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Eye candy for the urban
dweller:
LOOKING THROUGH the
visitors’ book at a
stunning Welsh farmhouse
in the hills overlooking
Fishguard Harbour, words
like “bliss”,
“peaceful”, “stylish”
and, of course, “eco”
jump off the page.
What strikes me as
strange, however, is
that apart from me, none
of these happy
holidaymakers is Irish.
And yet, Rosslare is
only two hours away on
the express ferry from
Fishguard.
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Harbour high on agenda
for re-elected MP Crabb:
Fishguard residents have
been told to expect
change and progress in
the town and throughout
the county as Stephen
Crabb, recently
re-elected MP for
Preseli Pembrokeshire,
settles in to life in
government.
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Coastguards search Blue
Lagoon:
St Davids coastguards
and Preseli sector
manager searched the
area around Abereiddi's
Blue Lagoon on Sunday
evening, following
reports of a boat
adrift.
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Rev Carl D. Williams, of
Hermon Chapel:
A popular north
Pembrokeshire minister
has announced he is to
retire later this year.
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Welsh Assembly confirms
Mathry School closurel:
Mathry school is to
close next year
following Welsh Assembly
approval for plans to
enlarge Ysgol Ger-y-Llan
at Letterston, and
amalgamate both schools
on one site.
... more (WT)
Skomer Island:
At one o'clock this
afternoon, MRCC Milford
Haven received a VHF DSC
distress call from a
vessel called Valley
Divers reporting that
one of their diving
party was missing.
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Pembrokeshire County
Council appoints Dawnus
to build Fishguard's new
primary school:
Work is due to start on
Fishguard’s new primary
school, as Pembrokeshire
County Council appoints
Swansea-based
construction company
Dawnus.
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Fishguard and Goodwick
Round Table to honour
memory of Yvonne Fox:
Members of Fishguard and
Goodwick Round Table
will be walking from
Haverfordwest to
Fishguard tomorrow
(Saturday) to raise
money in memory of
iconic local character
Yvonne Fox.
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Des fantômes hantent un
centre social Gallois:
Le personnel d’un des
centres sociaux de
Fishguard s’est
récemment posé la
question après avoir été
témoins de phénomènes
étranges
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The Stena Express
Fastcraft will operate one sailing each way
daily 12 July - 4 September '10:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Amazing underwater
wonderworld off
Britain's coast reveals
natural treasures:
The Red Sea? The
Caribbean? The Great
Barrier Reef?
No, the underwater
wonderworld off West
Wales.
The clear blue waters of
the Skomer Marine
Reserve off the
Pembrokeshire coast have
revealed a treasure
chest of natural beauty.
Amateur divers using
latest digital cameras
captured the ocean
colour scenes which have
stunned scientists.
The photographers even
discovered two new
species of sea creature
in British waters which
researchers were unaware
of.
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Preseli
Pembrokeshire:
Conservative MP Stephen
Crabb celebrates big
victory
... more (WT)
South Pembrokeshire:
Conservative Simon Hart
"nicks" seat
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Pembrokeshire council
inspects 'haunted day
centre':
A council has inspected
one of its day centres
following claims it is
haunted. A maintenance
team was sent to the
Wintern Day Centre in
Fishguard to look for
structural faults or
anything that may
explain strange events
there.
... more (BBC_
... fear their building
is haunted by GHOSTS.
more (The Sun)
Council staff refuse to
work after dark for fear
of ghosts: Spooked staff
are refusing to work in
a building after dark -
because they fear is it
haunted by GHOSTS.
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Insurrection:
Newport insurgents call
for referendum on
Pembrokeshire County
Council's parking
charges
...more (WT)
National Election -
Preseli Pembrokeshire:
This is the most
westerly constituency in
Wales. Much of the
coastal area is in the
Pembrokeshire Coast
National Park.
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Calls for space in
Fishguard town hall to
display Gwaun Maid:
The Gwaun Maid painting,
owned by Fishguard and
Goodwick Town Council,
depicts Henry Llewelin’s
ship, said to be one of
the most important
vessels built in
Fishguard.
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Buzz Knapp-Fisher & Car:
Dail Mail motoring
section visits Buzz ...
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PCNA:
"Members of the
Pembrokeshire Coast
National Park
Authority’s Development
Management Committee
today (Wednesday)
refused a revised
application for Bettws
Newydd, Newport"
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Goodwick Brass Band:
Fundraising walk from
Haverfordwest to
Goodwick for National
Brass Band Championships
fund ...
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St
Mary’s community hall:
"The future of a
Fishguard building will
be discussed at a public
meeting tonight
(Thursday). St Mary’s
community hall is in
need of modernisation,
and locals are invited
to have their say on
ways the building could
be adapted to meet the
community’s needs".
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St Mary’s community hall
(update):
"A
lack of interest in the
future of a Fishguard
community centre could
spell the end of a
£250,000 lottery grant
needed to keep the
facility alive".
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Justin Merrigan:
This new
72 page book brings
together a collection of
historical pictures of
the ferries at both Fishguard and Rosslare.
Follow up book to 2006 book with
pictures which could not be included.
Written by Justin Merrigan. Wealth of
outstanding views. A4 Size.
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Fishguard Marina (1858) :
Mr. John Harris
outlines the benefits of a marina at
Fishguard 150+ years ago
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European conservation
award nomination for St
Davids:
A
15-year project at The
Bishop's Palace, St
Davids, has been
nominated for a
prestigious conservation
prize.
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Channel
4's
Restoration
Man:
A
Fishguard
couple's
quest
to
convert
a
disused
church
into
their
dream
home
is
the
focus
of
Channel
4's
Restoration
Man
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Actor Timothy Spall
circumnavigates Britain by barge: When I
catch up with him, the barge is moored against
the harbour wall in Fishguard, Wales
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Fishguard
lagging
behind
other
seaside
towns:
Preseli Pembrokeshire
AM
Paul
Davies
says
Fishguard
is
lagging
behind
other
seaside
towns
because
it
has
such
a
poor
train
service(????????).
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Old Grumpy:
It will come as
no surprise to readers of this column to learn
that the Leader has used these powers to appoint
himself to one of these £6,500 a year posts.
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Top QUEST award for
Fishguard Leisure Centre:
Fishguard Leisure Centre
has been credited with an award for its good
practice and management. The award came from
QUEST – the UK quality scheme for sport and
leisure
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Fishguard - description (1803):
The appearance
of the place is very unprepossessing; the houses
are generally of a very mean description and ill
constructed, and the streets formed with so
total a disregard to symmetry and plan that they
are not only highly offensive to the eye, but
seriously inconvenient, being
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1815 and little improvement:
... and the
streets are proverbially bad. The shops are all
upon a small scale, and ill-supplied with common
articles. Ale-houses are numerous
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Fishguard ... :
Now
ungovernable ... ten men killed
... more
Fishguard:
44 Guns found
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New PCSOs for Fishguard ... :
PCSO Olivia
Jones, who will be covering
Fishguard, St Dogmaels and
Cilegerran, is following in the
footsteps of her father who is a PC
at Fishguard police station.
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Capt. Alan Price (left) of "The Haagdyve
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About 1200 years ago, the Vikings
marauded and traded along the
western coast of the British Isles.
They regularly reached as far as,
what is now known as Pembrokeshire
on the west coast of Wales. The
local men when asked jumped ....
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WELCOME TO PENTOWER |
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and enjoy the spectacular views
of Fishguard Harbour |
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Watch the
Ferry
and
fishing boats as you
take breakfast in
the dining room
overlooking the bay. |
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The peaceful
location is only
three minutes walk
from the centre of
town and has ample
private parking.
Pentower is an
interesting and
historic house which
was built by Sir
Evan Jones who
designed the
Harbour. For some
years it was the
home of broadcaster,
journalist and war
correspondent
Wynford
Vaughan-Thomas. |
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The bedrooms - one
twin and two doubles
- are spacious and
airy and all have
large showers! One
has a turret, sea
views and super-king
size bed.
From £70.00 per room
per night including
breakfast. Single
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There is also a
self-catering 1
bedroom (another
super king size bed)
apartment attached
to the house.
'Little Pentower'
enjoys similar views
from its lounge and
has its own secluded
garden. |
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Beware! Tony and Mary own three
thoroughly spoilt and friendly
cats!! |
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Contact Details |
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Proprietors |
Mary Casey and Tony Jacobs,
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Address |
Pentower, Tower Hill, Fishguard,
Pembrokeshire, SA65 9LA |
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WEATHER |
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Fishguard has a
relatively mild climate
due to its coastal
position. The winds
coming from the west or
south-west have a
determining influence on
temperature and
precipitation.
Shipping Forecast
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Pembrokeshire's mild
climate means that crops
such as its famous new
potatoes often arrive in
British shops earlier in
the year than produce
from other parts of the
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Contact Details |
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Proprietors |
Mary Casey and Tony Jacobs,
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Address |
Pentower, Tower Hill, Fishguard,
Pembrokeshire, SA65 9LA |
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