Pupils, staff and governors at Ysgol y Preseli, a Welsh medium secondary school in Crymych, Pembrokeshire, are delighted after the school received good and excellent results in a recent Estyn inspection, as well as being placed in the green category - the top colour band - in this year's Welsh Government National … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire on the Silver Screen
Pembrokeshire is to star once more on the silver screen.The latest film to have been shot in Pembrokeshire is “Their Finest”, due to be released on 21st April. Set in 1940’s Britain, it tells the story of film makers making a patriotic film about Dunkirk to boost British morale during the Blitz.Gemma Arterton, … [Read more...]
The Land that Time Forgot
New Year’s Day is 1st January, isn’t it? Well not if you live in a wooded valley in Pembrokeshire where Hen Galan, or New Year’s Day, is celebrated on 13th January. This is the land that time forgot.Today the inhabitants of the Gwaun Valley, near Fishguard, are celebrating. They are not two weeks late; they … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire Beach One of the Best in the World
Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire has been listed as one of the top 25 beaches in the World. This joins the numerous other accolades the beach has won including being included in a list of the Top 12 beaches in the world; the best beach in Britain and being voted the best place in the United Kingdom for a picnic by … [Read more...]
Why Living By the Sea is Good for You
Living by the sea really is good for you and now there’s evidence to back that up. Environmental psychologist Dr Lewis Elliot reveals the benefits of living by the coast.Despite the widespread intuitive feeling that being by the sea makes us happier and healthier, there hasn’t been … [Read more...]
Time to Buy a Bolthole in Wales
A UK holiday home may sound like a luxury but it could be this year’s big earner.Surveys from economic consultancy PwC, online lettings firm Cottages.com, and Barclays Bank show that up to 76% of Britons plan a UK holiday in 2017. This, in part, is due to the price of foreign holidays which are up to 20% more … [Read more...]
A Hefty Premium for Houses in a National Park
Home buyers pay, on average, £119,000 more to live in a National Park, a survey undertaken by Lloyds Bank has shown.Across England and Wales a property in one of the 11 National Parks costs nearly 12 times the local annual wage, according to the survey. Snowdonia National Park, however, is an exception, with … [Read more...]
Pembroke & Tenby – Two of the Most Desirable Places to Live in Britain
Pembroke has been voted the most desirable place to live in Wales, closely followed by Tenby; both in Pembrokeshire. Pembroke came sixth on the list for Britain, with Tenby in sixteenth place.The survey, conducted by Rightmove, asked nearly 24,000 people where they would most like to live in Britain. The Isle of … [Read more...]
