News
Radio Pembrokeshire shake-up as station moves to Vale of Glamorgan
NATION BROADCASTING, the company behind Radio Pembrokeshire, has been given approval from Ofcom to share all output for five of their stations.
Radio Pembrokeshire, Radio Carmarthenshire and Radio Ceredigion will now share all programming with Bridge FM and Swansea Bay, 24/7.
This means that Radio Pembrokeshire, as well as Radio Carmarthenshire and Radio Ceredigion, will now move to St Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan, where the Bridge FM and Swansea Bay stations are based.
Local news, adverts and information will still be broadcast on the stations.
The stations are not based in the same approved area, however Ofcom have granted Nation Broadcasting special permission.
On Friday, December 9th, a consultation will discuss a request from Nation Broadcasting to change the format of Nation Radio. The requested change follows a number of complaints about compliance, none of which were upheld, and now the company wants to clarify the service’s output.
Last month, Ollie Cole announced he was leaving Radio Pembrokeshire after ‘sad’ changes had taken place.
He said: “You’ll probably want to know why I’m leaving West Wales. I’ll spare you too much detail, but as you may have seen in local news reports etc, the way that Nation Broadcasting’s West Wales services (Radio Pembrokeshire/Carmarthenshire/Ceredigion) are delivered is changing. The main daytime presentation of the stations will soon be coming from studios at St Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
“Though I fully understand the reasons behind this change, personally I do feel this is a sad change for local radio across West Wales and within the industry itself. Networking definitely does have massive benefits to presenters & listeners, but I do feel these counties will miss out greatly on the knowledge and experience of presenters who know their patch inside and out. Something which is hard to replace, and yet should be the true lifeblood of a local station.”
Crime
Lamphey man stole £1,300 from train passengers’ bags
A LAMPHEY man has been sentenced for stealing £1,300 in cash and bank cards from passengers’ bags on the Tenby-Pembroke Dock train.
The court heard that on August 11, Luke Brummit, 46, removed two rucksacks from the luggage rack and searched them.
“The defendant took the bags into another carriage, searched them, and removed a purse and wallet before leaving the bags beneath the seat,” Crown Prosecutor Derek Davies told magistrates.
Brummit also admitted stealing £86.06 worth of items, including two legs of lamb and bottles of beer, from Sainsbury’s in Tenby on September 19.
Defence solicitor Tom Lloyd said Brummit has since taken steps to address his behaviour: “He’s doing better than he’s ever done and is working to improve his conduct.”
Magistrates imposed an 18-month community order, including 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days and a 120-day alcohol monitoring programme. Brummit must pay £1,300 compensation to the victim, £86.06 to Sainsbury’s, a £114 court surcharge, and £85 in costs.
Crime
Ex-refinery worker sentenced for harassment and stalking in Milford Haven
A FORMER refinery worker has been sentenced after harassing his ex-partner by dumping rubbish in her garden and shouting through her letterbox.
Haverfordwest magistrates heard that on June 14, at around 6:20am, Kyle Allerton, 29, arrived at Leah Jenkins’ property in Milford Haven after attempting to call and text her earlier that morning.
“He rang her at around 6:00am, then turned up at her property at 6:22am,” Crown Prosecutor Derek Davies said.
“He shouted through the letterbox, demanding she come to the door or window to talk to him. He then emptied bins over her garden before driving off in a white van.”
Jenkins said in her victim impact statement: “I feel harassed by his actions and worried about what he might have done.”
Probation officer Courtney Colman explained that Allerton had struggled to cope with the end of their seven-year relationship, turning to alcohol as a coping mechanism.
“He was drinking up to ten cans a day, which contributed to his losing his job at the refinery,” she said.
Allerton pleaded guilty to harassment. Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order, including 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 10 hours of unpaid work. He must pay a £114 court surcharge and £85 in costs.
Crime
Goodwick driver fined for crashing into van and outbuilding
A 21-YEAR-OLD motorist has been sentenced for driving on a Pembrokeshire B road and colliding with a parked van and an outbuilding.
Luke Harvey was driving a blue Ford Fiesta along the B4313 at Llanychaer, near Fishguard, at around 11:30pm on May 16, with a male passenger in the car.
“A call was made to the police, reporting that he had hit a van as well as an outbuilding,” Crown Prosecutor Derek Davies told magistrates.
“The people living at the property advised him to stay at the scene, but he insisted on going home. He managed to free his vehicle and drove off towards Fishguard.”
Police traced the car to an address in Fishguard and located Harvey. He pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident, using a vehicle without third-party insurance, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
Magistrates fined Harvey £120 and ordered him to pay £85 in costs and a £48 surcharge. His licence was endorsed with eight penalty points.
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david baker
November 12, 2016 at 10:34 am
I did work for these people a few years ago not one of my better moves in life. It’s very easy to do what theyre doing and the audience won’t have a clue, hit a button, fire off 5 different ad breaks, hit a button, fire off 5 different whats ons, hit a button, 5 different travels, Hit a button in bad weather, 5 different area school closures, Hit a button get the news from tim buck two localised and very good radio news hub are actually, get rid of the presenters save a load of dosh and the till keeps ringing. Listeners won’t have a clue cos they couldn’t give a monkies who’s on air anyway.
David Bird
November 15, 2016 at 11:29 am
How can it be called radio Pembrokeshire after the move. They may as well merge with heart radio
Joe Bloggs
November 18, 2016 at 10:21 am
David Bird, it will still be called Radio Pembrokeshire because it will sound practically the same on air other than a different set of presenters. They will use technology that will enable them to broadcast across 5 separate stations but remain local on each individual station. In fact, I believe the quality of the station will improve and it will sound less tin pot than it does now.