For decades The Starboard Hotel has wined, dined and hosted countless visitors from its enviable position overlooking the Milford Haven waterway.

Now, after its doors have remained closed for several years, there is a chance that the Starboard Hotel will once again be brought back to its former glory after being put on the market with local estate agents FBM, Milford Haven.

The five storey, end-of-terrace property at 21 Hamilton Terrace enjoys panoramic views of the estuary and still retains much of its former retro decor and architectural features.

The iconic building spans five storeys comprising a bar, restaurant and disco with hotel accommodation consisting of 11 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, nine reception rooms and a self-contained flat.  It also has an enclosed garden to the rear.

“The Starboard Hotel is a property in a prominent position which offers endless opportunity,” commented FBM estate agents.

“The property has long been a cherished and memorable landmark within the community, evoking nostalgia and happy memories for so many people who have passed through its doors over the years.”

The Starboard Hotel has been set  at a guide price of £135,000 prior to being sold at auction. 

To view the property or to find out further details, contact the FBM office on 01646 691011.  Some  parts of the property have fallen into disrepair to the rear of the building, resulting in viewings having to be accompanied at all times.

A STEYNTON woman has been sentenced after launching a foul-mouthed, xenophobic rant at her neighbour, telling her to “f*** off back to England”.

Linda McCann, 70, said she was left distressed by the language used by Lisa Thomas during the incident, which took place at around 2:00pm on August 2, 2024.

“Hearing the foul language that she used towards me – language that everyone in the street could hear – was very distressing,” Mrs McCann told Haverfordwest magistrates during Thomas’s trial.

“Lisa told me to f*** off back to England. And that’s not nice.”

The confrontation occurred after Mrs McCann and her husband returned from shopping in Iceland, Milford Haven, and began unloading frozen food into a garden shed freezer at their property on Honeyhill Grove, Lamphey.

“I came outside to find out what it was and thought my neighbour had possibly thrown a glass bottle or something at my shed,” said Mrs McCann. “But then I could see that it was shingle that had been thrown from Lisa’s landing window. Lisa then opened the window and shouted stuff out at me.”

CCTV footage captured by Mrs McCann’s motion-sensor camera was played in court, in which Thomas could be heard shouting:
“You want to stick your fingers up at my 11-year-old daughter, you stupid old c***? You stupid little nonce. F*** off back to Birmingham and f*** off back to England.”

Thomas, who has since moved to Plas Peregrine, Steynton, was found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

She was sentenced to a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £300 in prosecution costs and a £26 victim surcharge.

In addition, a two-year restraining order was imposed, prohibiting Thomas from contacting Mrs McCann, referencing her on social media, or entering the Honeyhill Grove estate in Lamphey.

A LORRY driver who made the “life-changing” decision to drive away from a domestic dispute while almost three times over the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road.

John Roberts, 51, was stopped by police on Pembroke Road, Haverfordwest, on the evening of August 24 after officers spotted his Audi A3 being driven erratically. A roadside breath test proved positive, and a further test at the police station showed he had 94 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard this week that Roberts, of Fountain Row, Haverfordwest, had been visiting Pembrokeshire with his partner. At the time of the offence, he was living in Barry and working as a lorry driver.

Probation officer Julie Norman told the court: “As a result of a domestic incident at the property, the defendant made the decision to leave in the Audi. Shortly afterwards, he was stopped and breathalysed.”

The court heard that Roberts had voluntarily surrendered his driving licence to the DVLA following his arrest.

Crown prosecutor Sian Vaughan told District Judge Mark Layton that this was Roberts’ third conviction for drink-driving, with previous offences in 2000 and 2007.

“This shows you have a disregard for other road users,” Judge Layton told Roberts.

Roberts was disqualified from driving for 28 months and handed a 12-month community order. As part of the order, he must complete ten rehabilitation activity requirement days and 120 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay a £114 court surcharge and £85 in costs.