Milford Haven

American

noun

a bay in SW Wales.
a seaport on the N side of this bay, in Dyfed county.

Milford Haven British

/ ˈmɪlfəd /

noun

a port in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire on Milford Haven (a large inlet of St George's Channel): major oil port. Pop: 12 830 (2001)

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The by-election for the Milford Haven Hakin ward takes place on 17 March, and Dyfed-Powys Police said "enquiries into the incident are ongoing".

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Harteveld had been a town councillor in Milford Haven for three years, and had realised she would need "broad shoulders" to run as a Welsh Labour candidate in a county council election.

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"It's all coming back to me 30 years later," said retired BBC reporter Hefin Wyn, looking out to sea at St Anne's Head, a remote spot at the entrance to Milford Haven waterway, one of the busiest ports in the UK.

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Milford Haven Port Authority was eventually fined £4m, which at the time was the biggest penalty ever issued for a pollution case in Britain.

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That limited their options, he said, adding that they wanted to make sure the ship was safe before bringing it into a populated area such as Milford Haven.

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