THE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 6 2017
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A FORMER Spittal man who Defending, Mr Jonathan Webb
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claimed a ‘badger had ran out’ in front of his vehicle pleaded guilty to drink driving at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 3).
40-year-old Nathan McNamara
was said to have been found by officers ‘in bed’ at a nearby friend’s house after crashing his car and leaving it unattended on its roof in Spittal. Prosecuting, Mr Vaughan Pritchard-Jones said that by leaving his vehicle, it could ‘have caused a danger to other road users’.
argued how McNamara had only travelled a few miles to a nearby shop as he had run out of tobacco. Mr Webb also added that
McNamara, who has since moved to West Sussex, had been a self-employed window fitter; however, as a result of his sentence would no longer able to pursue this.
McNamara was fined £140 and
ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge, totalling £255. He was also disqualified from driving for 18 months.
‘Huge impact‘ of driving ban A 35-YEAR-OLD woman
pleaded guilty to drink driving after appearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 3).
The court heard how Diane
Brazell, of Haverfordwest, had been ‘involved in a collision’ with a parked car whilst on her way home. The owner of this parked car then witnessed Brazell get out of her car and look for damage, before driving off, it was heard. The owner subsequently called police and gave a description. Prosecuting, Mr Vaughan Pritchard-Jones said how when police later caught up with Brazell, ‘initially
she stated she had not been out’ in her car; however, she made a full admission in interview at a later stage. Defending, Mr Jonathan Webb
said how it had been ‘pitch black’, meaning Brazell had been unable to ‘see any damage’ when she got out of her vehicle. Mr Webb added that a driving disqualification ‘will have a huge impact on Ms Brazell’, namely as she was a mobile hair dresser. Brazell was fined £120 and
ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge. She was also disqualified from driving for 14 months.
TWR Y FELIN HOTEL in St
Davids has received a Visit Wales Gold Award in recognition of its high standards of quality, comfort and hospitality. The award is given to businesses
in the Visit Wales Hotel and Guest Accommodation schemes, with which Twr y Felin already holds AA 4 Silver Star status as a hotel of superior quality. Opened in March 2016 as Wales’
first contemporary art hotel, Twr y Felin Hotel is a former windmill that has been restored and extended into a luxury heritage property. The hotel features 21 bedrooms,
including a suite located in the former windmill tower which spans three floors and offers 360 degree views over the St Davids peninsula. Twr y Felin Hotel is also home
to two AA Rosette Blas Restaurant. Under Head Chef Simon Coe, Blas offers a menu influenced by the season and uses produce sourced from predominantly Pembrokeshire and Welsh suppliers, as well as foraged ingredients from the surrounding countryside and coast. Paula Ellis, Group General
Manager of Twr y Felin Hotel and its sister properties in the peninsula, Roch Castle and Penrhiw Hotel, said: “Receiving the Visit Wales
Gold Award has been the perfect start to the year and complements a very successful 2016. This accolade recognises our exceptional standards which we have worked so hard to achieve. This is an important affirmation of our success and a solid foundation to build on in the future.” Since October 2016, Twr y Felin
Hotel and Roch Castle have been listed in the Sunday Times Ultimate
100 British Hotels list. Twr y Felin has been awarded Best Serviced Accommodation over 12 rooms at the Pembrokeshire Tourism Awards and has been shortlisted in the Civic Trust Awards. Roch Castle was crowned Hotel
of the Year at the Welsh Hospitality Awards and Best 5* Hotel in Wales by Trivago in 2016, whilst Penrhiw Hotel was named an AA Five Gold Star property.
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