News

Spuds a plenty at World Food Day

Published

9 years ago

October 12, 2016

PUFFIN PRODUCE, a Haverfordwest-based fresh produce company, are proud to support World Food Day at Transition Cafe, a surplus food café based in Fishguard, by donating 40kg of mis-shaped potatoes.

Now supplying Welsh produce to the whole of Wales, Puffin Produce are well aware of the amount of food wasted by every household, and are working with national organisations such as WRAP and local projects, such as Transition Cafe in order to raise awareness about food waste at a local and national level.

Mererid Jones, Sustainability Executive at Puffin Produce explains “The average UK household throws away £700 or excess food every year, that’s a lot of food and money. We’ve started working with projects such as Transition Cafe in order to make people think again about throwing away perfectly good food, and World Food Day is a great place for people to start finding out more”.

Tomorrow (Oct 15) sees not-for-profit Transition Cafe host events and an open day at its Fishguard-based cafe in aid of World Food Day, encouraging people to think twice about the excess food they throw away. The project, now in its third year, takes unwanted food from individuals and businesses and develops recipes and dishes to serve at their café based next to the Co Operative Food in Fishguard.

“We’re really keen to support the positive work Transition Bro Gwaun are doing with the local community, and will be donating more potato misshapes going forwards. We encourage people to visit the café on Saturday 15^th of October to celebrate World Food Day, to learn about ways to make their food go further and saving money in the long run,” explains Mererid Jones from Puffin Produce.

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

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16 minutes ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

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38 minutes ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

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44 minutes ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.