16 News TRUSTEES of the Milford


Haven International Seafarers’ Centre have made the heart- breaking to close its doors. At a meeting held last week, the trustees decided to enter into a consultation period of around six to nine months. The closure of the centre will result in the loss of eight jobs. The Seafarers’ centre provides a chapel and rest and recreation facilities


for visiting seamen who


might have been away from home for a considerable period of time. The centre


also provides basic amenities for seafarers’ use.


It is hoped that another organization will step in to take up the


challenge of providing these services at another location near the Port. The Herald understands that plans


to revamp and refurbish the centre as it stands have proven too costly to go ahead.


Drunk and disorderly in McDonalds A NARBERTH man pleaded


guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ on Tuesday (Jan 27). Thomas Harry Leathers, Whitehall, Robeston


of Little


Wathen had been out drinking on the evening of January 1, before losing his friends. At around 4am on the morning of January 2, he made his way to McDonald’s at Merlins Bridge, where prosecutor Ellie Morgan said that Leathers: “walked into the restaurant, which was closed, and asked for food. When he was declined by the shift manager, he became aggravated and told the manager to ‘f*** off’.” The police were called to the fast food outlet, where Leathers became “abusive and refused to leave” before being arrested, and charged with being drunk and disorderly.


Community order for assault A NARBERTH man was


given a 12 month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work after he pleaded guilty to a charge of ABH.


Andrew Feetham, aged 39,


of Cox Hill appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates on Wednesday (Jan 28). However, the Magistrates felt that awarding compensation for the victim’s injuries was not necessary in the case.


Leathers pleaded guilty to the


charge, before explaining that his phone had ran out of battery, so he didn’t know what time it was. He added that he saw cars being served at the Drive Through, and assumed the restaurant was open


as the doors weren’t locked. The 27 year old also apologised for his behaviour that evening. He was given a 12 month conditional discharge, and ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £15 victim surcharge.


Medical emergency led to fatal crash AN ELDERLY lady, who died in


a road traffic accident, appeared to have suffered a medical emergency which led to the crash, the coroner for Pembrokeshire has ruled. Beryl Marsh’s death occurred on August 9 2014 when she veered across the A477 trunk road and collided with an oncoming vehicle. A number of witness statements


said that the road conditions were fine and that visibility was good. They also added that there was no apparent reason as to why the car she was in veered across onto the other side of the road.


Pembrokeshire Coroner Mark Layton said: “Beryl appears to have suffered


an unexplained medical


event causing her to lose control of her vehicle. This has resulted in the collision which caused the death of Beryl Marsh. The cause of death will


be recorded as a road traffic collision.” Coroner’s Officer Jeremy Davis


said: “Shortly before 1:30pm she was driving her car along the A477 trunk road


to Pembroke Dock. She was within the speed limit but for some unknown reason she has appeared to turn in the road and crossed into the oncoming cars and collided with a vehicle. The driver of the other car, a Hyundai i30, noticed that the woman was slumped over the wheel before the collision took place. The driver of the other car sustained serious but not life- threatening injuries.” Collisions investigation officer, PC Ian Pathack, added: “Both vehicles were in the correct lane before the collision and for some reason she has come into the path of the oncoming vehicles. The car was examined on August 14 but no defects were found on it. They were traveling at 40-45mph


and they saw the Vauxhall car shoot across the road and into their path. He noticed there was nothing on the roads which could have caused her to swerve across the road. Statements from other drivers added that the driver of the Hyundai could not have done anything to avoid the collision and there was no reason why the Vauxhall which Mrs Marsh was driving veered across the road. The post-mortem did not confirm whether Mrs Marsh had suffered some form of medical condition prior to the crash.” He concluded: “There is no


evidence of excess speed, mobile phones being used or that they were under the influence of alcohol and or drugs. Taking all those factors into account the collision was caused by the actions of Mrs Marsh, however, she had sustained some form of medical emergency which led to the collision.”


Feetham was ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and £400 in court costs as the matter had previously been listed for a trial. He had previously pleaded not guilty at an earlier hearing November 18 2014. Prosecuting the case, Vaughan Pritchard Jones said: “The photo album shows all of the injuries which include soft tissue injuries, a 3cm laceration above the left eye and he also lost one of his back teeth. The victim was in hospital for six hours. The complainant had been in a relationship with the defendant’s girlfriend. There has been a breakdown in relationships and the complainant is subject of a restraining order against his former partner. On the night of July 21 2014, the defendant had been out drinking in Narberth and as he passed the complainant’s home he saw him outside and words were exchanged. They began pushing and shoving each other and the scuffle then went inside their house through the kitchen door and


into the lounge. The victim fell on to the sofa and the defendant was above him and it is at this point that the assault has occurred. He accepts that he lost his temper and threw a number of punches to the victims head and that he caused the injuries. The victim’s father was asleep upstairs but he was woken up by the commotion from downstairs and he went down and could see the defendant throwing 5-6 punches at his son. He pulled him off and pushed him out through the kitchen door. This was a sustained assault which only stopped when the father pulled him off. He says he was acting in self defense but what started as self defense went far beyond that.” Defending, Alex Scott said: “This was an unfortunate incident but he has not been in trouble for the last 20 years. He prides himself on being a hardworking man and a good role model but this was a blot on his copybook. He is ashamed and devastating at facing these proceedings. On that night the defendant came towards him and matters spiralled out of control. He has crossed the line into excessive defense. He lost his temper and struck out. There is an extensive background and a lengthy build up to this case but this was out of character as far as he is concerned.” The Magistrates said they had considered the background issues and they agreed that the incident was out of character.


Suspended sentence activated H AVERF O RDWEST


Magistrates have activated a suspended prison sentence for a Pembroke Dock man who pleaded guilty to another charge of theft. Luke Brummit,


aged 36, of


Meyrick Street, appeared before the courts on Wednesday (Jan 28) charged with an offence which occurred on


Saturday January 17. Brummit had entered the Vincent


Davies store in Haverfordwest and stole 10 wax lyrical church candles to the value of £49.90. His prison sentence will last for 16


weeks and he was given an extra two weeks for the theft and another two weeks to cover his outstanding fines.


CEREDIGION Council will


be undertaking essential highway maintenance works to the High Street in the vicinity of the Guild Hall, Cardigan. The work is anticipated to take 3 weeks to complete commencing on the March 2. The High Street will need to be closed for a period of 2 weeks from this date to ensure the safety of the public and the workforce undertaking the works. Deliveries and essential services will be accommodated to the best of


THE PEMBROKESHIRE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 30 2015


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Seamen’s centre to close High street disruption any circumstances, the Council at all times.


our abilities but it is recognised that the closure of the road will result in significant inconvenience whilst the work is being undertaken. Barring


unforeseen will


endeavour to complete the works as promptly as it can in order to minimise the disruption anticipated. It is known that there are significant underground apparatus in the vicinity. Pedestrian access will be allowed


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