Crime

Noise nuisance case against Carmarthenshire wood-chipping firm adjourned

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1 month ago

December 12, 2025

Llanelli magistrates review multiple alleged breaches of abatement notice

PROCEEDINGS against a renewable fuels company accused of repeatedly breaching a statutory noise abatement notice have been adjourned until the new year.

BIOSEL Renewables UK Ltd, based at Tir Powell Ddu Farm, Nant y Glyn Road, Glanamman, Ammanford, did not attend Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Dec 11). The company was represented by counsel, Phillipa Ashworth. The case was brought by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

The charges relate to a series of alleged breaches of an abatement notice served on the company on 24 November 2023 under section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Multiple alleged breaches

The court heard that on six separate dates — 11 October 2024, 14 January 2025, 16 January 2025, 17 January 2025, 21 January 2025 and 22 January 2025 — noise was said to have continued to emanate from a wood chipper at Resolven in such a manner as to constitute a statutory nuisance, contrary to the requirements of the notice.

In each instance, the allegation is that the company, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with the notice served by Neath Port Talbot Council.

Case adjourned

District Judge M Layton adjourned the case to Wednesday, 12 February 2026, at 9:30am in Courtroom One at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court. The adjournment is listed for review and further directions.

No pleas were entered, and the defendant remains on unconditional bail as the matter concerns a corporate entity.

Crime

Man accused of GBH, threats to kill and weapons offence remanded on bail

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3 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Court Reporter

Multiple serious allegations before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court

A MAN accused of a series of serious violent and public order offences has been remanded on conditional bail by magistrates.

Jamie Clews, aged 39, of Spring Gardens, Hubberston, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jan 12) in connection with multiple alleged offences spanning 2024 and 2025.

The court heard that Clews is charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon or bladed article on January 1, 2024.

He also faces an allegation of wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent, contrary to section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act, said to have been committed on June 7, 2024.

Further charges include making threats to kill on June 1, 2024, and criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, also alleged to have occurred on January 1, 2024.

In addition, Clews is accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on December 21, 2025.

The court was also told that on January 7, 2026, Clews was arrested by a police officer for breaking, or being likely to break, bail conditions, an issue which was addressed during the hearing.

Magistrates dealt with the case as an ongoing matter and remanded Clews on conditional bail. The specific conditions were not outlined in open court.

The case was adjourned for a further hearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on a date yet to be fixed.

Crime

Pembroke Dock man fined for harassment offence

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3 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Court Reporter

Guilty plea entered at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court

A PEMBROKE DOCK man has been fined after admitting a harassment offence.

Ryan Winterford, aged 33, of Cuckoo Wood, Pembroke Dock, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jan 12) where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of harassment without violence.

The offence, contrary to section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, was committed on December 25, 2025.

Winterford entered his guilty plea at the first hearing, and the conviction was formally recorded by the court on Monday.

Magistrates imposed a fine of £153 and ordered Winterford to pay prosecution costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Crime

Man admits harassment, assault and sharing intimate image

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3 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Tom Sinclair

Guilty pleas entered at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court

A MAN with no fixed address has admitted a series of offences including harassment, assault, and sharing an intimate image without consent.

Brandon Pugh, aged 26, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jan 12) where he pleaded guilty to three separate offences committed in Pembrokeshire last autumn.

The court heard that on October 30, 2025, Pugh carried out harassment without violence, contrary to section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

He also admitted assault by beating, an offence under section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, committed on November 6, 2025.

In addition, Pugh pleaded guilty to sharing a photograph or film of a person in an intimate state without their consent, an offence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, also committed on November 6, 2025.

All three guilty pleas were entered on December 23, 2025, and were taken into account by the court when sentence was passed.

As part of the outcome, Pugh was ordered to pay £200 in compensation. He was also ordered to pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.