News
Discover Delicious delicacies of Wales
A NEW online marketplace promoting artisan Welsh food and drink has launched, with a bespoke three-course menu designed by former Masterchef contestant and Pembrokeshire native Tom Simmons.
Discover Delicious showcases the delicacies, with the unique menu featuring one-of-a-kind produce such as shiitake mushrooms grown in the hills of Snowdonia and rum infused with seaweed from the Pembrokeshire coast.
Discover Delicious connects food, drink and flavour lovers with the hidden gems on offer from all corners of the country, celebrating Wales’ amazing producers, their products and the incredible Welsh landscape that shapes them all.
The site offers some of the country’s best kept culinary secrets with other award-winning delicacies like Bara Brith, Beetroot Bombs and Mermaid Confetti.
Tom Simmons comments: “Bringing Welsh food to a wider audience is something I’m really passionate about. I’m proud of my Welsh roots and cooking with the amazing local produce available through Discover Delicious has exposed me to an even wider variety of authentic tastes that have influenced the creative development of my menu.”
From a former city worker who moved back to the Pembrokeshire coast to develop Welshman’s Caviar, to producers of world-famous sea salt that has been enjoyed by the likes of Barack Obama, the site features amazing produce from fantastic producers. Each delicacy has an insightful backstory, in addition to being delicious. Collectively, the producers have won numerous Great Taste Awards.
Founder of the site, Laura Pickup said: “We’re delighted to be bringing the wonderful food and drink of Wales to the wider UK audience. We love finding incredible artisan producers and helping them share their amazing stories and delicious produce. We hope to inspire people to try new, authentic, local and sustainable delights that are reared, grown or crafted in Wales.”
The project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.
Discover Delicious’ goal is to bring tastes of Wales to the UK, promoting both smaller producers on a large platform and helping established suppliers reach a new audience. Find brilliant flavours at: https://discoverdelicious.
Crime
Police investigating attempted burglary at Haverfordwest shop
POLICE in Pembrokeshire are investigating an attempted burglary at No.37 Food and Wine shop on High Street, Haverfordwest, at about 3am on Wednesday, April 3.
A window was smashed and the door handle broken.
Police said: “If you have any information that could help enquiries, please get in touch with PC 195 Tayler, either by: https://bit.ly/DPPContactOnline, by emailing [email protected], or by calling 101.
“Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555111, or visiting crimestoppers-uk.org.”
News
Don’t forget to vote on Thursday, May 2
THURSDAY, May 2 is your chance to vote for the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner.
Don’t forget to use your vote and head to your local polling station between 7am and 10pm.
They are elected by the public to hold Chief Constables and the police force to account on their behalf.
A Police and Crime Commissioner’s job is to set the police budget and make sure it is spent effectively, appoint the local police forces Chief Constables, set police and crime plans in collaboration with residents and work closely with the local council and other organisations on these plans.
This is the first election in Wales where you will need photographic ID to vote.
Accepted forms of ID include a UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Commonwealth passport or drivers’ licence; and some concessionary travel passes, such as an older person’s bus pass or an Oyster 60+ card. Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo.
Or you may have applied for a Voter Authority Certificate which is also accepted.
If you plan on taking your Postal Vote to a polling station or County Hall main reception remember to fill in a vote return form. Without the completed form those postal vote(s) will be rejected.
You can only hand in your own postal vote, and postal votes for up to five other people.
You can find out more about the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections online (opens in new window).
Crime
Banned for sleeping in car whilst over the drink drive limit
A MOTORIST caught sleeping in a BMW in MIiford Haven town centre has appeared before magistrates for being in charge of a motor vehicle when he was over the legal alcohol limit.
Police officers discovered John Steele, 30, soon after 5.30pm on March 9 when he was asleep in his red BMW which was parked in a car park at Hamilton Terrace.
“The engine was running and the lights were on,” Crown Prosecutor Abigail Jackson told District Judge Mark Layton who was sitting at Haverfordwest magistrates court this week.
“Officers smelt alcohol, he was intoxicated and he was slurring his words.”
Officers were unable to carry out a roadside breath test as a result of them not being in possession of a breathalyser at the scene of the incident. Steele was conveyed to a police custody suite where two samples of breath were subsequently taken, the lowest giving a reading of 44 mcg.
Steele, who is employed as a machine technician in Selby, pleaded guilty to the charge of being in charge of a motor vehicle while he was above the alcohol limit.
He was fined £400 and ordered to pay a £160 court surcharge and £85 costs. His licence was endorsed with ten penalty points.
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