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College launches Employment Bureau

Published

10 years ago

December 1, 2016

Left to right: Work Experience Co-ordinator, Helen Coles, Employment Bureau Consultant, Jen Dyer with Employment Bureau Administrator, Bethan Schooling

PEMBROKESHIRE COLLEGE is proud to launch its Employment Bureau, a recruitment service to help young people find work.

Local employers, such as the National Trust, Tesco, Happy Days nursery, St Brides Hotel, Allt yr Afon, Associated Healthcare, Morganstone, Consort and WRW Construction came along to find out about the Employment Bureau.

The College’s Employability team were established in 2010 and have since placed over 800 people into work. The team has now evolved into a recruitment service, the Employment Bureau, which not only advertises job vacancies, but also provides College students help with CV writing, interview skills, work experience placements and job searching.

Level 3 Health and Social Care student, Adam Rees sought help from the Employment Bureau when he applied for a part-time job with Homebase.

He said: “The team helped me prepare for my interview and pointed out the skills I already have that make me employable. I was really pleased when I got the job, even though I’m a full-time student I feel more independent now that I have a few hours of work a week.”

Fellow student, Billie-Jo Jay said that the work experience sessions arranged by the Employment Bureau have given her a flavour of life after College: “I have experienced caring in a community setting and as a befriender on a paediatric ward. It gave me invaluable experience and helped me to decide to study a degree in Psychology when I finish College.”

The Employment Bureau is a free service which sources both part-time and full-time vacancies and apprenticeships, reaching Pembrokeshire College’s cohort of over 1,500 students who will soon be able to use a new mobile App to help them decide on their next steps.

Employment Bureau Consultant, Jen Dyer was pleased with the launch, commenting: “We were delighted that so many local employers came to find out about the Bureau. We have great students and they don’t realise how employable they are! It’s so rewarding to see them succeed after giving them a nudge in the right direction.”

Please contact the Employment Bureau at Pembrokeshire College on 01437 753463 if you are interested in using the free recruitment service.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

6 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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6 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

Published

7 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.