News

‘Spend it where it’s needed’

Published

11 years ago

March 10, 2014

County MP Stephen Crabb has this week welcomed the UK Government’s further £12 million investment in Superfast Cymru, but has stressed that Welsh Ministers and BT must now make sure that the money is spent where it is needed.

To date, the UK Government has invested £57 million pounds in the Superfast Cymru project, run jointly by Welsh Government and BT, and it is hoped that this additional money will help connect harder-to-reach rural areas, such as Pembrokeshire.

Stephen Crabb has previously questioned Welsh Government’s prioritisation of the roll-out, raising concerns that rural areas such as Pembrokeshire are being put to the back of the queue. The roll-out of superfast broadband is due to begin in five Pembrokeshire towns in the coming months but the MP is determined that at all areas of the County must benefit from the scheme. Speaking from Westminster, Stephen Crabb MP said: “Access to any broadband, let alone superfast broadband, is a real problem for many parts of Pembrokeshire and I know this is a huge source of frustration for people across the county. In this day and age it is simply unacceptable for any communities to be shut off from high-speed broadband, regardless of how rural the area is.”

“I very much welcome the additional funding but it is now time that the Welsh Government and BT make sure that these new funds are spent wisely. I will continue to push BT and Welsh Ministers to make sure that both rural and urban parts of Pembrokeshire benefit from superfast broadband.”

Crime

Attempted burglary at the Welsh Bakery, Milford Haven

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2 hours ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary at the flat above the Welsh Bakery on Robert Street, Milford Haven. The incident is believed to have occurred between 4:30pm on Saturday, January 18, and 8:45am on Monday, January 20, 2025.

It is understood that force was used in an attempt to gain access to the upstairs flat.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact PC 865 Andy Baxter at Haverfordwest police station. You can reach out via:

Online: Dyfed-Powys Police Contact Form

Email: [email protected]

Direct message on social media

Phone: 101

Please quote reference number 50 of January 20.

Crime

Lung condition cited as defence in Haverfordwest drink-drive case

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2 hours ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A LUNG condition has landed a Hakin man in the dock after he refused to give a breath test when suspected of driving through Haverfordwest town centre while over the drink-drive limit.

Frank Morrissey was stopped by officers on December 12 and asked to provide a roadside breath test. He refused.

This week Morrissey, 58, of Glebelands, Hakin, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates Court, where he denied failing to provide the breath test for analysis. His solicitor, Tom Lloyd, claimed his client suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a lung condition resulting in breathing difficulties. As a result, the defendant was unable to provide the breath test.

The case was adjourned to March 20, when Morrissey’s trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court. He was released on unconditional bail.

Crime

New Year’s Day drink-driver crashes into parked car

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2 hours ago

January 21, 2025

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A NEW YEAR’S DAY drinking spree has resulted in a lengthy disqualification for Pembroke motorist Pauline Turner, who crashed into a parked Mercedes while over twice the drink-drive limit.

Police were called to St Anne’s Crescent, Pembroke Dock, just before 2:30pm on January 1, following reports that a black Toyota Yaris had collided with a parked Mercedes.

Officers discovered Turner, 61, who admitted being the driver of the Yaris.

“She identified herself to police officers and told them that she’d consumed five or six pints,” Crown Prosecutor Nia James told Haverfordwest Magistrates Court this week.

After admitting the charge of drink-driving, Turner, of Ashdale Lane, Pembroke, was disqualified from driving for 20 months. She was fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £60 surcharge.