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Residents fight to re-open footpath

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Closed for safety: Path was shut in 2014

Closed for safety: Path was shut in 2014

A RESIDENT of Beach Hill in Milford Haven has spoken to The Herald about his and his neighbours’ frustration at trying to get a closed section of footpath near his home re-opened to the public.

The footpath off their road was closed for safety reasons in the summer of 2014.

David Horton and most of the other residents of the road have signed a petition asking the local authority to act to ensure that the footpath remains open; however, recent developments have rekindled fears that the path will be lost forever.

In June, a council officer, Matt Cloud, wrote to Mr Horton stating that the closed section of path had been cleared and ‘our engineers will be designing a safe route with handrail and tarmac surface along that section’.

However, a recent tarmacking project by the council did not encompass the closed section of path as promised.

Speaking to The Herald, Mr Horton said: “A couple of years ago, a building plot adjacent to our home was sold. The plot was bounded on three side by public pathways, two of which are the official coastal path. The purchaser told me that he ‘knew people’ in the council.

“Within a very short time, he had undermined the coastal path by digging it out to enlarge his property, making the path dangerous. The council, instead of insisting that the path be repaired, simply closed it. This has forced people to use an alternative route which is very steep and difficult.

“On calling the council, they told me that they had done a survey and that people don’t use the closed section anyway.”

Mr Horton explained the latest developments. He said: “On October 20, there was a total about-face by the council. Contractors have now laid gravel on the alternative much steeper path. Matt Cloud from the council has now confirmed to me that the council now intends to tarmac the alternative path and open the closed section ‘sometime in the near future’.

A spokesman for Pembrokeshire County Council told The Herald: “We are currently working on a project to improve a network of paths in the area, including paths that connect with Beach Hill.”

He added: “There are no ‘original’ or ‘alternative’ paths as all routes that are being improved are public Rights of Way. There are issues with a small section of one of the paths that are currently being discussed between the council and the contractors. We are working to resolve these issues.”

The spokesman said: “We do not accept at this point that a section of path has been undermined by a landowner.”

 

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St Mary’s to celebrate restored bells with special blessing service

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Pembroke church will mark completion of major restoration project with ringing, refreshments and an exhibition of photographs

ST MARY’S CHURCH in Pembroke will hold a special service on Sunday (May 10) at 3:00pm to bless its newly restored bells and three new bells added as part of the project.

The service is expected to be a significant occasion for the church and the town, with refreshments available before and after, along with plenty of bell ringing to mark the celebration. Photographs showing the restoration work will also be on display.

The event will also reflect the long-standing link between the town’s mayors and St Mary’s bells.

Former Mayor of Pembroke, Councillor Dennis Evans, famously climbed the church’s narrow tower steps in full regalia to inspect the bells during his term of office.

Organisers say it is fitting that Pembroke’s new Mayor, Cllr Jonathan Grimes, County Councillor for Pembroke St Mary South and Monkton, will take part in the service at the beginning of his mayoral year.

The celebration is expected to draw local residents, church supporters and those with an interest in Pembroke’s history, as St Mary’s marks the completion of a project that has preserved an important part of the town’s heritage.

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Tower visit: Former Mayor Dennis Evans views the bells at St Mary’s Church during a previous visit (Pic: supplied).

 

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Pembrokeshire mourns Major Juno

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Dyfed-bred mare rose from a farm in Eglwyswrw to national ceremonial fame and became a trailblazer for the Household Cavalry

TRIBUTES have been paid across Pembrokeshire following the death of Major Juno, the Dyfed-bred Shire horse whose journey from a working farm in Eglwyswrw to the centre of Britain’s ceremonial life made her a source of enormous local pride.

Known at home as Willa Rose, she was bred at Dyfed Shire Horse Farm, where her size, strength and calm temperament quickly marked her out as something special. Born on May 10, 2013, she was part of the fourth generation of the Dyfed bloodline and would go on to become one of the farm’s most celebrated horses.

In 2021, she was bought by the Household Cavalry and sent to London, where she underwent two years of specialist training before being officially named Juno in 2023.

Her rise was historic. Major Juno became the first mare to pass out onto parade as a Household Cavalry drum horse, placing both horse and farm in the national spotlight. The achievement shone a light on Pembrokeshire and on the work of breeders in rural west Wales, with many locally seeing her success as something truly extraordinary.

She went on to appear in three consecutive Trooping the Colour parades, cementing her place among the most notable horses ever bred at the farm. For local people, she was far more than a ceremonial animal. She was living proof that a horse raised in Pembrokeshire could reach the very highest level of national service.

Major Juno came from a remarkable line. Her uncle Celt went on to serve in London as Major Mercury after joining the Household Cavalry in 2008, while another Dyfed horse, Ed, later became Major Apollo. In 2023, Apollo and Juno paraded together at Trooping the Colour, an extraordinary moment for the family behind Dyfed Shire Horse Farm and a measure of the farm’s unique reputation for producing elite ceremonial horses.

Despite her national fame, Juno never lost her connection to Pembrokeshire. She returned to the farm for public visits, drawing crowds of admirers eager to see the Dyfed-bred mare whose reputation had spread far beyond the county.

Her death, after a short illness, has prompted an outpouring of sadness from those who followed her story from the beginning. Dyfed Shire Horse Farm paid tribute to her as “our Rose”, while the family has asked for her to be returned to Pembrokeshire to be laid to rest alongside Major Mercury.

Among those paying tribute was county councillor Huw Carnhuan Murphy, who wrote: “Your journey is done, proud to have been there on the day it all began on May 10th, 2013 with Nikki Murphy & Anna Raymond.”

From the fields of north Pembrokeshire to Horse Guards Parade, Major Juno carried the county with her. In death, as in life, she remains a symbol of the care, quality and quiet ambition that took a Welsh-bred mare to the very heart of national tradition.

 

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Welsh politicians call for pension fund divestment over Israel links

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Cross-party Senedd members and councillors say Welsh public money must not be invested in firms linked to alleged war crimes and apartheid

POLITICIANS from across Wales have called for local government pension funds to stop investing in companies they say are complicit in Israel’s actions against Palestinians.

In a cross-party letter coordinated by Palestine Solidarity Campaign Cymru, Senedd members and councillors from Plaid Cymru, the Greens, Labour and the Liberal Democrats urged the Wales Pensions Partnership to end investments they describe as supporting “genocide and apartheid”.

The Wales Pensions Partnership manages Welsh local government pension funds worth an estimated £26 billion.

In their letter, the politicians said ensuring public investments “are not contributing to grave violations of international law must be an urgent priority”.

The intervention comes as the Wales Pensions Partnership develops an Exclusion Framework, which campaigners say is intended to prevent investments that conflict with climate, human rights and international law commitments.

However, those behind the letter argue that the framework risks falling short of what they describe as a clear democratic mandate from councils across Wales.

According to PSC Cymru, many councils have already passed motions calling for divestment from companies alleged to be complicit in war crimes, apartheid and other breaches of international law. The group says 11 councils in Wales — half of all councils in the country — have now backed such motions.

Research cited by the campaign claims that Local Government Pension Scheme funds in Wales have more than £1.1 billion invested in companies said to be linked to Israel’s actions against Palestinians.

As one example, the campaign says Rhondda Cynon Taf Pension Fund has invested more than £12 million in BAE Systems, which it describes as an arms manufacturer making parts for fighter jets used by Israel in Gaza.

The letter calls on the Wales Pensions Partnership to ensure its Exclusion Framework explicitly excludes all companies said to be enabling grave violations of international law by Israel, and to produce a clear, time-bound plan for divestment.

Bethan Sayed, co-chair of PSC Cymru, said: “Today’s letter sends an unmistakable message: Welsh politicians from across the political spectrum will not allow public money to fund genocide and apartheid.

“The Wales Pension Partnership manages £26 billion on behalf of Welsh workers and communities — not a single penny of it should be profiting from the massacre of Palestinian men, women and children.

“Six out of seven people in Wales support divestment. Eleven councils have passed motions. The democratic mandate could not be clearer. The WPP must act — and it must act now.”

PSC Cymru said the letter reflected growing pressure across Wales for public bodies to review investments linked to the conflict.

 

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