News
Labour and Plaid Cymru are expected to win Pembrokeshire seats
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LABOUR and Plaid Cymru are expected to win the two new general election seats of Mid and South Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Preseli, with as much as half of all votes, according to the highest estimates of 12 election polls.
In collated results of different polls from Britain Predicts, The Economist, electionmaps, Electoral Calculus, Focaldata, the FT, Ipsos, More in Common, Savanta, Survation, WeThink, and YouGov, Labour is expected to win the Mid and South Pembrokeshire seat with vote percentages ranging from 33 per cent to as high as 50 per cent.
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For the top three parties in Mid and South Pembrokeshire, the poll figures as a percentage of votes are listed below.
Labour: 39, 41, 42, 45, 42, 48, 43, 50, 47, 45, 44, and 33.
Conservative: 28, 27, 27, 20, 26, 23, 30, 29, 24, 36, 22, and 29.
Reform: 14, 15, 15, 23, 16, 17, 8, 9, 15, 14, 20, and 19.
The fourth poll, Electoral Calculus, puts Reform as the second-highest polling party for the seat, with 23 per cent, against 20 for the Conservatives.
Ceredigion Preseli polls are predicting a Plaid Cymru win, ranging from a narrow 27 per cent of votes win to as much as 48 per cent.
It includes a few variations about who is in second, third and fourth positions.
Plaid Cymru: 36, 34, 36, 48, 33, 42, 39, 27 – a narrow win over Labour by one percentage point, 42, 34, 37, and 36.
Labour: 21, 22, 23, 16, 24, 28, 22, 26, 21, 23, 28, and 14.
Conservatives: 20, 13, 11, 12, 12, 10, 14, 19, 12, 15, 13, and 14.
The Reform party polls see some potential upsets for Labour and the Conservatives, with the party gaining third place in four polls (one jointly), and even second, in one poll.
Reform: 8, 14, 13, 17 – ahead of Labour by one point, 14, 9, 10, 12, 10, 7, 10, and 14.
Labour, Conservatives and Reform are all tied on 14 per cent each in the Ceredigion Preseli seat according to the YouGov poll.
Candidates standing in the 15-candidate battle for the two seats are listed below.
Ceredigion Preseli: Ben Lake for Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrat Mark Williams, Welsh Labour’s Jackie Jones, Conservative Aled Thomas, Tomos Barlow for the Green Party, Karl Robert Pollard for Reform UK, and Taghrid Al-Mawed for the Workers Party of Britain.
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Mid and South Pembrokeshire: Hanna Andersen (Women’s Equality Party); Alistair Cameron (Welsh Liberal Democrats); Stephen Crabb (Welsh Conservative); Stuart Marchant (Reform UK); James Purchase (Green Party); Vusi Siphika (Independent); Cris Tomos (Plaid Cymru); and Henry Tufnell (Welsh Labour).
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Crime
Pembroke Dock resident admits sexually assaulting another man
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A MAN from Pembroke Dock has admitted sexually assaulting another man at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court.
Matthew Gilbert, 39, of Water Street, appeared charged with sexual assault.
The court was told that Gilbert is alleged to have touched the man without his consent in Neyland on September 28 last year.
Gilbert will be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on July 17, and he was granted bail until then.
Education
Join the marvellous makers for free summer reading challenge
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PEMBROKESHIRE’S young book lovers are encouraged to dive into the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge and unleash their imaginations with the Marvellous Makers.
The Summer Reading Challenge, presented by The Reading Agency and delivered in partnership with Pembrokeshire Libraries, encourages children aged 4-11 to read for fun over the summer holidays.
The Marvellous Makers Characters, designed by celebrated illustrator Natelle Quek, will all be making something amazing and aims to fire up children’s imaginations and unleash storytelling and creativity through the power of reading.
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The Summer Reading Challenge is fun and free to join and launches from Saturday July 6th.
Sign your child up at your local library, set a reading goal for the summer and borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks.
Receive a challenge poster and collect special stickers and rewards for reading.
If you are not a member of the library, you will need to bring ID that includes your address.
For inspiration about what to read visit the online Pembrokeshire Libraries catalogue, select ‘Find Library Books’ and search for the ‘Marvellous Makers book collection.
The booklist features English and Welsh language titles and includes picture books, early readers and non-fiction books.
You can also join the challenge online at www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ where you can set a reading goal and get book recommendations and tips and unlock digital badges and online rewards, including a printable certificate.
The Summer Reading Challenge is proven to significantly improve children’s reading confidence, making sure they are ready for their return to school in the autumn.
It also gives families the chance to access books and fun family activities throughout the summer – all for free.
For those looking to get creative with their child/ children during the summer holidays, contact your local library about the FREE craft and story sessions for children aged 4-11.
Join in to have some crafty, creative marvellous fun.
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News
Emergency services attend overturned milk tanker in Narberth
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EMERGENCY services responded to an overturned milk tanker along the B4314 in Narberth on Monday afternoon (Jul 1).
Three fire engines, ambulance and police were dispatched to the incident.
The driver was assisted out of the vehicle, and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
A local farmer helped firefighters to block the milk seeping from the tanker into a nearby stream.
Police assisted with traffic control whilst the operation was ongoing.
A Spokesperson for the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service told The Pembrokeshire Herald: “At 3.49pm on Monday, July 1st, crews from Narberth, Pembroke Dock and Whitland Fire Stations were called to an incident along the B4314 in Narberth.
“Crews responded to an overturned milk tanker containing approximately 20,000 litres of milk. Crews assisted the driver out of the vehicle who was then assessed by on-scene paramedics and conveyed to hospital by road ambulance.
“Crews and a local farmer blocked the flow of milk spilling from the vehicle from entering the watercourse.
“Natural Resources Wales was informed of the incident and the milk company attended the scene to decant the remaining milk from the overturned tanker to another. Dyfed-Powys Police was also in attendance and the road was closed during the incident and the vehicle’s recovery.
“MAWWFRS crews left the scene at 7.33pm.”
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