News

Maenclochog

Published

9 years ago

April 4, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Hefin Wyn

Plaid Cymru

“Following my first canvass of the Maenclochog Ward it appears the majority of the constituents are keen to see a seachange in the makeup of Pembrokeshire County Council.

“Memories of how the Independent councillors handled the dismissal of the former chief executive with a handsome payment rather than pursue the disciplinary process are still raw. ‘Pydred y pysgodyn â’i ben i lawr’ was the sentiment at the time and that has not changed. How did their collective conscience allow them to act in such a deceptive manner? “When one of their midst stood as a Welsh Assembly candidate it became obvious the Independents have no policies. Leaflets were not produced, it was said, in order to protect the environment!

“On health, listening to the voice of the patients was the sum total of the comments. Enough said. Nevertheless, despite the tarmac laid on the roads prior to the last election, as part of the general schedule of works, several minor roads within the ward need widening, and ditches need to be seen to in order to deal with heavy rainwaters. Potholes need to be filled.The two primary schools feeding Ysgol y Preseli need to be given further support in order to emulate the excellent Estyn report recently given to the Crymych secondary school. They should be the envy of the whole county for both their standard of education and their ability to produce fully bilingual citizens of the future.”

Huw George

News

Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

17 seconds 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

Published

2 minutes 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

31 minutes 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.