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Conservative leader visits Tavernspite

Published

10 years ago

May 19, 2016

Left to Right: Sarah Arthur, Deputy Head, Adam Lopez, Senior Manager, Andrew RT Davies AM, Kevin Phelps, Headteacher, Angela Burns AM, School Council Members: Ieuan Hill and Carys Hughes

TAVERNSPITE CP SCHOOL welcomed Welsh Conservative Leader, Andrew RT Davies AM and Conservative Welsh Assembly Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Angela Burns AM to the school last week in the run up to the forthcoming Welsh Government elections.

Mrs Angela Burns, who has recently worked closely with the school, visited with Andrew RT Davies to explore the views of the Senior Leadership Team on their vision for education in Wales.

Tavernspite School is widely recognised as a high performing school and its leaders have clear opinions on safeguarding education within Wales through effective recruitment, retainment and in encouraging the best practitioners to enter the profession.

At the school Head Teacher Kevin Phelps, Deputy Head Teacher, Sarah Arthur and Senior Manager, Adam Lopez spent time in discussion with Angela Burns and Andrew RT Davies to share their views and hope, at least in some small way, to have shaped the future of education in Wales. Following the discussion the politicians enjoyed a tour around the school, visited the classes and school council members.

Head Teacher Kevin Phelps said: “It was a very enjoyable meeting and a pleasure to welcome Andrew RT Davies and Angela Burns to our school. They were certainly interested in our opinions and in the views of the children”.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

6 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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6 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

Published

7 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.