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1 week ago | narberth-and-whitland-today.co.uk | Patrick Ovenden

‘Johnny’s Fundraising Lunch’ last year - was organised by Jonathan Williams at the Old Point House in conjunction with the Paul Sartori team. (Pic supplied)The Old Point House at Angle in Pembrokeshire is gearing up for the 2025 Paul Sartori Fundraising Lunch. This free event for all on Monday, May 26 includes music, stalls and a raffle, between 12.30-3.30pm. “This is our third year for fundraising for the local charity Paul Sartori,” says the team at The Old Point House.

1 week ago | narberth-and-whitland-today.co.uk | Patrick Ovenden

New findings from Public Health Wales, in partnership with The School Health Research Network at Cardiff University, show that secondary school aged girls have much higher rates of self-reported problematic social media use than boys. (Mircea Ianco / Pixabay)In Wales, secondary school-age girls report much higher rates of problematic social media use compared to boys, according to new research from Public Health Wales.

1 week ago | narberth-and-whitland-today.co.uk | Patrick Ovenden

Seagrass growing in the Project Seagrass nursery, Laugharne (Project Seagrass)This year’s UK Seagrass Symposium, set to welcome over 200 delegates to the Welsh Capital, is hosted by Project Seagrass - which has ongoing work in Dale and Laugharne. Registration for the 2025 UK Seagrass Symposium will open later this month. Between November 11 and 13, 2025, scientists, conservation professionals, practitioners, and community groups from across the UK will converge in Cardiff for the event.

1 week ago | narberth-and-whitland-today.co.uk | Patrick Ovenden

Ginny visits schools and clubs, to educate, inform and inspire interest in helping and conserving hedgehogs, a species at risk of extinction. (Pembrokeshire Hogspital / Facebook)AT Manorbier Gardening Club’s next meeting, Ginny Batt from the Pembrokeshire Hogspital will be giving a talk on how this non-profit organisation rescues and rehabilitates sick and injured hedgehogs. Also in the newsThe hedgehogs are returned to the wild wherever possible.

1 week ago | narberth-and-whitland-today.co.uk | Patrick Ovenden

Stella Nicholls, Milford Haven (Photo supplied)A local award-winning prehabilitation programme helped 80-year-old Stella Nicholls regain her mobility and enjoy life pain-free. The 80-year-old former teacher and journalist from Milford Haven had suffered with hip pain for several years and it had left her unable to do many of the things that she loved like gardening, getting out to meet friends and visits to the theatre.