A FORMER refinery worker has been sentenced after harassing his ex-partner by dumping rubbish in her garden and shouting through her letterbox.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard that on June 14, at around 6:20am, Kyle Allerton, 29, arrived at Leah Jenkins’ property in Milford Haven after attempting to call and text her earlier that morning.

“He rang her at around 6:00am, then turned up at her property at 6:22am,” Crown Prosecutor Derek Davies said.

“He shouted through the letterbox, demanding she come to the door or window to talk to him. He then emptied bins over her garden before driving off in a white van.”

Jenkins said in her victim impact statement: “I feel harassed by his actions and worried about what he might have done.”

Probation officer Courtney Colman explained that Allerton had struggled to cope with the end of their seven-year relationship, turning to alcohol as a coping mechanism.

“He was drinking up to ten cans a day, which contributed to his losing his job at the refinery,” she said.

Allerton pleaded guilty to harassment. Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order, including 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 10 hours of unpaid work. He must pay a £114 court surcharge and £85 in costs.

A 21-YEAR-OLD motorist has been sentenced for driving on a Pembrokeshire B road and colliding with a parked van and an outbuilding.

Luke Harvey was driving a blue Ford Fiesta along the B4313 at Llanychaer, near Fishguard, at around 11:30pm on May 16, with a male passenger in the car.

“A call was made to the police, reporting that he had hit a van as well as an outbuilding,” Crown Prosecutor Derek Davies told magistrates.

“The people living at the property advised him to stay at the scene, but he insisted on going home. He managed to free his vehicle and drove off towards Fishguard.”

Police traced the car to an address in Fishguard and located Harvey. He pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident, using a vehicle without third-party insurance, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Magistrates fined Harvey £120 and ordered him to pay £85 in costs and a £48 surcharge. His licence was endorsed with eight penalty points.

A TRAINEE plumber who consumed so much alcohol that he ‘didn’t know what he was doing’ has been sentenced for interfering with two cars parked in Pembroke town centre.

In the early hours of October 6, police officers found Ethan Pender, 20, of Central Court, Milford Haven, sitting inside a Ford Fiesta parked on Main Street.

“The interior lights were on, which attracted the officers’ attention,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court.

Pender claimed the car belonged to his parents, but checks revealed it was owned by someone else residing in the area. Further investigations showed he had also interfered with a parked BMW.

“The contents of a First Aid box were strewn across the seats, and the lock on the central console was broken,” Ms Vaughan explained. She confirmed no items had been stolen from either vehicle.

At a previous hearing, Pender’s solicitor, Tom Lloyd, said the offences occurred after a heavy drinking session: “He was extremely intoxicated and couldn’t remember what he was doing. There was no targeting of vehicles, and no damage was caused.”

Magistrates considered a probation report and sentenced Pender to a 12-month community order. He must complete ten rehabilitation days and a 90-day alcohol monitoring programme. He was also ordered to pay a £114 court surcharge and £85 in costs.