News

RAF Poseidon jet to fly over Milford Haven waterway to commemorate Battle of the Atlantic

Published

3 years ago

May 18, 2023

A FLYPAST over Pembrokeshire on Friday May 26 by one of the RAF’s latest aircraft will salute veterans of took part in the Battle of the Atlantic and commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World War II Campaign.

A P8 Poseidon jet from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland will approach from the west and overfly the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre at precisely 10.30 am.

In wartime RAF Pembroke Dock became the largest flying boat station in the world, operating the famous Sunderland and other types of flying boat. And Pembrokeshire’s many wartime airfields all had, at some stage, a connection with Coastal Command and the protection of the Atlantic convoys from attacks by German submarines.

The Battle of the Atlantic 80th anniversary is being marked nationally and Wales’ focus is upon Pembrokeshire, which made major contributions to winning the battle.

The Heritage Centre team is working closely with the RAF in Wales Team and there will be a wreath laying ceremony at 11 am in the Centre grounds. The public are welcome to witness this short ceremony but the Centre is not open to visitors on Friday.

The flypast is subject to weather conditions and operational requirements and will be made at a minimum height of 1,500 ft due to restrictions over the Haven area. Good vantage points are near the Cleddau Bridge and on the Barrack Hill and it will also be seen from around the Haven Waterway.

News

Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

3 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

3 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

4 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.