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Broad Haven School wins second Acorn Award

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9 years ago

May 17, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Broad Haven School: Receiving their second Acorn Award

BROAD HAVEN SCHOOL has won a second Acorn Award the mixing sustainability and Global citizenship into their curriculum.

The school was presented with the award by Mrs Sue Burton of Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation.

The Acorn Award is presented to schools who demonstrate a continued commitment to sustainability and global education after first gaining a Gold Sustainable Schools Award.

The school places a high value on ecological issues and pupils regularly carry out beach cleans to keep their local environment free of litter and their work at the beach was praised by Sue during the award ceremony.

Keeping the beach clean is not only a way of respecting the environment they live in but is a great way of incorporating sustainability into learning says one of the school’s assistant headteacher Mrs Viv Grey.

“We use data collected during the beach cleans to provide a context for pupils learning in maths and our electronics waste project provided a basis for literacy work throughout the school,” she said.

“Pupils at the school have also taken part in efforts to encourage walking, scooting and cycling to school and improving their school grounds for biodiversity,” she added.

The school’s headteacher Mr Gareth Lewis said everyone can be proud of their efforts to achieve the award.

“The staff and pupils of the school deserve a huge amount of credit for achieving this award for the second time.

“The pupils have worked hard and the lessons they have been given are fun-filled and full of interesting facts and figures.

“Not only are the children learning about important issues they are gaining some valuable life skills too while maintaining the biodiversity of the school and village of Broad Haven.”

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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.