News

Fixed Penalty Notice for a fly-tipping crime caught on camera

Published

8 months ago

April 17, 2025

PEOPLE are reminded to dispose of their waste responsibly as an individual has been caught fly-tipping in the Cardigan area.

Fly-tipping is the illegal deposit of waste onto land without a licence to accept it. Only Household Waste Sites and Transfer Stations are licensed to accept waste in Ceredigion. Fly-tipping is a serious environmental crime that costs the UK taxpayer between £100-150 million every year.

Ceredigion County Council has recently sourced funding to place cameras at fly-tipping hot spots across the county through the Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Hot Spot Response Fund, a UK Government initiative.

A surveillance camera was placed in a covert location overlooking a layby which has been identified as a fly-tipping and littering hotspot for several years. The camera caught an individual who arrived at the site in a car and threw a white plastic bag into vegetation bordering a river, before driving off again.

The white bag was found on a later date by an officer and contained general litter such as sandwich wrappers and plastic bottles. These materials, which were deposited so close to a river, would inevitably pollute the local environment.

The individual had breached Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which states that a person is guilty of an offence if they throw down, drop or otherwise deposit any litter in any place to which this section applies and leaves it.

The individual was issued a Fixed Penalty Notice in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which was duly paid.

Dafydd Llywelyn, Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner said: “I am delighted to hear about the positive enforcement outcome relating to a fly-tipping case in Ceredigion. It is fantastic news that the trail cameras purchased with ASB Hotspot Funding ensured that the offender could be identified and a fixed penalty notice issued quickly. It is vitally important that we continue to use funding opportunities to implement innovative interventions such as this to ensure that our communities remain safe and free from all types of anti-social behaviour.”

Councillor Matthew Vaux, Ceredigion’s Cabinet Member responsible for Public Protection said: “Fly-tipping is a serious crime and harms our environment. It’s important that we dispose of our waste responsibly, by using the proper facilities, so that we can keep our communities clean and safe for everyone. The Public Protection team are doing a fantastic job in bringing people who do not comply with this to account. Let’s work together to keep our communities clean and safe.”

You can find more information about fly-tipping and the law here: Fly Tipping – Ceredigion County Council.

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

Published

11 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

Published

11 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

Published

11 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.