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Police tip-off leads to drink-drive ban for Pembrokeshire pensioner

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A PEMBROKESHIRE pensioner has been banned from driving for 21 months after police received a tip-off that he was about to leave a pub while over the drink-drive limit.

Officers were contacted at around 12:30am on May 9 by a member of the public who said Peter Wilson, 66, was likely to drive away from a Pembroke Dock pub after drinking alcohol.

CCTV footage showed Wilson’s Ford Focus parked outside a pub near Western Way, Pembroke Dock. When officers arrived, they saw him get into the driver’s seat with two passengers before driving off.

“He was stopped a short while later, turned his engine off and handed the keys over to police,” Crown Prosecutor Dennis Davies told Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week. “But he seemed to struggle with this. He also admitted that he’d consumed alcohol that evening.”

A breath test showed Wilson had 77mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg.

The court heard Wilson had two previous drink-driving convictions, dating back to 1998 and 2007.

Wilson, of Croft Court, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to drink-driving and was represented by solicitor Michael Kelleher.

“He accepts he was drink-driving, however there was nothing wrong with his standard of driving,” said Mr Kelleher in mitigation.

Magistrates disqualified Wilson from driving for 21 months. He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.

 

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Milford Haven man admits assault and harassment charges

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A MILFORD HAVEN has admitted assaulting a family member and harassing another relative following incidents in the town last year.

Wayne Whatling, 39, of Howarth Close, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (May 21).

Whatling changed his pleas to guilty to one charge of assault by beating and one charge of harassment without violence.

The assault charge relates to an incident in Milford Haven on September 13, 2025, when Whatling assaulted Ben Whatling by beating him.

He also admitted pursuing a course of conduct amounting to harassment against Carol Whatling between September 1 and September 13, 2025.

The court heard the harassment allegation involved repeatedly asking Carol Whatling for money, with the complainant said to have feared repercussions if she did not provide it.

Magistrates adjourned the case for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.

Whatling was remanded on conditional bail and ordered not to contact Carol or Ben Whatling directly or indirectly.

He is due to be sentenced at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (June 9).

 

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Milford Haven man admits affray after alleged pub incident

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A MILFORD HAVEN man has admitted affray following an incident at a town centre pub.

Stephen Collier, 38, of Vaynor Road, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (May 21).

Collier has pleaded guilty to affray, relating to an incident at Nos Da, Victoria Road, Milford Haven, on December 3, 2025.

The charge states that he used unlawful violence towards John Dean Hilton and that his conduct was such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety.

Collier also faces a separate charge of burglary dwelling with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm. It is alleged that, on the same date, he entered a flat at Nos Da as a trespasser and inflicted grievous bodily harm on Mr Hilton. He denies that charge.

The court also dealt with a breach of bail allegation after Collier was arrested on May 20 for allegedly breaching a curfew condition. He admitted the breach.

Magistrates re-admitted him to conditional bail.

His bail conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 9:00pm and 6:00am, residence at his Vaynor Road address, and exclusions from Mount Estate, Milford Haven town centre, and Nos Da.

He must also not contact prosecution witnesses, including Molly Martin, Jack Martin, Lily Rose Martin and John Hilton.

Collier is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, June 5, for sentence.

A spokesperson for Nos Da said the incident was connected with rooms upstairs at the Victoria Road premises, and did not take place in the bar itself, in the licensed area.

 

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Carmarthen woman accused of Tenby hotel assault and criminal damage

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A CARMARTHEN woman is due to appear at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court accused of assault and criminal damage at a Tenby hotel.

Kerry McReynolds, 35, of Trem Y Coleg, Carmarthen, is charged with assaulting Ryan Mayne by beating him in Tenby on May 9.

She is also accused of damaging potted plants worth £35 belonging to Tenby House Hotel on May 10.

McReynolds appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (May 21) for a bail variation application.

She was remanded on conditional bail, with a condition not to enter Tenby House Hotel.

Her next hearing is listed for Tuesday (May 26) at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.

 

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