A Milford man who told police officers on routine patrol that he had ‘had a couple of pints’, has been banned from getting behind the wheel of a vehicle for a year after admitting a drink-drive charge in court.

Forty-seven-year-old Jason Michael Edwards, of Nelson Avenue, Hakin, appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court, on Tuesday, to plead guilty to driving his BMW with 67 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that police officers on routine patrol stopped the defendant in his vehicle shortly before midnight on October 22.

“Officers asked Mr. Edwards if he’d had a drink and he told them he’d had two pints.

“A roadside breath test proved positive and he was arrested,” he said.

Defence solicitor Kay Hanson told magistrates that her client was employed in the construction industry and that driving was ‘absolutely imperative’ for his work.

“Mr. Edwards had gone out and had two drinks, and thought he would be ok to drive, but admits it was a stupid risk he took and deeply regrets it,” she explained.

Magistrates disqualified Mr. Edwards from driving for a period of 12 months and fined him £520 for the offence.

He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £52 victim surcharge.

A Manorbier man found in possession of 14 grammes of cannabis has been fined in court.

Thirty-one-year-old Gareth Cochrane, of Hounsell Avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that police on routine patrol in the Pembroke area at 6 pm, on October 23, carried out a document check on Mr. Cochrane and his vehicle.

“When officers spoke to him, they could smell cannabis in the car, and discovered a plastic bag containing the drug in the footwell.

“He accepted that it was his, but declined to say where he had bought it from,” he said.

Magistrates fined Mr. Cochrane £80 for the offence and ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge. They also passed a destruction order for the drugs.