News
Station A retain Quiz cup
ANOTHER Pembroke & Pembroke Dock LVA quiz season has gone and what excitement it passed with.
The last Sunday of the season is the Cup quiz and Presentation night at the Station Inn, nine teams took part, sadly the St Govan’s Inn side missed it due to holidays, and what a close competition it proved to be with just seven points separating all the teams at the end of the eight rounds.
The First & Last side looked like they meant business dressed in their Baseball themed fancy dress and after the usually composed quiz coordinator and the night’s question master finally got his papers in order (apologies for the start delay) things were underway with an In the news round.
With the papers marked after every two rounds, first to show were the Alma but there was nothing in it and at the end of round four they had slipped back behind the Station A.
In to the pictures and round six and the Station B had levelled with the leaders with the Martello Club a point behind with the Alma, Golf Club and Oak another point away.
So to the last two rounds, TV Game/Quiz Show Hosts and Numbers culminating with the final question of the evening, what is 2016 in Roman numerals, and then it was down to the counting. With Les and Alan double checking the scores and checking again the result was in and showed the Golf Club and Charlton A on 74pts, the Martello Club 75 but the top score, 76, was shared by the Alma and the Station A so into a tie break.
The tie break question was: In which year did Czechoslovakia become the first country to make seat belts compulsory? A gasp from the players and time for the two teams to think. The Alma’s answer was 1968, the Station A’s unbelievable 1968 another gasp from the crowded quiz room (the answer was 1969).
Tie breaker 2: How tall is the Eiffel Tower in metres? Another pause for thought whilst the rest of the quizzers whispered among themselves, the two answers were collected and silence descended. The Alma’s answer was 108 metres, a ripple of sound, 185 metres was the Station A’s submission, further background rumblings, and the answer was revealed as a gigantic 324 metres.
A winner had been found and the Cup was retained by last year’s winners the Station A amid much applause for both teams, well done to both sides.
Before the presentations the Quiz coordinator thanked all the teams for taking part, Les and Alan as round collectors and markers, Debbie at the Alma for taking the results every week, the LVA for the trophies and Mine Host Don for the nights hospitality, especially the food.
It has been a tight finish to the league this year with the Golf Club scraping home on total quiz round points scored after a near Jordan Spieth type collapse, so congratulations to them.
The Chair lady of the Pembroke & Pembroke Dock LVA, Michelle Scott then presented the trophies.
The League Runners up to Mel, Gill, Pam and Alison from the Oak then the league Winners Mike W, Simon, Alex, Terrence and Mike S from the Golf club.
The Cup runners up Jan C, Jan M, Paul and Brian from the Alma and finally the winners Mike, Aisling, Dave and Don, the Station A.
Finally the quiz coordinator was thanked for producing and running the Cup Quiz and his work through the year to which the reply was “See you all next season”.
Business
Largest Welsh port appoints communications and marketing director
THE Port of Milford Haven has announced that Anna Malloy has been appointed as its first Communications and Marketing Director.
Anna is appointed to the Senior Management Team and this new role will be pivotal to the delivery of the Port’s long-term growth and diversification agenda and in ensuring that its obligations to coastal communities, future generations and to nature are honoured.
Tom Sawyer, CEO of the Port of Milford Haven, congratulated Anna and said: “Anna has a key role to play in our future and it’s doubly lovely to see ‘port-grown-talent’ flourish and for colleagues to progress up through our organisation.”
Anna will lead across the public affairs, marketing, sustainability, media relations, and community relations activities. She will therefore play a central role in the development of new and existing partnerships, including the Celtic Freeport, the Milford Haven Energy Cluster and the Celtic Collection; sitting alongside the delivery of major projects like Milford Waterfront and the Pembroke Dock Renewables Terminal.
“This is such an exciting opportunity. I am proud to be joining the Senior Management Team and look forward to delivering our ambitious strategy,” commented Anna Malloy, Communications and Marketing Director.
She added: “The Port of Milford Haven is playing a key role in the transition of South-West Wales’ economy to a decarbonised future. A beautiful place, with great people, that I am privileged to call my home.”
Community
First deadlines met following enforcement action at landfill site
THE first set of deadlines for the completion of actions to tackle the ongoing odour issues at Withyhedge Landfill in Pembrokeshire have been met, one week on following the issuing of further enforcement action by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
NRW issued site operator Resources Management UK Ltd (RML) with a further Regulation 36 Enforcement Notice on Thursday 18 April.
This outlined a series of actions to be completed by specified deadlines to address the ongoing odour and landfill gas emission issues at the site.
During the latest site inspection which took place yesterday (Thursday 25 April), NRW was able to confirm that three actions have been completed – two ahead of the imposed deadlines.
The operator has installed 24 pin wells, which have been driven into the waste in the lower section of the cell identified as causing the odour issues (Cell 8). These have also been connected to the landfill gas extraction system.
Capping material has been placed over the same area of the cell and welded to the basal liner to encapsulate gas in this area, allowing for extraction by the pin wells and four horizontal gas wells, which were previously installed.
While progress is being made, NRW officers detected strong landfill gas odours during an offsite assessment on Wednesday (24 April) in Poyston Cross and Crundale. Weather conditions this week appear to have led to a wider spread of landfill gas to surrounding areas, not solely linked to wind direction.
NRW odour assessments follow a set route around the landfill, with designated survey spots, identified to enable consistency of assessment and reporting. This is essential to ensure the regulatory and enforcement responses where there is offsite odour attributed to the landfill is robust.
The remaining Regulation 36 Notice actions will require significant effort by RML to ensure they are completed on time and NRW continues to closely monitor progress.
Clare Pillman, Chief Executive of NRW, met with representatives from NRW’s South West Industry Regulation Team and Pembrokeshire County Council during a visit to Pembrokeshire on Thursday 25 April.
Clare Pillman, Chief Executive, Natural Resources Wales, said: “While visiting the area surrounding Withyhedge Landfill with our regulatory team and partners from Pembrokeshire County Council this week, I was able to see and hear for myself just what people living and working in these communities have had to endure as a result of the odour issues from the site.
“What they have been experiencing is unacceptable and our officers have been working tirelessly alongside colleagues at Pembrokeshire County Council to ensure the operator gets this under control as quickly as possible. While it was clear that a lot of work has been done on site, there is still more to do to ensure they address all the actions set out in the enforcement notice.
“We want to make sure that happens, and are exploring every option together with Pembrokeshire County Council to ensure the operator works quickly to resolve the issues which are clearly affecting the quality of life of people in these communities.”
Huwel Manley, Head of South West Operations, said: “While we are reassured that action is being carried out by the operators at Withyhedge Landfill with a sense of urgency, we are continuing our regulatory presence on site to ensure the operator’s focus remains on tackling the issues that will address the continuing odour issues being experienced by surrounding communities.
“We will be closely monitoring progress over the coming days and weeks to ensure the operator complies with all the actions set out in Notice by 14 May. If they are not met, we will pursue additional enforcement action where appropriate.”
NRW requests that instances of odour from the landfill continue to be reported via this dedicated form: https://bit.ly/reportasmellwithyhedge or by calling 0300 065 3000.
Please report odours at the time of them being experienced, rather than historically. Reporting odours in a timely manner will help guide the work of partners more effectively, particularly in the further development of air quality monitoring.
Community
Milford Haven’s war memorial is 100 years old today
THE Milford Haven War Memorial, a significant landmark commemorating the fallen heroes of World Wars and subsequent conflicts, marks its 100th anniversary today.
The memorial, which was inaugurated on April 26, 1924 by the Venerable the Archdeacon of St Davids, remains a poignant symbol of sacrifice and hope for peace.
Constructed from 1923 to 1924, the memorial consists of a striking assembly of pink granite and white marble statues that were sculpted in Italy.
Representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force, these life-size statues stand on an unpolished three-step plinth below a main pedestal. A soldier faces west and a sailor east, with an airman atop the central column, surveying the skies.
The names and inscriptions of the fallen are carved into the polished granite shaft, meticulously supervised by surveyor J.P. Morgan with contractor E. Jones of Llanybydder.
Located on Hamolton Terrace with views over the Milford Haven waterway, the memorial is a freestanding structure in an external, roadside setting. It features a serviceman/woman sculpture in marble and Portland stone, set on a concrete base surrounded by railings. Inscribed plaques honour those who served in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and the conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2009.
The memorial lists the names of 239 men who perished in the First World War on its polished grey granite faces. The Second World War claimed 157 lives from this community, whose names are recorded on bronze plaques around the base. Notably, the memorial also honours one serviceman who fell during the Korean War and another who was killed in Iraq in 2007.
The Milford Haven War Memorial stands not only as a historical monument but also as an enduring reminder of the costs of war and the community’s ongoing commitment to peace.
As the town reflects on a century of remembrance, the hope remains that future generations will continue to cherish and learn from the lessons of the past.
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