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Reminder to vote as elections draw near

Published

9 years ago

April 9, 2017

Tom Sinclair

PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL is urging locals to mark election day on their calendars so their votes can be heard.

Nominations for the local government elections to be held on May 4 are now closed.

Out of the 60 county electoral divisions, 47 are contested and out of the 115 community councils, as warded, 18 are contested.

Poll cards have been sent to voters who have a contested election in their electoral area while those areas with no contest have not been sent poll cards.

If householders have not received a poll card it may be because there is no election in their area or because they are not registered to vote.

Householders are urged to ensure they are registered to vote. The law dictates that only those on the Electoral Register are eligible to vote.

The deadline for ensuring you are included on the Register is Thursday, April 13.

To register to vote, visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote before that date.

Other key dates to remember are:

deadline to submit postal vote applications is 5 pm on Tuesday, April 18
deadline to submit applications to vote by proxy is 5 pm on Tuesday, April 25

If, after 5 pm on April 25 anyone is unable to vote in person because they have a medical emergency or find they cannot attend the polling station because of work reasons, they can apply to vote by emergency proxy.

Completed applications must reach the County Council’s Electoral Services office at Cherry Grove, Haverfordwest SA61 2NZ before 5 pm on Thursday, 4th May.

The office can be contacted by phone on: 01437 775844 or email: [email protected]

The local election results will be available on the County Council’s website: www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/elections following the counting of votes on Friday, May 5.

County Council and Town and Community Council nominations may also be viewed from this page.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

2 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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2 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

Published

3 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.