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Chairman recognises Pembrokeshire support teams

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9 years ago

December 23, 2016

PCC Chairman Cllr Tony Brinsden and Cllr Sue Perkins: With the members that make up the Team Around the Family and Children with Disabilities teams of Pembrokeshire County Council

CLLR TONY BRINSDEN, Chair of Pembrokeshire County Council, has recognised the work of Pembrokeshire County Council’s social services team and education disability team.

Employees of Team Around the Family and those from the Children with Disabilities and the Inclusion team within Education were invited to a celebratory afternoon tea in the Chairman’s suite in County Hall.

Team Around the Family work with families to provide a more positive future for their children. The support they provide has been recognised as the Best Social Work Team with a British Association of Social Workers Wales (BASWA) award.

The Children with Disabilities team in Pembrokeshire work with children with disabilities and complex needs.

The work they have done throughout the county supports these children as they enter education and continues throughout their future schooling.

“We are lucky to have such dedicated teams working for Pembrokeshire County Council,” said Cllr Brinsden.

“It was an honour to host them for an hour and find out more about their roles.

“From speaking with them, it’s clear they face daily challenges but their enthusiasm for what they do ensures their work is testing yet rewarding.”

Cllr Brinsden’s words were echoed by Cllr Sue Perkins, Cabinet Member for Services to Children and Lifelong Safeguarding.

“These teams work behind the scenes and their work often goes unnoticed and I know the invite from the Chairman will be well received by them all.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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4 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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4 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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5 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.