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Broad Haven: Residents use garden furniture as ‘peaceful protest’

Published

9 years ago

June 2, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Enjoying the sunshine: A peaceful protest

LOCALS who live in and around Broad Haven have this evening (June 2) brought their garden furniture to the Galleon pub, after the business was forced to remove picnic benches by the local authority.

The pub posted a notice on their Facebook page saying: “Our loyal locals are arriving one by one, complete with their garden furniture, staging a peaceful #savethegalleonbenches protest!

“You’ve made Team Galleon smile tonight!”

On Tuesday (May 30) the pub announced that they had been given 24 hours to remove the furniture they had installed, following complaints to the council that they were ‘dangerous’.

Outside: The furniture was placed in the same location as the pub’s picnic benches

A spokesperson for the pub said at the time: “Sadly today as we all suspected, we have been asked after just one week, to remove our beautiful new furniture from the outside area within 24 hrs. We must have a bare space.

“The only way the village can still hopefully enjoy the new seating (which adds to the visual effects as well as comfortable seating) is to vent your complaints and please sign a petition in The Galleon to get them reinstated.

“The Galleon has always had outside seating plus at one point an anchor and this complaint by small minded individuals who obviously do not want our village to look and feel great. The council told us today that five people have complained saying the seating is dangerous.”

Local member Cllr Peter Morgan told The Herald: “As a member of the County Council, I respect the decision of the community council in opposing the outdoor seating at the Galleon Inn in Broad Haven.

“If the matter came before the National Park, as member of that organisation also I would have to declare an interest in this subject.

“I have had previous business dealings with the landlord of the pub, as he used to lease a premises from me.

“I would have no choice but to leave the meeting.”

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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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4 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.