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New businesses open for trade at Milford Waterfront as Covid lockdown eases

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MILFORD WATERFRONT, the hidden gem within Pembrokeshire’s tourism crown, has even more to offer visitors now that retail, hospitality, and tourism has reopened, with lots of new businesses opening their doors for the first time and some existing businesses having expanded since the pandemic.

From independent restaurants to barbers and environment friendly fashion shops, there’s plenty to eat, shop and enjoy at Milford Waterfront.

The Green Genie is a vegetarian and vegan bistro set overlooking Milford Marina. The only one of its kind at Milford Waterfront with its vegan offering, the bistro is family and dog friendly.

The Green Genie offers visitors a nutritious and flavour-packed menu with dishes including Asian style vegan noodles, vegetarian tacos, traditional English dishes and gluten free options as well as a selection of vegan wines, beers and ciders.

Delicious vegan and vegetarian food @ Green Genie Bistro

Madison’s Bar and Restaurant is the Green Genie’s sister restaurant. A unique dining experience is on offer at Madison’s; the vintage themed restaurant and bar transports you back to the 1920s and 30s. The food encapsulates contemporary and classic options from the land and sea, including steaks and lamb as well as fresh seafood such as their tender scallops using locally sourced produce. The Green Genie’s menu is also available for vegetarian and vegan diners.

Madisons Bar & Restaurant

Talouies opened in the summer of 2020 and adds to the growing café culture at Milford Waterfront. Open 7 days a week and dog friendly, Talouies offers visitors afternoon tea as well as homemade light bites, cakes and desserts, along with a wide selection of loose-leaf teas and fresh, aromatic coffees.

Talouies

Sister company to resident restaurant Foam, Sugar Loaf Deli & Bakery are on hand to provide sandwiches, toasties, paninis, pastries, salads, soup and extravagant doughnuts. Everything on offer at Sugar Loaf is baked at their Bake House, which is based at Milford Waterfront as well.

Sugar Loaf offers Pembrokeshire produce, including jams, marmalades, chutneys, pates, cheeses and fudge from local suppliers. Sugar Loaf are also fully licensed supplying a wide range of wines, local ales, cider and spirits. 

The Sugar Loaf team are not only passionate about artisan bread and baked goods, they care about the environment too, sourcing supplies locally to minimise their carbon footprint, and providing biodegradable/compostable packing for their takeaway products with the business looking to work towards being plastic free.

Grab a bite at Sugar Loaf

Established in early 2020 by owners Lee and Nic, CUB3D is an independent clothing brand which started selling environmentally-friendly fashion online and due to a successful start, CUB3D opened their store here later that year, adding to the great range of independent shops at Milford Waterfront. CUB3D does their branding and design work in-house to provide a quality service. All of the products that they design and create are moving more towards recycled and carbon neutral garments. They are also hoping to expand their ‘Earth Positive and Salvage’ recycled clothing range in 80-90% of their product offering by summer 2021. They offer products including t-shirts (which are 100% recycled), hoodies, jumpers, bobble hats, knitted hats, caps, belts, wallets and iPad cases too.

CUB3D

Opening its doors in March 2021 by owner Owen Grey, OG Barbers is the only dedicated barbershop at Milford Waterfront. Confident in all aspects of barbering, they provide a wide range of professional services including standards cuts, fades, skin fades and beard trims too. OG Barbers also offers top-of-the-range products used to style your hair, including Dapper Dan, Black Label and Fudge.

OG Barbers

The Scoop Ice Cream Parlour and Coffee Shop has been serving ice creams from its kiosk next to the Pier Head since 2016, but this year due to its popularity, the business has developed and brought ice cream making back to Milford Haven with the addition of their own new ‘Ice Creamery’, based just over the road at Neptune House. This means that the ice cream served at the The Scoop is made at Milford Waterfront, with milk from Steynton Farm.

Looks lush!

Coco’s Restaurant was taken over by new owners James and Phil in August 2020, offering a great selection of food and drinks in an informal, relaxed city-style venue. COCO’s home, ‘The Sail Loft’ is a Grade II listed building, which was once used to service the Nantucket Whaling ships and is now home to this vibrant restaurant serving yummy meals, decadent cocktails and coffee and cake every day from 11am.

Coco’s the hotest decor in town!

Steve Edwards, Commercial Director at the Port of Milford Haven commented: “We are so delighted to have welcomed all these exciting new businesses to Milford Waterfront. It was reassuring to see non-essential businesses reopen earlier this month and now outdoor dining returning as well. Given the challenges that the pandemic has presented, as a destination we really are bucking the trend, with new businesses choosing to be based here at Milford Waterfront! Developing hospitality and tourism in the area is an important strategy for the Port, and with the addition of the new 100 bedroom Tŷ Hotel, which will be opening in spring next year, we really are achieving the ambition to make Milford Waterfront a must-visit destination in Pembrokeshire. We have so many fantastic businesses here that offer a variety of services to visitors, and we cannot wait to see everyone enjoying themselves as lockdown restrictions ease.”

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Pembrokeshire pub director fined for accounting offences

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AT Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, Kathleen Waters, the Director of the Jeffreyston-based pub business KDW Inns Limited, has been found guilty of multiple accounting offences. The 60-year-old from The Jeffreyston Inn, Jeffreyston, was previously fined in June for failing to submit the required accounts to Companies House.

On March 21, Waters faced three separate offences related to accounting malpractices following her previous conviction. The court heard that she failed to deliver essential documents for KDW Inns Limited’s accounts for the period ending August 31, 2021. Additionally, Waters was accused of not submitting the financial statements for the year ending August 31, 2022, a requirement for all companies operating within the UK.

The charges did not stop there. Waters was also found guilty of failing to deliver a confirmation statement within 14 days after a review period, an essential requirement for maintaining the legal status of a business in the UK.

Pleading guilty to all charges, Waters was fined a total of £775. Furthermore, she has been ordered to pay a £310 surcharge along with £75 in court costs. This case highlights the legal responsibilities of company directors in maintaining accurate and timely financial records, a cornerstone of corporate governance and transparency.

The conviction of Waters serves as a reminder to all business owners and directors of the importance of adhering to financial regulations and statutory requirements.

  • The Pembrokeshire Herald remains committed to bringing its readers up-to-date reports on significant legal proceedings affecting the local business community.
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Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm’s sales boost following feature on ITV

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  • Wales-based Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm featured on Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen earlier this month
  • The chilli sauce company has since experienced a remarkable increase in consumer interest, witnessing a 165% increase in sales year-on-year in the weeks after the programme aired
  • The episode focused on the farm’s sustainable growing practices that ensure all products are made locally in Wales

THE TEAM at www.pembrokeshirechillifarm.com, renowned for its fiery range of chilli-based products, have experienced a significant surge in sales and enquiries.

The upturn is following an appearance on Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen on March 9. This surge underscores the farm’s expanding influence in the hot sauce market and its dedication to high-quality, locally produced ingredients.

In the weeks after being featured on Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen, a weekly cooking program that shines a light on the finest British ingredients, the Welsh business has reported a 165% increase in online sales for their hot sauces compared to the same period the previous year. Furthermore, the business has received a notable 64% increase in wholesale requests from gourmet food retailers compared to the same period in 2023.

Beyond these impressive figures, the farm also saw a 75% rise in social media engagement, with new followers and interactions highlighting a growing community of chilli sauce enthusiasts eager to learn more about their products and the ways in which they can spice up their own dishes at home, from the comfort of their own kitchen.

Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm was launched by husband-and-wife duo Owen and Michelle Rosser back in 2017, following the pair realising there was a big market for chilli-based sauced and products after growing their own chillies in their own back garden. The business now produces more than 10,000kgs of chillies each year and grows crops specifically for wholesale customers and other commercial food producers.

The couple also own Welsh Sauce Kitchen, an alternative sauce brand that offers a range of non-chilli-infused kitchen condiments and products. In 2023, they released their very own Black Garlic Ketchup made from fermented black garlic, a sauce that takes more than 12 days to create due to the black garlic needing to ferment for 288 hours. More than 250 bottles were made in the first batch, which sold out within the initial 24 hours of launching.

Michelle Rosser, co-founder and Managing Director told The Pembrokeshire Herald: “Being part of Pure Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen was an incredible opportunity for us; to share our love for chillies with a well-known household name, as well as with a wider audience who have a love for all things food. We were thrilled to showcase our farm and products, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. The numbers speak for themselves – they’re a true testament to the high-quality products we produce from our home-grown chillies.”

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The new workplace recycling law is coming – here is what you need to know:

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FROM April 6, all workplaces in Wales will have to separate their waste for recycling and arrange for it to be collected separately.

The new law is being brought in to improve the quality and quantity of recycling in Wales to help address the climate and nature emergency. It will also benefit the economy by capturing a resilient supply of high-quality recycled materials that can be used by manufacturing industries across Wales and beyond.

Many businesses have already changed their waste management systems ahead of the new law coming into effect. Here are the top five things’ workplaces need to know about the new law.

  1. What needs to be recycled – from 6 April, you will need to separate food (if you produce more than 5kg of food waste per week), glass; paper and cardboard; and metals, plastics, and cartons; as well as unsold textiles and unsold small electricals and arrange for it to be collected separately.
  2. Read a guide to help you prepare – there are guides to help you understand what you need to do to be ready for the changes on the Welsh Government website here: www.gov.wales/workplace-recyling
  3. Your waste collector can help – depending on your current waste collection system, you may need new bins to ensure you can separate your waste correctly for collection. You will need to consider the size of these bins, how many you need, and how often they need to be collected.  Contact your waste collector to discuss what it means for your workplace.
  4. Use clear signs – make it as easy as possible for staff, customers, and visitors to use the bins by using clear signs to show what materials need to go in what bins. There are signs and labels available on WRAP’s website you can download and use here: https://businessofrecycling.wrapcymru.org.uk/resources
  5. Communicate the changes – you will need to consider how you will communicate the new changes to your staff, colleagues, visitors, guests, or students. Depending on the size of your organisation, you may need to think about how you will go about doing this. A guide and advice is available on this website: https://businessofrecycling.wrapcymru.org.uk/resources

With almost two-thirds (63%) of businesses in Wales classified as small and medium sized enterprises[1], we spoke to Cardiff-based retailer the Canton Fruit Market to get their perspective on the new law and how it has impacted their business.

Linda Breen, Sales Assistant at the Canton Fruit Market said, “We did have some concerns initially about making the changes, but we quickly learned that change can be a good thing.

“All our waste used to just go into one big bin out the back of the premises, but due to its size, it was not collected very frequently, and it took up a lot of space.

“Now we are finding that our recyclable waste is being collected twice a week, and the smaller bins take up a lot less space. We are also producing much less general waste, so we are saving money. It has also made us think much more about our recycling and other ways we can reduce our overall waste.”

We also spoke to Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay, which has supported all the food outlets and restaurants in the bay in making changes to their waste management.

Since making adaptations to their bins and separation of waste, they have reported reducing waste disposal costs by two-thirds. This has also increased recycling rates, while in turn reducing waste management costs.

Becky Jones, Marketing Manager from Mermaid Quay said: “The process has been surprisingly straightforward and has made a huge difference in both our outgoing costs and overall recycling quantity.”

In just 20 years, Wales has gone from recycling less than 5% to recycling 65% of our waste and is now ranked third in the world for household waste recycling. This helps to save around 400,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year. The new law will help to continue to increase recycling rates while supporting Wales’ commitment to become a zero-waste nation by 2050.

For more information on how to get ready for the new law visit www.gov.wales/workplacerecycling.

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