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Pembrokeshire Council update: Warning over icy roads and further disruption
RESIDENTS are being warned of the continued potential for icy roads and pavements this evening, overnight and into tomorrow, Friday 19th January.
Temperatures will fall below zero in many parts of the county overnight and remaining below zero until mid-morning tomorrow.
Pembrokeshire County Council gritting teams have been working continuously over the past 24 hours and will be out throughout the evening and night tonight gritting the primary and secondary routes.
Untreated roads and surfaces in particular are expected to be very icy with difficult hazardous driving conditions.
Please consider if you need to travel on Friday morning or delay journeys until later on in the day.
This will aid Council gritting teams to carry out their work and reduce the number of vehicles on the roads at this time.
Please take extra care if you are out and about due to the risk of slippery services.
- Council services: The Emergency Shelter for Rough Sleepers will be open this evening, Thursday January 18th. To access this accommodation, call Gateway on 01437 775268 (up to 5pm) or after 5pm contact the Duty Social Worker from the Out of Hours Team on 03003 332222. Please note, all Council Day Centres will be closed on Friday.
Schools will make decisions on remaining open or closing on an individual basis, based on the conditions. Follow schools and PCC on social media for updates.
Waste and Recycling Collections:
Households that were due a collection today (Thursday) are reminded that Residual (grey / black bag) and AHP (absorbent hygiene product) collections will be collected on Saturday 20th and are asked to hold onto their recycling until their next collection.
The Council will endeavour to undertake waste and recycling collections as planned tomorrow (Friday) subject to an assessment tomorrow morning, however these will only take place in areas where it is safe to do so. If services are impacted PCC will be prioritising residual and AHP collections.
Households are asked to please take care in the icy conditions, not place themselves at risk and only place their containers out for collection if it is safe to do so.
Further updates will be provided tomorrow if services have been impacted.
Situation Reports and updates can be found on the PCC website: https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/situation-updates
Please also follow PCC on social media.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireCountyCouncil
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The Council can be contacted on 01437 764551, out of hours 0345 601 5522 or by emailing [email protected]
The Pembrokeshire Community Hub, which offers signposting, advice and support is available on 01437 723660 / enquiries@pembrokeshire communityhub.org
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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit
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
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.
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Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges
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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.
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