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Praise for colleagues after plane crash

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10 years ago

August 25, 2016

Milford girl: Amy Kenny (foreground) with colleagues from Emirates

A MEMBER of cabin crew from Milford Haven has praised her colleagues for their brave response to an aircraft fire in Dubai this week.

Amy Kenny, who recently qualified with Emirates Airlines and is now based out of Dubai International Airport, told The Herald that she was incredibly proud of her colleagues: “It’s a good job we’re all well trained”, she added.

The Emirates flight from India crash-landed at the airport with almost 300 people onboard on Wednesday (Aug 3).

Amateur footage from the scene showed a fireball and thick black smoke bellowing from the plane. Passengers clambered for hand luggage and made their way down the emergency slides as the plane started to fill with fumes from an engine fire.

No passengers were injured in the incident, but a fire fighter was killed whilst tackling the blaze. The cause of the incident is not yet known, but officials from Emirates have ruled out terrorism or foul play.

Ms Kenny posted on her Facebook account in response to the many messages and calls of concern from friends and family in Pembrokeshire on hearing the news of the incident.

She wrote: “Thank you everyone for the concern, I’m okay!

“To my incredible colleagues form the flight who got all 300 people off the aircraft you are absolutely amazing and I couldn’t be prouder to work along people like you!

“We go through months of very intensive training to deal with situations like this. Cabin crew are primarily there for your safety, and today is just one example o the many tasks we must undertake to ensure you are kept safe.

“My thoughts go out to all those involved and to the brave fire fighter who gave his life in this incident, you all heroes.”

Ms Kenny, 25, attended Milford Haven School and Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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5 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

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5 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

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5 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.