With the construction of the Cleddau Bridge across the Milford Haven estuary, the people of Pembrokeshire were seeing one of the biggest highway schemes ever likely to be carried out in the county.

Well-known Tenby pigeon fancier, Mr. Teddy Lloyd, of The Glebe, was planning to contribute to Britain’s export drive by sending show pigeons to the USA.

A telegram from the Queen was given pride of place among the many messages of congratulations received by Mrs. Gertrude Hannah Griffiths, who celebrated her 100th birthday.

A well-known Tenby personality, Mr. Trevor Lloyd Jones received VIP treatment when he took his family on a holiday to Majorca. Shortly after boarding the giant Boeing 737 at Gatwick, he was invited to join the pilot on the flight deck. The pilot, captain Brian Johns, was the only son of the late Mr. Jackson Johns and of Mrs. Molly Johns, of Knowling Mead, Tenby.

Tenby ambulance driver, Mr. Joe Davies, retired after 21 years with the County Ambulance Service.

Rugby: Tenby United 37 Pembroke Dock Quins 6. Most prominent among the Tenby squad was big lock forward Lynn Rees, whose insatiable thirst for points was quenched with a personal tally of 16 - two penalties and five conversions.