. (R) 6.00 ITV News Wales at Six; Weather.

6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather.

7.30 Emmerdale. Belle is shocked to see Vinny.

8.00 Coronation Street.

An enraged Toyah commits criminal damage when Roy’s dog is stolen from Sam, and Joel harbours hope of a reunion with DeeDee. 9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific. The actor explores the Philippines.

10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather.

10.30 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

10.45 Goodwood Highlights. A look at the recent event held at the Goodwood Circuit in Sussex.

11.40 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite. Hard-hitting action from the world of All Elite Wrestling. (R) 1.20 Shop on TV. 3.00 Next Level Chef. (R) 3.50 Unwind. 5.05 Ainsley’s Fantastic Flavours. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 12.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 12.05 Dim Byd i’w Wisgo. (R) 12.30 Heno. (R) 1.00 Sgwrs Dan y Lloer. (R) 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 2.05 Prynhawn Da. 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 3.05 Alun, Chris a Kiri yn Seland Newydd. (R) 4.00 Awr Fawr. (R) 5.00 Stwnsh. (R) 6.00 Sain Ffagan. (R) 6.30 Rownd a Rownd. (R) Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno.

7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

8.00 Cysgu O Gwmpas.

8.25 Garddio a Mwy. 8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

9.00 Teulu Shadog: Tymhorau’r Flwyddyn.

9.30 Ralïo+.

10.00 Sgorio.

10.30 Dylan ar Daith. (R) 11.35 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 6.10 Countdown. (R) 6.50 3rd Rock from the Sun. (R) 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Work on the Wild Side. (R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.05 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses. (R) 1.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It. (R) 2.10 Countdown. 3.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. (R) 5.00 Chateau DIY. (R) 6.00 Four in a Bed. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 Jamie’s Air Fryer Meals. 9.00 Murder Case: The Digital Detectives. 10.00 Rescue: Extreme Medics. (R) 11.05 Night Coppers. (R) 12.10 Surviving R Kelly. 1.10 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 9.15 Jeremy Vine.

11.15 Storm Huntley. 12.45 Friends. (R) 1.40 5 News at Lunchtime. 1.45 Home and Away.

(R) 2.15 Film: Big Lies in a Small Town. (2022) Thriller, starring Rhonda Dent. 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun. 5.00 5 News at 5.

6.00 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul Merton and his wife Suki Webster head to the Lake District. (R) 6.55 5 News Update.

7.00 Traffic Cops. A young car thief leads the police on a dangerous pursuit. (R) 7.55 5 News Update.

8.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. A roadside breathalyser test reveals a shocking result.

9.00 Inside the Force. Officers attend a domestic incident in which a man is having a psychotic episode.

10.00 Accused: The Body on the Stairs. A firefighter accused of assaulting his wife.

11.05 Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack. A policeman is knocked out in an unprovoked attack. (R) 12.05 Traffic Cops. Officers search for a car reportedly swerving all over a dual carriageway. (R) 1.00 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.00 Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives. 4.15 Great Artists. (R) 4.40 House Busters. (R) 5.05 House Doctor. (R) 5.30 Entertainment News. 5.40 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day three. 9.00 Gods of Snooker 10.00 Civilisation 11.40 Victorian Sensations ITV2 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress to Impress 6.00 Catchphrase Celebrity Special 7.00 Family Fortunes 8.00 Bob’s Burgers 9.00 TikTok: Murder Gone Viral 10.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad! ITV3 3.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.55 Heartbeat 8.00 Vera 10.00 The Long Shadow ITV4 3.45 Minder 4.50 The Sweeney 5.55 Monster Carp 8.30 River Monsters 9.00 Film: You Only Live Twice (1967) James Bond spy thriller, starring Sean Connery.

11.25 The Motorbike Show E4 4.00 Young Sheldon 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia 9.00 Made in Chelsea 10.00 Gogglebox 11.05 First Dates Film4 2.25 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) 4.05 Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Sci-fi adventure, starring Pat Boone. 6.45 Grease (1978) Romantic musical, with John Travolta and Olivia NewtonJohn. 9.00 Darkman (1990) Thriller, starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand. 10.50 Funny Pages (2022) Premiere. Comedy, starring Daniel Zolghadri.

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“I got my new look kitchen for under £5000” Don’t replace, just reface. It’s the smart, affordable solution.

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Why you should reface rather than replace

Less mess We work with your existing units so avoid the waste and mess caused by ripping out the old ones.

Less time Don’t worry about weeks of upheaval, we’ll transform your existing kitchen in as little as a day.

Less disruption We often don’t need to disconnect appliances so you can still use your existing kitchen.

Less cost A refaced kitchen can cost a fraction of a brand-new fully fitted one.

Why choose The Kitchen Restoration Company

■ We make all our own cupboard doors and drawer fronts ■ Individually tailored to fit your existing kitchen ■ Choose from a simple style change to a full kitchen makeover ■ FREE home planning & design service nationwide

20% OFF WORKTOPS

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TUESDAY’S TV 23.4.24 CHOICE

Gary Glitter Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile ITV, 9pm Exploring the dual life of performer and predatory abuser Gary Glitter, documenting his crimes against children committed both in the UK and internationally and investigating the failures to bring him to justice.

Including historical victim testimony, archive footage and interviews with those who met him and the lawyers involved.

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10.45 Big Little Crimes. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather. 1.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Money for Nothing. 3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.45 The Bidding Room. (R) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. (R) 5.15 Pointless. Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Anita Rani.

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather.

6.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

7.00 The One Show. With Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas.

7.30 EastEnders. Whitney struggles to keep up with the lies she’s told.

8.00 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. The semifinalists are tasked with transforming dressing rooms backstage at Wembley Arena. Michelle Ogundehin is joined by guest judge, Sophie EllisBextor.

9.00 Tree on a Hill. Margaret and Sylvia struggle to keep it together while Clive is gone.

10.00 BBC News at Ten. 10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.40 Blood Money. Wyre Davies investigates the infected blood scandal. (R) 11.40 Ibiza: Secrets of the Party Island. Zara McDermott explores the island’s economy. (R) 12.25 Ibiza: Secrets of the Party Island. (R) 1.10 BBC News.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.15 The Bidding Room. (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: MasterChef. (R) 9.00 BBC News.

10.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the morning session on day four. 12.15 Politics Live. 1.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the afternoon session on day four.

6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. With Radzi Chinyanganya, Janet Ellis, Darren Harriott and Suzi Ruffell. (R) 6.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo travels from Folkestone to Calais on the Eurotunnel.

7.00 Your Home Made Perfect.

Architects compete to rethink a Solihull barn conversion.

(R) 8.00 Saving Lives at Sea. The story of the unpaid volunteers who work for the RNLI. 9.00 MasterChef. Six new contestants compete to wear a MasterChef apron.

10.00 QI. With Sally Phillips, Josh Pugh, Aaron Simmonds and Alan Davies. (R) 10.30 Newsnight.

11.10 Weather.

11.15 First Minister’s Questions.

The FM answers questions from the Senedd.

12.15 Snooker: World Championship Extra. 2.05 Sign Zone: Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. (R) 3.05 Pompeii: The New Dig. (R) 4.05 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Good Morning Britain. 9.00 Lorraine. 10.00 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

2.00 Riddiculous. (R) 3.00 Winning Combination. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. Quiz, hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) 5.00 The Chase.

Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. (R) 6.00 ITV News Wales at Six; Weather.

6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather.

7.30 Emmerdale. Rhona and Gus strike a deal to put Ivy first.

Vinny is upset. Sarah sees the perks of working in the garage.

8.00 For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond. A lurcher who was found tied up in a cemetery needs emergency surgery.

8.30 Changing Ends. The dread of communal showers looms over Alan.

9.00 Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile. Exploring the dual life of performer and predatory abuser Gary Glitter, documenting his global crimes and investigating the failures to bring him to justice.

10.20 ITV News; Weather.

10.50 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

11.05 Sharp End. Political discussion.

12.00 Shop on TV. 3.00 The Olivier Awards 2024. (R) 4.45 Unwind.

6.00 Cyw. (R) 12.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 12.05 Bwrdd i Dri. (R) 12.30 Heno. (R) 1.00 Pobol y Penwythnos. (R) 1.30 Teulu Shadog: Tymhorau’r Flwyddyn. (R) 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

2.05 Prynhawn Da. 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 3.05 Ty am Ddim. (R) 4.00 Awr Fawr.

(R) 5.00 Stwnsh. (R) 6.00 Cegin Bryn. (R) 6.30 Sgorio. (R) Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno.

7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

8.00 Pobol y Cwm. 8.25 Rownd a Rownd.

8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

9.00 Ar Brawf.

10.00 Heliwr.

11.10 Bethesda: Pobol y Chwarel.

(R) 11.45 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 6.10 Countdown. (R) 6.50 3rd Rock from the Sun. (R) 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Work on the Wild Side. (R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.05 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses. (R) 1.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It. (R) 2.10 Countdown. 3.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. (R) 5.00 Chateau DIY. (R) 6.00 Four in a Bed. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 Aldi’s Next Big Thing.

9.00 Night Coppers. 10.00 Love Triangle. (R) 11.10 Gogglebox. (R) 12.10 Taskmaster. (R) 1.10 Late Night Lycett. (R) 2.05 The Piano: The Final. (R) 3.10 The Piano: The Concert. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 9.15 Jeremy Vine.

11.15 Storm Huntley. 12.45 Friends. (R) 1.40 5 News at Lunchtime. 1.45 Home and Away. (R) 2.15 Film: Infidelity Can Be Fatal. (2023) 4.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun. 5.00 5 News at 5.

6.00 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul Merton and wife Suki Webster head for Somerset. (R) 6.55 5 News Update.

7.00 Great Rivers Then & Now: The Clyde. Britain’s most famous rivers, focusing on the Clyde. (R) 7.55 5 News Update.

8.00 The Yorkshire Vet. New series. Peter Wright faces a difficult lambing at an old friend’s farm.

9.00 Michael Palin in Nigeria.

Michael climbs Dala Hill in the of city of Kano in northern Nigeria.

10.00 Accused: The Girl in the Pool. A former US Army medic accused of aggravated child abuse.

11.05 Inside the Force. Officers attend a domestic incident in which a man is having a psychotic episode. (R) 12.05 Coastguard: Search & Rescue SOS. (R) 1.00 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.00 Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives. (R) 4.15 Great Artists. (R) 4.40 House Busters. (R) 5.05 House Doctor.

(R) 5.30 Entertainment News. 5.40 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day four. 9.00 Gods of Snooker 10.00 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 11.00 Chasing the Moon ITV2 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress to Impress 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Family Fortunes 8.00 Bob’s Burgers 9.00 Hell’s Kitchen 10.00 Plebs 11.00 Family Guy ITV3 3.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.55 Heartbeat 8.00 Midsomer Murders 10.00 The Long Shadow ITV4 3.40 Minder 4.50 The Sweeney 5.55 Monster Carp 8.00 World Superbike Highlights 9.00 World Rally Championship Highlights 10.00 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage 11.10 Film: AVP: Alien vs Predator (2004) Sci-fi thriller, starring Sanaa Lathan.

E4 4.00 Young Sheldon 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia 9.00 Love Triangle 10.05 Gogglebox 11.10 First Dates Film4 2.40 The Bedford Incident (1965) 4.45 Cat Ballou (1965) 6.40 A Good Year (2006) Comedy drama, starring Russell Crowe. 9.00 Deja Vu (2006) Sci-fi thriller, starring Denzel Washington. 11.25 Man on Fire (2004) Action thriller, starring Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken.

WEDNESDAY’S TV 24.4.24 CHOICE

Mike Bubbins Mammoth BBC2, 10pm If you missed last week’s opening episode, Mammoth stars Mike Bubbins as Tony Mammoth, a middle-aged PE teacher who was living the high life until he was caught up in an avalanche on a school ski trip in 1979. He was assumed to have died, but it turns out he was merely frozen. But is 2024 really ready for him? In this second episode, Mammoth is still reeling from last week’s bombshell.

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10.45 Big Little Crimes. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather. 1.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Money for Nothing.

(R) 3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.45 The Bidding Room. 4.30 Bridge of Lies. (R) 5.15 Pointless.

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather.

6.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

7.00 The One Show. With Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas.

7.30 EastEnders. Lauren insists that Whitney tells Zack the truth.

8.00 The Repair Shop. Experts restore the garden gate of the home that belonged to Roald Dahl’s mother, a homemade model of a prawn trawler, a silver-framed mirror from Iraq and an Irish dancing dress.

9.00 Race Across the World. The competition intensifies as the team in last place face elimination.

10.00 BBC News at Ten. 10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.40 Growing Up Jewish.

Following four young people as they prepare for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.

11.30 Our Changing Planet: Restoring Our Reefs. Steve Backshall meets scientists working to help save coral reefs. (R) 12.30 Weather for the Week Ahead.

12.35 BBC News.

6.30 Money for Nothing. (R) 7.15 Escape to the Country. (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: MasterChef. (R) 8.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes.

(R) 9.00 BBC News. 10.00 Snooker: The World Championship.

Coverage of the morning session on day five. 11.15 Politics Live.

1.00 Snooker: The World Championship. The afternoon session on day five.

6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. (R) 6.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

7.00 Your Home Made Perfect.

Architects compete to fix the problems with a Devon home. (R) 8.00 Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts. Andi is in Folkestone to stage a festival that celebrates music and diversity.

9.00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life. Surgeon Amit Modi performs an operation to prevent a patient from heart failure.

10.00 Mammoth.

10.25 Harry Hill’s Lonely Island. A monkey in a tree tries to grab an apple. (R) 10.30 Newsnight.

11.10 Weather.

11.15 Match of the Day. 12.15 Snooker: World Championship Highlights. 1.05 Snooker: World Championship Extra. 3.05 Sign Zone: Bring the Drama. (R) 4.05 Dragons’ Den. (R) 5.00 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Good Morning Britain. 9.00 Lorraine. 10.00 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

2.00 Riddiculous. (R) 3.00 Winning Combination. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase.

(R) 6.00 ITV News Wales at Six; Weather.

6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather.

7.30 Emmerdale. Rhona takes to the stand in court.

8.00 Coronation Street.

Toyah confides in Nick about a devastating secret from her past, Todd sneaks a peek at George’s new will, and Aadi forgets about Asha’s mercy mission when he agrees to help Amy. 9.00 Professor T. The Professor’s biggest rival is murdered at a criminology conference.

10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather.

10.30 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

10.45 Peston. Political magazine show, hosted by Robert Peston.

11.40 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport. In 2019, the airport is having its busiest year to date. (R) 12.05 Shop on TV. 3.00 Claim Your Cash? Britain’s Hidden Fortune – Tonight. (R) 3.25 Fishing Allstars. (R) 3.50 Unwind.

5.05 Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardening Club. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 11.00 Dysgu Gyda Cyw. (R) 12.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 12.05 Colleen Ramsey: Bywyd a Bwyd. (R) 12.30 Heno.

(R) 1.00 Ralïo+. (R) 1.30 Garddio a Mwy. (R) 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 2.05 Prynhawn Da. 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 3.05 Arctig Gwyllt Iolo Williams. (R) 4.00 Awr Fawr. (R) 5.00 Stwnsh.

(R) 6.00 Caeau Cymru. (R) 6.30 Rownd a Rownd. (R) Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno.

7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

8.00 Pobol y Cwm. 8.25 Y Sîn.

8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

9.00 Alun, Chris a Kiri yn Seland Newydd.

10.00 Cysgu O Gwmpas. (R) 10.30 Teulu’r Castell. (R) 11.35 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 9.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Work on the Wild Side. (R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.05 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses. (R) 1.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It. (R) 2.10 Countdown. 3.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. (R) 5.00 Chateau DIY. (R) 6.00 Four in a Bed. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations. (R) 9.00 Stacey Solomon’s Renovation Rescue. 10.00 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. (R) 11.05 Love Triangle. (R) 12.15 24 Hours in A&E. (R) 1.10 Hunted. (R) 2.05 Car S.O.S. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 9.15 Jeremy Vine.

11.15 Storm Huntley. 12.45 Friends. (R) 1.40 5 News at Lunchtime. 1.45 Home and Away.

(R) 2.15 Film: Sins in the Family.

(2023) 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun. 5.00 5 News at 5.

6.00 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul and Suki venture into Wales and the Brecon Beacons National Park. (R) 6.55 5 News Update.

7.00 Shop Smart, Save Money.

The team assess products including carpet cleaners and workout tops.

7.55 5 News Update.

8.00 Aldi vs Lidl: Which Tastes Better? A quality comparison of the German supermarkets’ products.

9.00 Great British Sex Scandals: The Earl & the Escort.

The murder of Lord Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley-Cooper.

10.30 Inheritance Wars: Who Gets the Money? A widow who took on the full force of the Ministry of Defence. Last in the series. (R) 11.35 999: Emergency Call Out. (R) 12.35 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. (R) 1.25 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.25 Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 4.15 Britain’s Greatest Bridges. (R) 5.05 House Busters. (R) 5.30 Entertainment News. 5.40 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day five. 9.00 Gods of Snooker 10.00 Shoulder to Shoulder ITV2 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress to Impress 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Family Fortunes 8.00 Bob’s Burgers 9.00 Hell’s Kitchen 10.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad! ITV3 3.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.55 Heartbeat 8.00 Midsomer Murders 10.00 The Long Shadow ITV4 3.45 Minder 4.50 The Sweeney 5.55 Monster Carp 7.00 Goodwood Members Meeting Highlights 8.00 British Rally Championship 9.00 Film: Gran Torino (2008) Drama, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. 11.25 All Elite Wrestling: Collision E4 4.00 Young Sheldon 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia 9.00 Love Triangle 10.20 Gogglebox 11.20 First Dates Film4 3.25 Decision at Sundown (1957) 5.00 Carry On Cabby (1963) 6.50 Mission: Impossible (1996) Action thriller, starring Tom Cruise. 9.00 No Exit (2022) Premiere. Thriller, starring Havana Rose Liu. 10.55 The Bone Collector (1999) Thriller, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.

Brand new, they can cost a fortune...

“I got my new look kitchen for under £5000” Don’t replace, just reface. It’s the smart, affordable solution.

After

Why you should reface rather than replace

Less mess We work with your existing units so avoid the waste and mess caused by ripping out the old ones.

Less time Don’t worry about weeks of upheaval, we’ll transform your existing kitchen in as little as a day.

Less disruption We often don’t need to disconnect appliances so you can still use your existing kitchen.

Less cost A refaced kitchen can cost a fraction of a brand-new fully fitted one.

Why choose The Kitchen Restoration Company

■ We make all our own cupboard doors and drawer fronts ■ Individually tailored to fit your existing kitchen ■ Choose from a simple style change to a full kitchen makeover ■ FREE home planning & design service nationwide

20% OFF WORKTOPS

Enter OFFER CODE FM15/04 on the website when requesting brochure

Before

To learn more call, visit or scan the QR

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THURSDAY’S TV 25.4.24 CHOICE

Katherine Ryan Joe & Katherine’s Bargain Holidays Channel 4, 10pm Comedians Joe Wilkinson and Katherine Ryan join forces to show the Great British public how to have a fantastic holiday for a next-to-nothing price, beginning by heading to Norfolk for an affordable 'romantic' getaway. They pose for Instagram-worthy pics in fields of Norfolk lavender, sleep in an enchanting church and enjoy an alternative spa experience.

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10.45 Big Little Crimes. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather. 1.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Money for Nothing.

3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.45 The Bidding Room. (R) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. (R) 5.15 Pointless.

Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Anita Rani.

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather.

6.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

7.00 The One Show. Live magazine show, hosted by Alex Jones and Roman Kemp.

7.30 EastEnders. Dean protests his innocence.

8.00 Dragons’ Den. An entrepreneur presents an idea that she hopes will empower and inspire women and girls. However, it is soon apparent she risks potentially alienating one half of society.

(R) 9.00 MasterChef. A dish featuring butternut squash is once of the challenges facing the contenders.

10.00 BBC News at Ten. 10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.40 Question Time. Fiona Bruce hosts the political debate from Tottenham, north London.

11.40 Newscast. A weekly roundup from Westminster.

12.10 Weather for the Week Ahead.

12.15 BBC News.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.15 Money for Nothing. (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Gardeners’ World. (R) 9.00 BBC News. 12.15 Politics Live. 1.00 Snooker: The World Championship.

The afternoon session on day six.

6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. Radzi Chinyanganya, Janet Ellis, Darren Harriott and Suzi Ruffell take part. (R) 6.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo explores the Isle of Thanet.

7.00 Your Home Made Perfect.

Two architects create their own designs to remodel Liz and Paul’s home. Last in the series. (R) 8.00 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby. Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder visit the Phinda Game Reserve in South Africa. (R) 9.00 Murder, They Hope. New series. Comedy caper, starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson.

9.45 Live at the Apollo. Guz Khan introduces sets by Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Rhys James. (R) 10.30 Newsnight.

11.10 Weather.

11.15 Snooker: The World Championship. Action from day six.

12.05 Snooker: World Championship Extra. 2.05 Sign Zone: Beyond Paradise. (R) 3.05 Saving Lives at Sea. (R) 4.05 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Good Morning Britain. 9.00 Lorraine. 10.00 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News Cymru Wales. 2.00 Riddiculous. (R) 3.00 Winning Combination. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase. (R) 6.00 ITV News Wales at Six; Weather.

6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather.

7.30 Emmerdale. Will meets a face from his past. Manpreet has a plan. Tom plays games.

8.30 Food Costs: Can You Spend Less? – Tonight. Kate Quilton reports on food inflation.

9.00 Instagram’s Worst Con Artist. Documentary examining the rise to fame of 21-year-old social influencer Belle Gibson, a young single mother allegedly diagnosed with brain cancer.

10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather.

10.30 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

10.45 The Twelve. Claire's mother, Diane, takes the stand. In support of her sister Kate, she throws suspicion onto Nathan as she further reveals the tumultuous relationship between him and Claire.

11.45 Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile. Investigating the global crimes of Gary Glitter. (R) 12.55 Shop on TV. 3.00 The Twelve. (R) 3.55 Unwind. 5.10 Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 12.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 12.05 Cais Quinnell. (R) 12.30 Heno. (R) 1.00 Sain Ffagan. (R) 1.30 Cysgu O Gwmpas. (R) 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 2.05 Prynhawn Da. 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

3.05 Iaith ar Daith. (R) 4.00 Awr Fawr. (R) 5.00 Stwnsh. (R) 6.00 Pobol y Penwythnos. (R) 6.30 Y Sîn. (R) Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno.

7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

8.00 Pobol y Cwm. 8.25 Rownd a Rownd.

8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

9.00 Y Byd yn ei Le. 9.45 Côr Cymru 2024: Corau Sioe Cymsg. (R) 10.45 Wil ac Aeron: Taith Rwmania. (R) 11.20 Grid. (R) 11.35 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Work on the Wild Side. (R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary.

12.05 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses. (R) 1.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It. (R) 2.10 Countdown. 3.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. (R) 5.00 Chateau DIY. (R) 6.00 Four in a Bed. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 Wildlife Rescue. 9.00 Taskmaster. 10.00 Joe & Katherine’s Bargain Holidays.

11.05 Love Triangle. (R) 12.30 Murder Case: The Digital Detectives. (R) 1.25 Film: Skin.

(2018) 3.25 Couples Come Dine with Me. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 9.15 Jeremy Vine.

11.15 Storm Huntley. 12.45 Friends. (R) 1.40 5 News at Lunchtime. 1.45 Home and Away. (R) 2.15 Film: Killer in the Attic. (2021) 4.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun. 5.00 5 News at 5.

6.00 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul and Suki explore the Peak District. (R) 6.55 5 News Update.

7.00 A Yorkshire Farm. Jules Hudson heads to a farm in Bridlington.

7.55 5 News Update.

8.00 Reuben: Life in the Dales. New series.

Documentary focusing on Reuben Owen from Our Yorkshire Farm.

9.00 The Hotel Inspector. Alex Polizzi comes to the aid of a 25-year-old Salisbury publican.

10.00 Killer at the Crime Scene.

The investigation into the death of a woman found dead in a playground. (R) 11.05 Making a Serial Killer. The story of America’s youngest serial killer. (R) 12.05 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. (R) 1.00 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.00 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 3.50 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. (R) 4.40 House Busters. (R) 5.05 House Doctor. (R) 5.30 Entertainment News. 5.40 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day six. 9.00 The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years 10.00 Film: Philomena (2013) 11.30 Film: Dark Waters (2019) Drama, starring Mark Ruffalo.

ITV2 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress to Impress 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Family Fortunes 8.00 Bob’s Burgers 9.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad! ITV3 3.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.55 Heartbeat 8.00 Vera 10.00 The Long Shadow 11.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple ITV4 3.10 Minder 4.20 The Sweeney 5.25 Monster Carp 8.00 Giant Lobster Hunters 9.00 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 10.05 Film: Predator 2 (1990) E4 4.00 Young Sheldon 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia 9.00 Love Triangle 10.30 Gogglebox 11.35 First Dates Film4 2.20 An Affair to Remember (1957) 4.35 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) 6.40 Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) Action thriller sequel, starring Tom Cruise. 9.00 Gemini Man (2019) Action drama, starring Will Smith. 11.15 Bandits (2001) Comedy crime adventure, starring Bruce Willis.

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6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 Morning Live.

10.45 Big Little Crimes. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather. 1.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather. 1.45 Hope Street. 2.30 Money for Nothing. (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.45 The Bidding Room. (R) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. (R) 5.15 Pointless.

Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Anita Rani.

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather.

6.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

7.00 The One Show. Live magazine show, hosted by Alex Jones and Roman Kemp.

7.30 MasterChef. The last quarter-final.

8.00 Beyond Paradise.

Humphrey and Martha’s wedding day finally arrives.

Last in the series.

9.00 Have I Got News for You. Money-saving expert Martin Lewis hosts the satirical quiz.

9.30 Mammoth. Tony tries to make up for lost time. (R) 10.00 BBC News at Ten. 10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather.

10.40 Avoidance. Claire forces Jonathan to lie to her parents.

11.10 Dinosaur. Nina goes on her first date with Lee. (R) 11.35 Dinosaur. The girls head to Rothesay for Evie’s hen do. (R) 12.05 Film: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

(1994) Comedy, starring Terence Stamp. 1.45 BBC News.

6.15 Homes Under the Hammer.

(R) 7.15 The Bidding Room. (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Antiques Roadshow. (R) 9.00 BBC News.

10.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the morning session on day seven.

12.00 BBC News. 1.00 Snooker: The World Championship.

Coverage of the afternoon session on day seven.

6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. Radzi Chinyanganya, Janet Ellis, Darren Harriott and Suzi Ruffell take part. (R) 6.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo explores the pretty town of Faversham.

7.00 Weatherman Walking.

Derek Brockway heads for the hills above Aberdyfi. (R) 7.15 Scrum V Live. Scarlets v Sharks (Kick-off 7.35pm).

9.30 QI XL. Sandi Toksvig hosts an underground and underwater episode of QI. (R) 10.15 Coast. (R) 10.30 Newsnight.

11.00 Weather.

11.05 Snooker: World Championship Highlights.

11.55 Snooker: World Championship Extra.

1.55 Sign Zone: This Town. (R) 2.55 Smart Motorways: When Technology Fails – Panorama. (R) 3.25 Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts.

(R) 4.25 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 Good Morning Britain. 9.00 Lorraine. 10.00 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

2.00 Riddiculous. (R) 3.00 Winning Combination. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase.

(R) 6.00 ITV News Wales at Six; Weather.

6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather.

7.00 Coast & Country. Sean Fletcher and Ruth Dodsworth explore the stunning Elan Valley.

7.30 Emmerdale. Kim confronts Will about his lies.

8.00 Coronation Street. Roy summons Carla to discuss Bobby’s statement, Rowan encourages Leanne to unburden herself of negativity, and Tim forces Steve to arrange a date.

9.00 Beat the Chasers – Celebrity Special. With Rory Bremner, Dana, Carlton Cole and Claire Richards. (R) 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather.

10.30 ITV News Cymru Wales; Weather.

10.45 The Twelve. Claire’s boarding school mistress takes the stand.

11.45 Sorry, I Didn’t Know. The return of the panel show, hosted by Jimmy Akingbola.

(R) 12.10 Shop on TV. 3.00 The Twelve. (R) 4.00 Unwind. 5.10 Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show. (R)

6.00 Cyw. (R) 12.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 12.05 Codi Pac. (R) 12.30 Heno. (R) 1.00 Y Sîn. (R) 1.30 Cegin Bryn. (R) 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 2.05 Prynhawn Da. 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd. 3.05 Côr Cymru 2024: Corau Sioe Cymsg. (R) 4.00 Awr Fawr. (R) 5.00 Stwnsh. (R) 6.00 Teulu Shadog: Tymhorau’r Flwyddyn. (R) 6.30 Garddio a Mwy. (R) Newyddion S4C. 7.00 Heno.

7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

8.00 Hen Dy Newydd. (R) 8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd.

9.00 Am Dro! (R) 10.00 Welsh Whisperer – Ni’n Teithio Nawr! (R) 10.30 Creisis. (R) 11.35 Diwedd.

Channel 4: 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Work on the Wild Side. (R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary.

12.05 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses. (R) 1.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It. (R) 2.10 Countdown. 3.00 A Place in the Sun. (R) 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. (R) 5.00 Chateau DIY. (R) 6.00 Four in a Bed. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Unreported World.

8.00 Bill Bailey’s Australian Adventure. (R) 9.00 Gogglebox.

10.00 Late Night Lycett. 11.05 Film: American Pie: Reunion.

(2012) 1.10 Film: X. (2022) 2.55 Car S.O.S. (R) 3.45-6.05 Come Dine with Me Paralympics Special. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: 9.15 Jeremy Vine.

11.15 Storm Huntley. 12.45 Friends. (R) 1.40 5 News at Lunchtime. 1.45 Home and Away.

(R) 2.15 Film: Happy Birthday Murder. (2021) 4.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun. 5.00 5 News at 5.

6.00 Motorhoming with Merton & Webster. Paul and Suki visit Norfolk for the final leg of their UK tour. Last in the series. (R) 6.55 5 News Update.

7.00 Phone Scams: Don’t Get Caught Out! How to fight back against fake text scammers. (R) 7.55 5 News Update.

8.00 Secret Spitfires: How Britain Won the War. A look into the secret history of the Spitfire aircraft. (R) 9.00 Michael Portillo’s Long Weekends. Four decades after his first visit, the presenter visits Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and city of a hundred spires.

10.30 Film: Sudden Impact.

(1983) Crime thriller sequel, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.

12.50 Entertainment News. 1.00 PlayOJO Live Casino Show. 3.00 Nightmare Tenants Revisit. 3.50 Everest: Conquering the Death Zone. (R) 4.40 House Busters. (R) 5.05 House Doctor. (R) 5.30 Entertainment News. 5.40 Fireman Sam. (R) 5.50 Pip and Posy. (R)

BBC Four 7.00 Snooker: The World Championship. Coverage of the evening session on day seven. 9.00 TOTP: 1984 9.30 TOTP: 1980 10.00 David Byrne: BBC Four Sessions 11.00 Talking Heads Talking Video 11.30 New York Rock at the BBC ITV2 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress to Impress 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Family Fortunes 8.00 Bob’s Burgers 9.00 Film: 21 Jump Street (2012) 11.15 Family Guy ITV3 3.45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.55 Heartbeat 8.00 Doc Martin 9.00 Shetland 11.35 Lewis ITV4 4.00 The Best of the 70s 4.15 The Sweeney 5.25 River Monsters 5.55 Monster Carp 7.55 The Motorbike Show 9.00 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 10.05 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite E4 4.00 Young Sheldon 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Modern Family 8.00 Taskmaster Bleeped 9.00 Film: War of the Worlds (2005) Sci-fi thriller, starring Tom Cruise. 11.20 Naked Attraction Film4 3.25 Ice Cold in Alex (1958) 6.10 Independence Day (1996) Sci-fi adventure, starring Will Smith. 9.00 Fisherman’s Friends (2019) Comedy, starring James Purefoy.

11.15 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

FRIDAY’S TV 26.4.24 CHOICE

Kris Marshall Beyond Paradise BBC1, 8pm Humphrey and Martha's wedding day finally arrives, with the lavish affair organised by Anne - whose plans feel far grander than anything either of them actually wanted.

Meanwhile, there's no rest for the Shipton Abbott team members who have to deal with the theft of a valuable museum piece and a nefarious pair of cyber criminals before they can join in the celebrations.

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Horoscopes

GAMING With eddie the game guru

ARIES

If you live with family members, there could be some tension this week. Take the time to establish and clarify the rules to restore harmony and create a warmer atmosphere.

TAURUS

You’ll speak directly and will openly express what others are thinking. Learning how to use your new smartphone could prove difficult. This will require a period of adjustment during which you’ll have to be patient.

GEMINI

Go through your bills to ensure there aren’t any errors. If you find any, you’ll be able to recover some money or get compensation. At the very least, you’ll benefit from some sort of gain.

CANCER

Your patience could be tested in the days ahead. Financial matters will take time to resolve. Solutions will emerge with time or thanks to a gut feeling.

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LEO

Deep fatigue will set in this week. You’ll need to take a welldeserved rest. During this time, you could have an inspiring revelation that will help you clarify and create a decisive vision of your professional objectives.

VIRGO

You’ll take the lead in a group and participate in many rewarding activities. Stress could wear you down at times. It will be important to rest before the end of the week to keep your spirits high.

LIBRA

I stroll into this quaint little settlement, dust swirling around eggheads hawking their wares, lost in screens and concoctions, barely noticing the world passing by.

With their heads in the clouds, it’s a cinch to mosey up to the control panel of their ginormous death ray smack dab in the center of town. Fingers dancing on buttons, I take a quick peek around, then I arm the beast, point it at the outpost, and let ‘er rip. Darkness descends.

“Broken Roads” is like a wild ride through a carnival of choices. I could’ve aimed that death ray at the gate, let the raiders waltz in, and sort out the mess themselves, sparing any bloodshed. But, nah, I opted to keep the destruction train chugging along, wiping out who knows how much progress with just a tap. But hey, it suited my vibe perfectly.

Picture it: a post-apocalyptic Australia painted with the brushstrokes of chaos and resilience.

You’re just a wanderer, lending a hand to a bunch of displaced souls trying to reclaim their turf from the suits, the zealots, and the wannabe rulers. Yeah, the world’s gone to pot, but humanity’s still kicking, as it always does.

As you trudge on, your moral compass spins like a roulette wheel with four corners - nihilism, Machiavellianism,

humanism, and utilitarianism.

It’s like a breath of fresh air compared to the old black-andwhite morality of games like “Fallout” and “Mass Effect”, giving you the chance to really sculpt your character’s ethos and watch ‘em grow as the story unfolds.

I started off as a carefree nihilist, thinking, “World’s done for, why bother?” Survival was my game, and any risk to that wasn’t worth the candle. But that philosophy got a reality check the second I stepped out of the tutorial and stumbled upon a widow mourning her man in the middle of the street.

And there’s her son, gun in hand, looking mighty triggerhappy. We’re strangers here, and if family ties couldn’t protect his old man, what chance do I stand? Sure, I could’ve tried to talk some sense into the lad, but with that gun aimed square at my noggin, the only clear path was one shot, one kill. But as the crowd gasped and my rep took a nosedive, it became clear I couldn’t keep that act up.

Later, I see a whole town razed to the ground, folks butchered for turnin’ down a stranger’s offer of shelter. The mystery deepens, and suddenly, my heart’s growin’ three sizes.

Nihilism takes a backseat, and I start leaning into the humanist choices, no longer takin’ the easy way out. Slowly but surely, I morph from a selfish merc into

someone who’s willing to lay it all on the line for folks I actually give a damn about.

That moral compass? It’s like a paintbrush for my story.

My character ain’t just a puppet for me to pull the strings on; they’re a fully fleshed-out hero with their own journey, their own highs and lows. None of that boring black-and-white karma stuff here. This is about gradual shifts, unlocking choices that fit who my character’s becoming.

“Broken Roads” wears its influences like a badge of honor - think “Disco Elysium,” “Fallout,” and “Baldur’s Gate” all rolled into one, with turn-based brawls and a world you navigate like a boss. But what sets it apart is that moral mojo, breathing new life into an old formula.

It ain’t just a nostalgia trip, either. This game’s draggin’ classic vibes into the here and now, with slicker fights, deeper roleplayin’, and an art style that’s like a shot of hope straight to the veins. Yeah, the world might be a mess, but it’s still beautiful, damn it.

“Broken Roads” ain’t just a love letter to the RPGs of yore; it’s a bold step forward, showing that the spirit of the ‘90s is alive and kickin’. Combat’s snappy, visuals are stunning, and that morality system? It’s a gamechanger, yanking “Broken Roads” outta the shadows and into the spotlight where it belongs.

You’ll temporarily fill in for the boss, which will catch you off guard. The boss could be suddenly absent for a variety of reasons. Be confident in your skills and you’ll demonstrate your ability to lead. You could add this position to your resume.

SCORPIO

If you must work with a client from abroad, worries about your language skills could arise. Rest assured; you’ll exceed your own expectations. A short training course could help you feel more easeful with your boss or customers.

SAGITTARIUS

A career change could take you back to school. Patience and hard work could help you out of a precarious financial situation and help you find better employment prospects.

CAPRICORN

You don’t often hesitate when faced with important decisions. However, this time, it’s important to weigh the pros and cons. New information could emerge at the last minute, shedding light on the various options.

AQUARIUS

At work, you’ll be responsible for dealing with emergencies and unsatisfied customers. Fortunately, your positive attitude will help defuse tense situations and resolve problems effectively. You’ll be quite adept at selling or negotiating this week.

PISCES

You’ll accomplish a remarkable feat in one way or another.

You’ll receive warm applause and recognition. You could even demonstrate your heroism by saving someone from a disaster, for example.

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Cyhoeddi enillwyr Gwobrau Dewi Sant

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ROEDD Sgowt Explorer o Rondda Cynon Taf, a achubodd ddyn ifanc oedd ar fin lladd ei hun, ymhlith yr enillwyr yng Ngwobrau Dewi Sant eleni, sy’n cydnabod pobl sydd wedi gwneud pethau rhyfeddol.

Roedd Callum Smith o Borth yn cerdded dros bont droed uwchben ffordd osgoi brysur pan welodd y dyn mewn trallod.

Er nad oedd ganddo

unrhyw hyfforddiant blaenorol i ddelio â sefyllfa fel hon, arhosodd Callum yn bwyllog, siaradodd ag ef ac adeiladu perthynas, cyn ei ddal nes i’r heddlu gyrraedd a chymryd yr awenau.

Bellach yn eu hunfed flwyddyn ar ddeg, Gwobrau Dewi Sant yw gwobrau cenedlaethol Cymru, sy’n dathlu pobl o bob cwr o’r wlad ac o bob cefndir sydd wedi’u henwebu mewn

categorïau gan gynnwys dewrder, busnes ac ysbryd cymunedol.

Canmolodd y beirniaid weithredoedd anodd a chlodwiw iawn Callum gan ddweud ei fod wedi dangos dewrder rhagorol a arweiniodd at achub bywyd.

Ymhlith yr enillwyr eraill roedd Alan Bates, y cyn Is-bostfeistr, a gafodd Wobr Arbennig y Prif Weinidog am arwain yr ymgyrch i ddatgelu sgandal TG Horizon Swyddfa’r Post.

Cyflwynodd y Prif Weinidog hefyd Wobr Arbennig i Windrush Cymru Elders, grŵp a sefydlwyd yn 2017 fel rhan o Race Council Cymru i hyrwyddo dealltwriaeth o bryderon henoed ethnig leiafrifol.

Wrth siarad yn y seremoni yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru, dywedodd y Prif Weinidog, Vaughan Gething: “Am ffordd wych o ddechrau fy nghyfnod fel Prif Weinidog - cwrdd â’r grŵp gwych hwn o bobl hynod dalentog a dewr.

“Bob blwyddyn, mae Gwobrau Dewi Sant yn tynnu sylw at rai o’r rhai mwyaf gwych a dewr o bob cwr o’r wlad ac maent yn gyfle i ddangos i weddill y DU y math o bobl sy’n byw yng Nghymru.

“Bydd gwobrau eleni, y cyntaf i mi fel Prif Weinidog, bob amser yn arbennig iawn i mi, ac mae pob un o’r rhai a gyrhaeddodd y rownd derfynol eleni yn wirioneddol ysbrydoledig. Rydym yn ffodus iawn o’u cael yn byw ac yn gweithio yma, ac mae wedi bod yn fraint dathlu eu cyfraniad i fywyd Cymru.”

Cafodd pob enillydd dlws Gwobrau Dewi Sant, a ddyluniwyd ac a wnaed gan yr artist cerameg blaenllaw, Daniel Boyle o Geredigion.

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Delight at strong Estyn report for Greenhill

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Under the Headteacher’s s u p p o r t i v e leadership, Ysgol Greenhill staff work together effectively to secure a happy and respectful learning community. Together, they have developed a culture of openness and collaboration and share an ambitious goal of becoming a self-improving school.

Leaders have secured improvements in many important areas of the school’s work, such as pupils’ learning and attitudes and providing care and support for pupils’ well-being.

There is a suitably coordinated approach to improving pupils’ literacy, numeracy and digital skills, including support for pupils who have weak basic skills.

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Leaders regularly seek pupils’ views on the quality and suitability of its provision and make changes accordingly. These include amendments to pupils’ learning experiences and provision for developing pupils’ personal and social education.

Teachers plan their lessons to ensure pupils progress well in their learning and subject knowledge and develop relevant literacy and numeracy skills.

Teaching assistants collaborate well with teachers to ensure that pupils who require support receive beneficial assistance as they work.

The school’s comprehensive provisions, including individual, tailored resource centres for learning, behavioural and emotional support, a nurturing centre for pupils with low attendance, and a local authority learning centre for pupils with autistic spectrum conditions, demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting students’ well-being.

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learning needs team works relentlessly to ensure that pupils who access these provisions are purposefully supported to enable them to make progress in their learning and social skills.

Pupils have overwhelmingly positive attitudes towards school and their learning.

They feel safe and appreciate the friendly and supportive nature of the staff. They settle swiftly in lessons and actively engage in activities. Pupils value the ‘Ready to Learn’ system, which rewards positive behaviour and provides relevant support for pupils who display negative behaviour.

The sixth-form pupils, who serve as strong school ambassadors, are a testament to the school’s success in nurturing responsible and mature individuals.

They conduct themselves well, are good role models for the younger pupils, and benefit from valuable opportunities to lead and influence aspects of the school’s work. Senior

prefects run the school’s numerous pupil groups, house captains and deputy captains organise and manage house activities, and trained peer mentors support younger pupils’ learning and social skills. Overall, sixth-form pupils develop into mature, knowledgeable young people who speak highly of the valuable experiences they have had during their time at school.

Headteacher David Haynes said: “I am delighted and immensely proud of this report.

The school has made consistent progress over recent years, and I look forward to Ysgol Greenhill being placed amongst the best schools in Wales.

“I must pay tribute to the outstanding staff and governors who have worked relentlessly to ensure that every pupil is valued and that their well-being and progress in their learning has been paramount.

“Ysgol Greenhill is a school that our pupils, families and wider community can be justifiably proud of.”

Councillor Guy Woodham, Cabinet Member for Education and Welsh Language, said: “The school has

made good progress in the past two years, reflected in the inspection report.

“The strong and dedicated leadership of the Headteacher has contributed significantly to the inspection outcome. Alongside this, the contribution of the governing body and the support from the local authority has also helped the school to achieve well. I am confident the school will continue to improve and thrive.”

Chair of the Governing Body, Mrs Heulwen Lear, added: “I am thrilled that the report recognises that ‘building a supportive and positive working relationship with their pupils is a strong feature of teaching at Ysgol Greenhill’. Many pupils make secure progress in their learning and subject knowledge and understanding.

“Ysgol Greenhill’s values of kindness, respect, empathy and the celebration of diversity are reflected well in its strong commitment to pupils’ personal and social development.

Staff care deeply about the well-being of their pupils and are sensitive to their individual circumstances.”

The full report available online.

EDUCATION

YSGOL GREENHILL and Pembrokeshire County Council have welcomed a strong and very positive Estyn report for the school.

Estyn, the education and training inspectorate for Wales, has released its findings following a full inspection of the school, based in Tenby, carried out in January 2024.

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Celebrating the therapeutic effects of pet ownership

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Studies show that the most common cause of stress is workrelated, 4 in 5 adults experience this. While a moderate amount of stress can enhance work and productivity, excessive stress can lead to a negative effect on health, mood, relationships, and the overall well-being.

Stress Awareness Day is an annual event to raise awareness about stress, its causes, and effects.

Stress Awareness Day falls onto Wednesday 1st of November this year. On this occasion,

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the leading pet insurer petGuard investigated how pet ownership can help to combat stress.

“Having a pet brings many mental and physical health benefits for both adults and children” says James Whitten, the Marketing Manager at petGuard.

Helps lower the stress levels Whenever feeling stressed or anxious, the brain may release adrenaline and cortisol (the stress related hormone), which can be detrimental to one’s heart and mental health if they persist for a long period of time. Pets not only make their owners laugh and giggle but

more importantly contribute to the release of oxytocin; a “cuddle hormone” that reverses the effects of cortisol and leaves a person feeling stress-free.

Research has shown that individuals experience a sense of calmness while watching their dogs playfully run around or soothing their cat’s fur. Medical practitioners have found that interacting with an animal greatly increases the likelihood of a quick recovery after a surgery, as animals tend to increase positivity and mental wellbeing.

Pets are great therapy Pet therapy is

steadily growing in popularity throughout the UK. Children with learning disabilities such as ADHD and autism, are encouraged to interact with therapy animals in controlled environments.

These interactions have shown to help create positive and calm environments for children, which overall increases their levels of concentration, memory retention and aids academic improvement.

Pet therapy can provide children as well as adults, with an emotional connection that some may find hard to establish with other humans. By petting an

animal, not only can it soothe an individual but it can create an emotional experience that may not have been there before.

“Owning a pet presents great benefits yet is a huge responsibility.

It is important to get-a-pet insurance to keep your pets covered in case of any health problems or accidents. petGuard can help by offering a pet insurance suitable for your pet’s needs” adds Whitten.

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NFU Cymru highlights wet weather challenges to Welsh Government

FARMING

Amid one of the wettest springs in living memory, NFU Cymru has raised a series of key asks to Welsh Government to assist farmers hamstrung by the ongoing poor weather and ground conditions.

Many areas of Wales have received around 200% of the rainfall they would expect against longterm weather averages.

Records also show that Wales has experienced the second wettest eight-month period in 100 years, causing significant disruption to farming businesses; crops can’t be sown, cattle can’t be let out to grass and lambing has been extremely challenging.

This has all added a huge cost burden on farmers, with some having to buy in additional feed and straw while their stock is housed for extended – and in many cases unforeseen – periods.

NFU Cymru has stated that the persistent wet weather again highlights the need for Welsh Government to recognise the importance of a future policy that provides stability to farm businesses to safeguard domestic food production at times of volatility.

The union has put the following key asks forward to Welsh Government to seek help in supporting farmers through the current crisis:

risk management policy, greater emphasis is needed on properly valuing and protecting agricultural land.

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In the short-term, Welsh Government must show flexibility in the delivery of various scheme requirements, including cross compliance for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and other rural investment schemes, such as the Growing for the Environment Scheme, introducing derogations where necessary.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) must work with farmers and adopt a sensible approach to regulation that demonstrates flexibility and understanding of the on-the-ground conditions.

In order to build longerterm resilience, there is a need for Welsh Government to bring forward the £20m committed to support farmer compliance with the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations without

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delay. NFU Cymru continues to call for a Wales wide review of local planning authorities and NRWs approach to applications for new infrastructure with the aim of streamlining and reducing the burden associated with undertaking work to meet regulatory requirements and for environmental betterment.

Welsh Government’s commitment to providing the BPS at the same level for 2024 is welcomed and the need for timely delivery of the BPS in 2024 cannot be overstated.

Moving forward, a stability measure must be included as a permanent feature of future policy to provide stability and address volatility caused by factors beyond the control of individual farmers • In terms of flood

NFU Cymru President Aled Jones said: “Farmers in all sectors are finding the incessant wet weather extremely challenging.

Livestock businesses are seeing increased expenditure on forage due to having to keep stock housed far longer than they normally would and the conditions are less than ideal for those businesses who have been lambing and calving. With autumn planting impossible on many Welsh farms, arable businesses are increasingly concerned that they will not be able get any spring crops planted due to no improvement in the weather and ground conditions.

“The financial pressures and significant challenges posed by this prolonged rainfall are compounded by a range of ongoing issues affecting the industry, including uncertainty over future agricultural policy proposals, agricultural pollution regulations (NVZs) and animal health issues, such as bovine TB and the Schmallenberg virus. This is an awful lot for farmers to contend with and we are very concerned

about the mental toll this is taking on our farmers.

“We ask Welsh Government, working with its regulator NRW, to do all it can to assist Welsh farmers at an extremely difficult time. This is a time when sensibility and flexibility should take precedence to ensure that our farming businesses are resilient and can produce food to feed the nation.

“We cannot ignore that the past few months have once again served to illustrate that direct support to farmers has served as a key safety mechanism underpinning their financial resilience.

It remains imperative that future policy includes a stability measure to ensure our farmers and growers can continue producing food for the nation.

Policymakers must also recognise that agricultural land is an irreplaceable national asset. Food production is a matter of strategic national importance, alongside the provision of other public goods, and greater emphasis is needed to protect agricultural land in flood risk management policy decisions.”

NFU Cymru encourages farmers in need of support to make use of the services offered by the Welsh farming charities.

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Welsh Beef producers shine during Great British Beef Week Welsh Beef producers are set to take centre stage with Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), shining a light on the sectors sustainability credentials during Great British Beef Week (23-30 April). As part of its activity, which will feature beef farmers from across Wales, HCC is also highlighting practical steps beef farmers can take to improve efficiencies on farm and boost profitability, as well as showing consumers 5 different ways to use PGI Welsh Beef through some delicious recipes.

The nationwide campaign celebrates the versatility and exceptional taste of home produced beef, while highlighting the commitment and dedication of beef farmers to sustainable practices.

HCC’s Campaign Executive, Philippa Gill said: “Without the abundant rainfall we have here in Wales, the Welsh Beef story wouldn’t be what it is today. Beef cattle in Wales are overwhelmingly reared in non-intensive farming

systems, using Wales’s natural resources – water and grass.

“PGI Welsh Beef has an incredible story to tell – from the people who produce it, the sustainability and environmental credentials of our Welsh Beef, as well as its versatility and great taste. Those are all things that HCC is going to champion and amplify during the week – taking a multi-pronged approach to highlighting the uniquely Welsh credentials which we

know resonate so well with consumers.”

Addressing the issue of sustainability of beef production in Wales, HCC’s Head of Sustainability and Future Policy Rachael MadeleyDavies said: “All sectors of human activity – including agriculture and food production – have a role to play in responding to the climate emergency and addressing questions around sustainable food production.

“HCC recognises that difficult choices have to

be made, and creative solutions found, to feed a growing world population equitably without further degrading the environment and adding to climate change. We believe passionately that food and farming in Wales are already making a positive contribution, and we will support the red meat sector to ensure they are equipped to face the challenges of the future.”

Fourth generation beef and sheep farmer Ben Williams, who

farms alongside his brother Ethan on the outskirts of Cardiff at Garth Farm, added: “The native grassland is not intensively farmed here.

The animals are grown at a slower rate, so you get better fat marbling in the meat. When our customers see where our animals graze, in a natural environment, amongst the native grassland and heather, I think they can really taste the difference.”

Garth farm is home to the Williams family who have taken care of the land here since 1959.

Today the family keep a flock of almost 700 ewes (South Welsh Mountain, Suffolk crosses, Black Welsh Mountain) and 20 rams (South Welsh Mountain and Black Welsh Mountain). The Williams’ also have a herd of pedigree Welsh Black cattle consisting of 46 suckler cows, two bull and some Welsh pigs.

The land encompasses Garth Hill, a scheduled ancient monument, and the Williams’ play an integral role

as custodians of the land.

Their grazing management allows biodiversity to thrive, while ensuring their animals get the best nutrition, feeding on grass and herbs as nature intended.

“My grandfather carried out work on the hill in the 1950s, which greatly improved the biodiversity here.

Visitors to Garth Hill today can appreciate nature at its best – with birds such as sky larks and kestrels thriving.

“We have a rich environment with native grass species and native woodland. We have planted 80,000 trees over the years and continued to lay hedgerows for the past 20 years, which are a haven for wildlife. There is plenty of tree cover, so we have many birds nesting here.

“It’s good to know that while our cattle are grazing in this rich and diverse natural environment, they are helping to protect it. I think this is what makes Welsh Beef so special,” added Ben.

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Welsh Livestock farming essential for a healthy environment

Let’s talk… about the weather and important things The weather is a key challenge that the agricultural industry has to face on a regular basis. There is no doubt that the wet weather of recent weeks and months is now having a real impact on how farm businesses are operating.

Many of us are currently at the height of the lambing period, one of the busiest periods in the sheep farmers calendar.

Already fatigued, juggling responsibilities and working long shifts through the night, the harsh, wet weather and sodden ground is making life even more difficult this spring. Ensuring that the health of the ewes and that the lambs flourish with so much of the ground saturated is proving challenging, and that’s without the looming shadows of diseases such as Schmallenberg, a virus spread by infected midges that has seen evidence of a surge in infections during recent months.

Many of our members are reporting difficulties turning the lambs and their mothers out of lambing sheds and onto grassland to graze.

This results in the need to continue to provide feed concentrates which is much more expensive than allowing our lambs to graze the natural Welsh grassland.

The wet months are also having a negative impact on crops. The financial investment and the time commitment required to cultivate and seed in the autumn has, for many members, been wasted as we see many farms losing a high percentage of their crop.

Seed has not germinated sufficiently, the rain has saturated the ground and the seeds have either failed or a percentage of the new growth has been carried away with rainwater. It all results in a financial loss and a shortage of food to fatten stock over the next period will have a negative impact running into next winter. Feed will have to be bought in - an additional cost not anticipated or planned into our members’ cash

flow projections.

For farmers who grow crops such as grain, maize, potatoes and vegetables the story is similar. There are already stories of potatoes rotting in sodden fields, another hit to supply and worrying to farmers pockets. With a sack of potato currently retailing at £20 we’ll no doubt see a rise again in costs similar to what we saw last autumn.

Shortages in these sectors will mean higher prices due to demand which can ultimately have an impact on the cost of feed and straw for farmers and, in due course, for customers purchasing food from shops.

For dairy and beef farmers wet ground brings further challenges.

Many will now be ready to turn cattle out of the sheds and into the fields because the winter fodder is running low.

But, turning cattle out onto wet land means that a cow weighing over half a ton turns the grass (their feed) into mud and creates holes and furrows in the land. Forced to keep animals under-cover our members are again having to pay for feed that would usually be provided by nature.

A year ago, the FUW took part in a webinar which highlighted the effects of drought on the industry. It is confirmation, if needed, that managing a farm by following the seasons and checking a calendar is a concept that has long been lost. We have to adapt, change and prepare, as best we can, to face the changes that are happening within the environment and the climate around us.

One thing is certain, we need to talk… about the weather, our troubles, concerns and our delights. Keep talking everyone and turn to a friend, a family member or even a stranger if you’re struggling. The DPJ Foundation is ALWAYS on hand, a problem shared is a problem halved. Call 0800 587 4262 or visit www.thedpjfoundation. co.uk for further advice if you’re in need of support at this moment in time.

Ahead of World Earth Day (22 April), Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is reminding the public of the essential role livestock farming plays in looking after the environment, stressing that there is a marked difference in production systems across the world.

Rachael MadeleyDavies, HCC’s Head of Sustainability and Future Policy said: “Welsh livestock farmers know that if you look after the environment, the environment will look after you.

“For centuries, they have played a pivotal role in creating and maintaining the spectacularly beautiful rural landscapes that we know and love, and their sustainable management has helped create a diverse rural environment that is rich in wildlife and visitor-friendly, thanks to a network of footpaths maintained by farmers.”

While the impact of agriculture on climate change remains a very hot topic, HCC is reminding people of the huge variations in the

environmental impact of different farming systems across the world, with Wales being especially suited for rearing cattle and sheep.

“The Welsh Way of farming has a very different story to tell compared with some of the intensive and industrial systems found in other parts of the world.

With high standards of animal husbandry and grassland management, our family-run farms have helped preserve our unique landscape for generations and will continue to do so for generations to come,” added Rachael MadeleyDavies.

The vast majority (80%) of Welsh farmland is unsuitable for growing crops, therefore raising cattle and sheep is the most efficient way to turn marginal land into highquality food.

The Welsh Way of farming is largely nonintensive: unlike other parts of the world, where water resources are depleted, or significant land is used to grow feed, Welsh sheep and cattle are overwhelmingly reared on our natural

resources – grass and rainwater.

Grassland in the Welsh hills captures carbon from the atmosphere, and Welsh farmers make a positive contribution to mitigating climate change; managing this grassland by combining traditional practices with new innovation. One such farmer is Emily Jones, who alongside her parents Peter and Gill, use expertise gained by generations of farming heritage to produce delicious Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef.

The uplands of mid Wales are unsuitable for growing crops, much like most of Wales, and the land is marginal.

However, livestock thrive on these hills. Garnwen Farm, a centuries old slate and stone farmhouse with numerous outbuildings and traditional drystone walls is located in Penuwch, about seven miles from the nearest town of Tregaron and 17 miles from the university town of Aberystwyth.

The 150-acre farm is a beef and sheep unit which includes a commercial flock of EasyCare and South Wales Mountain,

along with pedigree North Country Park Cheviots, North Country Hill Cheviots and Charmoise Hill sheep. In terms of beef, the herd includes Stabiliser crosses, pedigree Beef Shorthorns and Red Poll cattle.

Speaking about their farming system, Emily said: “We make every effort to go back to the old times – to older farming traditions. But we’re also looking ahead and doing our bit to help the environment, such as increasing the amount of carbon capture and farming in harmony with nature.

“This has included planting herbal leys, which include clover, chicory and plantain. All of these have natural uses and will help us improve soil health, and productivity on farm, therefore reducing our carbon emissions.

“This has been a relatively new thing for us here at Garnwen, but we are aware of the impact of climate change and determined to be part of the solution in producing quality food in the most environmentally friendly way possible.”

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Dacia Zen enables owners to enjoy up to seven years of warranty

the confidence it has in its robust vehicles.

Available to owners of all Dacia vehicles that are up to six years old and have covered less than 75,000 miles, Dacia Zen is renewed for free following each annual

service completed by an official Dacia retailer For example, when a Dacia reaches the end of its standard threeyear warranty, customers simply have their car serviced at their local retailer to the be set for

another year of stressfree motoring.

What’s more, Dacia owners who have previously had their vehicle maintained outside of the official Dacia retail network can still enjoy the benefits of

MOTORS

Dacia owners can now sit back, relax and have peace of mind following the launch of Dacia Zen – the brand’s new complimentary warranty that offers up to seven years of cover and which underlines

Dacia Zen. If their Dacia has been maintained to the manufacturer’s recommendations and all servicing is documented, owners of eligible vehicles can activate Dacia Zen when their next service is completed at an official Dacia retailer.

Comprehensive in its cover*, Dacia Zen offers a level of protection that is near to that of a new car warranty, even though it can be applied to vehicles that have been on the road for several years and clocked up thousands of miles.

Steve Whitcombe, Head of Dacia UK Aftersales said: “Owning a Dacia is all about adventure, but that doesn’t mean that owners should have to worry about the unexpected. The reliability and durability of our vehicles is well documented, but Dacia Zen gives our customers even more reassurance.

In the unlikely event of an issue, Dacia Zen means they won’t have to pay out for any repairs and can spend the money on the things that they really want and enjoy.”

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Our extremely busy service department requires a point of contact to our customers.

Applicants should have a friendly manner.

The job will consist of the following: - Arrange workshop loading.

- Carry out Warranty claims.

- Parts ordering.

- Administer accounts.

Manufacturers training will be provided to the successful applicant.

A fully qualified, experienced technician is required for our extremely busy workshop.

Tasks include: - Vehicle servicing - Diagnostics - General repairs - MOT MO Testing (Training can be provided for the successful applicant).

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Hyundai reveals i20 N Line S Hyundai Motor UK has announced the pricing and specification of i20 N Line S, which joins the i20 line-up.

Combining exterior and interior design elements inspired by Hyundai’s high performance N Brand, i20 N Line S provides a sporty top-level trim alternative which prioritises styling without compromising on comfort and convenience.

All i20 N Line S models are powered by a 1.0 turbocharged T-GDi engine, with a system output of 100PS, and customers have the choice of two transmissions; a 6 speed manual (MT) or 7 speed dual clutch transmission, offering 172Nm and 200Nm respectively.

Pricing for the new N Line S trim is aligned with the Ultimate trim, starting at £24,180. The sporty,

top-level specification builds on the previous i20 N Line trim, which included N Line exterior and interior design package, rear spoiler with integrated LED brake light, N Line leather wrapped steering wheel and gear knob black N Line cloth seat trim with red stitch detail, , LED daytime running lights, headlights and taillights, keyless entry with start/stop button, 10.25” drivers supervision instrument cluster and 10.25” touchscreen satellite navigation with Mapcare, LIVE services, Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™.

Additional features for N Line S include bespoke design 17” black N Line alloy wheels, multi-colour ambient lighting, heated front seats, front and rear parking sensors, wireless phone charging, heated

steering wheel, Over-TheAir (OTA) map updates, BOSE Premium sound system and front and rear USB-C ports.

The i20 N Line S is equipped with a high level of standard safety equipment, including driver, front, side and curtain airbags, Lane Keep Assist (LKA), Lane Follow Assist (LFA), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Forward Collision Avoidance Assist (FCA), Intelligent Speed Limit Assist, Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and Type Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). i20 N Line S is available in a choice of ten colours. Mangrove Green Pearl is a no cost option, with optional two-tone finish with Phantom Black roof and door mirrors available:

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IONIQ 5 N to Compete for Pikes Peek Record

With a new generation of owners now getting behind the wheel of the IONIQ 5 N, Hyundai will spark even more excitement at the 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on

June 23, 2024. Two 641-horsepower IONIQ 5 N cars will go after the Electric Production SUV/ Crossover record as part of a four-car effort.

“We are returning to the mountain stronger

than we have left it, with a class leading electric SUV in the form of IONIQ 5 N,” said Till Wartenberg, head of N Brand and Motorsport.

“Hyundai has a history of proving new technologies and products at Pikes Peak

going all the way back to 1992 and the IONIQ 5 N brings that concept to high performance electric cars.

The production spec IONIQ 5 N will demonstrate what customers can expect from their vehicles.”

The drivers of the IONIQ 5 N vehicles going for the Electric Production SUV/ Crossover record are Paul Dallenbach and Ron Zaras. Dallenbach is an eleven-time PPIHC winner and set an overall record in 1993. Zaras is a PPIHC rookie and the newest team member. Zaras, a media personality and former Hoonigan executive, was recently chosen to showcase the story of a motorsport enthusiast preparing for this massive challenge of competing at Pikes Peak.

“As a lifelong fan of rallying, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been a bucket list event to take part in from the first time I watched the film ‘Climb Dance’ on a 56k Internet connection,” said Zaras.

“So, competing here for my first time ever in the IONIQ 5 N - with the support of the excellent teams at Hyundai - is an incredible honor.

I’m thrilled to share my journey from young

spectator to first time competitor along the way; challenging as that path may be.”

In addition, Hyundai will debut a modified specification IONIQ 5 N to compete at PPIHC prior to the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring on May 30.

Two of these additional IONIQ 5 N models will be driven by Dani Sordo and Robin Shute. Shute is a four-time overall winner and King of the Mountain title holder at Pikes Peak. Sordo is a Spanish World Rally Championship driver for Hyundai Motorsport.

Hyundai chos to pursue the PPIHC Electric Production SUV/Crossover record with a IONIQ 5 N because it embodies the racetrack capability of every N performance vehicle. IONIQ 5 N has been tested in extreme temperatures and locations and developed and tuned specifically at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for enhanced racetrack capability. It is supported by technologies such as structural enhancements, World Rally Championshipinspired integrated drive axles, increased thermal management, N-tuned brakes, and an industry leading brake regenerative force of 0.6G. Due to the rigorous test process for the standard IONIQ 5 N, only minor updates were made to comply with the rules from a safety perspective.

The driver’s seat was replaced with a Recaro Pro Racer SPA Hans seat. The seat belts are Sabelt six-point HANS compatible. The rear seats were removed, and a roll cage and fire suppression system were installed.

In every other way, the IONIQ 5 N being prepared for Pikes Peak is a standard IONIQ 5 N. In the future, the red paint will be swapped with a new eye-catching Hyundai N livery.

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Hywel Dda UHB advises community following measles outbreak Following a declared measles outbreak in Gwent, Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) is reminding its community that measles is circulating and what people should do if they or their child have symptoms.

People showing symptoms of measles should not attend their GP or any other healthcare setting without phoning before arrival, or must immediately notify staff on arrival, to allow prompt isolation and avoid any further transmission.

Measles is highly infectious and can very easily spread between people who are not vaccinated.

The first symptoms of measles are cold-like and can include a high temperature, sneezing, a cough and red, sore, watery eyes.

Small white spots may appear inside the cheeks and on the back of the lips a few days later.

These spots usually last a few days.

A rash usually appears a few days after the coldlike symptoms. The rash starts on the face and behind the ears before spreading to the rest of

the body. The spots of the measles rash are sometimes raised and can join together to form blotchy patches. They are not usually itchy.

Dr Ardiana Gjini, Executive Director of Public Health at Hywel Dda UHB, said: “While there have been no confirmed cases in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion or Pembrokeshire so far this year, cases of measles have been increasing across the UK and following this outbreak in

Gwent, it is important that people know what to do should they, or their child, show symptoms.

“People can check their symptoms by visiting the NHS 111 Wales website and can contact them for advice if they believe they may have measles.

“If you or your child have symptoms of measles, please do not attend your GP or any other healthcare setting without phoning before arrival, or immediately notify staff on arrival.”

Nearly everyone who catches measles will develop a high fever and a rash. People in certain at-risk groups, including babies and young children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immunity, are at increased risk of complications from measles.

The only way to prevent outbreaks is through vaccination.

Dr Gjini added: “The highly effective MMR vaccine is available from your GP, free

on the NHS. Parents/ guardians can check the MMR vaccine status of their child by looking at their child’s red book.”

People should contact their GP to arrange their MMR vaccination, or if they are unsure of their vaccination status.

Hywel Dda UHB’s communication hub can also advise, please call 0300 303 8322 option 1 or email ask.hdd@ wales.nhs.uk.

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Charity funds new equipment for lymphodema patients Thanks to generous donations, Hywel Dda Health Charities – the official charity of Hywel Dda Health Board – has funded new equipment worth £14,850 which provides one of the most effective treatments for lymphoedema.

Lymphoedema is a life-long condition which can affect all ages. The causes are many, but include cancer treatments, injury, and obesity, which cause fluid to collect in the skin. This chronic swelling can be painful and result in a loss of movement.

Hywel Dda’s lymphoedema service previously had access to just one LymphaTouch machine. The charitable funding has paid for three new and up-to-date LymphaTouch machines,

meaning the latest technology is now available across the whole of the Hywel Dda region.

Andrea Graham, the health board’s Lymphoedema Service Lead, said: “We are extremely grateful that donations from the public have enabled us to buy the three LymphaTouch machines.

“This equipment provides the latest technology which enables the therapist to work more efficiently and the patient to achieve concrete results faster.

“The machines work by applying negative pressure to the skin.

They are portable and therefore easier for staff to use and more able to access parts of the body affected.

“The availability of this technology in each of our counties means

we can provide an equitable and improved service to patients across the Hywel Dda region.”

Nicola Llewelyn, Head of Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda

University Health Board, said: “The support of our local communities enables us to provide services over and above what the NHS can provide in the three counties of Hywel Dda and we are ex-

tremely grateful for every donation we receive.”

For more details about the charity and how you can help support local NHS patients and staff, go to www.hywelddahealthcharities.org.uk

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Vital funding to support Welsh hospices

these vital services and keep on providing high-quality care across Wales.

Chair of Hospices Cymru and Chief Executive for City Hospice, Liz Booyse said: Every year, thousands of adults and children facing lifelimiting illnesses turn to charitable hospices in Wales for expert care and trusted support, for them and their families.

Members of Hospices Cymru welcome Welsh Government’s recognition and support of the essential role Welsh hospices play in delivering palliative care and end-of-life services, in collaboration with the NHS. As the demand for our services continues to grow, we also welcome Welsh Government’s commitment to develop a sustainable funding arrangement with Welsh hospices. This

commitment is vital for ensuring the ongoing continuity of the critical services we provide to communities across Wales.

Policy and Advocacy Manager Wales for Hospice UK, Matthew Brindley said: We welcome Welsh Government’s recognition and support for Welsh hospices as valued and equal partners with the NHS. This support will help ensure our members can continue providing essential care to 20,000 people affected by terminal illnesses each year, taking pressure off the NHS. But hospices still face an uncertain future with ever-increasing complexity of care and cost of living pressures.

This money gives hospices much-needed support and security now, but we will need to work with Welsh Government and Health

Boards to develop a more sustainable and equitable funding solution that recognises the critical partnership role Welsh hospices play delivering care with our NHS colleagues.

Marie Curie Cymru Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Services, Rachel Jones, said: T o d a y ’ s announcement of funding to support charitable hospices in Wales is welcome but we need a more sustainable funding model.

Charitable hospices in Wales, like the Marie Curie Hospice, Cardiff and the Vale, are vital partners to the wider health and social care system. Providing essential care and support to individuals at the end of life and those close to them and reducing pressures on the NHS. As a charity, we are fortunate to have

amazing supporters who help raise vital funds to enable us to deliver services to support and care for individuals and their loved ones across Wales, but relying on this generosity is not sustainable and we are not isolated from the impacts of the cost-ofliving crisis.

With more people requiring palliative and end of life care in the future it is critical that we can continue to explore what is needed to establish a genuinely sustainable funding model to ensure that people receive the best possible palliative and end of life care. We look forward to continuing to work with the National Programme Board for Palliative and End of Life Care on this.

The funding is part of phase 3 of the Welsh Government’s end-oflife care review; £4m was provided to support hospices in 2023-24.

HEALTH

Health Secretary Eluned Morgan has today announced Welsh hospices will receive £4m in government funding to continue their vital work The funding will ensure people across Wales continue to receive palliative and end-of-life care from the network of hospices, which traditionally rely on fundraising and charitable donations.

But the cost-ofliving crisis has made fundraising increasingly difficult, making it harder for hospices to retain and recruit staff – some have had to consider whether they can continue to maintain services.

The £4m, which will be shared by Wales’ 12 commissioned hospices, will help them maintain services, meet staffing costs, and improve the quality of end-of-life care provided to individuals and families.

More than £770,000 will go to the two children’s hospices – Ty Gobaith and Ty Hafan – which support children and young people living with a life-limiting condition.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Eluned Morgan said: Hospices and endof-life care services are highly valued, and they play a really important role in supporting families at some of the most difficult times in their lives.

“They also support the NHS to provide essential care to around 20,000 who need palliative and end-of-life care every year.

“This funding will help to ensure they can continue to provide

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Carreg Construction Visited by Local MS Senedd Member Paul Davies has visited Carreg Construction, a local business in Haverfordwest that specialises in working with historic and listed buildings. Mr Davies was invited by the Federation of Small Businesses to visit the business and discuss how the Senedd can better support small businesses like Carreg Construction across Wales.

Mr Davies said, “It was a pleasure to visit Carreg Construction and learn about their business. I was very impressed with their portfolio of work and it was no surprise that the business has won several awards over the years.”

“We had a really good discussion about how businesses like Carreg Construction can be better supported. As costs continue to increase, it’s vital that governments at all levels are engaging with businesses, listening to

their concerns and using the levers they have to help businesses and

create the conditions for growth. Pembrokeshire is home to so

many fantastic businesses and it’s vital that we support them so that

they continue to flourish for years to come.”

BUSINESS

Port of Milford Haven renews partnership with Milford Youth Matters The Port of Milford Haven has strengthened its commitment to supporting the development of young people via a renewed partnership agreement with Milford Youth Matters.

The two organisations have been working in collaboration for over five years to improve skills, aspirations, confidence levels and positive experiences for young people in Milford Haven. The new three-year agreement will enable Milford Youth Matters to deliver Friday night youth provision at a new venue based in Haven’s Head Business Park.

The partnership between the Port and Milford Youth Matters has resulted in hugely successful youth projects including the awardwinning Under the Bridge project, WAVE – a watersafety initiative - and Winter Warmers, which provided young people with free meals and a

warm space to socialise in a safe environment. All projects are supporting young people to achieve their full potential with many learning new skills, gaining qualifications and taking up volunteering activities.

They have also led to a decreased anti-social behaviour in the area.

The new premises at Haven’s Head will allow Milford Youth Matters to expand their current offering and focus more on their academy work, which includes upskilling young people.

Dayle Gibby, CoOrdinator at Milford Youth Matters said: “Its fantastic that the Port of Milford Haven shares our vision in providing ongoing opportunities for young people in our community. By working together we are able to align our resources to ensure that young people are provided with experiences that will enhance their future potential, whether that be employability,

(L-R) Lauren Williams, PR & Communications Officer at the Port of Milford Haven, Charlie Evans, Milford Youth Matters Ambassador, Tom Sawyer, Chief Executive of the Port of Milford Haven and Dayle Gibby, Milford Youth Matters Co-Ordinator. volunteering or to become active members of our town.

Our ongoing and enhanced partnership looks to ensure the maximum impact is achieved with long lasting benefits for our future generations.”

Lauren Williams, PR & Communications Officer added: “We’re lucky to have organisations like Milford Youth Matters on our doorstep, offering young people creative outlets and

skills opportunities.

Our partnership over the past 5 years has gone from strength to strength and we are delighted to be able to increase our support over the coming years.”

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Scheme to upgrade Dinas Cross holiday park withdrawn PLANS to create a ‘five-star resort’ in one of Wales’s most popular holiday locations have been withdrawn.

In an application submitted to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Chesterbased Boutique Resorts Ltd sought permission to relinquish 50 mixed touring pitches (caravans and tents) at Fishguard Bay Resort, Dinas Cross, replacing them with “36 high quality timber-effect holiday lodges”.

The application, recommended for refusal at the April 24 meeting of the national park’s development management committee, also included an increase in the site area of the approved park, a new entrance, a new reception lodge, staff and visitor parking area, with extensive environmental improvements.

The site, established in the 1950s, currently has planning permission for 50 static caravans and

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50 mixed touring units, and it is intended 23 of the proposed lodges to be sited at the entrance, with a further 13 throughout the site.

PLANS to create a ‘five-star resort’ in one of Wales’s most popular holiday locations have been withdrawn.

In an application submitted to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Chesterbased Boutique Resorts Ltd sought permission to relinquish 50 mixed touring pitches (caravans and tents) at Fishguard Bay Resort, Dinas Cross, replacing them with “36 high quality timber-effect holiday lodges”.

The application, recommended for refusal at the April 24 meeting of the national park’s development management committee, also included an increase in the site area of the approved park,

a new entrance, a new reception lodge, staff and visitor parking area, with extensive environmental improvements.

The site, established in the 1950s, currently has planning permission for 50 static caravans and 50 mixed touring units, and it is intended 23 of the proposed lodges to be sited at the entrance, with a further 13 throughout the site.

Despite the proposals seeking a reduction in outright numbers, the applicants say the scheme would see an increase in the number of full and parttime jobs associated with

the resort, from 29 to 62 jobs.

A previous application was refused in 2019, mainly on visual impact, ecological impact and highway impact, and the applicant has sought to address the issues raised by that refusal, a supporting statement says.

It adds: “The applicant purchased the site in 2014 with the intention to upgrade the site into a five-star luxury resort.

This is very much still the applicant’s intention and whilst he has replaced some existing static caravans with luxury lodges, he also seeks

to replace the touring caravans and tents with luxury lodges too.

“The resort is now considered one of the most desirable holiday parks on the Pembrokeshire Coast which is evident on the number of holidaymakers who return to the resort year on year. Such is demand for luxury lodges on the site, the applicant requires additional units.

“The applicant now wishes to move the resort further by replacing the mixed touring pitches with luxury lodges but also provide a much-needed new entrance into the resort.”

Objections to the scheme were received from the National Trust, the national park’s strategic policy and ecologist, and the South Wales Trunk Road Agency, and 12 members of the public, along with one letter of support.

The application was recommended for refusal for reasons including it was “likely to have a significant detrimental impact on the special qualities of the National Park by intensifying the visual impact and intrusion of a large static caravan site within the extensive coastal views of this section of the National Park,” it would represent an intensification of the site, and was likely to “have an unacceptable impact on neighbouring residential amenity through increased noise and traffic movements”.

The application, listed for consideration by park planners next week, has since been withdrawn.

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Labour abandons HS2 legal claims positively liberal With AlistairCameron

POLITICS

A key question for everyone is how are we going to provide for our increasingly aging society?

This is particularly relevant to Pembrokeshire as many move here to retire and enjoy our beautiful scenery.

Paying for the care of elderly residents is the responsibility of the county council and, as our population ages, it has been a significant factor in recent Council Tax rises (along with looking after increasing numbers of vulnerable children and the cost of homelessness).

Paying for social care is an emotive issue, as many elderly residents have to pay the costs if their savings are above a threshold.

In many cases, this has meant the sale of their homes.

Back in 2011, the UK Government commissioned a report on social care in England which concluded the current system was “widely regarded as inadequate, unfair and unsustainable.”

The same could be said for Wales. The Dilnot Commission recommended a cap on the amount people should pay with the government m a k i n g up the

difference. .

However, successive governments have failed to take this forward due to the costs and emotions which it raises. In 2010, Prime Minister Gordon Brown produced proposals to fund social care from the estates of people who had passed away.

However, following intense press criticism that this was a “death tax”, the proposals were dropped.

At the start of the 2017 General Election campaign, Prime Minister Theresa May proposed that people needing care should pay from their assets provided they were left with £100,000. Again, this was quickly dropped after it was branded a “dementia tax”.

Finally, Prime Minister Boris Johnson produced plans to pay for social care in 2021 through a health and social care levy of 1.25% on earned income. This was later abandoned due to the cost of living crisis.

On top of the thorny issue of who should pay and by how much, there is a big shortage of care workers with many coming to work here from overseas to fill in the gaps.

Social care for adults and children is now the biggest part of Pembrokeshire County Council’s budget having overtaken the schools budget.

We need the UK Government to step in with a plan to properly fund social care and provide decent care for our elderly residents.

This needs to be a big issue at the General Election.

If you wish to discuss these issues, please contact me at Facebook: AlistairCameronPembs Twitter: AlistairPembs Email: alistairc@traseweb.co.uk

AFTER huffing, puffing, and posing for years, the Welsh Government has quietly decided to drop the idea of issuing legal proceedings to secure a share of HS2 funding.

Labour ministers threatened to sue the UK Government for billions of pounds they claimed should have come to Wales. However, the Welsh Government has dropped the idea despite a determined campaign of empty sabre rattling.

Faced with the embarrassment of a UK Labour Government not delivering the demands of Labour in Wales and the Welsh Parliament, the Welsh Government quietly killed their long-threatened legal proceedings.

The UK Government denied Cardiff Bay consequential funding, claiming HS2 was an England and Wales project despite the railroad not entering Wales.

The Welsh Parliament unanimously backed calls for Wales to receive the funding.

Although Plaid and Labour endorsed legal action, the Conservative Group stressed the need for negotiation instead of litigation.

In answer to a written question from Plaid Leader Rhun ap Iortwerth, Wales’s Counsel-General, Mick Antoniw, said: “Further

consideration has been given and it has been concluded that the wide discretion the Treasury has would make any challenge unlikely to succeed.”

That is the legal position explained repeatedly to the Welsh Government by UK ministers over the last eighteen months.

The question now is why it took Labour ministers in Cardiff Bay so long to back down.

It’s not difficult to guess the answer.

Labour in Wales was content to stamp its feet and sulk with a Conservative Government in Westminster. However, the next General Election is likely to return Labour to power.

Despite Labour in Wales’s “commitment” to getting HS2 funding, Kier Starmer has pointedly ignored demands for a future UK Labour Government to deliver it.

In the last few months under Mark Drakeford, Wales’s Labour ministers carefully changed their language about pursuing a legal remedy to get a share of HS2 funding.

Their angry demands for fairness and demonstrative fingerpointing continued.

However, absent a pledge by Kier Starmer to deliver the money, the rhetoric about legal action disappeared into the meaninglessness of

“exploring all options” and “making the case”.

In the meantime, Wales’s chances of gaining from the billions blown on HS2 vanished into ministerial hot air without a Cabinet member mentioning it.

Ahead of a Plaid Cymru amendment in the Senedd calling for the Labour Welsh Government to reverse its decision, Rhun ap Iorwerth said: “We would have expected better from Labour, a party that purports to be ‘standing up for Wales’.

“Despite Labour Ministers’ claims about the unfairness of the lack of HS2 consequentials, it now seems that they are no more than weasel words when we see their ambivalence towards pursuing the matter.

“This is a worrying signal of things to come should Keir Starmer become the next Prime Minister. Giving Wales the silent treatment on HS2 speaks volumes about Labour’s attitude to fair funding.

“The absence of resolve shown by the Counsel General is tantamount to waving the white flag.

“If the Vaughan Gething premiership is going to be something other thanA the same old, the First Minister must reconsider his government’s decision to let the UK Government off the hook.”

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Middle East on the Brink LAST WEEKEND’s events, where hostilities between Iran and Israel erupted into the open, represent a moment of great danger, writes Jonathan Edwards MP. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, spoke for the world when he called on all actors in the Middle East to step back from the brink following the Iranian missile and drone attack.

The regional war that many of us have feared since the despicable Hamas attacks on southern Israel and the subsequent obliteration of Gaza by Israel is now one step away from reality.

At this stage, there is no value in pointing fingers.

When events spiral as they are, one act follows the other. If Israel decides to bomb Iranian territory, I fear their response will be the moment we reach the precipice.

Therefore, I welcome the emphasis over the weekend by most of the key external players on deescalation.

Western leaders and China spoke with one voice. The unified tone was most welcome. However, what worries me is that those external forces seem to have little influence over the actions of Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other.

All eyes will be on the Israeli Government.

Premier Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in a precarious position.

He is reliant on the support

of ultra-nationalists in his cabinet and knows that his own political future depends on prolonging the crisis.

The West has proven completely incapable of influencing Israeli policy to date, hence the legitimate criticisms of carte blanche support by the West.

Meanwhile, Iran seems completely intent on upping the stakes. It is a malign force in the Middle East. It has created an

extremely strong strategic position for itself through the use of proxies.

This week in the Commons, I signed a motion criticising the oppression of the Bahai religion within its borders.

Despite purchasing 90% of Iranian oil, it is unlikely China has direct influence over Iranian policy; otherwise, surely, it would have cautioned against the miscalculation of launching a direct attack

on Israel.

The international focus was immediately shifted from IDF activity in Gaza to missiles and drones being fired at Israel from another Middle East state.

As Napolean once said, “never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

I am heartened that there appears to be a dialogue between the US and China. Reliant on press reports, we can only speculate about how advanced those discussions are. I strongly believe we need those two countries to come up with a plan that they can sell to Israel and Iran.

It may well be the case that nothing can be done now to avert a full-on confrontation.

It might be that Israeli rage is such that its leaders have decided that they must face their enemies on all fronts for as long as it takes.

It could be that the Iranian regime and others have determined that they will never accept the

legitimacy of the Israeli State and that the moment of destiny has arrived.

However, external actors must use all avenues possible to pull matters back from the brink, hoping that more sensible voices will prevail.

A possible roadmap could include an immediate cessation of violence in Gaza, the release of all remaining hostages, an international reconstruction plan for Gaza, and lastly, a political process to settle the Palestinian question, which is acceptable to the people of Israel and Palestinians.

As I said in the Commons this week, I welcome the British Government’s and others’ emphasis on calling for deescalation. However, the key to that is understanding that de-escalation must begin in Gaza.

This will all require an incredible diplomatic effort.

Is the impossible possible?

Who knows?

However, the consequences of failure are too dire to think about.

Law Commission to review Wales’s Agricultural laws

ON TUESDAY (April 16), the Law Commission launched a new project and began preliminary research

into agricultural law in Wales.

At the Welsh Government’s request, the Law Commission

is undertaking a review of agricultural law in Wales, with the potential to unify it under a single, comprehensive code.

Such a code would simplify and modernize the law and significantly improve its accessibility.

However, the project’s

scope will not extend to policy reform or a review of the substance of agricultural policy in Wales.

The law which governs the agricultural sector in Wales is spread across a patchwork of legislation, making the law difficult to access and, in places, hard to understand.

Agriculture is a devolved area of law in Wales. That means the power to make legislation governing the Welsh agricultural sector rests with the Welsh Parliament (the Senedd Cymru).

However, this hasn’t always been the case, and agricultural law in Wales comes from different lawmaking bodies, namely the UK Parliament and the Senedd Cymru.

In addition, some of the agricultural laws enacted by the European

Union (EU) whilst the United Kingdom was a member of the EU have been incorporated into the national law that applies to Wales.

Agricultural law in Wales may, therefore, contain provisions that apply to Wales only, to England only, or to both England and Wales.

Some of that legislation dates back almost eighty years and, in places, uses outdated language.

Some enactments will also contain provisions that have been repealed or may be redundant in practice.

The project is currently in the scoping stage, which means the Law Commission will conduct a detailed analysis of the current law to determine what a code of agricultural law for Wales might look like.

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Care award for former First Minister In terms of numbers, Wales’ National Parliament is no bigger than a county council.

The Senedd has grown in terms of its functions and the power it wields over recent years, but the number of elected members has not.

Therefore, it is necessary that their number increases from 60 to 96 during the next Senedd election.

Though the increase is eminently sensible it has elicited inevitable carping from elements that are hostile to the people of Wales being in control of their own democratic institutions.

These elements cynically attempt to weaponise the anti-politics mood in the country against our legislature and by extension our capacity for self-determination.

Unsurprisingly these loud, reactionary voices fall silent when it comes to the House of Lords.

That decrepit, anachronistic institution is full of also-rans, dodgy donors, and assorted party-political flunkies.

The so-called upper chamber has no democratic legitimacy and no mechanism for ensuring it is accountable to the public. If the electorate is dissatisfied with the performance of certain peers, it cannot vote them out.

Once a peer of the realm takes the ermine, they have a seat for life and the power to make decisions on the laws of the land.

The House f Lords still has 92 hereditary peers and up to 26 archbishops and bishops among its 779 sitting members.

The institution is also expensive to run compared to the Senedd.

For the 2022-23 financial year, the cost excluding estates and works expenditure and non-cash items was an astonishing £104,670,000.

Even after expansion, the cost of the Senedd by comparison will only be £17.5m in a typical year – a slight increase from £14.5m, representing just 0.07% of the £24bn total annual Welsh budget.

The initial set-up cost of around £8m should be viewed as a wise

investment in the future health of our burgeoning Welsh democracy, without which it would atrophy.

When compared to the other constituent nations of the UK, Wales looks like a poor relation.

Our legislature has far fewer elected members than those of Scotland (129) and Northern Ireland (90).

The Senedd’s dearth of Members means that it can only have plenary on two days a week. As a result, the Senedd is in full session for fewer days than either the Westminster Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, or the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The lack of Members also has an impact on Senedd Committees, which play a key role in the development of legislation and holding the Government and public bodies to account.

Members end up sitting on multiple committees which means they are spread too thinly and can’t scrutinise as effectively as they otherwise might.

When the thencalled National Assembly was created in 1999 it didn’t need more than 60 Assembly Members because it didn’t have any real power. Because of this, it was derided as nothing more than a talking shop.

But this is no longer the case. The Senedd as it’s now called has the power to legislate in several important areas, such as health, education, and the environment.

Our national parliament is now carrying a much heavier load and needs greater institutional muscle to handle it.

Senedd members are insufficient in number to adequately scrutinise the laws that make their way through our legislature.

This means that potentially bad laws go unchallenged because pertinent questions go unasked. The people of Wales deserve better.

We need to put down the foundation stones for the future independent nation we can be and the expansion of the Senedd is essential if our democracy is to flourish, and our nation is to thrive.

The former First Minister has been honoured for the “reassuring way” he led Wales through the dark days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mark Drakeford was presented with a 2024 Wales Care Award, at a celebration at the Senedd in Cardiff to mark the 30th anniversary of Care Forum Wales, which represents more than 450 care homes, nursing homes and other social care providers.

The Special Recognition award was given to the former First Minister by Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, who hailed Professor Drakeford as a man of “great integrity and intellect” According to Mr Kreft, the pandemic had been the worst possible nightmare for the social care sector because the virus was particularly dangerous to frail and vulnerable people.

Through the First Minister’s leadership, Wales had adopted a distinctively more considered and cautious approach.

He had recognised the particular challenges faced by

social care even before the pandemic struck, describing the sector as being economically “fragile”.

As a result, the financial support given to care homes, nursing homes and domiciliary care providers in Wales during Covid had been much better than in other parts of the UK. Since then he had championed the introduction of the Real Living Wage for the frontline staff who had risen magnificently the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic, often putting their own lives on the line.

Mr Kreft said: “Mark Drakeford has been a long term supporter of the sector, right back to the early days of devolution when he was a Special Advisor to the then First Minister, Rhodri Morgan.

“As a former Professor of Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences at Cardiff University, he was uniquely well qualified to understand the challenges facing the sector when he was elected to represent Cardiff West and later serve in a number of ministerial positions, including health and

local government, before becoming the leader of our nation in 2018. “That understanding and empathy was absolutely crucial when the world was turned upside down by Covid-19 and his leadership was a shining light that plotted a reassuringly cautious path through the dark days of the pandemic.

“One thing that made a big difference was that the Welsh Government led by Mark Drakeford sought input and guidance from the sector.

“We had regular dialogue including weekly meetings with the Ministers of Health and Social Services so the level of access we had with the decision makers was far greater than any other part of the UK. “There was always a sense that the First Minister was striving to do the right things, in the right way at the right time, with his avuncular style underpinned by a steely determination.

“He consistently ensured that the social care sector had the necessary level of support to stay financially afloat as the virus swept through Wales. “While he was

First Minister, we’ve also had the Real Living Wage paid to care workers, which is another thing we have been campaigning for at Care Forum Wales.

“Importantly, he always recognised that social care has provided a scaffold to support the NHS without which it would be unable to function.

“I feel certain that history will treat him kindly and he will be remembered as one of the heroes of Covid.

Mr Kreft added it was also a very important day in the history of Care Forum Wales because the 30th anniversary was an opportunity to recognise the organisation’s achievements in supporting members to provide high quality social care and dignity for all.

He said: “We share best practice and resources, we work to influence policy makers and we keep members up to date on legislation as well as providing training for our members and hosting the annual Wales Care Awards.

“We provide the sector with a single, professional voice with which to speak

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on social care policy and the collective clout to campaign for fair, realistic and sustainable fees for providers.”

According to Mr Drakeford, he was very grateful to receive such a special award.

He said: “From

the point of view of government can I say how important it is to have an authoritative body that speaks on behalf of a sector, especially a sector in Wales that is so varied, has so many components in it and can sometimes be quite hard to hear the

messages that the sector would want to convey.

“It’s why we have always been so lucky in Wales to have Care Forum because it has the authority to speak to government on behalf of those things that concern the people who work in the sector,

that matter to the people they look after.

“That’s why Care Forum has always been such a central partner for us in the work we try to do. For that we are incredibly grateful here in the Senedd.”

The reception was sponsored by Lesley Griffiths, the Senedd

Member for Wrexham, who is also the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice.

She said: “For 30 years, Care Forum Wales has championed the social care sector, offering a voice to its members whose primary role is to look after some of the most

vulnerable people in society.

“I am proud to have sponsored this very special event in the Senedd and I’m pleased Mark’s outstanding, compassionate and selfless leadership, particularly during such difficult times, has been recognised.”

Vale MP to run London marathon in aid of children with cancer uk Vale MP Alun Cairns will run this year’s London Marathon in support of the charity, Children with Cancer.

Mr Cairns has raised over a hundred thousand pounds for different charities by completing the last 11 London Marathons.

In running his 12th marathon this weekend, he will be joined with his son, Henri Cairns, who is making his first attempt at the 26.2 mile course.

Alun is the fastest MP amongst current members of the Commons and Lords, with a time of 3 hours 28 minutes, although he comes nowhere near former MP and Times journalist, Mathew Paris who completed the

course in 2:32:57.

Children with Cancer have co-funded elements of a groundbreaking clinical trial which led to one of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of childhood leukaemia some years ago and continue in this vein.

They also support families during the difficult treatment times.

Alun said, “Children with Cancer do fantastic work and it is a privilege to support such a good cause. They help fund research and support children diagnosed with cancer and help their families cope.

“The stories of the children are both heartbreaking and inspiring. I hope you can help.

“The charity co-funded

elements of a groundbreaking clinical trial

which led to one of the biggest breakthroughs in

the treatment of childhood leukaemia some years

ago and continue in this vein.”

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rectors W & MJ Rossiter & Hook with husband Mick af-

fordwest. Immediate family flowers only. All enquiries to LEWIS Pamela of Mathry. Roy Folland & Son Funeral Died peacefully on 6th Directors (01437) 763821 LYE Thomas Fredrick MyApril at Parc y Llyn Nursing nachlogddu Peacefully on Home. Pam beloved wife of Wednesday, 3rd April, at John. Dearly loved mother GWILT John Letterston Parc-y-llyn, Ambelston, and mother in law of Phil- Peacefully on Sunday 14th Haverfordwest, Tom, of Alltip and Pauline, Keith and April at home, John of Lety-gog, Mynachlogddu. BeRhiannon. A devoted and terston. Beloved husband loved husband of the late much loved Grandmother of Jill, loving father of David Rosa, dear father of Jeremy, and Great Grandmother. & James, much loved granrespected father-in-law of Funeral Service at St. Hy- dad and brother. Funeral Jennifer, loving grandfather wel’s Church, Llanhowel service on Thursday 25th of Catherine and Jason, on Tuesday 23rd April at April at Parc Gwyn Cremacherished brother of Mary 12.00noon to be followed torium Narberth at 11:30am. and the late Joan. Private by burial in the churchyard. Family flowers only. DoFuneral Service at Parc Family flowers with dona- nations in lieu if desired, Gwyn Crematorium, Nartions if desired for Ty Hafan made payable to ‘Wales Air berth. Family flowers only. c/o W.G.Bernard Mathias Ambulance’ or ‘Paul Sartori Enquiries to Ken Davies & & Daughter 62 New Street, Foundation’ or ‘Macmillan Sons, Funeral Directors, St.Davids, Pembrokeshire Cancer Support’ c/o Paul Clunderwen. Tel: 01437 SA62 6SU. Jenkins & Sons Funeral 563319 Directors, Feidr Castell, Fishguard, SA65 9BB. Tel: DAVIES Mike Sad to an- 01348 873250. nounce the death of Mike Davies who passed away LLOYD Heather Mary Pempeacefully on the 10th April. broke The death occurred He leaves to grieve his wife peacefully on Monday 1st Jenny and his son Nigel and THOMAS Peter William April 2024 at Withybush family also daughter Tracey Neyland The death oc- Hospital of Miss Heather curred peacefully at Withy- Mary Lloyd, aged 63 years and family. bush Hospital, Haverford- of Freemans Walk, Pemwest on Thursday 28th broke. Beloved Sister of March, of Mr. Peter William Jennifer and Helen. The fuThomas, aged 83 years of neral service will take place Neyland Terrace, Neyland. on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 BRANAGH William Maurice Devoted husband of Pat, at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, of Haverfordwest Maurice dearly loved father to Sha- Narberth at 2:30pm. There passed away peacefully, ron and her partner Billy will be family flowers only. at home on the 4th April, and the late Alison and an Should you wish to make 2024 aged 76 years. Dear- adored grandfather and a donation in memory of ly loved, he will be sadly great grandfather. In ac- Heather, please kindly formissed by all who knew him. cordance with Peter’s wish- ward to a Charity of your Funeral service, Thursday es a strictly private funeral own choice. The funeral 18th April 2024 at 11.00am will take place. All enquiries arrangements are being at St. David & St. Patrick’s to Tom Newing & Sons Ltd., conducted by E.C. Thomas Catholic Church, Haverford- Hamilton Court Funeral & Son Funeral Directors, west followed interment at Home, Dartmouth Street, 21, Main Street, Pembroke City Road Cemetery, Haver- Milford Haven. Telephone SA71 4JS (01646) 682680 01646 693180.

Dilwyn Vaughan Sons Ltd, Landsker House, ter moving from Saunders- Pamela Lewis VAUGHAN Dilwyn (Cwm Gwaun / Gwaun Valley) Passed away on Saturday, 6th April at Withybush hospital after a long illness patiently borne. Beloved husband of Suzanne, loving father, father-in-law and grandfather to Robert, Richard, Sam, Ella and Tomos.

Funeral service at Jabes Chapel, Gwaun Valley on Wednesday, 24th April at 12 noon. Family flowers only.

Further enquiries to Paul Jenkins & Sons Funeral Directors, Fishguard. Tel: 01348 873250.

Enid Lorraine Francis

FRANCIS Enid Lorraine 1927-2024 The death occurred peacefully on Monday 8th April at Lighthouse Ward, Park House Court, Tenby of Mrs Enid Lorraine Francis aged 96 years formerly of Cawdor Court, Narberth. Beloved wife of the late Gad. Dearly loved mother of Liz, mother-in-law of Mike, and stepmother to the late Rowland. A respected teacher at Wiston, Llawhaden & Narberth Schools. Enid will be sadly missed by her family and many friends. The funeral service will take place on Wednesday 24th April at 2 p.m. at Bethesda Baptist Chapel, Narberth. There will be family flowers only.

Should you wish to donate in memory of Enid cash or cheques made payable to Paul Sartori Foundation can be sent to the Funeral Di-

21 Station Road, Narberth, Pembrokeshire SA67 7DR or via www.rossitersfunerals.co.uk

Elizabeth (Ann) Jefcoate

JEFCOATE Elizabeth (Ann) Passed peacefully at Ashdale Care Home, Pembroke on Saturday 6th April aged 90 years. She was formerly of Castlemartin, The Rhos, Pembroke and The Strand, Saundersfoot.

Beloved Mum, Grannie, GG, Sister and Aunt. There will be a Service of Thanksgiving at St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin at 2.30 pm on Friday 26th April and the family kindly request that those attending wear a splash of colour. Family flowers only with donations in lieu if so desired, for The Alzheimer’s Society and The Paul Sartori Foundation sent to Sara Alderman at The Old Post Office, Castlemartin, Pembroke SA71 5HN

Lynnette (Lynn) Patricia Hamilton

HAMILTON Lynnette (Lynn) Patricia Hook (formerly of Saundersfoot) The death occurred on Tuesday 9th April of Lynnette Patricia Hamilton after a long battle with illness. Lynn, as she was more commonly known, passed away peacefully at home in the early hours surrounded by her family.

Lynn lived in Meurigs Croft,

foot in 2016 to be nearer to her grandchildren who also live in the village. Lynn will be remembered by many in Saundersfoot as a Practice Nurse at Saundersfoot Doctors Surgery where she worked for nearly 20 years. Lynn is survived by her husband of 52 years, Mick, sons Craig and Barry, daughters in law Sarah and Hiroe and grandchildren Jasmine and Niall. She was also a devoted aunt to many nephews and nieces, but was particularly close to Andrea and Julie. In addition to family Lynn was also lucky enough to have a wide circle of very dear and close friends. The family would like to thank all of the doctors, nurses, carers and volunteers who helped care for Lynn over the last 18 months and in particular the team from Paul Sartori who did everything they could to make Lynn more comfortable in her final few weeks. The funeral takes place at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth on Monday 22nd April 2024 at 10.45am.

Mick, Craig and Barry welcome you to join them afterwards at Hook Sports & Social Club for refreshments.

The family are requesting any donations in lieu of flowers be made payable to Paul Sartori Foundation c/o Funeral Directors Messrs W & MJ Rossiter and Sons Ltd, The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, SA70 8AB or via www.rossitersfunerals. co.uk

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Nolten Haven by Rachel Mullett

Bigoted Minds

DEAR SIR, Citizens are sadly restricted by their upbringing in Britain, since so many adults have bigoted minds, distorting the meaning of words, our only method to think.

So NATO was originally a ‘defence’ union, in a period after WWII, when Russia was declared a menace, by Winston Churchill, General Patten, General MacArthur, who then favoured attacking our weakened ally, with our huge preponderous level of power.

The UK and USA were firm allies of the Czar until 1917, so hated Russia because

its people had chosen Communism.

But any fair-minded adult, would agree that growing NATO, must be perceived by Russia, as an aggressive, offensive organisation, even when we supported it for defensive reasons.

Most British adults cling to a child’s comprehension of our world, Goodies and Baddies, and we are always the virtuous Goodies.

I have neither reason nor intention to think highly of Russia, nor its President, but am puzzled when millions of Britons oppose a cease-fire, because we believe that Putin is certifiable, which he may be.

That is a stupid reason for prolonging any war, where Britain,

a nation of citizens unwilling to pay to feed their own schoolchildren, gladly pays for land mines to be laid in Ukraine, which will blow the legs off Ukrainian children, ten years from now.

The ‘gunrunner’, the cowardly merchant, who made a fortune from selling arms to desperate combatants in war, has been despised in previous centuries, yet still this trade is dressed up as ‘saving lives’.

Every British citizen, failing to learn from the past, that a cease-fire must be the best hope to find negotiated peace eventually, regardless of circumstances, must be responsible now, because bitterness increases over generations, just as in the Mid-

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Calling for Safer Streets for Our Children DEAR SIR, I am writing in support of national charity Living Streets’ call to see 60% of children walking to school by 2029. Fewer than half of primary school aged children walk to school in England, this is a drop from 70% a generation ago.

When we design streets for children, we create places that work better for everyone. Increased walking rates will reduce road casualties, improve health and air quality, reduce carbon emissions, and boost our economy.

A combination of ambitious yet realistic targets, at least 10% of transport budgets spent on active travel, improved road safety in our neighbourhoods and empowering local authorities to make the right transport decisions, would go a long way to creating safer streets for children to walk and play.

I urge all political parties to ensure the walk to school is at the heart of their transport policy this election year. The impact of this investment will also help tackle the current climate, economic and health crises.

Graham Adamson 1 Brynffynnon Cottages, St. Asaph, Denbighshire LL17 0ET

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Carew stun Robins late on Milford United went into this fixture with five key players missing from the squad which allowed some 2nd team players to step into Steve Parks squad to face a Carew side that has been in good form.

The weather and pitch was good and the game kicked off with both teams playing some good football. It was a mistake from the Robins which would allow Carew to

score on the 17th minute.

The goal came through Griffiths who picked up a short pass and carried the ball and slotted it past the robins keeper, Milford dusted themselves down and played some good penetrating football down both wings through Tyler Sheil & Cameron Lees, it was lees who equalised on the 28th minute.

Milford played some nice one two football on the right and Lees finished it

off with a good finish.

Milford finished the half the strongest and should of taken the lead when Scott Reid broke the offside trap and was through one on one with the Carew keeper but his shot was pared away by the keeper.

The second half started with Carew pressing looking to dominate the play. Both sides had half chances and on the 75th minute

Milford’s Morgan Picton released Reid who made no mistake rounding the keeper to put the Robins 2-1 up.

Robins manager Steve Parks thought at the 83rd minute that the win in the bag but Carew had other ideas and equalised through J. Hinchcliffe to level it at 2-2, in hind site a draw would have been a fair result for both managers.

Milford switched off

and allowed Carew to score a third on the 87th minute and again at 90+4 leaving Parks absolutely stunned how Milford were winning 2-1 and gave is away in a lack lustre 10 minutes.

As the season draws to an end The Robins will be happy with their first season back in Div 1 and Carew look forward to their Senior cup Semi final against Clarbeston Road on Saturday.

Fox’s Clarby win nine goal thriller Clarby came out on top of a nine goal thriller at Neyland on Saturday. The result means that Clarby remain in 3rd whilst Neyland will now be relegated to the second division.

The visitors started the better and 7 minutes in Laurie Howarth scored directly from a corner.

However Neyland came back flying and started to cause problems for the away team.

There was then two goals in five minutes.

The first Ben Gale nipped in between the Clarby’s centre backs to slot home and minutes later it was 2-1 as a deep cross evaded Clarby defence and Leo Power

slid in to give the home side the lead.

After 32 mins Ben ‘Rocky’ John beat a defender at the left of the box and his outside of the foot effort went found its way in to make it all square again.

Some great play

by Wood and Matthew Davies down the Clarby right hand side meant the latter crossed for Howarth to head home his second goal of the afternoon advantage visitors.

Haworth then completed his hat trick to make it 4-2 Clarby and it seemed the madness was over for the first half. However there was time for another goal as a wicked cross

from Harry Young was deflected off the head of Rheinallt George into his own net for 4-3 at the oranges.

Seven goals in the first half, however the second half saw the game settle down well a little bit.

Laurie Haworth scored at the far post, Matthew Davies again the provider and it looked like Clarby would roll home. But Mikey Chandler scored in the 89th minute, a deft chip from all of 30 years an over Sam Edge in goal.

Despite a late push from the hosts it finished 5-4 to the visitors and it’ll be second division football for Neyland next season.

SPORT

Johnston Reserves win nine goal thriller Division 5 promotion chasers Johnston 2nds visited bottom of the table Cosheston 2nds in what should have been a routine victory for the visiting team.

On a pitch that looked like it had cattle grazing just a few hours previously, both teams started in an attacking fashion with the young Johnston forward line causing no end of trouble for the experienced Cosh defence.

In a game that could have gone either way, Cosh took an early lead through Rhys Griffiths, before a succession of chances were missed for both teams.

Johnston were playing well and their equaliser

came in the 25th minute after good play by Alfie Crawford, who was using his pace to create havoc across the front line.

Johnston took the lead a short time later through Crawford, after great work by the experienced Ashley Bevans and went further ahead a few moments later.

3-1 at half time in a highly entertaining game.

The second half started as the first half had finished, with both teams going for an all out attack mentality, and Cosheston got themselves back into the match in the 52nd minute and their constant attacking, combined with a little uncertainty in the Johnston defence, saw them equalise in the 53rd minute.

At this stage, the scoreline was 3-3 but could easily have been 6-6 and that was added to even further just a minute later, when Johnston retook the lead through Pete Donnelly!

Some game at The Playing Fields!!

Johnston made a tactical change with a view of firming up their defence with Squashie coming on for Liam Brown, and he made a positive impact ensuring the defence was communicating more, making it more difficult for the Cosheston strikers.

The visiting team scored two late goals to finish as 6-3 winners, but the game was exceptionally entertaining and on another day Cosheston would easily

have come out on top.

Cosheston have had a tough season in many ways, but it was lovely to see the club stick together, and with some players coming back from injury hopefully they can build on this year and have a better season next.

Johnston continue to

be a threat to all teams and now hope to push on and gain promotion.

Huge credit to both clubs for playing in a respectful manner throughout and referee Marty Jones praised both clubs in his post match Facebook post.

Cosheston 3-6 Johnston.

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Manderwood Pembrokeshire league

Results

DIVISION 1

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

Goodwick United

19

17

2

0

+73

53

Hakin United

21

13

4

4

+27

43

Clarbeston Road

20

12

1

7

+1

37

Carew

20

9

3

8

+10

30

Fishguard Sports

2

2

Kilgetty

Merlins Bridge

20

8

5

7

+13

29

Merlins Bridge

2

6

Goodwick United

Tenby

19

8

5

6

+5

29

Milford United

2

4

Carew

Monkton Swifts

22

8

5

9

+3

29

Neyland

4

5

Clarbeston Road

Milford United

21

8

4

9

-5

28

Clarbeston Road

7

3

Kilgetty

Kilgetty

20

6

5

9

-16

23

Monkton Swifts

1

5

Goodwick United

Pennar Robins

21

4

7

10

-17

19

Neyland

21

3

5

13

-55

14

Carew II

8

1

Narberth

Fishguard Sports

20

0

6

14

-39

6

St Ishmaels

0

0

Hakin United II

DIVISION 2

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

Broad Haven

7

2

Cosheston

Monkton Swifts II

20

17

2

1

+58

53

Monkton Swifts II

3

1

Camrose

1

1

Herbrandston

Fixtures

13th & 15th April 2024 DIVISION 1

20th April 2024 Division 1 Fishguard Sports v Hakin United Tenby v Merlins Bridge Division 2 Broad Haven v Carew II St Clears v Cosheston

DIVISION 2

Division 3 Kilgetty II v Goodwick United II Neyland II v Lawrenny Pendine v Solva

Herbrandston

21

12

4

5

+15

40

Narberth

St Ishmaels

20

10

6

4

+34

36

4

3

Johnston

Merlins Bridge II

22

10

5

7

+1

35

St Ishmaels DIVISION 3

Narberth

21

10

3

8

+16

33

Pembroke Boro

3

2

Haverfordwest CC

Camrose

20

7

6

7

+9

27

Pendine

2

0

Clarbeston Road II

2

4

Neyland II

Hakin United II

21

7

6

8

-7

27

Haverfordwest CC

Johnston

18

7

4

7

+9

25

Kilgetty II

2

0

Letterston

Broad Haven

19

5

5

9

-24

20

St Florence

2

4

Lawrenny

-

-

-

-

Camrose II

8

3

Angle

Carew III

1

2

Milford United

Milford Athletic

1

5

Prendergast Villa

Carew II

21

5

3

13

-19

18

St Clears

21

3

5

13

-24

14

Cosheston

18

2

3

13

-68

6

DIVISION 3

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

Lawrenny

16

13

1

2

+25

40

Solva

19

13

1

5

+20

40

Goodwick Utd II

19

12

2

5

+35

38

Neyland II

20

9

4

7

+9

31

St Florence

21

9

2

10

-6

29

Clarbeston Road II

20

9

1

10

+3

28

Letterston

21

6

4

11

-11

22

Pembroke Boro

20

6

4

10

-17

22

Pennar Robins II

20

7

0

13

-16

21

Haverfordwest CC

19

6

3

10

-19

21

Pendine

17

6

1

10

-5

19

Kilgetty II

16

6

1

9

-18

19

DIVISION 5

DIVISION 4

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

Camrose II

22

19

0

3

+59

57

N H & Sfoot

18

14

0

4

+41

Tenby II

17

12

3

2

+34

Newport Tigers

17

10

1

6

Angle

19

9

1

Monkton Swifts III

18

7

1

Fishguard Spts II

21

7

St Ishmaels II

19

Milford United

DIVISION 4

Division 4 Milford United v Angle N Hedges & Saundersfoot v Milford Athletic Prendergast Villa v Carew III St Ishmaels II v Newport Tigers Tenby II v Monkton Swifts III Division 5 Broad Haven II v Manorbier United Cosheston II v Lawrenny II Narberth II v Milford Athletic II St Clears II v Letterston II

Tenby II

9

0

Newport Tigers

Fishguard Sports II

1

5

Milford United

Milford Athletic

4

4

Carew III

Cosheston II

3

6

Johnston II

Haverfordwest CC II

2

1

Broad Haven II

Lawrenny II

0

9

Hundleton

Milford Athletic II

1

2

Manorbier United

Johnston II

8

4

Herbrandston II

Lawrenny II

2

1

Cosheston II

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

Hundleton

21

15

3

3

+85

48

Pembroke Boro II

23

13

5

5

+58

44

42

Johnston II

20

12

4

4

+37

40

39

Haverfordwest CC II

20

12

2

6

+40

38

+8

31

Manorbier United

20

10

6

4

+46

36

9

+10

28

St Clears II

19

10

4

5

+23

34

10

-7

22

Narberth II

18

9

4

5

+17

28

1

13

-37

22

Narberth II

18

9

4

5

+17

28

6

3

10

-9

21

Herbrandston II

22

9

1

12

-14

28

18

6

2

10

-2

20

Broad Haven II

17

6

3

8

-22

21

Prendergast Villa

19

6

2

11

-23

20

Letterston II

20

4

3

13

-49

12

Milford Athletic

19

3

4

12

-31

13

Milford Athletic II

18

3

0

15

-79

9

Carew III

19

3

4

12

-43

7

Lawrenny II

17

2

2

13

-65

8

DIVISION 5

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Welsh hopefuls 2024 Paris Olympics 2024 - 26th July - 11 August 2024

WITH just two and a half years elapsed since the Tokyo Games, the anticipation mounts for the forthcoming Olympics and Paralympics set to grace Paris.

The delayed event in Tokyo has considerably shortened the wait for the subsequent Games, marking a return to Europe for the first time since the resounding success of London 2012.

In 2021, the prowess of Welsh athletes shone bright as 11 returned home adorned with medals from the Olympic Games. As the countdown ticks down until the Paris Olympics, we offer a glimpse into the potential stars of the summer.

Micky Beckett

Hailing from Solva, Pembrokeshire, sailor Michael Beckett stands as the premier Welsh athlete officially selected for the Paris Olympics.

Aged 28, Beckett has solidified his stature among the globe’s elite ILCA 7 sailors, securing a European title in 2021 and clinching a world silver in 2023. With accolades such as twice conquering the prestigious Trofeo Princesa Sofia regatta, Beckett, undeterred by previous setbacks in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, eyes Marseille as his stage to shine and aims to transcend mere participation.

Matt Richards

Swimmer Matt Richards etched his name into history during the Tokyo Games, where, at a tender 18, he, alongside compatriot Calum Jarvis, propelled Great Britain to gold in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

Their triumph marked Wales’ return to Olympic swimming glory since Irene Steer’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relay gold in 1912. While Jarvis has retired postTokyo, Richards, now 21, continues his ascent, clinching the men’s 200m freestyle world title last year, outpacing even Olympic champion Tom Dean. Poised for another Olympic stint, Richards sets his sights on individual glory this time around.

Emma Finucane

Track cyclist Emma Finucane emerged as a revelation in 2023, embarking on a meteoric rise that saw her clinch four national titles before ascending to European Championship podiums and ultimately seizing her maiden world title. Her crowning achievement as Britain’s first women’s sprint world champion since Becky James in 2013 has thrust her into the limelight, with Paris looming large on her horizon. Crowned BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year, Finucane eyes

a triumphant campaign across three events – women’s sprint, team sprint, and keirin – with gold firmly within her grasp.

Josh Tarling

Teenage prodigy Josh Tarling exceeded all expectations in his inaugural season on the World Tour, swiftly establishing himself as one of the premier time trialists on the circuit.

The 19-year-old prodigy clinched British and European titles and secured bronze at the World Championships in Glasgow, with only cycling luminaries Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna outpacing him.

As he dons the colours of both INEOS and Great Britain, Tarling sets his sights on scaling even greater heights this year.

Jeremiah Azu

Hailing from Cardiff, 22-year-old Jeremiah Azu stakes his claim as Wales’ fastest man in history. Azu shattered Christian Malcolm’s iconic men’s 100m record in 2023, clocking a blistering 10.04 en route to clinching gold at the U23 European Championships, a title he also seized in 2021.

Despite falling short of expectations at the World Championships, Azu’s pedigree as one of Britain’s finest remains unscathed, as he eyes a pivotal role in both the

men’s 4x100m relay and the individual event in Paris.

Jade Jones

Jade Jones, prior to Tokyo, enjoyed an unblemished record at the Olympic Games, securing Britain’s inaugural taekwondo gold as a teenager at London 2012 and successfully defending her title at Rio 2016. However, her quest for a historic third gold was derailed by a shock defeat in the opening round to Refugee Team contender Kimia Alizadeh.

Undeterred, Jones relocated to Croatia under new tutelage, clinching five major titles in 2023 and cementing her berth for Paris as she continues to pursue her dream of Olympic immortality.

Rosie Eccles

For Caldicot boxer Rosie Eccles, the journey to qualifying for Tokyo 2020 was fraught with adversity. A debilitating virus inflicted nerve damage in her arm, casting doubt over her career’s trajectory.

Despite a setback in the Olympic qualifiers, Eccles emerged triumphant, clinching gold for Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games upon her return to full fitness. With her Paris berth secured, she now aspires to emulate compatriot Lauren Price’s historic Olympic triumph in Tokyo.

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Rees-Zammits’ future

Boxing twins farewell to Olympic dream

Ioan and Garan Croft, the formidable boxing twins from Crymych, have reluctantly diverted their Olympic aspirations after being overlooked by GB Boxing selectors.

The duo, aged 22, made the difficult decision to exit the GB training camp in Sheffield following what they perceive as a snub in favour of an English counterpart for an upcoming qualifier in Italy ahead of the Paris Games.

With gold and bronze victories at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham under their belts, Ioan and Garan have now opted to pursue the professional circuit.

Their departure from GB Boxing’s Sheffield base, where they had spent two years on the podium squad, was triggered by the selection of Lewis Richardson from Essex for the imminent Olympic qualifier, with Garan relegated to

reserve status.

Expressing their disappointment, Ioan highlighted the lack of clarity surrounding their exclusion, stating, “All we’ve ever had are excuses.”

He underscored their considerable achievements, stating, “Garan and I have won six major medals at Commonwealth and European level between us which I would have thought was massive.”

Meanwhile, Garan refuted claims of inactivity, asserting, “I’ve actually had seven bouts since midOctober,” adding, “I’ve been one of the most active members of the squad, if anything.”

Both twins expressed their bewilderment and sense of betrayal over the decision.

Despite their setback, the Croft twins have long established themselves as Wales’ premier amateur pugilists. Ioan acknowledged the closure of their Olympic chapter, remarking,

“Hand on heart, I can honestly say that I could not have done anything more to win an Olympic place.”

Their father, Guy Croft, who introduced them to boxing at the age of eight, remains a steadfast source of support. Reflecting on their departure from GB Boxing, Ioan noted, “Dad is gutted about what’s happened – I think he’s actually more upset about it than we are.”

Looking ahead, the twins eagerly anticipate their transition to the professional arena, with aspirations of emulating the success of Welsh boxing icon Joe Cordina. Garan expressed his dream of fighting for a title at Swansea.com Stadium, a prospect that excites the lifelong Swansea City enthusiasts.

Mike Lewis, chairman of Cardigan ABC, lamented the missed opportunity for the twins to cap off their illustrious amateur careers with an

Olympic appearance.

Drawing parallels to past disappointments, he recalled the nearmiss of Chris Lawson in 1976, underscoring the gravity of the situation.

In response to queries regarding the twins’ omission, a spokesperson for GB Boxing emphasised the rigorous selection process, stating, “These decisions are not taken lightly.” They maintained that the selection panel acted in the best interests of GB Boxing, prioritising boxers deemed most likely to secure qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

As Ioan and Garan Croft embark on the next phase of their boxing journey, their resilience and determination serve as a testament to their indomitable spirit.

Though their Olympic dream may be deferred, their resolve remains unwavering as they forge ahead into the realm of professional boxing.

Kansas City Chiefs head honcho Andy Reid has finally broken his silence on Louis Rees-Zammit, shedding light on the Super Bowl champions’ game plan for the former Wales wing. The 23-year-old made waves by jumping ship to the NFL just before this year’s Six Nations.

When Rees-Zammit inked a three-year pact with the Chiefs, word got around that he’d be a jackof-all-trades, dabbling as both a running back and wide receiver, while also dabbling in the kick return game.

Rees-Zammit himself recently hinted that his main gig would be as a return specialist.

In his debut mention of Rees-Zammit, Reid spilled the beans, confirming that the lad would kick off his American football journey as a running back. “He got a taste of this early on, with his old man playing six years in the European league,” Reid revealed during a presser on Monday, addressing the query about ‘this rugby kid’. “He’s got some prior knowledge of the game and has shown his mettle in rugby. There are parallels there as both are contact sports, and he’s got a knack for handling the ball and making runs.

“We’re starting him off in the running back slot to ease him in. Plus, he’s had a stint down in Dallas, getting some pointers from Pat (Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes). We’re having him get familiar with

our playbook and calls through Zoom sessions, and then we’ll take it from there.”

Rees-Zammit joined the Chiefs at the beginning of this week, coinciding with the kickoff of the NFL’s offseason workout program. Prior to that, he shared some field time with Patrick Mahomes in Texas – a pre-season ritual for the Chiefs QB, who often hones his skills alongside a few receivers in his home state.

While Reid has spelled out Rees-Zammit’s starting position as a running back, the upcoming changes to kick-off formations might see the ex-Gloucester winger get in on the action there too. The shift in kickoff setups for next season has stirred up interest in rugby players due to the similar setups. Reid hinted at the prospect of Rees-Zammit stepping into that role right off the bat.

“Potentially, they could all be out there handling returns,” Reid remarked, leaving the final call to special teams coordinator Dave Toub. “So, during and before practice, we’ll gauge his vibe and go from there.”

He continued, “Dave will have the chance to slot him into special teams and see how it pans out. It’s no mean feat making that transition, but he’s been wired for professional rugby since he was 17. At 23, with that level of pro experience and the mindset to match, he’s off to a solid start.”

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