News

Haverfordwest: Work starts on ‘much needed’ access route

Published

8 years ago

October 29, 2018

WORK has started to create a ‘much needed’ access route to Haverfordwest Town Centre.

Renovations are underway to create the Castle Lake Link that will connect the Castle Lake car park with the town’s Castle Square.

It means visitors parking in the car park will no longer have to access the square via steep steps adjacent to the castle and they will no longer have to navigate an area of town that can make people feel unsafe.

The £200,000 plus scheme, funded through the Townscape Heritage Fund and an Active Travel Grant should be completed in February 2019.

Local contractors Evan Pritchard Ltd will undertake the work

Part of the works include:

Extending Castle Lake car park and creating a direct link with Castle Square
Re-paving the area to tie-in with Castle Square
Landscaping to provide better access and a better view of the Castle
Modifying the steps leading up to the Castle, making them safer
Developing the old terraced Burgage plots to create a pleasant picnic amenity.

Local member for the Castle Ward, Councillor Tom Tudor says he’s delighted the work is underway.

“I have campaigned and fought many battles in the promotion of this walkway and I am delighted to see that works have now finally started.

“This is an integral part of the Haverfordwest Master Plan which aims to boost the footfall and economic activity of the town centre, both day and night time economy and I am very positive for the future development on Haverfordwest to become a thriving place for tourists and locals.”

Left to right: Cllr Tom Tudor, Carl Vincent from Evan Pritchard, Pembrokeshire County Council Highways Engineer Anthony Price, Cllr Phil Baker, and Steve Jardine, Pembrokeshire County Council Project Co-ordinator for regeneration.

Cllr Tudor’s views are echoed by Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure, Councillor Phil Baker.

“This area of Haverfordwest is unloved, unsightly and can make people feel unsafe and that can’t be allowed to continue when we are trying to encourage people to visit our town centres.

“When it is completed, we will have created a new access to Castle Square that is in keeping with the area’s history.

“We will have created an area that people will want to visit and spend time in and an area that people will be proud of.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

15 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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15 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

16 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.