PEMBROKE residents are invited to learn more about a £500,000 gas upgrade set to begin later this month.

Wales & West Utilities is holding a drop-in session at the Town Hall foyer, Main Street, Pembroke, on Sunday, March 24, from 1:15pm to 5:45pm. Locals will have the opportunity to view plans and ask project team members about the work, which will upgrade gas pipes across the Pembroke St. Michael and Pembroke St. Mary South areas.

The upgrade, aimed at ensuring a safe and reliable gas supply for homes and businesses, is scheduled to begin on March 31 and continue until September, barring any engineering delays.

Work will take place in Holyland Road, Gooses Lane, Grove Hill, Main Street, Orange Way, Rock Terrace, and Well Hill. Wales & West Utilities is coordinating with Pembrokeshire County Council, and traffic management measures will be announced in due course.

Project manager Adam Smith said: “We’d like to see as many residents as possible at our drop-in event so we can share the details of the work.

“While most of the gas network is out of sight, it plays a vital role in daily life—whether it’s heating homes, cooking dinner, or running a hot bath. We understand the inconvenience of roadworks, but this upgrade is essential to ensure a safe and reliable gas supply now and for the future.

“Our engineers will be on-site throughout to complete the work as safely and quickly as possible while keeping disruption to a minimum. This project will also prepare the network to transport hydrogen and biomethane, supporting a greener future.”

For further information, residents can contact Wales & West Utilities’ customer service team on 0800 912 2999, via X (formerly Twitter) @WWUtilities, or on Facebook at facebook.com/wwutilities.

Wales & West Utilities supplies gas to 7.5 million people across Wales and the South West of England. If you smell gas or suspect carbon monoxide, call the emergency line on 0800 111 999 immediately.

FFYNNON Community Resilience CIC are going green in 2025 thanks to new garden from Keep Wales Tidy.

Ffynnon Community Resilience CIC will be creating a new orchard garden in Pembrokeshire to benefit nature and the local community. Environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy will be installing the garden and providing all the plants, tools and materials for free through its Local Places for Nature scheme. 

Jo Denham from Ffynnon Community Resilience CIC said: “Our group of community allotmenteers have been so excited to receive the garden package from Keep Wales Tidy.

“We chose to put in a communally accessible fruit cage with an array of different bushes, and it’s been really fun installing it and choosing what to put in there.”

Keep Wales Tidy’s Local Places for Nature scheme offers communities free garden packages that range from small gardening projects to orchards and large-scale makeovers. 1,300 gardens have been created and restored across Wales since it was launched in 2020. Groups and organisations of all shapes and sizes have benefited, including emergency services, youth groups, sports clubs, animal homes and disability charities. 

Chief Executive for Keep Wales Tidy Owen Derbyshire said: “Creating thriving green spaces not only benefits the health and wellbeing of individuals but strengthens our communities.

“We are delighted that groups, like Ffynnon Community Resilience CIC can make a real difference through the Local Places for Nature scheme, and we are grateful to Welsh Government for their ongoing support.

“I can’t wait to see the orchard garden take shape over the coming weeks and months.”

Keep Wales Tidy’s initiative is part of the wider Welsh Government ‘Local Places for Nature’ programme committed to creating, restoring and enhancing nature ‘on your doorstep’.

HAVERFORDWEST residents joined forces to clean up the town in a community-driven litter pick organised by Haverfordwest Town Council, HaverHub, and Haverfordwest Heritage.

The event, which saw volunteers collecting rubbish to improve the town’s appearance, was attended by County Councillor Thomas Tudor, who represents the Castle Ward on Pembrokeshire County Council.

Cllr Tudor said: “It was lovely to participate in and help with the Big Haverfordwest Litter Pick. I’d like to thank everyone who attended today—this will be the first of many similar initiatives for Haverfordwest, the County Town of Pembrokeshire.”

The initiative is expected to become a regular event to maintain cleanliness and encourage civic pride.