The Western Telegraph is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 regional newspaper covering Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....

 and bordering Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...

. 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

Newsquest

Newsquest is the third largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom with 300 titles in its portfolio. Newsquest is based in Weybridge, Surrey and employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the UK...

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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.