News

Call to fill County Council’s Standards Committee vacancy

Published

2 years ago

July 25, 2024

AN INDEPENDENT Member is needed to take up a place on the Committee that promotes and maintains standards for councillors in the county.

The Pembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee currently has a vacancy for an Independent Member.

The Committee plays an important role at the Authority, including considering Public Service Ombudsman for Wales reports into alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct.

Anyone who is committed to upholding ethical standards in public life – the Nolan principles – and has the knowledge of and adherence to the Code of Conduct for Members is invited to consider applying for the role.

The ideal candidate would also be a good communicator, work well in a team, have chairing skills and an ability to analyse factual and evidential material to form sound objective judgments.

Flexibility to attend meetings at short notice is also required.

Anyone interested in applying must not have been a member, officer, or the spouse/civil partner of a member or officer of any county, county borough, town or community council, fire and rescue authority or national park authority within the last twelve months.

They also must not have ever worked or been elected as Councillor at Pembrokeshire County Council.

Anyone interested is asked to contact Isabelle Moorhouse from the Democratic Services team at Pembrokeshire County Council via email: [email protected]

An application form will be sent and must be returned by 16th August 2024.

Interviews will be held on the 4th September 2024.

The appointment shall be for between four and six years in the first instance and a further consecutive term is permitted.

Galwad i lenwi lle gwag ar y Pwyllgor Safonau

Rydym ni angen Aelod Annibynnol i dderbyn lle ar y Pwyllgor sy’n hyrwyddo ac yn cynnal safonau ar gyfer cynghorwyr yn y sir.

Ar hyn o bryd mae gan Bwyllgor Safonau Cyngor Sir Penfro le gwag ar gyfer Aelod Annibynnol.

Mae’r Pwyllgor yn chwarae rhan bwysig yn yr Awdurdod, gan gynnwys ystyried adroddiadau Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru ar achosion honedig o dorri’r Cod Ymddygiad.

Gwahoddir unrhyw un sydd wedi ymrwymo i gynnal safonau moesegol mewn bywyd cyhoeddus – egwyddorion Nolan – ac sydd â’r wybodaeth am y Cod Ymddygiad i Aelodau ac yn cadw atynt, i ystyried gwneud cais am y rôl.

Byddai’r ymgeisydd delfrydol hefyd yn gyfathrebwr da, yn gweithio’n dda mewn tîm, yn meddu ar sgiliau cadeirio a’r gallu i ddadansoddi deunydd ffeithiol a thystiolaeth i ffurfio barn wrthrychol gadarn.

Mae angen hyblygrwydd hefyd i fynychu cyfarfodydd ar fyr rybudd.

Ni ddylai unrhyw un sydd â diddordeb mewn gwneud cais fod wedi bod yn aelod, swyddog, nac yn briod/partner sifil aelod neu swyddog o unrhyw gyngor sir, bwrdeistref sirol, tref neu gymuned, awdurdod tân ac achub neu awdurdod parc cenedlaethol o fewn y deuddeg mis diwethaf.

Ni ddylent erioed fod wedi gweithio neu gael eu hethol yn Gynghorydd yng Nghyngor Sir Penfro.

Gofynnir i unrhyw un sydd â diddordeb gysylltu ag Isabelle Moorhouse o’r tîm Gwasanaethau Democrataidd yng Nghyngor Sir Penfro drwy e-bost: [email protected]

Anfonir ffurflen gais a rhaid ei dychwelyd erbyn 16 Awst 2024.

Bydd cyfweliadau’n cael eu cynnal ar 4 Medi 2024.

Bydd y penodiad am rhwng pedair a chwe blynedd yn y lle cyntaf a chaniateir tymor olynol pellach.

Community

Milford Haven Carnival organisers appeal for help from residents

Published

4 hours ago

July 1, 2026

Tom Sinclair

MILFORD HAVEN ROUND TABLE is asking residents in Hakin and Hubberston to help keep roads clear ahead of this Saturday’s Carnival Procession.

Organisers say the event is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet, with a large number of floats, lorries and support vehicles expected to make their way through Hakin before the procession begins at Waterloo Square.

Residents living along Gelliswick Road, Rectory Avenue, Glebelands and Picton Road, particularly near the junction with Observatory Avenue, are being asked to avoid double parking or parking on pavements where possible between around 11.45am and 1.00pm.

The route being used by the floats and support vehicles is shown on the map.

Some of the vehicles involved are large, and organisers say keeping the roads as clear as possible for the short period will help ensure the procession reaches Waterloo Square safely and on time.

Milford Haven Round Table said the carnival “belongs to the whole community” and thanked residents for their continued support.

They added: “Your understanding and cooperation, even for this short time, will make a huge difference and help make this year’s Carnival another fantastic day for our town.”

Residents are also being encouraged to share the message with friends, family and neighbours who live along the affected roads.

Crime

New Year’s Day drug-driver banned after police stop in Milford Haven

Published

4 hours ago

July 1, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

A NEW YEAR’S EVE drive has resulted in a 12-month road ban after a motorist was found to be more than twice the legal cannabis limit.

Ridwan Rahman, 20, was stopped by police as he drove his Vauxhall Astra along Steynton Road, Milford Haven, on January 1.

“Police noted the car accelerating away from traffic lights in an erratic manner,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

“When officers asked the vehicle to stop, they smelt cannabis coming from inside.”

A blood test later showed Rahman had 5.2mcg of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in cannabis, in his system. The legal limit is 2mcg.

Rahman, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to drug-driving. He was represented in court by solicitor Alaw Harries, who disputed the prosecution’s claim that he had been driving erratically.

“He does not accept that he was driving in an erratic manner, nor that he accelerated away from the traffic lights,” she said.

“The officers told him he had been stopped because the vehicle’s registration plate light was not working.”

Rahman, of Carbon Close, Newport, was fined £323 and ordered to pay a £129 court surcharge and £85 costs.

He was disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Crime

Fishguard man jailed after breaching order banning contact with mother

Published

4 hours ago

July 1, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

A FISHGUARD man has been jailed after breaching a restraining order which banned him from contacting his mother.

Steven O’Sullivan attended his mother’s home on June 22, despite the order having been imposed in November 2012. It prohibited him from having any direct or indirect contact with her.

“She felt she needed to phone the police because she was frightened of her son,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

“He had been dropped off at his mother’s property by a female, and his mother went upstairs to ring the police because he makes her feel vulnerable.”

When officers arrived, they found O’Sullivan inside an outbuilding, crouching beside an outside toilet.

“There have been a number of previous breaches, the most recent being on June 5,” continued Ms Vaughan. “Now we have yet another one on June 22.”

O’Sullivan, of Gwelfor, Fishguard, is currently on remand at Swansea Prison. He is also accused of stealing beer and food worth £45 from the Nisa store in Haverfordwest on June 21.

Representing him in court, solicitor Tom Lloyd said there had been no threats of violence when O’Sullivan went to his mother’s home.

“But the aggravating factor is his previous convictions,” he told the bench.

“He was particularly upset and had nowhere else to go. This was why he went to see his mother.”

Magistrates jailed O’Sullivan for eight weeks. He was also ordered to pay a £154 court surcharge and £85 costs.

He is due to return to Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on July 7 to enter a plea in relation to the alleged theft offence.