Community order revoked following failures to comply on two consecutive nights

A CARDIGAN man has been resentenced after admitting breaches of a court-imposed curfew.

Daniel Saunders, aged 28, of Golwg y Castell, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday, July 13.

The court heard that Saunders had failed to comply with a community order imposed by Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire Magistrates’ Court on November 19, 2025.

He breached the curfew requirement on December 12 and again on December 13, and failed to provide acceptable evidence explaining the breaches within the required period.

Magistrates revoked the original community order and resentenced Saunders under a separate case reference.

A warrant previously issued by Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court in February was withdrawn following his appearance.

The register provided to the media does not state the terms of the new sentence.

Magistrates impose suspended 42-day prison term after finding of wilful refusal to pay

A ST FLORENCE man has been given a suspended prison term after magistrates found that he had wilfully refused to pay more than £2,000 in child maintenance.

Christopher James Gough, aged 40, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday, July 13.

The court heard that £2,120.91 remained outstanding in child maintenance and associated costs.

Proceedings were brought by the Child Maintenance Service under the Child Support Act 1991.

Magistrates found that Gough had wilfully refused to make the required payments and concluded that no other method of enforcement was appropriate.

He was ordered to pay the full outstanding sum or serve 42 days in prison.

The prison term was suspended on condition that Gough pays £40 each week, with the first payment due by July 27.

He was also ordered to pay £46 towards the costs of the Child Maintenance Service.

No details relating to the child or the other parent were disclosed during the published court proceedings.
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Seventy-year-old failed to seek prompt veterinary treatment for bulldog suffering from dry eye and a skin infection

A KILGETTY man has been banned from keeping animals for seven years after admitting that he caused unnecessary suffering to his bulldog.

Michael John Edward McGartland, aged 70, of Woodlands, Kilgetty, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday, July 13.

The court heard that between July 12 and December 20, 2025, McGartland failed to seek prompt veterinary treatment for a bulldog named George.

The animal had been showing signs of ill health, including dry eye and a skin infection.

McGartland admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal by failing to act when he knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that his failure was likely to cause suffering.

He had entered a guilty plea at an earlier hearing on May 26.

Magistrates fined McGartland £769 and ordered him to pay £400 in prosecution costs and a £308 victim surcharge, bringing the total financial penalty to £1,477.

He was also disqualified for seven years from owning, keeping, dealing in or transporting animals.

The order also prevents him from participating in the keeping of animals or becoming involved in any arrangement allowing him to control or influence how an animal is kept.

McGartland will not be permitted to apply for the disqualification order to be lifted for at least five years.

The outstanding balance will be paid at a rate of £100 per month, beginning on August 10.
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