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Police take casualty to hospital: No ambulance available after four hour wait

Published

7 years ago

November 25, 2019

THE BOSS of the Welsh Ambulance Service has apologised after a middle-aged woman, from Milford Haven, fell over and was left lying on grass, in bad weather, over four hours.

On Thursday (Nov 21) the woman had travelled from her home in Camuset Close to visit a nearby relative, but reportedly slipped and fell, suffering a suspected broken leg.

The police attended an incident, and despite an ambulance being called, and the woman being in terrible pain, four hours went by without any transport arriving to take he to hospital.

The Herald understands that whilst the woman was on the ground, in the rain, neighbours did their best to keep her warm with hot drinks and coats.

In the end, the police decided to break with protocol and take the woman to hospital themselves in a police car.

Officers had decided that there was no sign of paramedics turning up any time soon, and they had no choice, the Herald has been told.

Our readers contacted us to say that on the same day, their own relatives were stuck in the back of ambulances at the hospital for six hours or more due to pressures in the A&E department at Withybush. This was in response to the story we published last night on the pressures facing accident and emergency services in Pembrokeshire.

The Pembrokeshire Herald contacted the Welsh Ambulance Service for a comment.

Lee Brooks, Director of Operations at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said that he was “sorry to hear” about the woman’s experience and that it was caused by “high levels of demand for health and care services”

Mr Brooks said that “this is absolutely not the service we want to provide” and that October 2019 was our busiest month for life-threatening emergencies and the current data supports that November has been equally busy.

He added: “The public has a role to play too: please only call 999 or go to emergency departments in the event of a genuine emergency so that we can keep our staff and vehicles for those who need us most.

“For everything else, check out the symptom checkers on the NHS Direct Wales website, call NHS Direct Wales or 111 (if available in your area) or visit your GP or a pharmacist.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

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

Published

15 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.