A MILFORD HAVEN man who repeatedly asked his parents for alcohol and money has admitted threatening to damage their home.

Christopher Sizer, 38, threatened to smash windows and kick in doors at his parents’ property in Shakespeare Avenue, Milford Haven, on March 3.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard there had been long-standing issues between Sizer and his parents.

“There have been long-standing issues between the defendant and his parents, and he’s constantly asking them for money,” said Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan.

“If they don’t give it, then he makes threats. But this is impacting them significantly. It just can’t go on.”

Ms Vaughan said Sizer had arrived at the property initially asking for alcohol.

“He had friends with him and then asked them for pizza, but this was a drain on their finances,” she said.

“It was at this point that he threatened to damage their property with a hammer that was readily available, and naturally they were concerned about that.”

The court was told Sizer’s mother had provided a victim impact statement, saying she and her husband could no longer cope with his behaviour.

“If we don’t give him what he wants, he threatens to kill himself, and if we have a night away he’ll phone me constantly, asking for money,” she said.

“My husband has had to get a night job to get extra money and we’ve also had to take out a loan. We can’t cope with his behaviour any more.”

Sizer, of Precelly Place, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to making threats to damage or destroy property.

Magistrates requested a pre-sentence report from the probation service before sentencing and adjourned the case until July 14.

Sizer was released on conditional bail. He must not enter his parents’ property in Shakespeare Avenue, must not enter the Ty Hotel in Milford Haven, and must not contact his parents by any means, either directly or indirectly.

A MARRIED woman who threw her shoes and a flower pot at her husband during an argument outside a Tenby hotel has been given a conditional discharge.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard that Kerry Mayne, 35, had been out for a meal with family friends on May 9 and had drunk wine before meeting her husband, Ryan Mayne, outside the Tenby House Hotel.

Her solicitor, Aled Owen, said Mr Mayne had also been drinking after a night out in Saundersfoot.

Mr Owen told the court that Mr Mayne runs a security firm involved in training door staff and recognised two men working on the door at the premises.

“He recognised two men who were on duty at the pub as people he had trained,” said Mr Owen.

“This was when he grabbed the defendant from behind and told them to take her out because she was too drunk.

“Maybe this was his way of showing off to his past pupils who were at the door.”

Prosecutor Sian Vaughan said Mayne then “saw red”.

“She took offence at what he’d done and took her shoes off to throw them at her husband, but fortunately they did not make contact,” she said.

“She then reached up to a pot of flowers that had been placed on the windowsill and threw them at Ryan Mayne.”

Mayne, of Trem y Coleg, Carmarthen, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and causing £35 worth of criminal damage to a plant pot owned by the Tenby House Hotel.

After viewing CCTV footage of the incident, magistrates sentenced her to a 12-month conditional discharge.

She must also pay £85 prosecution costs and a £26 surcharge.

Authority denies cancelling event as organisers await licensing decision

PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has insisted that it wants the Tenby Summer Spectacular to go ahead, after organisers announced the cancellation of this summer’s events amid a row over harbour access and crowd control.

Tenby Round Table said earlier this week that the popular charity events, scheduled for Sunday, August 16 and Sunday, August 30, had been cancelled “until further notice” because organisers did not believe they had the clear powers needed to safely manage pedestrian access at Tenby Harbour.

The events are among Tenby’s best-known summer attractions, drawing thousands of residents and visitors to the harbour for entertainment, food, drink and fireworks, while raising money for local good causes.

But the council has now said it has not asked for the events to be cancelled and that the matter remains part of the normal licensing process.

Deputy Leader Cllr Paul Miller said: “Pembrokeshire County Council supports the Spectacular as we have for nearly 15 years. The Council has not requested or given direction that the event should be cancelled.

“The Spectacular is a much-loved event with significant number of attendees. As a result, we have an important duty to make sure the event can take place safely to address the concerns formally raised by the Responsible Authorities under the Licensing Act, which include the blue light services.

“Tenby Harbour is a working harbour and a key community asset – and just as every year this event needs to be licensed, and the organisers need to provide important information on how they plan to safely manage the event.”

Cllr Miller said the council wanted the event to proceed, but had to be satisfied that suitable safety arrangements were in place.

He added: “As a council, we very much want this event to go ahead but we have to make sure the event is safe for the public, with the right safety measures in place.

“Once the organisers provide the required information, the Licensing Sub-Committee, currently scheduled for July, will consider the event application, in exactly the same way they consider the large number of other events which occur across Pembrokeshire each year.”

Local county councillor Sam Skyrme-Blackhall also said she wanted to see the Spectacular continue.

She said: “I want to see the Spectaculars go ahead. It is important for locals and visitors alike to celebrate Tenby, have fun and raise money for worthy causes.

“I am really encouraged from meetings that I have had with senior officers that everyone is ready to do all that they can to enable these events to go ahead.”

The dispute now appears to centre on whether organisers can provide the information required by licensing officers and responsible authorities before the application is considered next month.

Tenby Round Table has previously said the issue relates to the safe management of large crowds around the harbour, including control of pedestrian access.

The council says those concerns must be addressed through the licensing process, while stressing that no instruction has been given to cancel the events.

The future of this year’s Spectaculars now appears to depend on whether an agreed safety plan can be produced before the July hearing.