Controversy over connection charges to Saundersfoot’s £300,000 drainage scheme reached a new stage. At Narberth Rural Council’s monthly meeting, there was talk of engaging independent engineers to investigate the position.

A pupil of Greenhill School, Jayne Williams, of Tenby, became Tenby’s first-ever Queen’s Guide.

Two Tenby girls went to Buckingham Palace to receive their gold awards under the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. They were 17-year-old Delyth Smith and Pamela Sutton, 20.

Three police dogs were being used on pre-Christmas patrols throughout Pembrokeshire. Although there had been very little trouble from poultry thieves, the county police were taking no chances in protecting the 200,000 turkeys and thousands of other birds which Pembrokeshire farms provided for Christmas dinners in all parts of the country.

Pembrokeshire planning committee approved a plan for a crematorium site at Clyn Pattel, near Narberth.

Tenby Town Council were considering purchasing the South Beach Pavilion.

Rugby: Tenby United nil Haverfordwest 14. The convincing defeat of Tenby by Haverfordwest was the shock news of the weekend. The United, with only four wins in nine matches, had slipped well out of the title zone.

Tenby Golf Club, with a membership of 600, was larger than it had ever been, said the club president, Mr. S. H. Hughes. He was speaking at the first annual meeting held in the new clubhouse which he described as worthy of the oldest golf club in Wales.

Showing at the South Beach: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy, Susan Pleshette in ‘Nevada Smith.’