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Charity lands a fishy donation

Published

13 years ago

November 21, 2013

A FISHING therapy charity, which helps women cope with breast cancer, has landed a donation.

Casting for Recovery has been handed a £200 cheque from money raised at this summer’s Pembrokeshire Fish Week Festival. The cheque was handed over to charity member Nica Prichard by Councillor David Pugh, Cabinet Member for Economy and Tourism, at County Hall this week.

Nica, from Newport, is a former Welsh international fly fisher and long time volunteer for the charity.

“We’re very grateful for the money. Apart from the support we get from the Countryside Alliance, we are dependent on donations,” she said.

“We hope to make people aware that life doesn’t stop if you have breast cancer.”

First set up in 1996, Casting for Recovery provides opportunity for women, whose lives have been profoundly affected by breast cancer, to gather on three – day retreats in a natural setting to learn the sport of fly fishing. As well as learning to cast and simply unwind in the countryside women are also offered advice, support and education. Six retreats are held around UK and Ireland every year with 14 women attending each course.

“Most of the women who attend have never touched a rod in their lives before and what’s exciting is the number, who take up the sport afterwards,” said Nica.

Councillor David Pugh said he was delighted Fish Week could help such an inspirational cause.

For more information about charity please visit www.castingforrecovery.org.uk

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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.