THE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 20 2017


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7 News Toll bridge confusion Port’s Charitable Cause of the Year POLICE were concerned


about a drunken couple from Pembroke attempting to give money to an empty toll booth on the Cleddau Bridge on New Year’s Day, Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday (Jan 17). 39-year-old Tara Kathleen


Archer and 35-year-old Gareth Alan Clark, of Windsor Road, attended the court to plead guilty to the charges against them. Archer admitted being in


charge of a vehicle whilst unfit through drink and Clark pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit. Prosecuting,


Vaughan


Pritchard-Jones told the court that at 2.05am on January 1, police on routine patrol noticed the couple approach the empty toll booths on the Cleddau Bridge. He told magistrates that the


bridge does not charge a toll on New Year’s Day, so the barriers were up. However, the male driver


stopped at the toll booth and stuck his arm out, despite there being nobody there and the lights out.


He remained there for 30


seconds and then moved on before the police followed and stopped the couple. Archer had been supervising


Clark, who was a provisional licence holder, but it is a matter


painkillers


of law that a supervising driver must be able to take over the driving if the need to arises. Mr Pritchard-Jones informed


the court that Clark had 55mcg of alcohol in a litre of his breath, and Archer 74mcg, meaning that they both exceeded the legal limit of 35mcg. Defending the couple,


Mark Layton said that Clark was a scaffolder, and Archer a hairdresser, meaning that the loss of their licences would heavily impact them. Mr Layton informed the


bench that while Clark accepted that he would be disqualified for at least three years due to a previous driving offence, they were not inclined to ban Archer. Instead, he urged them, they should impose 10 points on her clean driving licence and ‘allow someone in the family to drive’. He went on to say that it was


a ‘force of habit’ to stop at the toll bridge. Magistrates fined Clark £400


for driving while over the limit and ordered him to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £40 victim surcharge. Archer was fined £65 and ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £30 victim surcharge. Clark was banned from


driving for 36 months and Archer received 10 points on her licence.


Lack of concentration costs ESA claimant STRONG


Mr Pritchard-Jones


affected a defendant’s ability to understand he was making a false statement when claiming benefits Haverfordwest


Magistrates’


Court heard this week after the defendant was overpaid £4,598.10 in Employment Support Allowance (ESA). On Tuesday (Dec 17), 59-year-


old Michael John Mahoney of Greenhill Park Drive pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to obtain ESA for himself. He admitted that he did not declare the true extent of his capital, savings and investment. Vaughan


Pritchard-Jones,


prosecuting, said that Mahoney had been wrongly claiming ESA from July 27, 2013 until January 8, 2016. During the time, the court heard, the defendant was overpaid £4,598.10, which Mahoney has now repaid. When routine checks were made


regarding Mahoney’s claim, it was revealed that he had assets of around £21,000 in his bank account, which he had not disclosed to the DWP.


told


Magistrates that Mahoney’s partner had filled out the form for the defendant, but he had checked and signed the declaration. Defending, Mike Kelleher


said that his client is ‘extremely embarrassed’ about the situation. He told the court that Mahoney


had worked all of his life until an illness almost caused him to die. The defendant had been diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis (also known as the flesh-eating disease), which was eating away at his leg. “He hasn’t yet had his leg off,


but it is possible,” said Mr Kelleher. The lawyer informed the


court that Mahoney had signed the declaration while he was on ‘extremely strong painkillers’ and ‘not concentrating properly’. When Mahoney, of previous


clean character, was asked to repay the money he was wrongly given, he did so immediately. Magistrates fined the defendant


£120 for the offence and ordered him to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge.


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Sandra Dade, Charity Manager at the Paul Sartori Foundation: With Sara Andrew, PR and Communications Executive at the Port of Milford Haven


STAFF at the Port of Milford


Haven have selected the Paul Sartori Foundation as their 2017 Charitable Cause of the Year. Each year, the 170-strong


workforce vote for a charitable organisation within Pembrokeshire to support financially through a wide range of fundraising and volunteering activities. The Paul Sartori Foundation


was formed in the 1980s and offers specialised, supportive care and advice for those in the later stages of any life- limiting illness. Over the past year, they have supported 820 people across


Pembrokeshire, providing over 17,000 hours of care. Charity Manager Sandra Dade


welcomed the news, saying: “The Paul Sartori Foundation is thrilled that the Port of Milford Haven team have selected us as their Charitable Cause of the Year. Support from local businesses such as this helps our charity in many ways to sustain our vital Hospice at Home service. This announcement has sent a real buzz amongst our own team and we are all looking forward to working together with the Port throughout our special 35th anniversary year.”


Anna Malloy, PR and Communications Manager at the Port of Milford Haven, said: “The work of the Paul Sartori Foundation and its wonderful team of staff and volunteers is providing a much valued service across Pembrokeshire and we’re delighted to be able to support them throughout 2017. Our staff are always keen to help out with our elected charity and there will be plenty for us to get involved with over the next 12 months.” For more information on the Paul


Sartori Foundation, visit their website - care.paulsartori.org.


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