Fifty years ago, January 28, 2016: The main Amroth to Pendine road, near New Inn, was blocked for about five hours when a 17-ton crane overturned.

New chairman of the Pembrokeshire branch of the National Farmers Union was Mr. R. J. Scale, of Upper Haythog, Spittal.

At the invitation of the Abbot, members of the Church in Wales joined the Cistercian community on Caldey Island for a day of prayer for church unity.

Pembrokeshire County Council was to be asked to approve a rate of 10s. in the £ - an increase of a shilling on the previous year, when they hold their budget meeting. If they accepted the recommendation of the county finance committee, reached in private in Haverfordwest, it would mean the second rise in the county rate in two years. In 1965, it rose sixpence to 9s.

Members of Tenby Round Table made a round trip of over 500 miles to pay an official visit to the Vauxhall Motors Factory at Luton, Bedfordshire. The party walked over five miles around the huge factory to see the various processes involved in making modern vehicles.

Rugby: Tenby United 6 pts Neyland nil. Tenby United were back on top of the Pembrokeshire championship table as the result of their two-try victory over Neyland. Scorers were Roy Young and John Maher.

Showing at the Royal Playhouse: Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon in ‘Cowboy.’