Brown’s Hotel, Laugharne, for many years the second home of Dylan Thomas, was the obvious setting for the official christening of the latest book on the legendary beer - loving poet. Laugharne and Dylan Thomas was penned by Min Lewis.

An eight-year-old boy was taken to Tenby Cottage Hospital and later transferred to Glangwili Hospital after he had fallen from Goscar Rock.

A 37-year-old Evesham farmer recounted the story of how he was saved from drowning at Tenby by the cool, decisive action of an 11-year-old schoolboy visitor.

Tenby’s annual bowling tournament got away to a sensational start when five former holders were defeated in the opening round of the Gold Cup.

Tenby’s old pier would not become a mini-left bank where artists could offer their paintings for sale. The borough council’s general purposes committee turned down a request by a woman artist to display paintings on the pier.

As there had been one or two thefts from Tenby museum the committee were considering installing closed circuit television, but had found the cost prohibitive.

Showing at the South Beach: The professionals; at the De Valence Pavilion: Pop dancing to The Strange Fruits.