6 News Boat goes up in flames HEROIN and cannabis were


found in a tin hidden in a hedge after a Haverfordwest man pointed out the drugs to police as he was being arrested on August 30 last year. In breach of a conditional


discharge, Andrew Doig, 33, of Dew Street, attended Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 24) to plead guilty to being in possession of 9.4g of cannabis and 0.5g of heroin. Police attended an address in


Haverfordwest in regards to a separate matter on the date in question, prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court. Doig was spoken to, arrested and


Destroyed: A 19-foot Boston whaler boat A BOAT that was set on fire by


vandals on Saturday night (Jan 21) has been totally destroyed in what has been described as a ‘mindless’ attack. Te vessel was being held at the


West Wales Marine Heritage Society in Front Street, Pembroke Dock, and was up for disposal and was not worth a lot


A PENSIONER from Templeton


has been jailed for making nuisance phone calls to the emergency services.


70-year-old Ann Gateley, of C


hapel Hill Lane, Templeton, pleaded guilty to using a communications network to cause annoyance or needless anxiety at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week. On Saturday (Jan 21), Gateley


made several calls to the 999 and 101 telephone numbers. The prosecution said that ‘11 calls were made in total from 9.20am until 4pm.’


of money. Firefighters from Pembroke Dock


were called to the scene, along with the police, at 10.21pm on Saturday night. Crews were able to put the fire out


and because the 19-foot Boston whaler was up for disposal, there was little fuel leſt in it. Tere were other boats close by,


She had committed similar


offences in the past, which led to her serving 18 weeks in custody leading up to Christmas. During this time, her husband passed away. Prosecuting, Sian Vaughan said:


“The nature of the calls was that someone had taken money from her handbag and people were banging on her door. “She has a history of similar


offences going back for some considerable time.” Jonathan Webb, who was defending Gateley, said that the


with another next to a shed, and had it spread, the fire could have been much worse. Police have appealed for


information in relation to the incident and have asked anyone to get in touch using the non-emergency police number 101.


Pensioner jailed aſter nuisance phone calls


defendant had a history of alcohol problems and was seeking help. However, her probation officer,


Julie Norman, said that Gateley had not co-operated with the guidance and support offered. Mr Webb said: “She is telephoning


the police and making complaints that there are people trying to get into her house, and that people are after her. “When she drinks, she gets this impulse, but does not know why.” Gateley was sentenced to 16 weeks


in prison and ordered to pay £65 in court costs and a £115 surcharge.


put into the police vehicle. He told the officers that he wanted his ‘medicine’ and said that they would find it in a tin in the hedge. The police got the tin and inside they found the cannabis and heroin. A


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Drug user points out stash


further quantity of cannabis was then seized from the defendant’s home when his property was searched. Mr Pritchard-Jones informed the


court that the cannabis had a street value of £88, while the quantity of heroin was valued at £50. He added that Doig had very


serious previous matters for drug- related crimes. Defending, Mark Layton explained


that the offence the prosecutor was discussing dated back to 2010 and he told the bench that Doig pointed out the drugs as he feared someone would find them and cause harm to themselves. Magistrates fined Doig £80 for


being in possessing of cannabis, £120 for the heroin possession, and £80 for breaching his conditional discharge. The defendant was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £30 victim surcharge.


Drunken drive results in unpaid work AFTER waking up at a friend’s


house in the early hours of the morning, a Haverfordwest man decided to get in his car and drive despite the fact that he had been drinking throughout the night. 41-year-old Glen Stewart


pleaded guilty to driving while over the limit on Tuesday (Jan 24) when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that Stewart had


been working at the Bristol Trader before finishing at 9.30pm on January 7. Between finishing work and 6am, the defendant had eight pints. Prosecuting, Vaughan Pritchard-


Jones said that Stewart was driving along Freeman’s Way when he collided with a traffic light. A member of the public saw the defendant get out of the car and run off. Stewart was located at his home


address by the police. He apologised and said he had been ‘stupid’. The court heard that Stewart


had 96mcg of alcohol in 100ml of his breath at the time of driving,


meaning that he was over twice the legal limit of 35mcg. Stating that the matter spoke for


itself, Mike Kelleher, in Stewart’s defence, said: “He woke up disorientated and cold in his friend’s house and foolishly decided to go home.” He added that Stewart did not run


off; he walked home. Julie Norman of the probation


service added that, after having some sleep, Stewart thought he would have been okay to drive. However, his reading was high so there was a ‘considerable amount of alcohol in his system’. Ms Norman told Magistrates


that the defendant was ‘extremely remorseful’ for his actions. Magistrates issued a community


order and ordered Stewart to complete 120 hours of unpaid work. The defendant was also disqualified from driving for 24 months and will have to pay £85 in prosecution costs and an £85 victim surcharge.


Early morning ‘scuffle’ in Milford GETTING involved in a fight


outside a Milford Haven nightclub after 13 and a half hours of drinking saw Daniel Wood appear before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week. On Tuesday (Jan 24), 24-year-


old Wood, from Llawhaden, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour. Vaughan


Pritchard-Jones,


describing the incident as ‘unsavoury’, informed the court that a fight involving Wood was caught on CCTV outside The Basement nightclub at 7am.


The defendant was involved in a fight between a number of persons, but


no complaints were made about the incident. Wood told the police that he had


been drinking from 5pm to 6.30am and, discussing the incident, said: “To be honest, I’m as much to blame as everyone else as I threw a lot of punches to be fair.” Defending, Mike Kelleher said


that Wood got into a ‘scuffle’ before running away from the incident into a building.


Magistrates fined the defendant


£200 for the offence and ordered him to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £30 victim surcharge.


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