A LARGE coastal pub overlooking Newgale Beach has been put up for sale with an asking price of £325,000.

The Duke of Edinburgh Inn, in the heart of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, has been listed by estate agent Sidney Phillips. Set on a site of around an acre, the property enjoys wide sea views and sits just above one of Pembrokeshire’s best-known beaches.

Inside, the venue includes a substantial bar and seating areas with capacity for more than 150 customers. Outside, there is also a sizeable car park said to be able to accommodate over 100 vehicles.

The surrounding landscape is a major selling point, with the Coast National Park forming much of the backdrop — a stretch of protected coastline known for sandy bays, cliffs, estuaries and open hills.

Newgale itself is a popular destination for visitors and water sports enthusiasts, including surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. The beach runs for roughly two miles and is backed by a large pebble bank, created after a significant storm in 1859. The village also has caravan parks, a campsite and local shops.

The pub building is mainly stone and brick with a pitched, tiled roof. The listing notes that planning permission is already in place for changes and refurbishment, giving a buyer scope to update the premises or reshape it more extensively.

Newgale Beach, which the inn overlooks, remains a draw year-round and is particularly busy during the summer months. The area caters for surfing and kitesurfing, with hire and tuition available locally, alongside a café. Public facilities include toilets, and lifeguards typically patrol from June through to the end of September.

Despite the property having suffered notable fire damage, it is being marketed as an opportunity for a buyer looking for a renovation project in a prime coastal location, with views and redevelopment potential at its centre.

Pembrokeshire defendant admitted ABH after victim was treated at Withybush Hospital and granted a four-year restraining order

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been jailed after forcing his way into a woman’s home and attacking her in what a judge called a “brutal and wholly unjustified” assault.

Conor Carter, 33, of Laugharne Close, Pembroke, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The court heard that Carter and the victim had known each other for more than six years, but their relationship had deteriorated. On the evening of Tuesday (Nov 12), he entered her house in Pembroke while she was asleep on a sofa.

Prosecutor Alycia Carpanini said Carter dragged the woman up by her hair and grabbed her by the throat before throwing her around the room. A number of objects were thrown during the incident, and a metal ladder was launched in her direction, smashing a chandelier-style light fitting.

The attack continued with the victim’s head being forced down and repeatedly struck against the floor, the court was told.

After Carter left, the woman attended A&E at Withybush Hospital. She was treated for a cut to her cheek and was found to have heavy bruising and swelling around her face, head and eye socket.

Carter was interviewed the next day and provided a prepared statement in which he denied assaulting the woman and denied being at the address. He later pleaded guilty to ABH. Charges alleging strangulation and the use of violence to gain entry were not pursued after his pleas were accepted.

The judge was told Carter has eight previous convictions for 13 offences, including assaults, unlawful wounding and a public order matter. He was already on a community order at the time, imposed after convictions for battery and theft in July last year.

Defence barrister Dyfed Thomas said Carter’s main mitigation was his guilty plea.

“He accepts there was a serious loss of temper and does not attempt to justify what happened,” he said, adding that Carter’s compliance with the existing community order had been good before his arrest.

Passing sentence, Judge Paul Thomas KC said: “It was a brutal and wholly unjustified attack.

“You treated her appallingly.

“Given your record and the early breach of the community order, there is no realistic prospect of rehabilitation.”

Carter was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment for the assault. He was also re-sentenced to three months for the earlier battery and theft, to run concurrently, and the community order was revoked.

A four-year restraining order was made to protect the victim.

Conor Carter has been jailed after launching a brutal attack on his former friend. (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police)

Vale cancer delay case and Maesteg hospital dispute trigger fresh political backlash

TWO separate controversies have reignited debate over health services in Wales, following fresh claims about delays in cancer care in the Vale of Glamorgan and an escalating political row over the future of Maesteg Community Hospital.

Vale mum’s cervical cancer diagnosis after years of symptoms

Jessica Mason, from Penarth, says she spent years seeking help for worrying symptoms including pain, swelling and bleeding before she was diagnosed with cervical cancer requiring urgent treatment.

Ms Mason has described repeatedly going back and forth for appointments and feeling she was “fobbed off” before the problem was eventually taken seriously. She says she only secured further investigation after “breaking down in tears” and pressing for answers.

The case has prompted renewed discussion about how women’s symptoms are assessed, and the importance of timely escalation for specialist checks when patients report persistent or worsening problems.

Maesteg hospital campaign turns into political row

In a separate dispute, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused Labour of spreading misinformation as campaigners continue to press for clarity on the future of Maesteg Community Hospital.

The party claims Labour figures, including Huw Irranca-Davies MS, have publicly suggested that Dean Ronan — the Liberal Democrat Senedd candidate for Afan Ogwr Rhondda and a campaign organiser — refused to engage with the health board and declined meetings.

Mr Ronan has rejected the allegation, insisting he has never been contacted by the health board about the hospital and could not have refused a meeting that was never offered. He has challenged Labour and the health board to publish evidence to support their claim.

The Liberal Democrats say the campaign has been community-led and cross-party, involving local supporters including the League of Friends, independent councillors and candidates from across the political spectrum. They have called for the public record to be corrected and for any claimed correspondence to be made public.

The health board has also faced criticism over the quality of public engagement around the hospital’s future, with local residents and campaigners seeking reassurance over services, beds and what could happen to the site.

Politics, pressure and public confidence

While the two stories relate to different parts of Wales and different issues — cancer pathways in one case and local service planning in another — both have become flashpoints in a wider political argument over NHS performance, transparency and public trust.

Welsh Conservative MS Andrew RT Davies has now cited Ms Mason’s case in a strongly worded attack on Welsh Government priorities, issuing the following statement:

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DAVIES: “Vale mum’s cancer treatment wait shocking”

South Wales Central Conservative MS Andrew RT Davies has condemned Senedd ministers after a Vale mum waited years for a cervical cancer diagnosis.

Jessica Mason went back and forth with swelling, bleeding and pain in her vagina but was repeatedly “fobbed off”.

After being referred for a scan after “breaking down in tears”, cancer was discovered that required urgent treatment.

Mr Davies said:

“For years, Plaid Cymru separatists and Labour starved our Welsh NHS of resources.

“The hundreds of millions spent on 36 more Senedd members, a Nation of Sanctuary for asylum seekers and an Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan should have gone towards treating patients like Jessica.

“Her appalling case shows how Senedd ministers’ warped priorities are putting lives at risk.”