Dyfed Powys Polfed, Carmarthen (2026)

11/06/2026

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01/06/2026

🤝 FED MEMBER HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE THRIVE

Being a Dyfed Powys Police schools officer has enabled PC Hannah Evans to combine two of her interests into one rewarding role.

Hannah says she was unsure whether to go into teaching or policing when starting her working career.

But after choosing policing, the opportunity to become a schools police officer allowed her to draw on both to support children and young people.

She said: “I was torn between going into teaching or joining the police, but my mind was set on being a police officer. I wanted to make a difference in communities.

“So when this role came up it was a no-brainer for me. It kind of ties them together.”

Hannah joined policing in 2012 as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), before becoming a PC in 2014.

After working on response, Hannah took the opportunity to become a school police officer in mid and north Ceredigion, a role she has now held for several years.

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29/05/2026

🌳 NEW RURAL CRIME STRATEGY OFFERS 'BESPOKE' SERVICE 🐮

With a fresh Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy now underway within Dyfed Powys Police, we spoke to the Federation member ensuring a strong connection remains between the Force and its countryside communities.

Inspector Matthew Howells (pictured) is one of the most important figures in the Force’s modern history when it comes to rural crime, helping to establish a fully specialised department fit for the demands of the largest geographical police area in England and Wales.

Before this, Matthew was the only dedicated rural crime officer in the entire organisation, having taken his first steps into this area when he was seconded to the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to represent Dyfed Powys on a range of environmental issues in 2011.

Away from actual policing experience, however, the 56-year-old would tell you his calling to this part of the profession dates back a lot further.

“I grew up in Bancyfelin near Carmarthen to a dairy farming family, and I myself was a farmer until I became a police officer in 1998,” Matthew said.

“That was a very long time ago now, but I’ve always kept my ties to the community and that’s what made me suited to the secondment initially.

"A few years later, I was the staff officer for the National Rural and Wildlife Crime portfolio for England and Wales, under then-Chief Constable Simon Prince, so I was already getting deep into this side of policing by this point.

“Then in 2018, our force finally established its Rural Crime Team, which was something I’d pushed for and felt was long overdue.

“And ever since, we’ve tried to provide our rural public and wildlife with the most bespoke and empathetic service possible, and this new strategy is our latest effort in doing that even better.”

FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/3PJ0eyy

28/05/2026

🚴 MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO IMPROVING BIKER SAFETY

An innovative road safety campaign is helping Dyfed Powys Police work with colleagues across England and Wales to improve motorcyclist safety in the Force area.

Inspector Dawn Fencott-Price, of Specialist Operations, has spoken of how the Force is taking a multi-pronged approach to reducing the number of bikers who are killed and seriously injured on the county’s roads.

Operation Apex combines enforcement, engagement, and education, as well as cross-border collaboration with other forces, to improve motorcycle safety.

Dawn, a Dyfed Police Federation member, said: “Motorcyclists come here because they enjoy riding on our roads but we want them to be safe.

“We want people to enjoy what Dyfed Powys has to offer, but our priority is making sure they do so safely.”

Last summer, the team introduced a new tactic to try to understand where people were travelling from to visit the county.

Officers had believed that the majority of bikers were visiting from the north of England and riding down through North Wales.

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27/05/2026

FED CONDEMNS 'OVERNIGHT' CUT TO PENSION LUMP SUMS

Police officers in the 1987 Police Pension Scheme are facing an immediate reduction in the lump sums they receive at retirement, following a sudden change to commutation factors introduced last week.

The change was triggered by a Treasury decision to increase the SCAPE discount rate, with revised commutation factors issued and applied with immediate effect.

Commutation factors determine how much cash an officer receives if they choose to give up part of their annual pension at retirement.

Under the new factors, officers retiring from today will receive almost 5% less lump sum for the same amount of pension surrendered than an officer retiring last week. That change is expected to cost police officers thousands of pounds each.

The Police Federation says the speed and timing of the change means some officers retiring now are being hit without warning, despite having received retirement quotations or benefit illustrations based on the previous factors only weeks earlier. That means officers may already have already made financial decisions based on those figures.

Dyfed Powys Police Federation chair Delme Rees said he had been in contact with the Force pension team on the issue.

Delme and Federation reps will be visiting stations across the Force in the week starting 22 June.

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18/05/2026

'HEROIC' SEA RESCUE LEADS TO BRAVERY AWARD NOMINATION

PC Spencer Rourke drew on the experience of a lifetime spent in and around the water to save the life of a distressed woman in a late-night sea rescue.

Dyfed Powys Police officer Spencer, who is a former lifeguard and kayak instructor, has been nominated for a national bravery award after swimming 100m out to sea to rescue the woman.

The incident happened at around 12.30am on 24 May 2025 after a woman contacted emergency services stating she intended to enter the water at Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven.

Officers were initially unable to find the woman before Spencer heard shouting and located her by torchlight around 100m out to sea.

Calling on his previous experience around the water, Spencer took off his kit and used a life float to swim out to her. The average water temperature in May is around 10C.

Spencer said: “She was fully clothed. She had a puffa jacket on, which was being overcome with water and would have dragged her down eventually.

“I swam out probably 100 metres or so. She was in distress and tried to swim away."

FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/4driRi9

14/05/2026

📅 LOST REST DAYS IMPACTING OFFICER WELFARE AND MORALE

Police officers in Dyfed-Powys are collectively owed 707 rest days, new figures have revealed.

Dyfed Powys Police Federation chair Delme Rees said that the figure represents hundreds of occasions where members had sacrificed vital recovery time to keep communities safe.

The figures, obtained through a Freedom of Information request by Police Oracle, revealed that rank-and-file officers nationwide are owed a staggering 817,884 rest days.

The figure for Dyfed Powys Police is the second lowest in England and Wales, behind Dorset.

But Delme said the figure must still be viewed in the wider context of increasing demand and strain on officers.

And he said that cancelled rest days mean officers missing family milestones, personal commitments, and opportunities to properly recover from the demands of frontline policing.

He said: “Although Dyfed-Powys has one of the lowest numbers of outstanding rest days in the country, every lost rest day represents an officer missing vital time to recuperate.

“The Force is clearly working hard to manage demand and minimise the impact on our members.

“However, officers should not be losing their rest days in the first place. Rest time is not a luxury."

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05/05/2026

🙌 RESPONSE POLICING CONFERENCE LEAVES OFFICER FEELING 'PROUD TO BE IN POLICING'

PC Ben Cole attended the inaugural National Response Policing Conference, which was hosted in Manchester by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).

Held to accompany the annual Response Policing Week, the event was centred around response, with senior leaders, officers, staff, volunteers and policymakers among those present for a day of celebration and insight.

Ben, who boasts an array of first-on-the-scene experience across a varied career within the Force, believes he came away from Manchester with a renewed sense of pride for the area of policing he is most passionate about.

“I think what the event did well was acknowledging how big a job response continues to be, while praising its workers for handling that expectation so capably – it struck a good balance between the realities and the recognition,” he said.

“A word used a lot on the day was ‘relentless’, to describe both the demands placed on us and our dedication in responding, and I think that was very fitting.

“What also came through was the fact that attendees may have come from all over, but everyone was there because they care about response policing and want the best for it. My operational challenges might look very different to someone in the Met Police, for example, but we still share the same kind of calling and devotion.”

Currently based in Cardigan, Ben originally joined Dyfed Powys Police 17 years ago as a PCSO before becoming a Special Constable a decade later.

He then became a regular officer in 2022, expanding his frontline duties into a full-time capacity while remaining rooted in his familiar area of South Ceredigion.

HEAR MORE FROM BEN: https://bit.ly/4wbRAJe

01/05/2026

🗣️ FED REP ENSURING INSPECTORS' VOICES ARE HEARD

Supporting the inspecting ranks and ensuring their voices are heard is a key priority for Dyfed Powys Police Federation rep Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting.

Anthea has served as a Federation rep for the past year and says that advocating for and supporting colleagues is richly rewarding.

“I’ve found it really enjoyable,” she said. “It’s great to be able to support colleagues and learn more about what the Federation does and how we can help officers.”

While the Federation represents officers from constable to chief inspector rank, Anthea felt the needs of the inspecting ranks can sometimes be overlooked.

“Inspectors and chief inspectors are still part of the Federation, but people don’t always think of them in the same way as officers on the ground,” she said.

“It’s nice to represent them, to give them a voice, and to try to identify come of the concerns they have that may not have been picked up previously.”

The role also involves supporting inspectors as supervisors in navigating policies and processes.

“It’s not just about helping someone if something has gone wrong,” she said. “Inspectors are also responsible for managing processes that affect their teams, and sometimes they need guidance or reassurance around that.”

READ MORE IN THE LATEST FEDERATION MAGAZINE: https://bit.ly/4dhFoPB

29/04/2026

🏆 MEN'S RUGBY TEAM ENDS 20-YEAR WAIT TO BE CROWNED PSUK WINNERS

Dyfed-Powys Police men’s rugby team have ended a two-decade wait for silverware after lifting the Police Sports UK (PSUK) Shield.

It followed a superb 45–27 victory over Scottish Thistles in the final at Sale FC.

Club secretary Sergeant Darren Morgan estimated it’s been 20 years since Dyfed Powys Police’s last trophy success, making the achievement even more special.

“Yes, we finally did it!,” he said “It’s been 20 years coming since we won the last trophy.

“When I joined the job, we won three years on the bounce, but we haven’t lifted it since 2005 so this one means a lot.”

The Dyfed Powys Police side combines experience with emerging talent, and Darren said they produced a confident and well-organised performance to cap a successful season.

He said: “The boys committed big time to it this year and we’ve recruited well

“We’ve had players have come through their police training, and they’ve all made themselves available, which makes a massive difference.

“To lift the trophy shows the strength of our development and that the future of the club looks really bright.”

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