News

Leader’s update: Help us to drive down Covid-19 cases

Published

4 years ago

October 3, 2021

THE FOLLOWING is an update from the Leader of Pembrokeshire County Councik, Cllr David Simpson:
Hello everyone, I hope you are well.
I’d like to start by giving an update on the Covid-19 situation here in Pembrokeshire.
As I write the positive case rate locally is 457 per 100,000 people and across Wales it has now reached 650 per 100,000 – the highest it has been in 2021.
We remain at Alert Level 0 and I would like to reinforce that the Welsh Government advice is still to work from home if you can.
This is one of the most effective ways to reduce transmission of Covid-19.
Please continue to wear a face covering where required, meet outdoors if you can, wash hands regularly and get tested if you have any symptoms of Covid-19.
Please take up the offer of vaccination, it is the best defence we have against Covid-19.
Each of us doing our bit will really make a difference, especially as we head into the colder months.
In our schools, the number of Covid cases amongst learners remains higher than we would like it to be.
Families are reminded that where learners have symptoms they should remain at home and seek a PCR test.
They should self-isolate as required until either a negative outcome is returned or until the end of the 10 day isolation period for a positive PCR test.
All schools remain open and we are keeping our processes under review against the Local Decision Making Framework.
Schools remain in the moderate category in this framework and we thank our school staff for their ongoing commitment to learners and providing education.
Moving away from Covid now, you will no doubt have seen that there have been media reports of some petrol shortages across the UK over the past week.
I am grateful to the Dyfed-Powys Local Resilience Forum for reassuring that the vast majority of supplies across our region have been unaffected.
I echo the call to continue to purchase fuel responsibly and calmly to ensure there is plenty to go around, especially for our hardworking colleagues in the health and emergency services and all keyworkers.
Recently we announced that we would be joining other Local Authorities to help Afghan refugees in Wales and to do this we need your help.
We continue to seek suitable accommodation in the private rented sector to house Afghan Refugees.
If you have a property that is currently empty and could be made available then please get in touch with the Refugee Resettlement Coordinator, via our contact centre on 01437 764551 or email [email protected] and we can discuss this further with you.
This accommodation needs to be self-contained and available for a minimum of 12 months, but in return we will guarantee the rent for this period and support is provided to ensure that the refugees are able to settle into the area.
Finally, at the end of last week a group of young climate change campaigners marched to County Hall.
As this was happening outside, our managers were inside in a managers’ forum on climate change so it was very powerful for them to hear the young people chanting as they discussed the same subject.
As an administration we share the passion of those young people to respond to and tackle climate change.
The Council announced a climate emergency in 2019 and has since set up an action plan to steer the Council towards becoming a net zero-carbon local authority by 2030.
This document is available on our website and details what we have done so far, plus plans for the future.
Climate change is real and it is happening across the world and impacting on local communities in Pembrokeshire.
It is up to us to change this.
Stay safe everyone

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

Published

9 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

Published

10 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

Published

10 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.