Haverfordwest: Boy racer arrested for dangerous roundabout drift

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10 years ago

November 4, 2015

Caught on camera: Dangerous stunt on Cardigan roundabout

RESIDENTS of Hermitage Grove, in Haverfordwest, were left unimpressed this week ends at the antics of a boy racer drifting around the A40 Cardigan roundabout, which back on to their homes.

The noisy and inconsiderate driver, put himself and others in danger according to one neighbour, who posted a dramatic video of the incident on Facebook.

“He did it at 9pm on Saturday night, and at 12.38pm on Sunday morning. At 9pm the road was still quite busy.

“I find it disgusting that some people have found this funny [on Facebook].

“I have been told who the driver is, and I understand the incident has been reported to the police.

“Im not saying the control of the car wasn’t good, but it should be done off-road. That road can be used for emergencies to the hospital. The driver could cause accidents, kill himself or others.”

On Thursday, (Nov 5), Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Unit announced on Twitter: “A 20yr old male has been arrested and a vehicle seized in connection with a video posted on @PembsHerald this week.”

The police added: “Enquiries are ongoing.”

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38 Comments

Mr Octane

November 4, 2015 at 1:09 pm

I find it highly hilarious people need to get a life and stop snitching on people just because they are jelous that they are stuck in a lifeless marriage with children and their life is over.
Mr Octane

November 4, 2015 at 1:12 pm

Whoever snitches on the driver needs to be found and their life made hell horrible little cretins. Can’t stand people that are not team players sad little person that’s reported this. In the words of Jeremy Clarkson “take them out and execute them infront of their family”
Donkey Kong

November 4, 2015 at 1:18 pm

Look at it this way old man. Drifting is a sport, one that costs alot of money to fund. With not many tracks around the country that allow this “sport” the youngsters of today (some idiots some sensible).. use the roads as a training area. this has been for the last 10 years and nothing will change. What you have done is lost a boys licence that actually had some quality car control. now he will probably end up like you. with a boring life.
Omar

November 4, 2015 at 1:20 pm

Lmao the roads may have been busy at 9 but evidently they’re empty at half 12 in the morning.

You’d have to be deaf and blind to come into a collision with this vehicle, you can hear the exhaust note echoing so it’s clearly extremely loud, combined with the screeching tyres, it works in the same way a siren does on emergency services.

Clearly the driver is skilled. Nobody is at harm. If you can drift a roundabout, you can exit the drift and move out if the way in due time if required.

The only real case she has Is that she would need sleep for work or something…but that’s not the case as she’s a full time slummy mummy with nothing better to do.
KG

November 4, 2015 at 1:29 pm

None of the above people that have commented would find this as snitching or funny if it would of been you at the end of the road that this car had met!
John Vaughan

November 4, 2015 at 1:40 pm

I think this is crap. I am a life member of the conservative club and if the cops can’t stop this, then I will. I am super hero. My name? Call me The Minge!
Dave

November 4, 2015 at 1:48 pm

Come on this is a nice bit of driving! He isnt out of control!

Im sure we can guess the window it was filled from… Bloody peeping tom needs sorting out
Crash Bandicoot

November 4, 2015 at 2:16 pm

Out of control. beautiful use of words…
Would have crashed of it was ‘out of control, morons. Clearly uneducated and blind…
Joe

November 4, 2015 at 2:21 pm

What an absolute lad! Brilliant drift control! To everyone whos giving him negative comments give him a medal instead as that takes skill! Stop being negative and throw some appreciation his way!
Joe

November 4, 2015 at 2:24 pm

@ KG:
Get over yourself! The guys knew EXACTLY what he was doing and there would be no incident!
Donkey Kong

November 4, 2015 at 2:47 pm

@ Joe:
Amen Brother.
Toilet Duck

November 4, 2015 at 3:06 pm

Kids got skills! That took some serious practice, thought & control. Very impressive. 9.5/10 on the drift front. I’ve tried it, and it’s not as easy as it looks! Someone sign him up to a race team…
kevin Fitmaurice-brown

November 4, 2015 at 3:45 pm

Herald staff hard up for news probably. How else would they know where to be ? Or infringed images.
ronald race

November 4, 2015 at 3:57 pm

we get this boy racers in fishguard police has been told and all the police says is well we have to we can not get them more like thay dont want to get then to much paper work
Dave Johnson

November 4, 2015 at 4:01 pm

Being the owner of a R33 nissan skyline, I often get accused of being a boy racer, the difference between me and them is simple. I recognise that roads are for driving. Its as simple as that, I want to go for a skid, I go to a track day, and don’t use my shitbox “drift” car on public highways endangering people who could get in my way, because as in control as the kid maybe, you have to recognize that the majority of regular drivers are crap and they are more likely to plow into you because they don’t know how to react.. Keep drifting where it belongs, on the track. All the other “racers” on here praising the lad, need to grow up.
Donkey Kong

November 4, 2015 at 4:44 pm

@ Dave Johnson:
suck an egg you boring pillock.
Pete

November 4, 2015 at 4:47 pm

THAT ENTRY ANGLE, top man, drifting through a busy town centre, or round a roundabout mid weekday maybe not as I know, that tyres pop, things go wrong, but if the only person who could get fucked up is himself, let it be
Richard

November 4, 2015 at 5:34 pm

What a dick.
judas iscariot

November 4, 2015 at 5:52 pm

His name is Same and he works for a car sales firm in Haverfordwest. Little Prick needs to lose his license and his job and you tossers commenting defending are obviously his friends and brain dead tossers like him.
Paul

November 4, 2015 at 6:16 pm

So anyone who’s not into Motorsport is not a team player and should have their life made hell. I’m amazed by some of the moronic comments on here, everyone’s entitled to a quiet nights sleep and for the public roads to be used sensibly.

And before any of you idiots want to accuse me of being some boring cretin I get my petrol Highs doing a real mans Motorsport – rallying!! And if that means travelling the country to get to events well that’s the cost of this kind of sport
Tommy

November 4, 2015 at 7:05 pm

Lovely bit of drifting sad thing is these car guys have nowhere where they’re allowed to meet up and do they’re own thing due to the councils , police and other whinging old gits why not allow them to use an area away from housing to have a bit of fun in peace but of course that would be the easy option
Master Bateman

November 4, 2015 at 8:24 pm

@ Joe:
It’s people like you that make me hate people like him. You are all cock snoggers!
Master Bateman

November 4, 2015 at 8:26 pm

@ Mr Octane:
Be quiet you utter moron!
Pugh

November 4, 2015 at 10:03 pm

@ Mr Octane:
Dude, I live soaked in adrenaline, but I’ve seen a lot of people not come home after racing in controlled conditions on a track, let alone a public road early in the night.
so yeah, just saying, people die racing, people also die on public roads because they think they’re good drivers. So as much as we all like racing around and following rallies, these people complaining aren’t wrong.

Also, my sex life is fucking bangin’
Ben

November 4, 2015 at 10:11 pm

Snitches, 10/10 drift even the police and the courts will deduct points from his license because of that execution may even receive an MBE. Better than turning a blind eye to the greater dangers of night clubs and bars that seem to be ignored.
Pugh

November 4, 2015 at 11:37 pm

@ Ben:
All I hear is annoying twats prrrraping up and down the hill behind me, It used to be everytime I hear that I knew the guy was doing like 80 over a hump bridge before hitting a tight bunch of corners at like 3am when I lived in Gelli.
Something that again you shouldn’t do, but at least needs more than basic rear wheel spin control.
nowadays, in town, I know it’s some twat with a slammed car that has probably never been on a track going back and forth on the road at 30 echoing all over the place at least 10 times a night, keeping everyone up.

Yeah I’d snitch on that cockwomble for being 10/10 annoying as fuck, much like the loud twats that come out of the clubs and pubs.
Harry

November 5, 2015 at 1:19 am

Simle as…
1. Excellent driving / good fun / why not..

2. Anybody negative about this for any reason.. ‘F*ck off’ you miserable boring twat / twats, get a life haha
Paul

November 5, 2015 at 10:02 am

This fool is the type of clown that gives good drift drivers a bad name…….he plays around on public roads in his high powered car.irrespective of what skill he/she may have.wtf you driving like a tool on a public road.if your serious enough about your sport keep it on the track..and as for the comments about whinging about noise..next time you see a shift worker or hospital or emergency sevice waorkers looking knackered, it might just be that clowns like this keep them awake as they work shifts……this clown carries on its just a matter of time before he/she gets too cocky and ends up in an A&E bed if he/she is lucky enough to survive.and obviously doesnt give a crap about the LEGAL drivers on the road otherwise he/she wouldnt drive like a knob on a busy roundabout……..hope he/she gets what he deserves and gets taken off the road before he/she seriously injures or worse kills someone else, he/she obviosuly doesnt care about him/herself so why should we? moron.keep it on the track.otherwise your just another boy racer who cant grow up…..
Paul

November 5, 2015 at 10:15 am

@ Omar:
Like to see him/her come out of a drift in a hurry if theres an emergency vehicle incoming onto the roundabout…..the fool wont be able to hear the sirens due to the screaming of his/her own car.he WILL NOT have the time to correct his angle, reduce his speed and get off the roundabout in a safe method he drops his speed in a hurry he will lose it. he so much as taps his brakes he will lose it.he slams his brakes on he will lose it…………….but then who am i obviously someone who doesnt know how to drive as people think their Ayrton Senna’s……and i lay odds he would scream like a baby f he has to get cut of out the car……WHEN he has an accident…if your serious about your spot, you willd find a track doesnt matter where it is like other real drivers they go to track days…….
internet user

November 5, 2015 at 11:22 am

Ha this is ridiculous this was probably recorded 10 years ago looking at the state of the video I’m sure it did the rounds 5 or 6 years ago anyone else see it?
TheLMan

November 5, 2015 at 2:04 pm

probably the idiot known as Daniel Balers Bowley on facebook . Owns DB tyre services, constantly doing this cars only last him a month at the max. deserves to lose his license!!!
TheLMan

November 5, 2015 at 2:05 pm

TheLMan wrote:

probably the idiot known as Daniel Balers Bowley on facebook . Owns DB tyre services, constantly doing this cars only last him a month at the max. deserves to lose his license!!!

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Paris

November 5, 2015 at 6:01 pm

And would people find it funny if he had killed someone?
the stig

November 5, 2015 at 8:36 pm

Cheers for all your comments. It was only a bit of fun.

Same time next week 😉
Phil

November 6, 2015 at 2:17 pm

I worked for the local paper for 25 years and at least once a year, often around christmas time there would be a photo of a mangled car and another grieving family preparing themselves for a funeral. It was nearly always a boy in his twenties driving what he thought to be his pride and joy hatchback “racer”. And do you know what – seconds before the engine block came through the dash board into his chest – he was still convinced he was invincible and totally in control of the car. I knew two personally having coached them in sport. They were great lads who probably thought they “were in control” but actually the adrenaline of speed was in control of them.
Tomos

November 7, 2015 at 4:21 pm

@ Mr Octane:
I think you’ll find he was JOKING, he hates silly little boys playing with their toys as much as anyone.
Recent news had a n idiot speed merchant ina Nissan jailed for FOUR YEARS, good thing too if it encourages better driving standards
Tomos

November 7, 2015 at 4:26 pm

I see several of these comments are made by some driving too quickly car club members (whatever you call yourselves) worryingly many contain veiled threats – I urge the Herald to forawrd their details too to the Police Force – the Herald cannot condone threats can they?
Tomos

November 10, 2015 at 5:47 pm

I urge others also to complain to

http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Milford Haven shop worker robbed at knifepoint for £50 from till

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2 hours ago

May 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A SHOP WORKER was robbed at knifepoint during a terrifying incident in Milford Haven on Saturday morning (May 17).

Pirintha Jeyanthirakumar, who was working her shift at the Pill Ship store on Pill Lane, described the ordeal as “scary” after a masked man entered the shop at around 10am and demanded money.

“I was very very scared, shocked,” she told The Herald. “I gave him the money and straight away I called the police.”

The suspect, described as a young man wearing a mask and a hoodie, reportedly demanded £50 before fleeing the scene.

Shop owner Mathan Sritharin, who was not present at the time of the robbery, told The Herald that police responded swiftly. “The police came quickly – within about 20 minutes,” he said.

When The Herald visited the premises at around 2:00pm, a police forensics officer was on site dusting for fingerprints and collecting evidence in an effort to identify the suspect.

The manager said that while they had reviewed CCTV footage, the individual was hard to recognise due to the mask. He added that it is possible the man is not from the local area, although this has not been confirmed.

Staff at the store said they intend to post the clearest possible CCTV image on the shop’s Facebook page. The Herald has agreed to share any images on its social media platforms to assist with the investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Dyfed-Powys Police. The police said: “We are appealing for information following a report of a robbery at a shop in Milford Haven this morning (Saturday, May 17).

“A call was received at 10am reporting that a man wearing a face covering and holding a Stanley knife entered the Pill Corner Shop on Pill Lane and demanded cash.

“He was described as being around 5’ 5” tall and was dressed in black. He possibly had black tights pulled over his face.

“When he left the shop, he ran towards Beech Hill.

“Anyone who saw a man matching this description, or who was driving in the area and might have dash cam footage of him, is asked to get in touch in one of the following ways:

| https://orlo.uk/SMiCo

| [email protected]

| 101

Please quote reference 100 of Saturday, May 17.”

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Hundreds turn out for Battle of Goodwick Moor reenactment

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May 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Community celebrates Pembrokeshire’s medieval heritage with spectacular living history event

GOODWICK Moor was transformed into a living battlefield on Saturday (May 17) as the inaugural reenactment of the historic Battle of Goodwick Moor drew crowds from across Pembrokeshire.

The all-day event, organised by the Fishguard & Goodwick Future Project, brought together dozens of reenactors in full medieval dress, recreating scenes from the legendary 1078 battle that once shook the local landscape.

Families, history enthusiasts and curious locals gathered under clear blue skies to watch warriors in chainmail clash shields, blow battle horns, and demonstrate ancient weaponry. Visitors were treated to an immersive experience, with authentic tents, traditional crafts, and demonstrations of swordplay, weaving and blacksmithing. Children looked on in awe as the reenactors explained life in a Norman encampment.

Among the groups performing were members of Y Cantref Breiniol, a renowned Welsh reenactment society specialising in early medieval history. Their attention to detail and commitment to authenticity brought the past vividly to life, right down to the handcrafted pottery and food preparation methods on display.

Organisers said the event exceeded expectations and hoped it would become a fixture in the local calendar.

“The turnout has been amazing,” one volunteer told The Herald. “People really engaged with the history. We’re proud to bring this part of Goodwick’s heritage back into public memory in such a hands-on way.”

The Herald understands that the reenactment is part of a wider initiative to boost cultural tourism in North Pembrokeshire and reconnect the community with its ancient roots.

(Photos: Martin Cavaney/Herald)

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Hundreds gather in Narberth for colourful Eisteddfod parade and proclamation ceremony

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7 hours ago

May 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Sun shines on town as Gorsedd of Bards declares 2026 Eisteddfod plans

CROWDS lined the streets of Narberth on Saturday (May 17) as a spectacular parade and formal proclamation marked the official countdown to the 2026 National Eisteddfod in Pembrokeshire.

Under blue skies and blazing sunshine, local schoolchildren, Welsh cultural groups, and the Gorsedd of Bards processed through the historic town in a vivid display of colour, tradition, and community spirit. The event, known as the Proclamation Ceremony, is held to formally announce and bless the future Eisteddfod’s location.

Pupils from local schools including Ysgol Arberth and Ysgol Bro Gwaun proudly marched through the town waving flags and banners, while women and girls in traditional lavender dresses carried wildflower bouquets to symbolise peace and heritage.

The Gorsedd of Bards – clad in their iconic white, green and blue robes – followed in solemn procession from the Town Hall to the Proclamation Stone. Accompanied by music and cheering from the gathered crowd, the ceremony culminated with the traditional Gorsedd rituals, conducted in Welsh, declaring Pembrokeshire as the host county for the 2026 National Eisteddfod.

The high street shops formed a lively backdrop as onlookers waved red dragon flags and cheered in support of Wales’ unique culture and language.

Local councillors, community leaders and Gorsedd officials took part, along with young people chosen to represent the future of Welsh culture. One young girl dressed in ceremonial robes and holding a bouquet smiled as she led part of the procession, with many onlookers describing the atmosphere as “joyful” and “deeply moving.”

A local resident said: “It’s a proud day for Narberth. The sun is shining, the town is full, and it really feels like we’re coming together to celebrate our culture. Roll on 2026!”

The National Eisteddfod – one of Europe’s largest cultural festivals – is due to take place in Pembrokeshire in summer 2026, with preparations now officially underway following today’s proclamation.

(Images by Malcolm Richards/Herald)

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗱 𝘆𝗻 𝘆𝗺𝗴𝘆𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝘆𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗺𝗱𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘄𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗱 𝘆𝗿 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗱

ROEDD torfeydd yn llinellu strydoedd Arberth ddydd Sadwrn (Mai 17) wrth i orymdaith drawiadol a seremoni ddatganiad ffurfiol nodi’r cyfri i lawr swyddogol at Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2026 yn Sir Benfro.

Dan awyr las ac heulwen gynnes, cerddodd plant ysgol lleol, grwpiau diwylliannol Cymreig, a Gorsedd y Beirdd drwy’r dref hanesyddol mewn arddangosfa fywiog o liw, traddodiad ac ysbryd cymunedol. Cynhelir y digwyddiad, sy’n cael ei adnabod fel y Seremoni Ddatganiad, i gyhoeddi’n ffurfiol ac i fendithio lleoliad yr Eisteddfod yn y dyfodol.

Cerddodd disgyblion o ysgolion lleol gan gynnwys Ysgol Arberth ac Ysgol Bro Gwaun drwy ganol y dref yn falch, gan chwifio baneri a phlacardiau, tra bod menywod a merched mewn gwisgoedd traddodiadol lelog yn cario blodau gwyllt fel symbol o heddwch a threftadaeth.

Dilynnodd Gorsedd y Beirdd – mewn gwisgoedd eiconig gwyn, gwyrdd a glas – mewn gorymdaith urddasol o Neuadd y Dref at y Garreg Ddatganiad. Gyda cherddoriaeth a sorllyd cefnogwyr ar hyd y ffordd, daeth y seremoni i ben gyda defodau traddodiadol y Goron, wedi’u cynnal yn Gymraeg, gan gyhoeddi Sir Benfro yn swyddogol fel sir gartref Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2026.

Roedd siopau cyfagos yn ffurfio cefndir bywiog i’r digwyddiad wrth i’r dorf chwifio baneri’r ddraig goch ac annog diwylliant ac iaith unigryw Cymru.

Cymerodd cynghorwyr lleol, arweinwyr cymunedol ac aelodau swyddogol y Goron ran yn y digwyddiad, ochr yn ochr â phobl ifanc a ddewiswyd i gynrychioli dyfodol diwylliant Cymru. Roedd un ferch ifanc mewn gwisg seremonïol, yn cario tusw o flodau, yn gwenu wrth iddi arwain rhan o’r orymdaith, gyda llawer o’r gynulleidfa’n disgrifio’r awyrgylch fel “llawen” ac “emosiynol iawn”.

Dywedodd un trigolyn lleol: “Mae’n ddiwrnod balch i Arberth. Mae’r haul yn tywynnu, mae’r dref yn llawn, ac mae wir yn teimlo fel ein bod ni’n dod at ein gilydd i ddathlu ein diwylliant. Dewch ymlaen 2026!”

Disgwylir i’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol – un o’r gwyliau diwylliannol mwyaf yn Ewrop – gael ei chynnal yn Sir Benfro yn haf 2026, gyda’r paratoadau bellach yn dechrau’n swyddogol yn dilyn datganiad heddiw.