Haverfordwest: Boy racer arrested for dangerous roundabout drift

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10 years ago

November 4, 2015

Caught on camera: Dangerous stunt on Cardigan roundabout

RESIDENTS of Hermitage Grove, in Haverfordwest, were left unimpressed this week ends at the antics of a boy racer drifting around the A40 Cardigan roundabout, which back on to their homes.

The noisy and inconsiderate driver, put himself and others in danger according to one neighbour, who posted a dramatic video of the incident on Facebook.

“He did it at 9pm on Saturday night, and at 12.38pm on Sunday morning. At 9pm the road was still quite busy.

“I find it disgusting that some people have found this funny [on Facebook].

“I have been told who the driver is, and I understand the incident has been reported to the police.

“Im not saying the control of the car wasn’t good, but it should be done off-road. That road can be used for emergencies to the hospital. The driver could cause accidents, kill himself or others.”

On Thursday, (Nov 5), Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Unit announced on Twitter: “A 20yr old male has been arrested and a vehicle seized in connection with a video posted on @PembsHerald this week.”

The police added: “Enquiries are ongoing.”

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38 Comments

Mr Octane

November 4, 2015 at 1:09 pm

I find it highly hilarious people need to get a life and stop snitching on people just because they are jelous that they are stuck in a lifeless marriage with children and their life is over.
Mr Octane

November 4, 2015 at 1:12 pm

Whoever snitches on the driver needs to be found and their life made hell horrible little cretins. Can’t stand people that are not team players sad little person that’s reported this. In the words of Jeremy Clarkson “take them out and execute them infront of their family”
Donkey Kong

November 4, 2015 at 1:18 pm

Look at it this way old man. Drifting is a sport, one that costs alot of money to fund. With not many tracks around the country that allow this “sport” the youngsters of today (some idiots some sensible).. use the roads as a training area. this has been for the last 10 years and nothing will change. What you have done is lost a boys licence that actually had some quality car control. now he will probably end up like you. with a boring life.
Omar

November 4, 2015 at 1:20 pm

Lmao the roads may have been busy at 9 but evidently they’re empty at half 12 in the morning.

You’d have to be deaf and blind to come into a collision with this vehicle, you can hear the exhaust note echoing so it’s clearly extremely loud, combined with the screeching tyres, it works in the same way a siren does on emergency services.

Clearly the driver is skilled. Nobody is at harm. If you can drift a roundabout, you can exit the drift and move out if the way in due time if required.

The only real case she has Is that she would need sleep for work or something…but that’s not the case as she’s a full time slummy mummy with nothing better to do.
KG

November 4, 2015 at 1:29 pm

None of the above people that have commented would find this as snitching or funny if it would of been you at the end of the road that this car had met!
John Vaughan

November 4, 2015 at 1:40 pm

I think this is crap. I am a life member of the conservative club and if the cops can’t stop this, then I will. I am super hero. My name? Call me The Minge!
Dave

November 4, 2015 at 1:48 pm

Come on this is a nice bit of driving! He isnt out of control!

Im sure we can guess the window it was filled from… Bloody peeping tom needs sorting out
Crash Bandicoot

November 4, 2015 at 2:16 pm

Out of control. beautiful use of words…
Would have crashed of it was ‘out of control, morons. Clearly uneducated and blind…
Joe

November 4, 2015 at 2:21 pm

What an absolute lad! Brilliant drift control! To everyone whos giving him negative comments give him a medal instead as that takes skill! Stop being negative and throw some appreciation his way!
Joe

November 4, 2015 at 2:24 pm

@ KG:
Get over yourself! The guys knew EXACTLY what he was doing and there would be no incident!
Donkey Kong

November 4, 2015 at 2:47 pm

@ Joe:
Amen Brother.
Toilet Duck

November 4, 2015 at 3:06 pm

Kids got skills! That took some serious practice, thought & control. Very impressive. 9.5/10 on the drift front. I’ve tried it, and it’s not as easy as it looks! Someone sign him up to a race team…
kevin Fitmaurice-brown

November 4, 2015 at 3:45 pm

Herald staff hard up for news probably. How else would they know where to be ? Or infringed images.
ronald race

November 4, 2015 at 3:57 pm

we get this boy racers in fishguard police has been told and all the police says is well we have to we can not get them more like thay dont want to get then to much paper work
Dave Johnson

November 4, 2015 at 4:01 pm

Being the owner of a R33 nissan skyline, I often get accused of being a boy racer, the difference between me and them is simple. I recognise that roads are for driving. Its as simple as that, I want to go for a skid, I go to a track day, and don’t use my shitbox “drift” car on public highways endangering people who could get in my way, because as in control as the kid maybe, you have to recognize that the majority of regular drivers are crap and they are more likely to plow into you because they don’t know how to react.. Keep drifting where it belongs, on the track. All the other “racers” on here praising the lad, need to grow up.
Donkey Kong

November 4, 2015 at 4:44 pm

@ Dave Johnson:
suck an egg you boring pillock.
Pete

November 4, 2015 at 4:47 pm

THAT ENTRY ANGLE, top man, drifting through a busy town centre, or round a roundabout mid weekday maybe not as I know, that tyres pop, things go wrong, but if the only person who could get fucked up is himself, let it be
Richard

November 4, 2015 at 5:34 pm

What a dick.
judas iscariot

November 4, 2015 at 5:52 pm

His name is Same and he works for a car sales firm in Haverfordwest. Little Prick needs to lose his license and his job and you tossers commenting defending are obviously his friends and brain dead tossers like him.
Paul

November 4, 2015 at 6:16 pm

So anyone who’s not into Motorsport is not a team player and should have their life made hell. I’m amazed by some of the moronic comments on here, everyone’s entitled to a quiet nights sleep and for the public roads to be used sensibly.

And before any of you idiots want to accuse me of being some boring cretin I get my petrol Highs doing a real mans Motorsport – rallying!! And if that means travelling the country to get to events well that’s the cost of this kind of sport
Tommy

November 4, 2015 at 7:05 pm

Lovely bit of drifting sad thing is these car guys have nowhere where they’re allowed to meet up and do they’re own thing due to the councils , police and other whinging old gits why not allow them to use an area away from housing to have a bit of fun in peace but of course that would be the easy option
Master Bateman

November 4, 2015 at 8:24 pm

@ Joe:
It’s people like you that make me hate people like him. You are all cock snoggers!
Master Bateman

November 4, 2015 at 8:26 pm

@ Mr Octane:
Be quiet you utter moron!
Pugh

November 4, 2015 at 10:03 pm

@ Mr Octane:
Dude, I live soaked in adrenaline, but I’ve seen a lot of people not come home after racing in controlled conditions on a track, let alone a public road early in the night.
so yeah, just saying, people die racing, people also die on public roads because they think they’re good drivers. So as much as we all like racing around and following rallies, these people complaining aren’t wrong.

Also, my sex life is fucking bangin’
Ben

November 4, 2015 at 10:11 pm

Snitches, 10/10 drift even the police and the courts will deduct points from his license because of that execution may even receive an MBE. Better than turning a blind eye to the greater dangers of night clubs and bars that seem to be ignored.
Pugh

November 4, 2015 at 11:37 pm

@ Ben:
All I hear is annoying twats prrrraping up and down the hill behind me, It used to be everytime I hear that I knew the guy was doing like 80 over a hump bridge before hitting a tight bunch of corners at like 3am when I lived in Gelli.
Something that again you shouldn’t do, but at least needs more than basic rear wheel spin control.
nowadays, in town, I know it’s some twat with a slammed car that has probably never been on a track going back and forth on the road at 30 echoing all over the place at least 10 times a night, keeping everyone up.

Yeah I’d snitch on that cockwomble for being 10/10 annoying as fuck, much like the loud twats that come out of the clubs and pubs.
Harry

November 5, 2015 at 1:19 am

Simle as…
1. Excellent driving / good fun / why not..

2. Anybody negative about this for any reason.. ‘F*ck off’ you miserable boring twat / twats, get a life haha
Paul

November 5, 2015 at 10:02 am

This fool is the type of clown that gives good drift drivers a bad name…….he plays around on public roads in his high powered car.irrespective of what skill he/she may have.wtf you driving like a tool on a public road.if your serious enough about your sport keep it on the track..and as for the comments about whinging about noise..next time you see a shift worker or hospital or emergency sevice waorkers looking knackered, it might just be that clowns like this keep them awake as they work shifts……this clown carries on its just a matter of time before he/she gets too cocky and ends up in an A&E bed if he/she is lucky enough to survive.and obviously doesnt give a crap about the LEGAL drivers on the road otherwise he/she wouldnt drive like a knob on a busy roundabout……..hope he/she gets what he deserves and gets taken off the road before he/she seriously injures or worse kills someone else, he/she obviosuly doesnt care about him/herself so why should we? moron.keep it on the track.otherwise your just another boy racer who cant grow up…..
Paul

November 5, 2015 at 10:15 am

@ Omar:
Like to see him/her come out of a drift in a hurry if theres an emergency vehicle incoming onto the roundabout…..the fool wont be able to hear the sirens due to the screaming of his/her own car.he WILL NOT have the time to correct his angle, reduce his speed and get off the roundabout in a safe method he drops his speed in a hurry he will lose it. he so much as taps his brakes he will lose it.he slams his brakes on he will lose it…………….but then who am i obviously someone who doesnt know how to drive as people think their Ayrton Senna’s……and i lay odds he would scream like a baby f he has to get cut of out the car……WHEN he has an accident…if your serious about your spot, you willd find a track doesnt matter where it is like other real drivers they go to track days…….
internet user

November 5, 2015 at 11:22 am

Ha this is ridiculous this was probably recorded 10 years ago looking at the state of the video I’m sure it did the rounds 5 or 6 years ago anyone else see it?
TheLMan

November 5, 2015 at 2:04 pm

probably the idiot known as Daniel Balers Bowley on facebook . Owns DB tyre services, constantly doing this cars only last him a month at the max. deserves to lose his license!!!
TheLMan

November 5, 2015 at 2:05 pm

TheLMan wrote:

probably the idiot known as Daniel Balers Bowley on facebook . Owns DB tyre services, constantly doing this cars only last him a month at the max. deserves to lose his license!!!

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Paris

November 5, 2015 at 6:01 pm

And would people find it funny if he had killed someone?
the stig

November 5, 2015 at 8:36 pm

Cheers for all your comments. It was only a bit of fun.

Same time next week 😉
Phil

November 6, 2015 at 2:17 pm

I worked for the local paper for 25 years and at least once a year, often around christmas time there would be a photo of a mangled car and another grieving family preparing themselves for a funeral. It was nearly always a boy in his twenties driving what he thought to be his pride and joy hatchback “racer”. And do you know what – seconds before the engine block came through the dash board into his chest – he was still convinced he was invincible and totally in control of the car. I knew two personally having coached them in sport. They were great lads who probably thought they “were in control” but actually the adrenaline of speed was in control of them.
Tomos

November 7, 2015 at 4:21 pm

@ Mr Octane:
I think you’ll find he was JOKING, he hates silly little boys playing with their toys as much as anyone.
Recent news had a n idiot speed merchant ina Nissan jailed for FOUR YEARS, good thing too if it encourages better driving standards
Tomos

November 7, 2015 at 4:26 pm

I see several of these comments are made by some driving too quickly car club members (whatever you call yourselves) worryingly many contain veiled threats – I urge the Herald to forawrd their details too to the Police Force – the Herald cannot condone threats can they?
Tomos

November 10, 2015 at 5:47 pm

I urge others also to complain to

http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Swansea man dies weeks after release from troubled HMP Parc: Investigation launched

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5 hours ago

December 4, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A SWANSEA man has died just weeks after being released from HMP Parc, the Bridgend prison now at the centre of a national crisis over inmate deaths and post-release failures.

Darren Thomas, aged 52, died on 13 November 2025 — less than a month after leaving custody. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has confirmed an independent investigation into his death, which is currently listed as “in progress”.

Born on 9 April 1973, Mr Thomas had been under post-release supervision following a period at HMP/YOI Parc, the G4S-run prison that recorded seventeen deaths in custody in 2024 — the highest in the UK.

His last known legal appearance was at Swansea Crown Court in October 2024, where he stood trial accused of making a threatening phone call and two counts of criminal damage. During the hearing, reported by The Pembrokeshire Herald at the time, the court heard he made threats during a heated call on 5 October 2023.

Mr Thomas denied the allegations but was found guilty on all counts. He was sentenced to a custodial term, which led to his imprisonment at HMP Parc.

Parc: A prison in breakdown

HMP Parc has faced sustained criticism throughout 2024 and 2025. A damning unannounced inspection in January found:

Severe self-harm incidents up 190%
Violence against staff up 109%
Synthetic drugs “easily accessible” across wings
Overcrowding at 108% capacity

In the first three months of 2024 alone, ten men died at Parc — part of a wider cluster of twenty PPO-investigated deaths since 2022. Six occurred within three weeks, all linked to synthetic drug use.

Leaked staff messages in 2025 exposed a culture of indifference, including one officer writing: “Let’s push him to go tomorrow so we can drop him.”

Six G4S employees have been arrested since 2023 in connection with alleged assaults and misconduct.

The danger after release

Deaths shortly after release from custody are a growing national concern. Ministry of Justice data shows 620 people died while under community supervision in 2024–2025, with 62 deaths occurring within 14 days of release.

Short sentences — common at Parc — leave little time for effective rehabilitation or release planning. Homelessness, loss of drug tolerance and untreated mental-health conditions create a high-risk environment for those newly released.

The PPO investigates all such deaths to determine whether prisons or probation failed in their duties. Reports often take 6–12 months and can lead to recommendations.

A system at breaking point

The crisis at Parc reflects wider failures across UK prisons and probation. A July 2025 House of Lords report described the service as “not fit for purpose”. More than 500 people die in custody annually, with campaigners warning that private prisons such as Parc prioritise cost-cutting over care.

The PPO investigation into the death of Darren Thomas continues.

Crime

Woman stabbed partner in Haverfordwest before handing herself in

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December 4, 2025

Court Reporter

A WOMAN who stabbed her partner during a drug-fuelled episode walked straight into Haverfordwest Police Station and told officers what she had done, Swansea Crown Court has heard.

Amy Woolston, 22, of Dartmouth Street in Milford Haven, arrived at the station at around 8:00pm on June 13 and said: “I stabbed my ex-partner earlier… he’s alright and he let me walk off,” prosecutor Tom Scapens told the court.

The pair had taken acid together earlier in the day, and Woolston claimed she believed she could feel “stab marks in her back” before the incident.

Police find victim with four wounds

Officers went to the victim’s home to check on him. He was not there at first, but returned shortly afterwards. He appeared sober and told police: “Just a couple of things,” before pointing to injuries on his back.

He had three stab or puncture wounds to his back and another to his bicep.

The victim said that when he arrived home from the shop, Woolston was acting “a bit shifty”. After asking if she was alright, she grabbed something from the windowsill — described as either a knife or a shard of glass — and stabbed him.

He told officers he had “had worse from her before”, did not support a prosecution, and refused to go to hospital.

Defendant has long history of violence

Woolston pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. The court heard she had amassed 20 previous convictions from 10 court appearances, including assaults, battery, and offences against emergency workers.

Defending, Dyfed Thomas said Woolston had longstanding mental health problems and had been off medication prescribed for paranoid schizophrenia at the time.
“She’s had a difficult upbringing,” he added, saying she was remorseful and now compliant with treatment.

Woolston was jailed for 12 months, but the court heard she has already served the equivalent time on remand and will be released imminently on a 12-month licence.

News

BBC apologises to Herald’s editor for inaccurate story

Published

7 hours ago

December 4, 2025

Staff Writer

THE BBC has issued a formal apology and amended a six-year-old article written by BBC Wales Business Correspondent Huw Thomas after its Executive Complaints Unit ruled that the original headline and wording gave an “incorrect impression” that Herald editor Tom Sinclair was personally liable for tens of thousands of pounds in debt.

The 2019 report, originally headlined “Herald newspaper editor Tom Sinclair has £70,000 debts”, has now been changed.

The ECU found: “The wording of the article and its headline could have led readers to form the incorrect impression that the debt was Mr Sinclair’s personal responsibility… In that respect the article failed to meet the BBC’s standards of due accuracy.”

Mr Sinclair said: “I’m grateful to the ECU for the apology and for correcting the personal-liability impression that caused real harm for six years. However, the article still links the debts to ‘the group which publishes The Herald’ when in fact they related to printing companies that were dissolved two years before the Herald was founded in 2013. I have asked the BBC to add that final clarification so the record is completely accurate.”

A formal apology and correction of this kind from the BBC is extremely rare, especially for a story more than six years old.