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Drink driver had bicycle in car

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12 years ago

August 12, 2014

MAGISTRATES disqualified a 41-year-old man from driving for 18 months on Tuesday after he was convicted of drink driving in St Davids.

Nicholas Macalast, of Noddfa Farm, St Davids pleaded guilty to the charge. Prosecutor, Ellie Morgan said: “On July 8 at 9pm, an officer had his attention drawn to a car that passed him on a road leading to St Davids. He noticed there were a lot of occupants in the vehicle and there was a large object inside. He stopped the car and saw a bicycle in the back which was stopping the car door from closing. “When police spoke to the defendant, they smelt alcohol on his breath. He said that he hadn’t had any alcohol, though gave a positive reading of twice the limit. He said ‘I don’t know why it would be so high on only one pint’. In the passenger side door of his car an empty bottle of whiskey was found.” The defendant told the court: “I did admit that I had been drinking. I think it would be inappropriate of me to make any excuses – I drank the alcohol and I drove. I apologise for wasting everybody’s time.” Magistrates fined Macalast £305 and disqualified him for 18 months.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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13 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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13 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

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14 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.