Police appeal for information following altercation at Boathouse in Saundersfoot
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information to trace a man we would like to speak to following an incident in Saundersfoot on Friday (29 October). Officers were called to The Boathouse to reports of an altercation at shortly after 10.30pm….
CSO Excellence in Science Award win for Professor Hopkins
Professor Chris Hopkins, Head of Innovation and TriTech Institute at Hywel Dda University Health Board, has won the Excellence in Healthcare Science Research and Innovation Award at the NHS Chief Scientific Officer’s Excellence in Healthcare Science Awards. The Chief Scientific…
Tribute to couple killed in Pembrokeshire collision
The family of an elderly couple who died in a three-car collision in Pembrokeshire on Tuesday (25 Oct) have paid tribute to them. Michael and Mary McDonald, aged 86 and 78 respectively, died at the scene of the collision on…
New Quay RNLI’s lifeboats launch to rescue missing person
Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 25 October) both New Quay RNLI’s lifeboats were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist Dyfed Powys Police in the search for and subsequent rescue of a missing person in the New Quay area. Pic. RNLI/Kate Williams At…
Man Found Guilty of Causing Cyclist’s Death By Dangerous Driving
SIMON Lee Draper, aged 42, of Meidrim Road, St Clears, has today been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving at the Nightingale Court at Swansea Civic Centre. Draper was the driver of a Ford Transit van which collided with…
Burns patient’s stark warning about the potential dangers of hot water bottles
A burns patient has issued a warning to anyone thinking of reaching for a hot water bottle this winter as the fuel crisis bites. Helen Cowell speaks from painful experience after the hot water bottle she was using to combat…
Operation Hallam – Forensic Review into material held over Llangolman deaths
Dyfed-Powys Police has commenced a forensic review of material held in connection with the deaths of siblings Martha and Griff Thomas at Ffynnon Samson, Llangolman in 1976. The original inquest in 1977 found that Martha was unlawfully killed, whilst an…
Council successfully addressed Audit Wales’ recommendations
Audit Wales has carried out a Follow-up Review of Planning Services by Carmarthenshire County Council and concluded that the council has successfully addressed all its recommendations. In July 2021, Audit Wales published a report following a review of the council’s…
Parents urged to talk to children about online safety
Dyfed-Powys Police is urging parents and carers to talk to children and young people about staying safe online. Police are urging adults to have conversations about the dangers of ‘oversharing’ – sharing too much information about, or photographs or videos…
Police appeal for information after theft of rally car
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating the theft of a high value rally car from a locked garage in Drefach Felindre, Llandysul. The theft happened sometime between 11pm on Friday October 7 and 7am on Saturday October 8. The car is a…