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Neyland: £15,000 CCTV system does not work at night

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10 years ago

September 9, 2016

shutterstock_190693001 A £15,000 CCTV system installed in Neyland to reduce anti-social behaviour does not work during the night, Dyfed-Powys Police have revealed.

Town councillors were told on Monday (Sep 5) in a meeting that they were not capable of providing the evidence required to reduce crime at Brunel Quay car park.

In the meeting, PC Jon Dunn said the CCTV system was doing “what it says on the tin during the day” but wasn’t what the police required at night since the images are not clear enough to identify faces or car number plates.

To make matters worse, one of the cameras is installed near a tree which obscures the view, which would allow over a dozen cars to be hidden from the camera.

PC Dunn continued: “If any of the boy racers wanted to be sitting there they would be totally out of the way.”

The cameras were installed by the security firm Ocon.

The Mayor, Cllr Simon Hancock, said: “We were told at the outset that these cameras would be good for evidence by reading number plates and identifying drivers. That was absolutely clearly stated, and that is not the case.”

Cllr Paul Smith then said that Ocon needed a “clear timescale” to sort the problems.

If the issues were not fixed in an appropriate timescale he suggested that the council should then “demand its money back or take court action.”

He continued: “If this was a business I was running we wouldn’t still be talking about it. We’re being strung along and this could go on for month after month.

“I cannot see why we’re being so reasonable with them, this is absolutely pointless.”

The manufacturer of the cameras, Avigilon, had a meeting scheduled with town clerk, Jane Clark, to look at and tune the cameras if required.

But Cllr William McGarvie felt this meeting should involve Ocon, not Avigilon: “Surely the contract is with Ocon, it’s for them to put it right, they’ve sold us a system that doesn’t work.”

In response the clerk said she wanted the manufacturer to be aware of the issues should they persist: “I don’t think Avigilon would want to be supplying cameras to a company that are going to have such dissatisfied customers.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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8 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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8 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

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8 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.