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Shadow secretary visits PATCH

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12 years ago

January 23, 2014

SHADOW SECRETARY of State for Wales Owen Smith conducted a two day mini-tour of the key seats in west Wales and he also visited the PATCH food bank in Pembrokeshire.

Councillor Paul Miller, who was there to show Owen some of the work being done, said: “PATCH does an amazing job in communities throughout Pembrokeshire and I wanted to take the opportunity to show Owen the fantastic work they do helping some of the most vulnerable in Pembrokeshire.

“Unfortunately though, it’s no surprise that Tracy and the team are busier than ever. More and more people in Pembrokeshire and across Wales are under pressure financially with working people more than £1,700 a year worse off thanks to David Cameron.

“Prices have risen faster than wages for 40 of 41 months while David Cameron has been in Downing Street and this week’s figures show that real wages will have fallen by 5.8% by the end of the Parliament.”

“Both Owen and I are working hard to get the message across to the Government in Westminster that a recovery is no recovery, if the only ones to benefit are the wealthiest few. A future Labour Government has promised to take action on Energy Prices, promised to support a living wage and would work tirelessly to engineer a real recovery, one which benefits the rest of us too. I couldn’t be more supportive of Tracy, PATCH and the work of her whole team but it’s about time fewer people in our community had to rely on PATCH to feed and clothe their families”.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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10 hours 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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10 hours 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

Published

11 hours 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.