THE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 27 2017


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5 News Bus-t up! HSBC branches to close down A PEMBROKE DOCK man


enjoyed an all-too brief taste of freedom when he punched a friend, seconds after getting off a bus from prison, Magistrates in Haverfordwest heard. Lloyd Anthony Richard Jenkins,


aged 27, of St Teilos Road, had been travelling home from prison on January 6 when he thought that his friend, who was also on his way back to Pembrokeshire after serving a sentence, had ‘stolen his fags’. The two got off the bus and Jenkins


immediately punched his friend in the face, causing him to fall to the floor, in front of a number of people at the bus station. On Tuesday (Jan 24), Jenkins


attended Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court to plead guilty to an offence of using threatening behaviour. Vaughan


Pritchard-Jones, prosecuting, told Magistrates that


there had been about 20 people around when Jenkins punched his friend at around 1.40pm on the afternoon in question. However, the man did not make a complaint. Police were sat in a nearby car


and saw the incident. Richards was arrested and recalled to prison as a result of the incident. Defending, Katy Hanson said


that ‘feelings were running high’ as her client had just been released from prison. She told the court that his ‘emotions got the better of him’. Magistrates heard that Jenkins was


recalled to prison on January 12 and was released eight days later. Since his release, he has gained work as a fisherman, which he believes will be regular employment that will keep him out of trouble. The bench fined Jenkins £105 and


ordered him to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £30 victim surcharge.


Assault denied by teen A 19-YEAR-OLD from


Haverfordwest denied assaulting a woman in Quay Street, Haverfordwest when he appeared before a court this week. On Tuesday (Jan 24), Jack Clancy, of Barn Street, pleaded not


guilty to assaulting the woman on two occasions on December 27 last year.


One of the assaults is alleged to


have taken place in Labyrinth and the other on Quay Street itself. A trial date was set for March 1.


Pair deny dog charge TWO defendants denied being


in charge of a bulldog which was ‘dangerously out of control’ on two occasions within the space of two days. Leona Frodl, 52, of City


Road, Haverfordwest, and Terry Gussin, 46, of Parc Maen Hir, Letterston, attended Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 24).


Both defendants pleaded not


guilty to two charges of being a person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. On July 16, 2016, the dog is


alleged to have caused injury to a complainant on City Road, and the following day it is alleged to have been out of control without causing injury at Bridge Meadow Lane. The defendants will reappear


before the bench for their trial on February 10.


Death by ‘dangerous driving’ A NARBERTH man made his


first appearance before a Swansea Crown Court judge this week in relation to a fatal road crash. Peter Pritchard, aged 42, currently


faces a charge of causing the death of Gareth Llewellyn by dangerous driving. Pritchard, of Nestors Square, had


been listed to enter a plea but the hearing was delayed at the request of barristers both for the prosecution and defence.


Treatening behaviour A MAN from Pembroke Dock


denied that he used threatening behaviour in Asda car park on September 9 last year. At Haverfordwest Magistrates’


Court on Tuesday (Jan 24), solicitor Mark Layton entered a not guilty plea to a threatening behaviour charge on his client’s behalf. A trial date was set for February 20.


Pritchard is said to have


entered the oncoming lane of a dual carriageway. Judge Paul Thomas, sitting at


Swansea Crown Court, said the case dated back to 2015 and said: "The delay is not helpful to anyone. It is a tragic situation that has been hanging over everyone's heads for some time." The next hearing will take place


on March 9. Pritchard was granted bail until


then.


Damage to fence DYFED-POWYS POLICE are


appealing for witnesses who may have information about criminal damage which was caused to an anti- climb fence in Fishguard Square. The damage was caused on the evening of January 30, 2016. Anyone with information should


contact police on 101 and ask for PC 836 MARTIN.


HSBC has announced plans to


close 62 branches around the UK, which includes two branches in Pembrokeshire - in Fishguard and Narberth. The decision to close the branches


is a result of the bank seeing a rise in customers using their online banking services, rather than visit the brick and mortar premises. The bank claims this will be the only


cuts to be made in 2017, which will leave the total number of premises left in the UK at 625. The Head of Retail Banking and


Wealth Management for the UK and Europe, Francesca McDonagh, said: "The decision to close these branches ensures a more sustainable branch network for the future as we continue to invest in our digital platforms and our people. "The way our customers bank with


us is changing. More customers are using mobile and internet banking than ever before, innovation such as Touch and Voice ID has proved extremely popular, and fewer people are using branches. "Our priority now is to work with


our colleagues, our customers and the communities impacted by today's


announcement. "We are contacting customers to


explain the decision and help them with alternative ways to bank with us." Commenting on the closures, Stephen


Crabb MP said: “The closure of HSBC in Fishguard is hugely disappointing. The use of online banking may have risen, but I believe there is still a place for high- street banks on our high streets. “Fishguard is set to lose both HSBC


and Lloyds Bank this year, and for a town which is looking to regenerate, this will prove to be another blow.”


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