Cenarth, Newcastle Emlyn and Llangeler

Inspector Louise Bradshaw was born in England and later attended Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron and then Aberystwyth University before joining West Midlands Police. In 2002 she returned to Ceredigion with her family and has worked across the County. She has a varied range of experience having worked in cities and rural areas and covered areas such as roads policing, custody, intelligence unit and public protection.

Police Sergeant Simon Wright Joined Dyfed-Powys Police in 1987.  He has served as a uniform officer in Powys, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion and has performed roles as a Divisional Inspector and has managed the Carmarthenshire Division Professional Development Unit before taking up the role as Carmarthen Rural NPT Sergeant. He is a graduate of the University of Glamorgan gaining a BA Hons Degree in Police Sciences.  Sergeant Wright is keen on tackling anti-social behaviour, drugs and violent crime matters and aims to improve the communities’ confidence of the Police in the Carmarthen Rural Area.

Sergeant Alison Rees was born and brought up in Pembrokeshire. She joined Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 1986 and spent 8 years policing in Bristol before transferring "home" to Dyfed -Powys in 1994. On return to the area she was stationed at Cardigan Police Station, and has served there both as a PC and then Sergeant. In January 2007 she joined the Neighbourhood Policing Team, with responsibility for supervising the team in the Mid and South Ceredigion area.

PC Ian Ayers has been a police officer for 11 years and is currently the Neighbourhood Policing  officer for Cenarth, Newcastle Emlyn and Llangeler. He joined the team in June 2011, having previously been a beat officer on the section since February 2007. He has also worked in Llanelli, Ammanford and Llwynhendy. He says, “I find that being able to speak Welsh enables me to communicate with the public on the section.”

PCSO Jeff Kedward began his training in January 2007, and is now based at Newcastle Emlyn. After twenty years as a dairy farmer, he became a doorman in a Carmarthen nightclub, and then spent eighteen months as a special constable before becoming a PCSO.

PCSO Gareth Augustus 8005 joined Dyfed-Powys Police in November 2011 and is stationed at Newcastle Emlyn. He previously worked within the pipeline construction industry for six years, before joining Dyfed-Powys Police. He is a keen rugby player and plays for Llandeilo Rugby Club. He is looking forward to dealing with the challenges of rural neighborhood policing and will engage with members of the community to identify local issues.