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Pembroke Dock: Four alerts in five days for Angle’s RNLI lifeboat

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10 years ago

March 10, 2016

Angle RNLI's all weather lifeboat Mark Mason-2

Photo: RNLI/Angle

ANGLE RNLI’s all weather lifeboat was alerted on Tuesday afternoon (March 8) following a report of a person in the water off Warrior Way, Pembroke Dock.

The Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason was launched just before 4pm and while en route it was confirmed that the casualty, who was wearing a lifejacket, had fallen overboard from his tender and had been helped ashore by nearby fishermen.

With the casualty in the care of Ambulance and Coastguard personnel, the lifeboat was released from this incident at 4.11pm and tasked to investigate an object, about 12 feet long and buoyant in the area of St Ann’s Head, at the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway.

Once on scene at 4.44pm, and after confirming with the first informant, it was found that the object was the St Ann’s Buoy – a port lateral mark. The buoy looked unusual as the top half had been damaged in the recent bad weather

With no more assistance required, the lifeboat was released and returned to her station, where she was rehoused at 5.10pm.

Eight hours later, shortly after 1am on Wednesday, the lifeboat was launched to assist Dyfed Powys Police with a despondent male on the Cleddau Bridge, Pembroke Dock.

The lifeboat stood by at the scene, in case she was needed. But, after about 15 minutes, the situation was resolved and the lifeboat was released at 1.34am to return to her station.

It was the fourth task in five days for the lifeboat station. On Saturday at 6.09pm, the all weather lifeboat had been launched to investigate reports of a red flare sighting off The Rath, Milford Haven.

Once on scene, a search was started and after about 45 minutes, with nothing untoward found, the lifeboat was stood down and returned to her station, where she was rehoused at 7.08pm.

Photo: RNLI/Angle

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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4 minutes 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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6 minutes 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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35 minutes 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.