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Pembrokeshire Herald
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Pembrokeshire Herald
Sunshine and support as Dale Sailing Open Day draws crowds to Neyland Marina
GLORIOUS sunshine, river cruises, and community spirit combined to make the 2025 Dale Sailing Open Day a resounding success at Brunel Quay on Saturday (May 10). Hundreds of visitors turned out to explore Dale Sailing Company's facilities, meet the team, and enjoy a packed day of maritime activities along the picturesque Neyland waterfront. Guests were treated to free river cruises on the Cleddau, tours aboard the Angle RNLI all-weather lifeboat, and hands-on safety demonstrations from HM Coastguard Dale, who provided crucial water safety advice throughout the day. The Milford Haven RNLI Fundraising Group were also in attendance, helping raise awareness of the lifesaving work carried out around the Pembrokeshire coast. There was plenty to see and do on dry land too, with special deals, raffle prizes, and a lively boat jumble attracting bargain-hunters and boating enthusiasts alike. The event also marked Dale Sailing's official launch as the regional dealer for Whaly Boats in South and West Wales, with the latest models on display. A spokesperson for Dale Sailing said: 'It was a real pleasure to welcome so many of you to Brunel Quay — from long-time friends to first-time visitors. Whether you came to see the Whaly Boats, enjoy the river, or just soak in the atmosphere, we're hugely grateful you chose to spend your Saturday with us.' The sunshine added to the festive mood, with families enjoying food from Get Loaded Pembs and mingling with suppliers from leading marine brands including Honda, Mercury and Suzuki. The company has announced that the prize draw winners from the day will be revealed next week via their Facebook page. 'We're proud to be part of such a passionate, friendly, and fun-loving boating community,' the Dale Sailing team added. 'Here's to a fantastic season ahead.'
Pembrokeshire Herald
24-04-2025
- Business
- Pembrokeshire Herald
Town Council set to meet with key elections and financial reports on agenda
A SCHEME for a rural Pembrokeshire One Planet Development, which would eventually include a charcuterie business using meats from a rare breed 'flerd' and a 'natural health service' has been turned down by county planners. In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Malcolm and Nichola Blunsden sought permission for the One Planet Development including a three-bed house, polytunnel and a freestanding photovoltaic array at Covert View, some one kilometre from the village of Jeffreyston, near Kilgetty. A supporting statement through agent Sureline Design Services Ltd said of the applicants: 'They have experience of managing this piece of land and are excited to have the opportunity to develop their ideas for an eco-house, rare breed 'flerd' [mixture of a flock and herd], a charcuterie business and a 'natural health service' that brings local community groups and schools closer to nature.' Covering a five-year plan, it says the applicants would produce 56 per cent of their own food, with a small vegetable garden and polytunnel as well as a flock of chickens and ducks for eggs and meat, and will also keep geese, sheep, pigs and cattle for meat; the main enterprise on site will sell fresh meat and charcuterie products from the sheep, pigs and cattle. 'In addition to this they will develop a subsidiary enterprise based on community groups and general public visiting the site for educational and therapeutic purposes,' the statement adds. Detailing the 'Cleddau Charcuterie' proposal, it says: 'The overall objective is to use traditional rare breeds of Welsh farm animals, raise them in a dynamic 'flerd' (mixture of a flock and herd) to create a rich tapestry of diverse meadows in a regenerative 'mob' grazed system whilst also building soil carbon.' It says the meats produced will be slaughtered and butchered locally and then cured in a purpose-built meat curing room, this will be located in one of the existing farm buildings on site. 'Research undertaken by Malcolm suggests a high demand for locally produced fresh meat as well as charcuterie products with known origins and high animal welfare. The nearest producer for charcuterie is currently in Powys.' An officer report, recommending refusal raised concerns about the robustness of financial figures and realistic possibility of achieving them, with 'almost 90 per cent of the projected income would come from a single source, namely meat products production,' adding: 'There is no supporting evidence from local schools or groups for a demand for the services offered. It is considered that there is not sufficient certainty to conclude that a significant proportion of the applicants' food and income needs would be met on the site within five years'. It also raised concerns about insufficient water resources on the site with a borehole required for drinking water. The application was refused by planners. Since the refusal, the application is listed as having an appeal against the decision lodged.
Pembrokeshire Herald
23-04-2025
- Business
- Pembrokeshire Herald
Permission for new Jeffreyston charcuterie business refused
A SCHEME for a rural Pembrokeshire One Planet Development, which would eventually include a charcuterie business using meats from a rare breed 'flerd' and a 'natural health service' has been turned down by county planners. In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Malcolm and Nichola Blunsden sought permission for the One Planet Development including a three-bed house, polytunnel and a freestanding photovoltaic array at Covert View, some one kilometre from the village of Jeffreyston, near Kilgetty. A supporting statement through agent Sureline Design Services Ltd said of the applicants: 'They have experience of managing this piece of land and are excited to have the opportunity to develop their ideas for an eco-house, rare breed 'flerd' [mixture of a flock and herd], a charcuterie business and a 'natural health service' that brings local community groups and schools closer to nature.' Covering a five-year plan, it says the applicants would produce 56 per cent of their own food, with a small vegetable garden and polytunnel as well as a flock of chickens and ducks for eggs and meat, and will also keep geese, sheep, pigs and cattle for meat; the main enterprise on site will sell fresh meat and charcuterie products from the sheep, pigs and cattle. 'In addition to this they will develop a subsidiary enterprise based on community groups and general public visiting the site for educational and therapeutic purposes,' the statement adds. Detailing the 'Cleddau Charcuterie' proposal, it says: 'The overall objective is to use traditional rare breeds of Welsh farm animals, raise them in a dynamic 'flerd' (mixture of a flock and herd) to create a rich tapestry of diverse meadows in a regenerative 'mob' grazed system whilst also building soil carbon.' It says the meats produced will be slaughtered and butchered locally and then cured in a purpose-built meat curing room, this will be located in one of the existing farm buildings on site. 'Research undertaken by Malcolm suggests a high demand for locally produced fresh meat as well as charcuterie products with known origins and high animal welfare. The nearest producer for charcuterie is currently in Powys.' An officer report, recommending refusal raised concerns about the robustness of financial figures and realistic possibility of achieving them, with 'almost 90 per cent of the projected income would come from a single source, namely meat products production,' adding: 'There is no supporting evidence from local schools or groups for a demand for the services offered. It is considered that there is not sufficient certainty to conclude that a significant proportion of the applicants' food and income needs would be met on the site within five years'. It also raised concerns about insufficient water resources on the site with a borehole required for drinking water. The application was refused by planners. Since the refusal, the application is listed as having an appeal against the decision lodged.
The Guardian
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The One That Got Away review – an irresistible treat for thriller fans
The One That Got Away is a rare double delight – something not just better than you were expecting, but better than it needs to be. It is the English-language remake of the Welsh drama Cleddau, by Catherine Tregenna, in which two detectives with a shared past are forced into partnership once more when a new crime has echoes of a historical murder they worked on together. Is it a copycat, or did they put away the wrong man? Could there be another explanation? And when are the two detectives with a shared past going to have sex? So far, so classic premise. If, as I do, you believe it is a classic for a reason, you will already be happy to spend six hours in TOTGA's warm embrace. If you do not, then you will miss a smartly plotted thriller, set in a Cambrian seaside town, that captures the warm intimacy and chilly bleakness of small-town life. You will also miss a drama that provides an astute portrait of complicated adults with complicated relationships that holds the attention no less than the twisty narrative. The two detectives are DI Ffion Lloyd (Elen Rhys, who featured in the bilingual drama Craith/Hidden) and DS Rick Sheldon (Richard Harrington, perhaps best known for Y Gwyll/Hinterland). Fifteen years ago, they put away a man called Paul Harvey (Ian Puleston-Davies) for drugging and murdering two nurses. The town was shattered. Lloyd left; Sheldon stayed, got married and watched the place put itself back together. The first episode opens in the present day with the discovery of the body of another nurse, Abbi (Bethan McLean). She is found near the same heart-knot motif that accompanied the previous murders. Lloyd is recalled from her new job and before long she and Sheldon – soon revealed to have been 'a cheater' – are working seamlessly professionally and awkwardly personally on the case. When I say 'awkwardly', I mean just that. I heartily thank whoever it was that decided the usual histrionics (furiously whispered, erotically charged arguments in corridors) could be forgone and replaced with the best efforts of two people old enough to know that they should save their energy for white-knuckling it through another rubbish bit of life. Discarded pregnancy tests, sketches in a caravan, drugs flushed down a toilet and other clues amass. Suspects gather – including Abbi's steroid-abusing boyfriend Darrell (Rick Yale), then her obsessed and unstable ex, Ryan (whose text messages telling her to come to the woods were among the last to be read on her phone). Storylines layer – then are promptly ripped apart at the end of each episode by a cliffhanger, provided by mysterious tattooed men in woods or something equally irresistible. Lloyd is staying with her parents. Her sister, Lisa (Hannah Daniel), is a frequent visitor. The resentment that Lloyd's arrival brings (not helped by immediate recommendations for the treatment of her father, who has the beginnings of dementia, in the face of Lisa's and their mother's daily care) is precisely drawn; deep, dark feelings have long been festering. 'When you come home,' says Lisa to Lloyd, 'life feels smaller.' The family dynamics feel painfully real, not least because they do not affect the abiding love the Lloyds have for each other at their cores. Meanwhile, hormones, doubts, frustrations, anger, regret and yearning are zipping their way around the wife-husband-ex triangle. When circumstances conspire to take Sheldon's watchful wife (and Abbi's colleague), Helen (Rhian Blythe), out of the picture, they then switch back with equal ferocity around the husband-ex loop. Another rarity, I must note, is the length of time for which you cannot say with certainty which way Lloyd and Sheldon will fall. To manage to instil any credible doubt in the will-they-won't-they trope in this day and age is an achievement that deserves its own special award. In short, The One That Got Away is a great psychological drama attached to a cracking crime thriller. Or a cracking crime thriller attached to a great psychological drama; I am not sure. Either way, it's a supremely satisfying treat. Don't – I think I am contractually obliged to say this – let it get away. The One That Got Away airs on BBC Four and is available on BBC iPlayer
