The Western Telegraph is a Welsh regional newspaper covering Pembrokeshire and bordering Carmarthenshire. Founded as the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph, it is published on a weekly basis and is currently split into three editions. The newspaper is published by Newsquest.
The newspaper is the highest selling weekly title in Wales, averaging 25,627 sales during the second half of 2007. Following the trend of similar titles in Wales, this figure was down 3.5% from the previous year.
The Western Telegraph marked its 150th anniversary in 2004 with a supplement highlighting some of the stories covered by the paper. The paper was given a royal seal of approval by the Queen as part of the anniversary celebrations.
Famous quotes containing the word western:
“O western orb sailing the heaven,
Now I know what you must have meant as a month since I walked,
As I walked in silence the transparent shadowy night,”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)