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Milford Haven: Camp Valour head accused of £42,000 charity theft

Published

6 years ago

February 10, 2020

A MAN involved with an abortive scheme to regenerate Fort Hubberstone in Milford Haven is on the run after allegedly stealing approximately £42,000 from the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

The project in Pembrokeshire was called Camp Valour and Sean Pullen’s fake bona fides persuaded the Port Authority to become involved in his scheme before it pulled the plug on involvement with the shyster.

Sean Pullen, who used a variety of aliases and claimed to be a former member of the special forces, was last year exposed by The Pembrokeshire Herald as being a fantasist, unentitled to wear the decorations or claim the rank he used to try and get control of Fort Hubberstone for a pie in the sky project to convert it to a facility for ex-servicemen suffering from PTSD.

When The Herald exposed Pullen, we were threatened with legal proceedings – which never materialised – and, in a parting shot, a press release from the company he was using to front his attempted scam claimed that hostile press coverage had deterred them from going ahead with their plans for the historic fort. The writer of the Jac o’ the North blog was also threatened with legal proceedings for exposing Pullen’s unlikely claim to have been a paratrooper.

Proceedings came there none and now it appears that suspicions about Pullen were well-founded.

Sean Pullen resigned from his chairman role at the Liverpool Poppy Appeal and disappeared with an undisclosed amount of funds and RBL merchandise.

When investigators visited the property, they found the charred remnants of several collection tins, which Pullen had burned in the back garden of his rented £1500 a month home and collection tins with their seals broken and contents missing and unaccounted for.

Reports online at the Facebook groups Real Veterans Expose the Conmen and the Walter Mitty Hunters Club, state that Pullen’s landlord says he often received rent payments from Pullen containing a large number of £1 coins.

Sean Pullen, one of whose associates bizarrely claims Pullen is on a special assignment for MI5, was last seen in the Republic of Ireland.

Community

Community gathers to remember Corrina Baker

Published

6 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Lanterns and balloons released in emotional acts of remembrance

FAMILY, friends and members of the local community came together to remember Corrina Baker at a series of moving events held across west Wales this week.

Corrina’s funeral took place on Monday (Dec 15), a month after her death, with a public service held at St Mary’s Church. Mourners lined the route as her coffin was carried on its final journey in an elegant horse-drawn carriage, before a private cremation later took place at Parc Gwyn crematorium in Narberth.

Later that evening, shortly after 6:00pm, friends and relatives gathered at the Quayside in Cardigan for the first of two acts of remembrance to celebrate her life. Lanterns were lit and released into the night sky above the town as some of Corrina’s favourite songs were played.

On Tuesday afternoon (Dec 16), a second tribute was held near the location where Corrina was found. Twenty-one pink balloons — one for each year of her life — were released into a clear blue sky, each carrying personal messages in her memory.

Floral tributes continue to be laid at the Netpool, while a GoFundMe appeal set up in Corrina’s memory has raised more than £2,300. She has been described by those who knew her as “funny and bright”.

Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed that their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ms Baker’s death is ongoing. A 29-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail while inquiries continue.

(Photos: Stuart Ladd/Herald)

Community

Six untaxed vehicles seized in Milford Haven police operation

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6 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

SIX untaxed and abandoned vehicles were seized during a joint roads policing operation in Milford Haven on Tuesday morning.

Officers from the Milford Haven Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Team (NPPT) worked alongside the Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Team as part of targeted enforcement across the town.

In addition to the vehicle seizures, a number of traffic offence reports were issued to drivers during the operation.

Police said the action formed part of ongoing efforts to improve road safety and tackle vehicle-related offences in the Milford Haven area.

Community

Candlelit carol service brings community together in Milford Haven

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6 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

ST KATHARINE and St Peter’s Church in Milford Haven hosted its annual Candlelit Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, bringing together members of the community for a traditional celebration of Christmas.

The service featured readings from the Mayor of Milford Haven, representatives of the Soroptimists, Milford Haven Amateur Operatic Society, the Headteacher and Head Prefects of Milford Haven School, Milford Haven Town Band, and NCI Wooltack Point.

Music for the evening was provided by organist Seimon Morris, Milford Haven Town Band and the Milford Haven Cluster Band, whose performances added to the atmosphere of the candlelit service.

The Friends of St Katharine and St Peter’s Church thanked all those involved and wished the community a happy Christmas.