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Free outdoor concerts, and top Celtic musicians at Fishguard Festival of Music

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FISHGUARD INTERNATONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL will feature outdoor concerts in Fishguard and St David’s, cabaret songs from the golden era and the very best of Celtic music in its second and final week.

Seth Bye (violin) and Alex Henshaw (percussion) enchant audiences with their unique renditions of traditional music from the British Isles. Renowned for their contributions to Filkin’s Ensemble and The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Seth and Alex recently participated in an 870-mile foot-powered EP launching tour using the Wales Coast Path and led a folk music residency on Skomer Island alongside Filkin’s Drift.

Their first concert on Saturday 27th of July will be at 9.00am on Lower Quay Fishguard followed by a performance at Oriel y Parc, St David’s at 1.30pm. 

Both concerts are outdoors and free. The musicians will also be performing for residents at Llain Las Sheltered Accom and Hillside Residential Home during the festival.

Later, on Saturday the 27th, The National Youth Brass Band of Wales will be performing at St David’s Cathedral at 7.30pm, conducted by Erik Janssen.

Twr y Felin Hotel in St David’s will be the venue for a lunchtime triple harp recital at 12am on Sunday the 28th of July.  Eighteen-year-old Cadi Glwys’s musicality is steeped in the traditions of her native mid Wales.  She has won numerous prizes at national competitions and has represented Wales in Lorient, Brittany and Ireland.

Soprano Claire Booth and pianist Jâms Coleman will give a recital of cabaret style songs at Theatr Gwaun on Monday 29 July at 7.30am.

Two-time winners of Best Album at the Welsh Folk Awards VRï will perform at Theatr Gwaun on Tuesday 30 July.  VRï ‘s performers Jordan Price Williams, Aneirin Jones and Patrick Rimes shed new light on a vibrant folk tradition that harnesses the raw energy of the fiddle with the finesse of the violin, and the beauty of chamber music with the joy and hedonism of a pub session, all underpinned with powerful vocal harmonies. 

Welsh Harpist Catrin Finch and Ireland’s fiddle virtuoso Aoife Ní Bhriain, will perform music from their acclaimed debut album Double You at a concert in Bethel Chapel, Fishguard on Wednesday 31 July.  

Dublin native Aoife Ní Bhriain is one of her generation’s most versatile and gifted violinists, a dazzling musician who commands both the classical world and her Irish traditional heritage. Harpist Catrin Finch has also built an impressive classical career and ventured into uncharted musical territory, most notably through her international award-winning collaborations.

Tickets for concerts are on sale at www.fishguardmusicfestival.com.

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Car crashes into house in St Davids

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EMERGENCY services were called after a car crashed into a house on Nun Street in St Davids on Thursday (Apr 24).

Dyfed-Powys Police and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at around 4:35pm following reports of a single-vehicle collision.

On arrival, they found that a car had collided with a residential property. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Dyfed-Powys Police attended a report of a single-vehicle road traffic collision where a car collided with a property on Nun Street, St Davids, at around 4:35pm yesterday. No injuries were reported, and the road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.”

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Milford Haven and Neyland Police issue appeal for missing man

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POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a 54-year-old man who has been reported missing from the Milford Haven area.

Neil is described as being around 6ft 2in tall with a shaved head. He has tattoos on his arms and one of his fingers, and sometimes wears glasses.

He was last seen on Friday afternoon (Apr 26) wearing a black Superdry hoodie, ripped jeans, and orange and black Nike Air trainers. Neil is believed to be on foot.

Anyone with information that could help is urged to contact Dyfed-Powys Police: 🖥️ | Online portal
📧 | 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk
📞 | Call 101, quoting reference 262 of April 26.

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Fire service delivers vital kit to Ukraine

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Wales joins UK’s largest firefighting aid convoy

MID and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has taken part in the UK’s largest ever convoy delivering vital firefighting equipment to Ukraine, joining 17 other Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) from across the country.

The convoy, coordinated by FIRE AID and supported by the UK Government, left the UK in early April. It travelled through France, Germany and Poland, delivering over 30 fire service vehicles and more than 15,000 items of equipment to support Ukrainian firefighters on the front line of the ongoing war.

Since the Russian invasion in 2022, UK fire services have donated 119 vehicles and over 200,000 pieces of equipment to Ukraine. Each participating service ensured local needs were met before donating surplus kit.

Watch Manager Rob Kershaw represented MAWWFRS on the convoy. He said:
“It’s been a privilege to be part of this convoy and to represent both FIRE AID and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
We received invaluable support and assistance from fire and police services across every country we passed through. Their help in coordinating, escorting, and hosting the convoy was outstanding.”

Chief Fire Officer Roger Thomas KFSM added:
“MAWWFRS is proud to support our colleagues in Ukraine by donating and delivering essential equipment.
The events in Ukraine have deeply affected the fire and rescue community, and this convoy is a demonstration of our ongoing commitment to helping those still working under extreme conditions.”

The donated equipment will support firefighters in Ukraine who continue to operate in war zones to save lives and protect property—often at great personal risk. Since the conflict began, 100 Ukrainian firefighters have been killed and 431 injured. A total of 411 fire stations and 1,700 firefighting vehicles have been destroyed.

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