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Over 65s can refresh driving skills for free

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8 years ago

June 12, 2018

IF you’re over 65 and would like to brush up your driving skills – for free – then why not sign up to Pembrokeshire’s Drive for Life course.

Run by Pembrokeshire County Council’s road safety section, the one-day refresher course is for experienced motorists who are driving regularly.

It aims to give them an overall update on all aspects of safe driving, both in theory and in practice.

Mr Sam Hassan, 78, of Milford Haven, recently undertook the course with his wife Janet. He said all drivers aged over 65 should consider doing it.

“It was very beneficial,” said Mr Hassan, a former electrical engineer at Total.

“I’ve been advising people my age that if they have the chance, they should go and do it! And it was a nice day as well, very enjoyable.”

He added: “It also reassures you and gives you more confidence that you are driving well.”

The day is split into two parts, with a classroom session in the morning followed by a light lunch and then a two-hour driving session in the afternoon with an approved driving instructor.

The classroom session covers a wide range of topics including the Highway Code, road signs, health and mobility, and hazard awareness.

The practical afternoon session allows the driver the chance to cover aspects of driving they wish to refresh, such as parallel parking, junctions or roundabouts, as well as general safer driving techniques.

Cllr Phil Baker, Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure for Pembrokeshire County Council, said feedback showed drivers who have completed the course are more aware and observant, and better equipped to deal with hazards and different driving situations.

“We would encourage all motorists over 65 to undertake this short and enjoyable course,” he said. “The feedback we have from participants is consistently excellent. There is nothing to lose!”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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15 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

15 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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16 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.