Residents of a Pembrokeshire town were left dumbfounded this week when they found out that a popular brewery pub in their locale was to remain open…
 
Ale continues to flow freely in The Calypso Arms…

A non free house, The Calypso Arms, has escaped being closed down by its owner, the Welsh brewery Cerebrum Ltd. The pub, located in the often overlooked North Pembrokeshire town of Abersglod, was expected to call time for the last time last week but has shocked its regulars by remaining in trade.

Mrs. Harriet Jones, the landlady of the pub for seven years, was equally taken aback:

“I don’t understand it. I thought we did everything right. We had good beer, good food, a warm welcoming atmosphere as well as comfortable takings but for some reason they did not shut us down. Other pubs in the area have been obliterated by unfair charges from our brewery but we have somehow got out alive.”

We contacted a spokesperson for Cerebrum Ltd. who told us that “while we are doing our best to shut down all small community pubs, regretfully there are some we have to let go.” 

We assume the locals of Abersglod will be celebrating this rare triumph, and hopefully not at home with a six pack of lager. 

Spill your responses to this article into our inbox at pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com, or alternatively you can send a quick shot over to one of our social media profiles and we will set it alight and down it in one.

Here at Pembrokeshire News we like to support the arts whenever we can and we are here to tell you that there is a lot of great music in this county. From Blues to Jazz, from Rock to Rock n Roll, to Jazz and Blues again, there is something for everyone in this rich rural scene. With the sheer number of music festivals, pub gigs and theatre concerts going on around the county it is no wonder that the Pembrokeshire has continued to provide aural pleasure for all. So look, its all subjective but we have painstakingly picked our top three locally sourced music albums of the last six months. Just to give you a flavour…

The Old Guns Blazing Smokey Southern Whiskey Mojo Blues Band
Shake a Roll About, Honey



Fresh from conquering the Jazz and Blues festivals in 2011, St. Dogmaels based The Old Guns Blazing Smokey Southern Whiskey Mojo Blues Band, TOGBSSWMBB for short, have arguably started to dominate the bulging good time rock and roll scene. Since starting three years ago TOGBSSWMBB have been a popular choice at weddings and other functions while also touring the many Blues clubs in and around Pembrokeshire.

Shake a Roll About Honey, their debut album, has already generated a buzz since front man Smokey Smokey Devil Devil (67) shockingly declared that the cover versions they are famous for will not be a part of the track listing. Do not despair! We can safely say that their original material sounds as great as their cover versions, in fact parts of it sound almost identical. You will not regret bringing this album home, it’s a wonderful collection of energetic robust songs that will have you tapping your feet in no time. We can confirm from the Pembrokeshire News HQ that our downstairs neighbours have been complaining about our constant jiving while we spin some TOGBSSWMBB full blast. They won’t admit it but we think they were dancing too…

Read More

An English private investigator has launched his own investigation into a perceived conspiracy regarding the identity of one Sir Benfro…


Matt Sunson (pictured here on the left) has investigated numerous Pembrokeshire conpiracy theories in the past but nothing, he has stated, of this scale…

“Where ever you go in Pembokeshire you are likely to see the name Sir Benfro, but has anyone asked who he was?” Matt Sunson put forward this question to us at a paranormal convention in Haverfordwest last year, being fluent Welsh speakers we laughed thinking this was a joke. Mr. Sunson however became enraged and told us that everyone he has mentioned this to has laughed in the same way, but nobody has bothered to answer his question. We laughed harder, thinking the joke had evolved into becoming a more sophisticated character piece. The amateur investigator then stormed off. We have not heard anything more about him until now, and he is still convinced that Sir Benfro is a person.

The Pembrokeshire Investigation Agency (PIA) is independently run by Matt Sunson, his longtime friend Simon Jupiter (formerly Simon Jameson) and their faithful canine companion Frobson. In the past they have investigated the possibility of aliens in Trecwn, a Freemason conspiracy in Tenby town hall and a ghost ship in Pembroke Dock. Now Matt Sunson turns his attention into discovering the identity of Sir Benfro, from their website:

“Why does he give himself the title of Sir? Why does his name appear on road signs, public documents and in logos? There is something not right with one man’s name appearing in so many places. Nearly every person I have spoken to about this has simply laughed in my face, let’s see how long they can keep that up when I discover the truth…”

Mr. Sunson also lists Sir Gâr and Sir Mon as possible suspects connected to sir Benfro and is calling for any information people may have about this. It may be a short case but due to the fact we felt a little guilty for laughing at him, we decided to ask a representative of the Local Authority here in Pembrokeshire whether he knew anything about it. After explaining everything to our representative had this to say:

“I see this as a valid concern, we really do need to get more people understanding and speaking Welsh in this county. I congratulate Mr. Sunson for highlighting this issue once again.”

Any information about the history and identity of Sir Benfro? Want to comment on this story? Do so by getting in touch with us at pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or through one of our social media profiles.

The Welsh superhero is considering abandoning his namesake county in order to bring more stability to Pembrokeshire…


The superhuman was born in Haverfordwest and lived for a short time in the town of Newport before moving to Cardigan…

Captain Ceredigion, the Welsh superhero who possesses the abilities of super strength, a 250ft leap, enhanced vision, long range hearing and accelerated healing, has expressed wishes to expand into the neighbouring county of Pembrokeshire. The nominal Captain has spoken out against the Local Authority in Ceredigion who has sought to limit the use of his powers to strictly within the county. Sources close to the superhuman have said that he is “sick to death” of being constrained to work within one county and has wanted to help the people of Pembrokeshire for some time. Some even speculate he wants to use his gifts on a worldwide level.

It is not the first time the Captain has come close to crossing county lines. In 2007 he lifted a school bus that had swerved off the road to St. Dogmaels, a village close to Cardigan but actually in Pembrokeshire, and did not react well to being reprimanded by the Local Authority over a political boundary issue. He was quoted at the time as sarcastically comparing the strict measures to the Cold War. Captain Ceredigion has been a registered vigilante within Ceredigion for five years, failure to adhere to a strict contract laid out within his first year of operation could lead to him being sent to prison or even government research facilities who are “knocking the doors down to open him up” according to one Local Authority insider.

The Captain, born Geraint Hodge in 1985, gained his superpowers at the age of 17 after a near fatal car accident left him in a coma. David Grant, an amateur scientist living in Newport had made a quantum discovery in his home laboratory the same year and asked whether he could experiment with Geraint’s body since the scientific community had turned him down. The parents, who had previously been considering the option of pulling the plug, took the chance that the procedures could save Geraint’s life and consented. After several months Geraint was seen walking around Newport and his new found powers were soon made public. Shortly thereafter David Grant’s laboratory was mysteriously burnt down, destroying years of research. Heartbroken, the amateur scientist moved away. Some speculate he is living under the Captain’s protection.

Most people we have spoken to in Pembrokeshire seem delighted that the Captain is planning to expand his horizons, especially considering the obvious benefits of his presence on the street and the fear he strikes into the hearts of criminals. Others seem skeptical, a man who wishes to remain anonymous contacted us to say “Unless Captain Ceredigion has the power to keep shops and pubs open, the lawless freak can stay where he is.” The legality of the move is still being debated by Local Authorities and so the Captain may have to wait some time before he can act on his words. Another more superficial problem is whether he will have to change his superhero name, something he has worked hard to cultivate into almost a brand…

If you have an opinion on this then why not get in touch with us through pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or through one of our social media profiles…

In a shocking move to reduce public spending, the Local Authority in Pembrokeshire has accepted a massive cut to its traditions and roots in the name of future prosperity.


Heartbreaking decision…the cut will affect the tea and coffee drinking in all departments…

Whatever your opinion of the Conservative Party, we always knew there would be some major cuts to public spending that would genuinely sting. While the wealthiest of the private sector are given a special pass, the wealthiest of the public sector are told to stop wasting money. Long gone are the days when a public servant could earn £150,000 a year, do favours for his friends and exploit everyone. That luxury is reserved for the private sector these days. To cap it all off comes a cut that strikes at the very heart of the public sector, a massive clamp down on Tea and Coffee budgets nationwide.

Pembrokeshire has been hit very hard as a result of these cuts, a staggering 13bn is to be entirely removed from the Tea/Coffee budget for the next three years. A representative for the local authority has called the measures “ridiculously harsh” while recognising “they are done with the best intentions.” Supporters of the cuts think the figure is too low, with some calling for there to be no Tea/Coffee budget at all. Alyson Popple, a prominent critic of Pembrokeshire spending, told Pembrokeshire News; “Why can’t they bring their own tea and coffee to work with them? It should come out of their own expenses and not be paid for by the taxpayer, certainly not at the amount it has been costing until now. Plus in contrast if you work in various chain retail stores you are not even allowed to drink water on shift for some bizarre reason, and a portion of their wages goes to fund this massive budget to ensure the opposite extreme in the public sector.”

A retired member of the local authority who wishes to remain nameless told Pembrokeshire News he felt “the cut has only served to bring down morale within the public sector and has taken away the focus from real money wasting schemes involving silly things like human rights or health probably.”

We’re dreading your opinion on this but please let it be known. Write to us at pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or get in touch through one of our social media profiles.

Greetings comrade! We decided to take a look at the brand new Museum of Communism in Milford Haven, and what a day we had…


The museum has been partly financed by the European Heritage Fund, an organisation eager to get young people interested in the history of their locality…

On paper the idea of setting up a museum to look at the history of world communism in Milford Haven seems odd. It may even seem insane to some. Milford Haven has never been subject of communist rule, it has never witnessed a movement or an uprising; nor has it played any significant role in any of the communist exhibitions it now proudly displays. It took the vision of one man to look at this concept on paper and decide that it could work, and that man was Mathias Tomlinson, he spoke to us about this very issue…

“Some people are already complaining that Milford Haven does not need a museum about communism, what they don’t understand is that the money was only available to fund historical interest projects and I thought why not have something about interesting history rather than another centre dedicated to black and white photos of the town in the early 20th century looking exactly the same.”

The museum is free to enter for the first few months, a move intended to let everyone have a look before the tourist season starts. Unfortunately this led to disaster during the first week when a bust of Mao Tse Tung went missing. It was recovered the following week in a local kebab shop where a gang of youths had apparantly tried to trade it for three meal deals. They were unaware of Mao’s track record of getting plenty of food and had failed in their quest, leaving the heavy bust behind. The owners of the bust were happy that they had not damaged it.

We decided to get down there early before the crowds, and as we got our passes we were greeted by Benjamin - our tour guide. He led us into a small darkened room where a screen showed us footage of communist revolutions and marches from all over the world past and present. We were then led into the “The Room of the Past” and invited us to gaze over several very interesting Soviet Union artifacts ranging from the Russian Revolution in 1917 to late eighties with the fall of the Iron Curtain. This is a museum worthy of competing with Cardiff Museum, such is the standard. Though nothing pertains to Milford Haven, you come to realise that may be the reason as to why it is doubly fascinating.

Read More

We took the decision to paint a unique social portrait of unemployment by asking Pembrokeshire resident Daniel Gregory, currently unemployed, to keep a diary of a typical non-working week.


If you recieve Jobseekers allowance you are required to fill in job diaries (pictured here) so we asked one Jobseeker to fill in an additional one…

With unemployment in the UK reaching 2.69m as of January 2012, Pembrokeshire News has decided to expose some of the myths regarding youth unemployment. While bankers getting bonuses is almost universally bemoaned, the unemployed youth of today do not tend to get much sympathy either. Accusations of laziness and a general loss of work ethic are rampant within the media, often citing examples of young people who are more concerned with chasing fame and are therefore expectant of an “easy ride”.

While the conflict between the old and the young seems to be an eternal one, once in a while it is worth examining the human side of the debate - perhaps to shed light on the actual nondescript individuals that make up the rest of these alarming statistics. We chose to look at Daniel Gregory, a 24 year old from Mathry who has a masters degree from Cardiff Unversity but was unable to stay in the city due to financial difficulties. He returned home with a mind to save up and think about the next step in his career. Daniel has since been unemployed for six months and unable to save any money, receiving only £50 a week unemployment benefit due to the fact he is under the age of 25. This is his non-working week:

MONDAY
Got out of bed at 3pm because I was having a nice dream about being in a computer game and didn’t want to wake up. I had a light breakfast of taxpayer’s money on a golden plate and then set out at 4pm to the pub. I remained in the pub talking to some Polish friends about communism and anarchy until dinner time at 6:30pm. My mum had cooked a great meal as usual and afterwards I loitered on the street for a couple of hours before heading in. On my way home an employer from a local business approached me and asked if I would like a job, so I kicked his head in. I played a bit of Xbox until 3am and then went to bed. Unfortunately I had forgotten what my dream was about the night before and this made me very angry but I got over it eventually.

TUESDAY
Today was Jobcentre day. I decided to skip breakfast and head straight to delving into my usual routine of taking copious amounts of taxpayer’s cocaine. To take it I used a £50 note that I had stolen from a decent hard working man who was born in this country and my very expensive iPhone (I don’t carry a mirror or anything so this is a very handy flat surface). I got to the Jobcentre very high and very late, but they said this was fine and not to worry about it. They put me in the usual massage chair and gave me a foot bath while I waited to sign on. I gave them the diary you fill in each week with your job attempts and they laughed and said “Don’t worry about that rubbish! Just have some free money.” I thanked them and left sooner than usual because I wasn’t in the mood for the champagne reception afterwards, though I did grab some salmon from the complimentary buffet they always provide. Cannot remember much else that day as I was out of my mind.

Read More

A previously uncontacted people believed to be from Celtic descent were stumbled upon in the Rosebush area by an amateur geologist…


The tribe was last seen in and around Pantmaenog Forest…

When we think of uncontacted peoples our minds usually drift towards places such as the Amazon Rainforest, conjuring images of tribesman with no concept of the modern world throwing spears at helicopters. Imagine then an amateur geologist Rhys J. Sparks, out on his bi monthly trek around the Rosebush area to collect samples, coming face to face with a living relic of an ancient past - a real life lost Celt. It hardly seems believable.

“I thought perhaps it was an extra from a period drama…” Rhys explains, “…but when I asked whether I was intruding on a shoot he just stared at me and ran away. I found myself running after him as best I could and saw that he joined another similar looking man before disappearing over the horizon.”

Local historian Nicholas Wettys, another Rosebush resident, is very keen to validate the encounter between Rhys and the tribesmen:

“From what Rhys has described to me it sounds very genuinely like a lost fringe group of Celts from Roman Britain, something which is obviously fascinating for a historian like myself. However we must also think of the human side of this. These are real people who are possibly very vulnerable and due care needs to be taken. I admit it would be a shame if this turns out to be of work actors from Castell Henllys or some other heritage attraction.”

It seemed to us that Mr. Wettys was hinting at sentiments shared by other experts in his field, the harshest of which have branded Rhys J. Sparks as an “insane fantasist with nothing better to do”.

A search has been mounted to look for further evidence of the lost people, conducted and organised by Rhys J. Sparks himself who stated “I have had no help from authorities or any such organisation, nobody will take my claims seriously at the moment but I know what I saw and I am determined to prove it.” He has promised to let us know about anything he does find.

Got an opinion on this story? Seen any Celtic Warriors out and about? Drop us a lovely little e-mail at pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or contact us through one of our social media profiles.

Pembrokeshire News checks out the latest exploration of Poyston born Sir Thomas Picton’s life, work and dreams in musical form…


The name is familiar to all Pembrokeshire residents, even if the man himself is not. Some in the audience thought the production centred around the school in Haverfordwest…

*THERE ARE NUMEROUS SPOILERS ABOUT THE SHOW WITHIN THIS REVIEW*

Historical musicals are not traditionally known for treating their source material with accuracy, even Les Miserables takes liberties and you wouldn’t use Disney’s Pocahontas as research for your thesis on American colonialism. Benn Whellop, producer of Sir Thomas Picton: The Musical has said that this problem does not even enter into his thoughts;

“This is not an essay on the period nor a biography of a man, it is simply a story with human emotions that will transcend all barriers of prior understanding. At the same time we have made a part of local history come alive on stage and this may prompt some people to look into the life of Sir Thomas Picton themselves…”

With this in mind Pembrokeshire News attended the opening night of the musical with much anticipation and we can reveal we were not disappointed with what we saw from our excellent seats. The story of Sir Thomas Picton is a colourful one, from his birth in Pembrokeshire through to his time in the Colonies and eventually immortalised into history at the Battle of Waterloo via a musket ball to the head. According to some Welsh folklore a cannonball hit him but this was not touched upon in the show. Picton is a genuinely important figure of his time, especially within Wales where the Picton family has a revered place in the fabric of military history.

Onto the review: The first act opens with Picton as a child in Poyston, playing as a soldier in the grounds of his father’s estate. This also is the cue for the first number of the evening, a charming childlike ditty about the British Army aiding the Nepalese Malla. There is a layer of delicious irony to this since that particular campaign was a disaster and it serves to foreshadow Picton’s own struggle with the ideals of the military later on.

Read More

While the rest of the gaming world discusses the recently released trailer for GTA V, Pembrokeshire’s thumb bashers have something of their own to look forward to…

The quality of graphics have been described as “outstanding” in order to replicate the natural beauty of the county…

We at Pembrokeshire News consider Pac Man to be seriously advanced technology (so don’t hold out hope for regular pieces like this), but even we wanted to know about a recently announced independent computer game set in Pembrokeshire. The currently untitled game is the brainchild of a local computer programmer who goes by the moniker J-QT, we spoke to him last week:

“Nowadays the technology has come to a point where it is not only simple to create these incredibly impressive looking games but it is actually affordable. The independent game market is going to take off big time in the next few years and I want to be a part of that.”

J-QT has been working on “rendering” or recreating real life Pembrokeshire locations for over a decade but has recently gained funding for his project:

“There has been a lot of interest in trying to simulate real life envrionments, obviously the logical conclusion being a literal virtual reality. I managed to grab funding from a big investor in the States for my little indie game because of that. They’re not too happy that I chose to focus my skills on programming a realistic A487 road or the beach at Amroth but they don’t realise I’ve never been to New York or Los Angeles…”

So what does the game involve? J-QT cannot tell us much at this stage, these are the main features we gathered so far:

• Free roaming environment (which means you have a large amount of ground you can just walk/drive about in with no set level maps)
• You can choose to play as part of a story, similar to the GTA series, but in this case you play multiples roles including a farmer, a fisherman or a tourist
• You can punch, kick, jump and presumably break the law but not without consequences
• You can play without a story and just explore the digital county, take photos which you can then share with your friends
• At one point we are sure we saw J-QT almost swam to Ireland and later he may have set fire to a large wooden rollercoaster (though we cannot be certain that was the same game)

The release date for the game is uncertain at this stage but with the recent news of serious financial backing we can hope to be pooning each other in Pembrokeshire very soon…

Got an opinion? Want to type it out and send it to us somehow? You can do! E-mail pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or get in touch through one of our social media profiles.

Our guest writer Kenneth B. Leavitt has brought us a dramatic story about one man’s biblical reaction to a severe weather warning…

Pembrokeshire is certainly no stranger to rainy weather…

Local farmer Norman Davies has caused a stir recently with the construction of a large fibreglass boat at the old slate quarry outside Rosebush. Norman, 43, began construction of the vessel 12 days ago after experiencing a number of portents which indicated what he describes as “ApocalypticRain.”

“I woke up early the other day, went downstairs to put on my wellies and I saw my cat sneeze. That was the first clue. When I then saw the red sky, the cows all huddled in a valley, my pig with straw in his mouth and the restless sheep I knew it was God telling me to prepare for a huge flood!” He told Pembrokeshire News yesterday.

The rain, which has now lasted for 13 days, is expected to ease up by the weekend. But despite reassurances from acclaimed weatherman Nev Erwright, a number of local environmentalists have begun gathering their pets and local wildlife in the fear that innocent animals may die as a result of the storm.

A spokesperson for the group told Pembrokeshire News; “We should have seen this coming! For years we’ve been ruining our planet and now we’re being punished! We only hope Mr Davies will see it in his heart to let the poor animals stay on his boat during the flood!” Norman Davies is yet to comment on this.

If you have any views or opinions on our ‘impending doom’ drop us a line at
pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or through one of our social media profiles.

Thanks to Kenneth for sending this article in, if you would like to do the same then send it to the above address…

A Gumfreston woman who accidentally travelled back to the year 1968 claims not to have noticed for at least one day…

Mrs. Harris accidentally went forty-three years into the past outside the famous church of St. Lawrence in Gumfreston…

Typically when you think of time travel in Pembrokeshire you think of perhaps a school trip taking part in an educational but fun tour of Castell Henllys or Carew Castle. You certainly do not expect to hear of a 63 year old retired schoolteacher from Gumfreston achieving the process for real and by accident, yet amazingly this is what happened to Carolyn Harries last week Pembrokeshire News can reveal.

“I was walking around the churchyard on Tuesday morning when I suddenly seemed to blackout…” explains Mrs. Harries, who incidentally is not ill, taking medication and has no history of drug abuse, “…it was only for a second so I thought nothing of it. I walked around the village for a few hours and then went home. I should explain that my house has not changed much since the sixties, but I did notice my television was gone. I tried to use my mobile phone to call somebody but it was not working.”

Mrs. Harries, a widower who married in 1970, then went to bed and was shocked to discover a long dead relative sleeping upstairs. “I thought it was a ghost so I screamed and ran downstairs out the house…” continues Mrs. Harries, “…I then realised that everything did look slightly different, mainly the cars.” Mrs. Harries then ran back in, picked up a newspaper, saw the date and blacked out for a second time. She was back in the churchyard but almost a day had passed. “I can’t believe it took me that long to notice I had gone back in time, I could have done more with it but there you are.”

While the scientific community have rejected her claims, local paranormal investigator Norman Draco Black III has told her that it is entirely possible she entered a “time pocket”. We spoke to Norman over the phone and asked him to define what he meant by this turn of phrase:

“A time pocket is usually a quantum phenonema that allows physical particles to cross a dimension. This can sometimes seem like time travel since the alternate dimension is existing parallel to this one, but slightly out of time. Gumfreston and Pembrokeshire in general have a legendary history of fairy rings, stories in which people cross into another world or time and I believe this is what Mrs. Harries experienced.”

Got a view on this story? Drop us an e-mail at pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or talk to us through one of our social media profiles.

Our guest writer Dirk Scott has been looking into the story of Alan, a man from Aberbach who may have the key to avoiding social isolation in rural areas…

These homemade friends may be under threat from local authorities…

“There’s nobody here” said Alan, 76, from Aberbach, “so I decided to make myself some friends. “They didn’t say much at first, but now they are chatting away quite the thing.”

Having grasped the problem of isolation with his own hands, Alan now likes nothing better than to share a bottle of wine in the woods with his new friends.  “It’s great,” he said ” they don’t drink and they agree with everything I say.  What more could a man want?” Alan’s wife Ruth, 22, declined to comment.

Unfortunately Alan’s  friends have now come to the attention of The Pembrokeshire Coast Management Perk Authority who have deemed them to be unsuitable for a wild place and plan to replace them with a car park, litter bins, 14 signs, and a cafe which will remain closed due to mismanagement. The current path will also be widened so that two wheelchairs can pass abreast, which -coincidentally- will allow coach access directly to the beach. Coach operators have already requested that the marsh behind the shingle beach be tarmacked to provide a turning area and toilets provided for the drivers under heath and safety at work legislation.

When environmentalists pointed out that all this would actually frighten off the seals which the trippers wanted to see, an authority spokesman stated that an ice cream van might be permitted so that the sightseers had something to allay their disappointment and help pay for the cost of the scheme.  “We have a duty to protect wild places” he said.

We at Pembrokeshire News would like to thank Dirk Scott for sending us this brilliant piece of investigative journalism. If you’d like to do the same then send your work to pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com and we’ll get back to you.

Pembrokeshire’s horticultural shows better watch out for Dyfan Perkins, a gardener who grew tomato plants so good that they sold for a total of £50,000…

The tomato plants pictured here were grown indoors by Mr. Perkins as part of what he has dubbed a “special growing technique”…

Dyfan Perkins recently turned twenty-nine and is currently living near Hakin in a rather cramped yet homely two bedroom cottage. At first glance he does not look the type to be listening to Gardener’s Question Time, a tall thin man with a shaved head dressed in a single colour tracksuit and wearing silver chains. He admits as much, cracking a smile as he remarked to us “Snoop Dogg is into growing veg too, you wouldn’t think it.” The famous rapper performed in Cardiff recently and “gave props” to an award winning Welsh gardener.

Dyfan says he has been growing various plants since he was fourteen years old but it is only recently that he began growing on an industrial scale. “It’s not so much about quantity as quality though, that is why I have been able to make such a lot of money from my hobby.” Rather than simply sell tomatoes, Dyfan sells the very rare kind of tomato plant itself so that people can cultivate their own fruit later on.

We spoke to one very happy looking customer who wished to remain anonymous and asked him why he was willing to pay such a lot for these plants:

“He grows a very good crop. Excellent quality and grown at home, which is what I like best. Since Dyfan moved here the whole area has been flying with excitement at the prospect of these plants being so readily available.”

If you’ve got an opinion on this story give us a shout at pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com or through one of our social media profiles.

We don’t have time to answer all your letters personally so every now and again we put up a collected letters post in which we will try and answer any lost queries. We also publish any letters we think may be of interest to the larger community here so if you would like to submit a letter to the Letters Page feature then send it to pembsnewsdesk@yahoo.com and state that you would like a public response. Onwards to your letters!

Dear Pembrokeshire News,

I was interested to read your article about the proposed visitor centre at Trecwn.  I was wondering if the buses will run more frequently to cope with the inevitable extra demand?  It’s hard enough to get a seat on a bus as it is.

Otherwise, I think the centre will bring in a much needed source of revenue and revitalise the community.

- RG, Fishguard

Well we haven’t heard much more about this, there has been a lot of controversy with private tourism companies recently so we’ll see what happens. We’re sure that public transport will be provided if the demand for Trecwn is there. - PN

Dear Pembrokeshire News,

I saw you at the press conference for the Beast of Boncath and I couldn’t help but notice one of you had long hair. This is fine of course, except that person was a man. I hope that person does not write for you because I would be disgusted if he did. I was the one who asked to borrow a pen by the way.

Warm Regards,

- Terwyn Jones

Hi Terwyn! Yes I’m afraid one of us has long hair and is a man. Keep the pen. - PN

Dear Pembrokeshire News,

Re: Film Locations, could be Gwaun Valley. Good for Blair Witch Project, or is that just the people who live there! Love the place I used to live there!

- Pat

Hi Pat! We wish we’d have thought of that for the opinion piece on film locations, thanks for sending it in!

Dear Pembrokeshire News,

I have been losing sleep thinking about the tragic story you recently reported. I am myself a fisherman and if I had lost my waders under any circumstances I would be truly gutted, but to lose them in a freak accident like that is even worse. Did Barry Gonzales ever find his waders?

- Osian

Oh Osian, we are very sorry to keep you up at night but we must report everything that goes on. Bear in mind fisherman rarely lose their waders at all, let alone in the X-Files manner our story revealed. We have had no word that the waders have been located and no explanation as of yet either, we will let you know… - PN