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Narberth Indian restaurant fined £9000

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12 years ago

October 15, 2014

The owner of a Narberth restaurant, The Megna Indian Cuisine Ltd, has been fined a total of £9,000 by Haverfordwest Magistrates after admitting to five food hygiene offences.

Mohammad Abdur Rashid was also ordered to pay £2,607.31 costs to Pembrokeshire County Council who brought the case, as well as a victim surcharge of £120.

The court heard on Tuesday that the breaches were found at the restaurant in Market Square during a routine inspection in October, 2013, by an officer from the Council’s Public Protection Division.

As well as revealing the lack of implementation of an adequate food safety management system, the officer found evidence of food not being protected against contamination, unclean structures and equipment and poor staff training and supervision.

After the hearing the County Council Cabinet Member for Environmental and Regulatory Services Councillor Huw George stressed that the Authority would not hesitate to take action where serious contraventions of the legislation were discovered by authorised officers.

He went on: “The level of fine demonstrated the serious nature of the breaches and spells a clear message to all the businesses for the need for an effective food safety management system.

“This system also needs to be properly communicated to, and understood and implemented by, food handlers at all levels.

“In premises such as this, the safe, hygienic handling and storage of raw meats and other foods is essential to prevent against food poisoning risks, especially that of E-coli 0157 cross-contamination.”

Councillor George said that while not excusing the serious nature of breaches identified at the premises, credit was due to the business for fully co-operating with the Council in dealing promptly with the highlighted risks.

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Mike Stoddart

October 15, 2014 at 7:15 pm

We all want to eat safe food so it it heartening to read: “After the hearing the County Council Cabinet Member for Environmental and Regulatory Services Councillor Huw George stressed that the Authority would not hesitate to take action where serious contraventions of the legislation were discovered by authorised officers.”
I seem to remember that Cllr Rev George took a rather more relaxed view of strict legality when his fellow IPPG member and Cabinet colleague, Cllr Rob Lewis, was caught trying to undermine our democracy by unlawfully using PCC computers in an attempt to ensure the IPPG’s success at the 2012 election.
Still, I suppose, double standards is better than no standards at all.
mark woodward

October 16, 2014 at 10:30 am

Worryingly, after all that, it has still only been regraded a “3”. I for one won’t be eating there!
tomos

October 16, 2014 at 5:40 pm

poor Mr Rashid not born in Pembrokeshire and not a freemason – that’s the way it works is it?
Welshy

October 18, 2014 at 10:48 pm

here kitty kitty…..
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Education

Milford Haven School issues heatwave update as temperatures soar

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41 minutes ago

June 24, 2026

Tom Sinclair

MILFORD HAVEN SCHOOL has thanked pupils and staff for the way they have supported one another during the current heatwave.

The school said cooperation and care across the school community had been greatly appreciated.

With tomorrow (Jun 25) forecast to be the hottest day of the current spell, pupils are being asked to come prepared by bringing plenty of water, wearing sunscreen, and staying as protected from the sun as possible.

Pupils will also be permitted to wear their PE kit to help keep cool.

The school said it will continue to monitor the situation closely and take all necessary steps to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff.

Business

Main Street Music to close retail shop as owner focuses on handmade guitars

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47 minutes ago

June 24, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A POPULAR Pembrokeshire music shop is changing the way it operates, with Main Street Music confirming it will no longer trade as a retail shop from September 1.

The business said there will be an immediate 15% sale on all stock, but stressed that Main Street Music is not disappearing completely.

The owner said the decision had been made “with a heavy heart”, adding that the shop’s closure as a retail outlet would be a loss for Pembrokeshire as the county’s last professional guitar dealership.

He said his long-term passion had always been making musical instruments, something he had done since his teenage years, later receiving scholarships and a fellowship for his studies.

After college, he was given the opportunity to buy the business at the age of 24.

He said: “I have had an amazing time running this shop, giving it everything I’ve got, met some wonderful people and sold some incredible guitars.”

Although the business itself remains successful, he said tighter retail margins, dealership pressures and rising costs had made it difficult to grow in a way that would allow him to employ others and spend more time in the workshop.

The shop will eventually reopen as an appointment-only workshop and showroom for handmade guitars and repairs.

Current repair work will continue on a case-by-case basis by appointment only.

Main Street Music thanked customers for their support over recent years, saying the owner was proud of where the shop had been taken.

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Main Street Music will close as a retail shop from September 1, but will continue as an appointment-only workshop and showroom for handmade guitars and repairs.

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Crackwell Street set to reopen after five-month closure

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1 hour ago

June 24, 2026

Tom Sinclair

ROADWORKS linked to structural repairs at Goscar House in Tenby are nearing completion, with Crackwell Street expected to reopen to through traffic today (Wednesday, June 24).

Scaffolding has now been removed from the property, with contractors carrying out a general clearance of the area.

The road has been closed for around five months while structural repair work has been taking place.

Local residents, businesses and visitors are expected to welcome the reopening, with Crackwell Street forming an important route through the town.

Pembrokeshire County Council has indicated that, all being well, the road will reopen later today.

Gareth Davies, of Gareth Davies Photography Tenby, said it was “good to see the removal of scaffolding today and general clearance on the property”.

He added that locals and visitors would be “so pleased” to see the road open once again.

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Clearance work: Contractors at Crackwell Street, Tenby, as scaffolding is removed from Goscar House (Pic: Gareth Davies).