AT11:48am on Friday (Jan 24), Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Llandysul and Carmarthen fire stations were called to a fire in Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn.

The fire involved a 40-foot by 8-foot storage container and was confined to a generator inside. Firefighters used a hose reel jet, two breathing apparatus sets, a thermal imaging camera, and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the blaze.

Crews remained on site to dampen down the area before departing at 12:57pm.

A PEMBROKESHIRE man accused of assaulting a woman has been remanded in custody after allegedly offering her money to drop the charges.

Lohan Chapman, 19, of Primrose Close, Neyland, is accused of intentionally strangling a female during an alleged incident in Milford Haven on August 1, 2024, and of assaulting her by beating. He denies both charges.

This week, Haverfordwest Magistrates Court heard that Chapman was remanded in custody on January 18 after being accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice by offering his alleged victim an undisclosed sum of money to withdraw the charges.

District Judge Mark Layton declined jurisdiction in all three matters.

Chapman, who appeared via video link from Swansea Prison, will now face trial at Swansea Crown Court on February 17.

He was remanded in custody pending his appearance.

MILFORD HAVEN man has been charged with a series of violent and sexual offences, including allegations of threatening to share intimate images.

Nathan Clark, 30, of Larch Road, faces eight charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred over the past year.

The charges include allegations of controlling or coercive behaviour against a woman in Haverfordwest between early 2024 and January 2 of this year. Clark is also accused of sexual assault by penetration, which is alleged to have occurred between June 30 and August 1.

Among the charges, Clark is accused of threatening to share intimate pictures and videos of a woman. This offence is said to have taken place between December 3 and January 2.

Additionally, he faces charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation, and criminal damage on Christmas Day, as well as further charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage on New Year’s Eve.

The case was heard at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on January 3, where it was sent to Swansea Crown Court for further proceedings.

Clark was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear on February 3 to enter his pleas.