Crime

Motorist’s ‘first visit to Tenby’ ends in drink-driving ban

Published

2 years ago

March 27, 2024

A MOTORIST who drove through Tenby town centre after downing three pints of beer was brought before magistrates this week where he pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving.

Police officers attended Narberth Road on March 11 after a member of the public reported they had observed a drink-driver in the area.

Video footage captured on a CCTV camera showed a Mercedes C180 being driven the wrong way down the South Parade and progressing in what Crown Prosecutor Abigail Jackson described as ‘an extremely slow manner’.

The vehicle was being driven by Richard Evans, 44, and a passenger was accompanying him.

A roadside breath test proved positive and Evans, of Dan y Coed, Cwmavon, was taken to a police custody suite where further intoximeter tests were carried out. These confirmed he had 41 mcg of alcohol in his system. The prescribed legal limit is 35.

“This reading was only just over the legal limit,” his solicitor, Mr Michael Kelleher, told Haverfordwest magistrates.

”If the breathalyser had been delayed by a few minutes, it’s possible that the defendant wouldn’t be in court today.”

Mr Kelleher said that the offence was committed during Evans’ first ever visit to Tenby.

“He’d dropped some people off at Kiln Park and then he’d drunk three pints of beer. He was driving home, he didn’t know the way and was relying on his sat nav which is why he was driving so slowly.”

Evans was disqualified from driving for 12 months. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £48 surcharge.

Crime

Milford Haven man admits assault and harassment charges

Published

4 days ago

May 21, 2026

Court Reporter

A MILFORD HAVEN has admitted assaulting a family member and harassing another relative following incidents in the town last year.

Wayne Whatling, 39, of Howarth Close, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (May 21).

Whatling changed his pleas to guilty to one charge of assault by beating and one charge of harassment without violence.

The assault charge relates to an incident in Milford Haven on September 13, 2025, when Whatling assaulted Ben Whatling by beating him.

He also admitted pursuing a course of conduct amounting to harassment against Carol Whatling between September 1 and September 13, 2025.

The court heard the harassment allegation involved repeatedly asking Carol Whatling for money, with the complainant said to have feared repercussions if she did not provide it.

Magistrates adjourned the case for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.

Whatling was remanded on conditional bail and ordered not to contact Carol or Ben Whatling directly or indirectly.

He is due to be sentenced at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (June 9).

Crime

Milford Haven man admits affray after alleged pub incident

Published

4 days ago

May 21, 2026

Court Reporter

A MILFORD HAVEN man has admitted affray following an incident at a town centre pub.

Stephen Collier, 38, of Vaynor Road, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (May 21).

Collier has pleaded guilty to affray, relating to an incident at Nos Da, Victoria Road, Milford Haven, on December 3, 2025.

The charge states that he used unlawful violence towards John Dean Hilton and that his conduct was such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety.

Collier also faces a separate charge of burglary dwelling with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm. It is alleged that, on the same date, he entered a flat at Nos Da as a trespasser and inflicted grievous bodily harm on Mr Hilton. He denies that charge.

The court also dealt with a breach of bail allegation after Collier was arrested on May 20 for allegedly breaching a curfew condition. He admitted the breach.

Magistrates re-admitted him to conditional bail.

His bail conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 9:00pm and 6:00am, residence at his Vaynor Road address, and exclusions from Mount Estate, Milford Haven town centre, and Nos Da.

He must also not contact prosecution witnesses, including Molly Martin, Jack Martin, Lily Rose Martin and John Hilton.

Collier is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, June 5, for sentence.

A spokesperson for Nos Da said the incident was connected with rooms upstairs at the Victoria Road premises, and did not take place in the bar itself, in the licensed area.