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Pembroke: Woman celebrates 102nd birthday

Published

9 years ago

June 26, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Mrs Nathalie Lewis: Celebrating her 102nd birthday

A LADY born when the First World War was at its height has celebrated her 102nd birthday.

Mrs Nathalie Lewis is a resident at Hollyland Lodge care home on Holyland Road in Pembroke.

She was born in Pwll, near Llanelli, and on the eve of last Sunday’s birthday celebrations (Jun 25) with her family, she was visited by Pembrokeshire County Council Chairman, Councillor Paul Harries.

He presented Mrs Lewis with a bouquet of flowers to mark the occasion.

A widow for the past 16 years, Mrs Lewis has two sons – Barrie who lives in Pembroke and Wyn of Llanelli – and six grandchildren.

On her birthday she spent the day with Barrie and daughter-in-law, Yvonne, and their family.

The Chairman brought with him copies of some cuttings from the newspapers published at the time of Mrs Lewis’s birth 102 years ago.

Most papers were dominated by news of The Great War raging at the time but there was some lighter news-reporting in the local journals.

For instance the ‘Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph and General Weekly Reporter for the County of Pembroke’ recorded that an escaped goat in Neyland tried to butt passers-by.

After some soldiers – presumably home on leave – made ‘ineffective efforts’ to secure the animal, it was finally captured by ‘a diminutive youth’ who tied it up.

Elsewhere in the paper it reported that there was a proposal to buy the school nurse a ‘light motor car’ as she was currently using a push-bike to cycle between Maenclochog and Haverfordwest.

The story went on to say that it was ‘not honourable’ to see strong men in motor cars while ladies were on push-bikes. A suggestion of giving her a pony and trap was not considered as it was seen to be ‘out of date.’

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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14 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

Published

14 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

14 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.