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Western Telegraph
21 hours ago
- Western Telegraph
Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire drivers in court
The six defendants were accused of a series of driving offences – including drug-driving, speeding, and stopping on a pedestrian crossing. Their cases were heard at Llanelli Magistrates' Court. For the latest crime and court news for west Wales, you can join our Facebook group here. Here's a round-up of the cases. JAMIE KITCHING, 29, of Ludchurch, has been banned after admitting drug-driving. Kitching was driving a Citroen Berlingo at Crosshands Industrial Estate in Cross Hands on March 19. When tested, he recorded having 10 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre (µg/L) of blood. The legal limit – to exclude accidental exposure – is 2µg/L. Kitching pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the influence of drugs, and was disqualified from driving for 12 months at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 8. He was sentenced to pay a £120 fine, £85 in costs, and a £48 surcharge. PHILLIP WHITNEY, 73, of Pill Road in Hook, was caught speeding in a 20mph limit. Whitney was driving a Volkswagen Passat in Johnston on December 6, and was caught by a manned speed camera doing 27mph. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £115 at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 16. Whitney must also pay costs of £90 and a £46 surcharge, and had three points added to his licence. DANIEL JAMES, of Preseli View in Walton East, has been fined for stopping on a pedestrian crossing. James stopped a Isuzu D-Max on the pedestrian crossing outside Mace store in Prendergast in Haverfordwest on March 31. He pleaded guilty at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 16. James was fined £300, and was ordered to pay £130 in costs and a £120 surcharge. He also had three points added to his licence. TOMOS COIGLEY, 23, of Rosemarket, was disqualified after being caught driving whilst under the influence of cannabis. Coigley was driving a Ford Fiesta on the A40 at Rudbaxton on October 20. When tested, he recorded having 5.3µg/L of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood. The limit is 2µg/L. He switched his plea to guilty at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 10, and was ordered to pay a £180 fine, £1,200 in costs, and a £72 surcharge. Coigley was banned from driving for 12 months. DAN WOOD, 41, of Maes Yr Hufenfa in St Clears, was clocked speeding on the A40. Wood was caught by a manned speed camera doing 71mph in a Ford Transit on the A40 at Nantyci Showground. The road is a 60mph limit for goods vehicles. He pleaded guilty, and had three points added to his licence at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 16. Wood must also pay a £166 fine, £150 in costs, and a £66 surcharge. ANDREW MILLER, 59, of Morfa Terrace in Manorbier, has been found guilty of refusing to identify a driver when required by police. Miller was charged with failing to give information relating to the identity of the driver of Mini John Cooper Works who was suspected by police of having committed a motoring offence. He was found guilty after the offence was proved in Miller's absence on June 11. At Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 9, Miller was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £110 in costs, and a £264 surcharge. He also had six points added to his licence, and was disqualified from driving for six months for accumulating too many points.
South Wales Guardian
14-07-2025
- South Wales Guardian
The latest Ammanford, Llandeilo and Gorslas court cases
Jac Walters, 21, of Maes Ifan, Betws, pleaded guilty to driving with an excess amount of cannabis in his blood on February 9, 2025 at Maesquarre Road in Ammanford. A blood test showed 7.7µg/L of Delta-9-THC, exceeding the legal limit. On July 8, Walters was fined £400 and must pay £85 costs and a £48 victim services surcharge, and he was disqualified from driving for 12 months (total financial penalties £253). Alan Griffiths, 46, of Poplar Road, Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, was found guilty after trial at Llanelli Magistrates' Court of stalking without fear, alarm or distress, contrary to section 2A(1) and (4) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 on July 4, 2025. Between March 13, 2025 and May 1, 2025, he pursued a course of conduct in Llandeilo which amounted to the stalking of a woman, repeatedly calling and messaging her, visiting her home, and posting comments on social media. Griffiths also assaulted her by beating her at in Capel Isaac, Llandeilo, between June 1 and July 31, 2024. He was found guilty of that offence as well, and magistrates committed him to Swansea Crown Court for sentencing on July 25, 2025, remanding him in custody. Ben Barrett, 36, of Maes Y Farchnad, Llandeilo, was charged with breaching a sexual harm prevention order, contrary to section 354(1) and (4) of the Sentencing Act 2020. It is alleged that on June 18, 2025, in Llandeilo he deleted WhatsApp messages and internet history from a device, an act prohibited by an order imposed by Swansea Crown Court in March 2018. He did not enter a plea at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on July 8, 2025, and magistrates sent the case to Swansea Crown Court for trial on August 8, 2025, releasing Barrett on unconditional bail. Richard Hulley, 45, of Cwmamman Road, Glanaman, faced three charges at Llanelli Magistrates Court on July 7, 2025. He was accused of a charge of engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour between August 1, 2024, and March 5, 2025. He also faced a charge of committing an act or a series of acts intending to pervert the course of justice on March 3, 2025, by calling and messaging his alleged victim to allegedly manipulate her to withdraw her complaint. He also faced a charge of breaking bail conditions by failing to reside at his address at night and abiding by the curfew put in place. Hulley pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking bail conditions but not guilty to the charges of coercive or controlling behaviour and committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice. Perry Dyson, 30, of Brynlluan, Gorslas, pleaded guilty to a number of charges on July 7, 2025. He admitted a charge of driving without insurance, when he was caught driving on June 7, 2025, on the A4138 Trostre. He also admitted a charge of driving the Kia Sportage on the same date and road when he was disqualified from driving. Dyson also admitted a charge of driving the same vehicle without insurance on July 6 on Felinfoel Road, Llanelli, as well as a charge of driving the vehicle dangerously on the road. On the same date, he admitted that he failed to provide a specimen to police when required, and another charge of driving whilst disqualified. He also admitted a charge of breaching a restraining order by contacting the victim and entering a property he was banned from doing so on July 6, 2025. Dyson has been remanded into custody for sentencing at Swansea Crown Court on August 8. Jareth Saxton, 28, of Capel Isaac, Llandeilo, admitted driving a Mini Cooper at the Spar store on North Road in Cardigan on February 12, 2025, with a quantity of a controlled drug in his blood above the legal limit. Tests later showed 514 micrograms of benzoylecgonine (a cocaine metabolite) per litre of blood – the legal limit is 50 micrograms. On July 9, 2025, magistrates at Aberystwyth Magistrates Court fined him £600 and banned him from driving for 12 months. He was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs.
South Wales Guardian
07-07-2025
- South Wales Guardian
The latest Llandeilo and Amman Valley mags court cases
Christian Jones, 35, of Maes Gareth Edwards, Gwaun Cae Gurwen, appeared on July 1, 2025, and must pay £365 in a fine, costs, and a surcharge. He pleaded guilty to driving a Ford Transit with a proportion of a controlled drug above the specified limit on March 5, 2025, at Pentwyn Road in Ammanford. He was banned from driving for 12 months. Tests showed 161 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood. Christopher Davies, 45, of Maes Y Glyn, Lower Brynamman, appeared on July 2, 2025, and must pay £125 in a fine and costs. He pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on June 30, 2025, at Wind Street in Ammanford. Zack Spencer, 23, of Carmarthen Road, Llandeilo, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on June 26, 2025, accused of multiple indecent images offences. He is charged with making 11 Category A indecent photographs of children between November 30, 2020, and March 25, 2022, in Llandeilo. Spencer is also accused of distributing indecent images of children – namely two Category A images on December 11, 2021, in Llandeilo, 10 Category B images between December 10, 2021, and March 3, 2022, in Llandeilo, and five Category C images on December 11, 2021, in Llandeilo. No pleas were entered, and magistrates sent the case to Swansea Crown Court for trial on July 28, 2025. Spencer was granted unconditional bail pending the Crown Court hearing.
