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Narberth woman’s guilty plea to drug-related driving offences

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1 week ago

May 25, 2023

REBECCA Rebecca Winn-Jones, a resident of 3 Minwear Wood, Blackpool Bridge, appeared before the Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on May 23, 2023, for her first hearing regarding multiple drug-related driving offences.

According to court records, on January 7, 2023, the defendant was found driving a 2008 model Volkswagen Golf on the A4075 Canaston Bridge in Narberth.

It was determined that the proportion of a controlled drug, namely cocaine, in the defendant’s blood exceeded the specified limit of 44.

During the hearing, presided over by District Judge Jonathon Mark Layton, the defendant pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. In a separate offence, the defendant also pleaded guilty to driving with an excess of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, another controlled drug, in her blood. Moreover, the defendant admitted to driving with a proportion of Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in her blood that was over 800, surpassing the specified limit.

The court took into account the guilty pleas when determining the sentence. As a result, Rebecca Winn-Jones faced an obligatory disqualification from driving for a period of 20 months, underscoring the gravity of the offences committed. No separate penalty was imposed for the offence involving Benzoylecgonine.

In addition, the court ordered the defendant to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service, along with a surcharge of £240. To facilitate payment, a collection order was issued, specifying that the defendant must make monthly instalments of £100, starting from June 20, 2023.

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Concerns in Camrose as person with drone spotted ‘spying on properties’

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1 hour ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

CAMROSE COMMUNITY CENTRE posted a warning to residents on Sunday afternoon (Jun 4), after a person with a drone was spotted acting suspiciously.

The post on the Community Centre’s Facebook page said that a man with a large black van was spotted in the area using the drone to look into houses and gardens.

The Herald has asked the police for a comment

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Charles Street closed off as cladding falls off commercial building

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2 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

FIRE FIGHTERS and police responded late on Sunday morning (Jun 4) to an incident involving cladding falling off the the top of the second floor of a commercial building.

Traffic was diverted away from the affected area whilst emergency services made sure the structure was safe.

A ladder tender from Haverfordwest Fire Station was called upon to assist in the incident.

Initial reports stated that no person was injured by the falling debris.

One passer by said “It is lucky this happened on a Sunday when most of the shops were closed, the outcome could have been rather different if this happened on a week day.”

The police confirmed the incident happened at West Wales Properties building, 89A Charles Street, Milford Haven.

(Photos: Tracy Hobbs Stinton/Facebook and David Lee/Herald Photographer)

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Galactic Triumph! Heritage Centre transforms for epic Falcon Fun Day

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4 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

THE TOWERING figure of Chewbacca made a grand first time entry to Pembrokeshire on Bank Holiday Monday, starring in the second Falcon Fun Day at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.

The famous Star Wars character joined other re-enactors, including Darth Vader, Stormtroopers and Luke Skywalker, posing for countless photographs with the many hundreds of visitors who flocked to the centre in bright sunshine.

Starring inside the centre was R2-D2, the legendary droid from the Star Wars films. Re-enactors, from the 501st UK Garrison costuming group, travelled from across Wales and as far away as Milton Keynes to join in an event which is already becoming a firm favourite for Star Wars fans of all ages from a very wide area.
The Heritage Centre features a permanent exhibition telling the story of how the ‘Millennium Falcon’ spaceship was built in secret in a former RAF hangar in the 1970s for the Star Wars film ‘The Empire Strikes Back’.

Mark Williams, leader of the Falcon project, said: “The lightsaber training proved very popular all day and the virtual reality experience was a huge success. We are grateful to all the visitors for their support and patience as there were, at times, long queues. We shall be back again next year.”