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ECONOMICS, readers, was described by Thomas Carlyle as “the dismal science”. Of course, the fact he coined the phrase in the context of a pamphlet supporting...
HELLO readers! This is Badger’s last column before Christmas and so he is sure that those who elect to subject themselves weekly (or weakly, or weakly...
AS 2014 wends its weary way towards 2015, Badger has glanced back over it to pick out his favourite morsels of news. Rather like juicy worms,...
THERE are times, readers, when Badger despairs at humankind’s ability to be cruel to each other. There are times when, with a badgerly shrug, he simply...
LAST WEEK, Badger mused morosely on the limits of free speech. Little could he have known when he wrote his sally than events would unfold in...
OVER the last couple of weeks, even by his own benighted standards, Badger has been a gloomy soul. However, readers, this week Badger resolved to strike...
BADGER has previously spoken to you about so-called ‘green energy’. Badger is not sceptical of the value of green energy in improving our country’s energy security:...
IT IS OFTEN said that one should not kick a man when he is down. Badger disagrees, readers: It seems to him that in the absence...
WHAT a rum old week, last week was! Back in the news was Tony Blair, both boosting Ed Milliband and as the potential focus of the...
MEMBERS of Pembrokeshire Council’s Planning and Rights of Way committee meeting have given outline planning consent for the Milford Docks Master Plan. The application before Tuesday’s...
THE PARENT governors of both Secondary Schools in Haverfordwest are outraged and have united to try and ensure the retention for 6th Form choice in the...
THE DEATH of a Welsh backpacker who was found hanged in Thailand last August remains unclear, an inquest has ruled. The inquest , in Milford Haven...
LIVES are being put at risk in rural Pembrokeshire following National Grid’s failure to install generators for hundreds of properties...
AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW into historical child sexual abuse at Caldey Abbey, situated on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire, has uncovered extensive abuse...
HEARD the story about the ‘major’ car crash in Tesco’s car park, Cardigan? The one where no one was hurt...
THE WELSH GOVERNMENT has today (Dec 9) introduced a landmark Bill to address safety issues arising from Wales’s disused mining...
PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has announced that leisure centres across the county, except for Fishguard, will be open today (Sunday, December...
EFFORTS to clear the aftermath of recent storms across Pembrokeshire continue, with teams working tirelessly to reopen roads, restore power,...
DYFED-POWYS POLICE declared a major incident across the counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and Powys on Saturday afternoon (Dec 7)...
PEMBROKESHIRE has been hit hard by a powerful storm, bringing widespread disruption to roads, power lines, and infrastructure. Authorities are...
HIGH-RISK Tenby sex offender Christopher Flavin, 72, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for grooming and sexually abusing...
he Met Office has issued a rare red warning for wind as Storm Darragh sweeps across west Wales, bringing potentially...