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£2 million and a decade transformed a Welsh fort into a unique home

In 2017, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought Thorne Island, a ruined 19th-century fort off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, for about £500,000 after seeing a video about the property online. At the time, the island had no electricity or running water and the fort had been left in…

The Times of India · Sep 17

A tech entrepreneur paid £555k for a derelict fort; it's now £3M after a revamp

A derelict 19th-century fortress sitting on a tiny island off the Pembrokeshire coast had no electricity, no running water and had been empty for 17 years when technology entrepreneur Mike Conner bought it in 2017. He paid £555,000 for Thorne Island and then spent almost five years bringing the abandoned…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Teenager in Wales given detention sentence for stabbing teacher in head

Judge voices concern about possible copycat incidents after boy, 16, found guilty over attack at school in Pembrokeshire

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Four people stabbed outside UK train station, 2 held; video shows chaotic scenes

Four people were injured in a stabbing incident following “serious disorder” at Tenby railway station in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on Tuesday night.

The Times of India · Apr 8

Country pub of the week: The Nag's Head, Abercych

Find a perfectly poured pint in Pembrokeshire, says Maggie John

Evening Standard · Mar 11

Three decades on from Wales’ biggest oil spill, how the Sea Empress disaster changed shipping

I grew up on the beaches of Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales. Visits to Tenby were my family’s summer ritual: sand between our toes, paddling in rockpools, strawberry syrup on ice cream.

The Conversation · Feb 12

‘She’s got the skill’: Kate turns her hand to needle and thread at woollen mill

The Princess of Wales stepped out in a vintage Welsh wool coat for her visit to Melin Tregwynt, which produces blankets and throws in Pembrokeshire.

Evening Standard · Feb 3

Royal Navy Confronts Russian Ships While Divers Uncover Suspected Sonobuoy in Conservation Zone

Defence Secretary John Healey cites a 30 per cent rise in Russian naval activity near the UK, following the discovery of a potential sonobuoy in Pembrokeshire.

International Business Times UK · Nov 23, 2025

A Perfect Marriage Between Award-Winning Independent Hotel And Wales' Oldest Affiliated Golf Club

Jeremy Ellwood heads down to Pembrokeshire to stay at the beautiful Grove of Narberth hotel within striking distance of the links at Tenby

Golf Monthly · May 7, 2025

Paddleboard instructor admits manslaughter of four people she took out in floods

Nerys Lloyd, 39, pleads guilty to gross negligence manslaughter after deaths in Pembrokeshire in 2021

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025