News
Man arrested for sexual assault on female pupil outside Milford Haven school
A 29-YEAR-OLD fisherman has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old schoolgirl as she was leaving Milford Haven School to get her lunch on Wednesday (Nov 23).
Jacob Ghansah, of no fixed abode, was detained by officers after the young girl was allegedly left very shaken after being “grabbed” by the man who said she was “very cute”.
The girl, shaken, allegedly managed to get away from the scene and alerted her mother of the incident.
The defendant, Ghansah, was arrested, charged, and appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court on Thursday (Nov 24).
He is accused of contravening Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
At the hearing, the bench bailed Ghansah with strict conditions to attend a second hearing on December 15 at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.
The bail conditions are that he should not to enter Steynton Road, Thornton Road, Marble Hall Road and Great North Street. The areas in questions were drawn onto a map by the court.
The defendant should not leave Milford Haven except for work purposes on his fishing boat of work and for the purpose of attending court.
He must live and sleep each night aboard his trawler in Milford Haven Docks.
Must give any passports he holds to the police station.
Speaking after the court hearing the mother of the girl in question, who we cannot name for legal reasons, said that she wanted other parents to be aware of the case.
She told The Herald: “My daughter has made a very serious allegation and I want the school and local community to be made aware.”
Speaking of the alleged incident, she added: “This happened outside school at lunch time and in broad day light. Something needs to be done to safeguard our children.”
Ghansah has entered a not guilty plea to the charge.
News
Carmarthenshire County Council successfully delivers new homes
CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has created new homes in Carmarthen which will provide modern and energy efficient accommodation for four families.
The new development sits on the site of the former Wauniago House and features three x two-bedroom homes and one x four bedroom home.
With a focus on maximising energy efficiency and reducing energy bills for residents, the homes are powered by electricity rather than traditional gas central heating, generating a smaller carbon footprint and removing the reliance on fossil fuels. They also feature high levels of insulation, keeping them warmer for longer.
Solar panels have also been installed to generate their own clean energy and LEDs provide low cost lighting.
The homes will be allocated in accordance with a Local Lettings Policy (LLP) created specifically for the development. This will focus on providing homes for local people with specific criteria in place which considers local issues and helps to create a balanced sustainable community.
Cllr Linda Davies Evans, Cabinet Member for Homes said: “The new homes on the former Wauniago House site are a fantastic addition to the accommodation that Carmarthenshire County Council has already delivered so far this year in Llanelli and Carmarthen, with more projects currently under development for completion in 2025.
“I’m delighted that this project will provide good quality family homes for local people and makes good use of a site previously occupied by a building that was unfortunately no longer fit for purpose.”
The developments form part of Carmarthenshire County Council’s commitment to provide 2,000 affordable Council homes in the next five years. This also contributes towards the Council’s green energy agenda.
News
Pembrokeshire masseuse shortlisted for National UK Beauty Awards 2025
Pembrokeshire beauty consultant Nina Conant has been shortlisted as one of the UK’s top massage therapists after winning her way to the National Beauty Awards 2025.
As a result, Nina will now be attending the glittering awards ceremony that takes place in Liverpool on February 20.
“I still can’t believe that I’m going to be a part of such a prestigious event,” a delighted Nina told The Pembrokeshire Herald from her salon at NF Therapies which is on the Withybush Trading Estate in Haverfordwest.
Born and raised in Haverfordwest, Nina trained at Pembrokeshire College before working at a number of health and beauty spas throughout Pembrokeshire. But two years ago, she decided to venture out on her own and open NF Therapies.
“My original idea was to open in March 2020, but naturally Covid put a stop to all that,” she laughs.
“Obviously it meant I couldn’t work face-to-face with my clients, so I tried to build my online following and get people engaged in all the positive effects that massage can have.”
Nina designed a series of online videos which introduced people to the technique of carrying out their own DIY massage techniques to help them tackle some of the anxieties and stresses associated with lockdown.
“The videos proved a big hit but then, following the opening of NF Therapies, the number of people who are now turning to me for help has continued to grow.”
Last year Nina was named Masseuse of the Year in the Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards at Cardiff City Stadium.
“Yes, it’s a huge honour to be shortlisted once again – this time for the National Beauty Awards which includes the whole of the UK and Ireland – but I believe it’s largely the result of the way I’ve always tried my hardest to communicate with my clients.
“It’s about so much more than just learning the techniques and applying them as a masseuse. You also have to learn to listen to them, to try to find out precisely where their aches and pains are, but also to give them the opportunity to talk about what might be happening in their lives.”
Nina has helped support people who are going through domestic abuse, family disputes, financial struggles, anxiety, stress-related illnesses and depression.
“At the end of the day, massage is all about wellbeing, which includes both a person’s physical and emotional health,” she explained.
“Massage helps the body to detox and it’s always wonderful to see just how greatly people can benefit from it.
“I’ve met so many people since setting up the business and I’ve made so many friends. It’s wonderful to see them coming back for other beauty treatments besides the massage and to see just how much it’s benefiting them in their everyday lives.”
Business
Seafood carbon emissions profiling tool ‘making an impact across the industry’
SEAFOOD businesses have been embracing a new tool developed to help them measure and reduce their carbon footprints.
The Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling tool was launched earlier this year by Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry.
It works by generating carbon footprints for wild capture and aquaculture seafood products to build an understanding of emissions hotspots in supply chains, allowing positive improvements to be made in line with the UK’s 2050 net zero targets.
The tool is now being used by prominent seafood businesses including Hilton Foods, New England Seafood International (NESI) and Arctic Traders.
At Hilton Foods, who work with leading international retailers and food-service brands, the tool is being used to understand the carbon footprint of seafood products, such as basa fillets, at retail.
Emer Fardy, Group Sustainability & Human Rights Director at Hilton Foods said: “We are proud to have collaborated with Seafish to develop the Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool which has transformed how we at Hilton Foods assess and manage our seafood environmental impact.
“This tool empowers us, our suppliers, and the wider industry to consistently measure carbon emissions calculations across the sector – a vital step toward achieving net zero.
“The tool exemplifies the kind of innovative collaboration needed to make real progress on sustainability by supporting a more efficient approach to reporting and creating more time for the actions that concretely reduce carbon emissions.”
Last year, NESI committed to setting long-term science-based targets to achieve net-zero emissions by no later than 2050.
To effectively set a target and have it validated with the Science Based Targets Initiative*, NESI has been working to understand greenhouse gas emission footprint and hotspots across their sites and supply chains.
Ruth Hoban, NESI’s Head of Sustainability said: “We are using the tool in collaboration with our strategic seafood suppliers to help us understand and manage the carbon footprint of our seafood supply chains.”
“As part of the Seafood Grimsby and Humber Alliance, NESI has played an important collaborative role in the development of the tool and we intend to embed it into our data collection process to support our decarbonisation journey.
“We have found the tool simple to use.
“The layout of the tool guides the user through the information required in a structured way. We look forward to working with our suppliers on the tool and its outputs as it supports our journey to net zero.”
Arctic Traders, who specialise in the procurement of fresh and frozen seafood for leading European processors, retailers and the food service sector, is using the tool to understand CO₂ emissions associated with transport options, mainly in choosing between road and sea freight of seabass from Turkey.
Seafish’s Head of Responsible Sourcing, Dr Stuart McLanaghan, highlighted the three companies’ use of the SCEPT when he spoke recently at the international Global Seafood Alliance’s Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews month.
He said: “The case studies indicate how UK seafood businesses are using the tool to understand the carbon footprint of their seafood products and to inform transitional decarbonisation activities.”
“We’ve created a series of short tutorial videos that cover everything users need to know, from requesting tool access and populating data to interpreting carbon footprint results.
“The SCEPT is designed to be intuitive, eliminating the need for an instruction manual. We’re confident that users can easily get started without the usual software learning curve and there is no need for prior technical expertise in LCA or carbon-footprinting.
“The tool’s integration across UK seafood supply chains is also essential to generate high-quality industry averaged datasets for benchmarking and public disclosure purposes. However, we are only at the end of the beginning. We will continue to evolve the tool to meet industry’s needs and aspirations, and to integrate data reflecting latest scientific advances.”
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