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Driving ban for drink driver

Published

10 years ago

March 3, 2015

A NEWPORT man has been disqualified from driving for 15 months after he pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving.

Phillip Morris, aged 29, of Maes Ingli, Newport, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Feb 17).

Morris also pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of 10 grams of cannabis.

Prosecuting, Ellie Morgan said: “On December 3 at twenty-five minutes past nine, officers were on patrol in a marked police vehicle. They caused a Renault Clio car to stop and when the officer walked up to the driver’s window he could smell a strong stench of cannabis.

He was detained for a search and asked if he had any cannabis on him but he said no. However, the officer found two bags in the driver side door. He confirmed that the cannabis was his. The officer also noticed a smell of alcohol and he gave a positive roadside sample.

The cannabis was inspected and the 10 grams has a value of £60. At the station the reading that came through on the intoxilyser machine was under 50 and he was given the chance to provide a different sample. He gave a urine sample which returned a reading of 145 milligrams per 100 millilitres. The limit is 107. This offence was committed whilst on bail for another offence.”

Defending, Gareth Phillips said: “This has been an unfortunate time for him as prior to his first offence on November 24 2014 he was of clean character. He says he had three cans of lager which he brought from the Tesco store in Goodwick. The police car approached him and he was stopped and he is before the court today. He says that the cannabis was for his own use. I would ask that you offer him the drink drive awareness course. He works as a scaffolder and a period of disqualification will impact on his job but he is hopeful his employers will keep him on.”

For the offence of drink driving he was fined £180 and disqualified for 15 months.

For the second offence he was fined £120 and he was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and £85 in court costs.

A forfeit and destruction order was also made for the drugs.

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Car crashes into house in St Davids

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9 hours ago

April 25, 2025

Tom Sinclair

EMERGENCY services were called after a car crashed into a house on Nun Street in St Davids on Thursday (Apr 24).

Dyfed-Powys Police and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at around 4:35pm following reports of a single-vehicle collision.

On arrival, they found that a car had collided with a residential property. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Dyfed-Powys Police attended a report of a single-vehicle road traffic collision where a car collided with a property on Nun Street, St Davids, at around 4:35pm yesterday. No injuries were reported, and the road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.”

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Milford Haven and Neyland Police issue appeal for missing man

Published

9 hours ago

April 25, 2025

Tom Sinclair

POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a 54-year-old man who has been reported missing from the Milford Haven area.

Neil is described as being around 6ft 2in tall with a shaved head. He has tattoos on his arms and one of his fingers, and sometimes wears glasses.

He was last seen on Friday afternoon (Apr 26) wearing a black Superdry hoodie, ripped jeans, and orange and black Nike Air trainers. Neil is believed to be on foot.

Anyone with information that could help is urged to contact Dyfed-Powys Police: 🖥️ | Online portal
📧 | [email protected]
📞 | Call 101, quoting reference 262 of April 26.

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Fire service delivers vital kit to Ukraine

Published

15 hours ago

April 25, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Wales joins UK’s largest firefighting aid convoy

MID and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has taken part in the UK’s largest ever convoy delivering vital firefighting equipment to Ukraine, joining 17 other Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) from across the country.

The convoy, coordinated by FIRE AID and supported by the UK Government, left the UK in early April. It travelled through France, Germany and Poland, delivering over 30 fire service vehicles and more than 15,000 items of equipment to support Ukrainian firefighters on the front line of the ongoing war.

Since the Russian invasion in 2022, UK fire services have donated 119 vehicles and over 200,000 pieces of equipment to Ukraine. Each participating service ensured local needs were met before donating surplus kit.

Watch Manager Rob Kershaw represented MAWWFRS on the convoy. He said:
“It’s been a privilege to be part of this convoy and to represent both FIRE AID and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
We received invaluable support and assistance from fire and police services across every country we passed through. Their help in coordinating, escorting, and hosting the convoy was outstanding.”

Chief Fire Officer Roger Thomas KFSM added:
“MAWWFRS is proud to support our colleagues in Ukraine by donating and delivering essential equipment.
The events in Ukraine have deeply affected the fire and rescue community, and this convoy is a demonstration of our ongoing commitment to helping those still working under extreme conditions.”

The donated equipment will support firefighters in Ukraine who continue to operate in war zones to save lives and protect property—often at great personal risk. Since the conflict began, 100 Ukrainian firefighters have been killed and 431 injured. A total of 411 fire stations and 1,700 firefighting vehicles have been destroyed.