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Two men found guilty of assault

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9 years ago

August 13, 2014

TWO MEN were convicted of jointly assaulting a man in Pembroke Dock at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Jonathan Gammon, aged 41, of Cutty Sark Drive, Milford Haven, and Lee Nigel Hart, aged 24, of Tenby Court, Monkton both pleaded guilty to the charges. Prosecutor, Ellie Morgan said: “Joseph Weaver moved to Carmarthen because of hassle from Hart. On March 14 around 11am, Mr Weaver was walking along London Road, Pembroke Dock on his way to visit his father. Gammon pulled up in his car by the First and Last and said ‘You owe me money and it needs to be sorted today’. “Mr Weaver turned to walk away, but Gammon grabbed his shirt and tried to drag him to his car. He said ‘I’m only going to my car to get my fags to calm down so I don’t hurt you’. Mr Weaver said he would walk with him, although Gammon was still holding him by his belt. Gammon reached into his car and pulled out his phone and began talking to someone, so Mr Weaver took the opportunity to phone the police.” “When Hart arrived he began staring at Mr Weaver aggressively. He realised he was on the phone and went to take it from him. Mr Weaver crouched down in anticipation of being hit, and Hart punched him in the face. Gammon let go of him and got into his car and left, and Hart did the same. Mr Weaver suffered a cut below his eye.” Gammon’s defence solicitor, Mark Layton said: “Gammon thought that Mr Weaver was responsible for a theft, but now accepts that was not the case. Apart from grabbing his belt, he did nothing else. Gammon did very little and the CCTV shows this.” Hart’s defence solicitor, James Subbiani told the court: “Hart pleads guilty and accepts pushing Mr Weaver to the floor and punching him twice. He did this because he had not paid £60 he owed him. He also maintains that Gammon had not called him, but he saw Mr Weaver as he was driving around the roundabout and decided to pull over. He regrets it hugely and is deeply ashamed.” Magistrates fined Gammon £75 and ordered him to pay £85 costs, £20 victim surcharge and £20 compensation. They fined Hart £220 and ordered him to pay £85 costs, £22 victim surcharge and £50 compensation.

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

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3 hours 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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4 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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5 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.”