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7 News Assault and theſt admitted Local shops suddenly close AN AMMANFORD man who


assaulted his then-partner and stole £450 from her appeared before the district judge in Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Jan 5). Gary Patterson, 29, of Gwaun Cae


Gurwen, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by beating, and changed his plea to one charge of theft to guilty. The court heard that Patterson,


who appeared via videolink from HMP Swansea after breaching the terms of his bail by texting his ex-partner, had been drinking on November 19 when the offences were committed. The complainant said that


Patterson had thrown her to the floor of the bedroom and put his hands around her throat. She had run out, but didn’t have her phone and had started to shout, but Patterson threw her to the floor again. She then tried to get out of the


house, and Patterson struck her with the door twice. The victim suffered numerous injuries, including cuts to her ear.


On the same day, Patterson took £450 from a safe in the property. When speaking to the police


about the theft, Patterson originally claimed that he had only meant to take £250 which he had given the complainant on the understanding he was staying at her house over Christmas. However, representing Patterson, Peter Rhys Jones said that the text he had sent the complainant said 'sorry for being a c*** I took the money because I thought it was the best way to get you to see me'. He added that the assault had


been ‘a violent argument’ and the guilty plea was based on the injuries caused to the complainant. Patterson claimed that the


majority of the complainant’s injuries had been caused when she fell up a flight of concrete steps trying to get away from him. Patterson was sentenced to 16


weeks imprisonment for each offence, with the sentences to run concurrently. He will also pay a victim surcharge of £115 on release.


Car catches fire near Kidwelly


A CAR on fire near Kidwelly prompted firefighters


As firefighters attempted to from


the town to tackle the blaze on Wednesday evening (Jan 4). The car had caught fire between


Llandefaelog and Water Street on the A484 at approximately 7.20pm.


extinguish the blaze, the roads were closed in both directions. The fire crews used hose reel jets and a breathing apparatus. Nobody was injured during the


incident. Annual winter art exhibition LLANELLI ART SOCIETY


are holding their annual winter exhibition in the Athenaeum Hall in Llanelli Library from Saturday, January 14 for a fortnight. The exhibition will be officially


opened on the Saturday at 11am by TV presenter Garry Owen and will be chaired by Patrick Mansel Lewis. Representatives from both the Town and Rural Council will be in attendance. St Clears-based Welsh sculptor, cultural commentator and TV presenter


David Petersen will be adjudicating for the Huw Richards award. David is well known for his metal sculptures of Welsh dragons. He studied Fine Art at Newport College of Art. He is an elected member of the Royal Cambrian Academy and has served as the chairman of the British Artist Blacksmith Association. During the exhibition, there will be


a wide range of paintings displayed by local artists in a variety of mediums. The exhibition is free to visit.


‘Closed until further notice’


“We can confirm that High Noon Stores went into administration on December 30. This is a very sad development for all employees and individuals associated with the business. AF Blakemore will work closely with the administrators over the coming weeks." The township of Laugharne


rallied together to help those who had difficulty travelling to shops further afield, with a number of people offering assistance to shoppers on social media. On Facebook, Sandie Sharpe,


have suddenly closed across Carmarthenshire


FIVE branches of Spar and


Pembrokeshire. The stores have closed in


Carmarthen, Laugharne, Whitemill, Llanteg and East Gate in Llanelli, leading to shock in the local communities. The only word from the owners


came in the form of a handwritten note on the door, which read: "Shop will be closed until further notice. Sorry for


the inconvenience." The closed Spar branches are all


franchises of High Noon Stores Ltd, a Kidwelly-based company established in 2009, which on December 30 went into administration. The company is thought to have


employed around 150 people across 15 stores over South and West Wales and the


South West of England. A representative of Spar has confirmed the closure of the stores:


regarding the closure of the Laugharne store, said: "So, the Spar has closed today, leaving locals without cars nowhere local, apart from the Post Office, to get any shopping or even their daily paper. "The staff, I've been told, haven't


had their wages and were only told yesterday afternoon that they had lost their jobs. Today the doors are shut and today's papers are stacked outside getting wet..." Amy Lewis replied, confirming


the closure of the Llanteg store: "Same happened in Llanteg today, just to warn people! The garage has been on and off with the petrol for months and now the shop has closed!"


Welsh Water thanks Llanelli residents WELSH WATER has thanked


Llanelli residents and businesses after completing its latest £2.5 million RainScape project in the town.


The not-for-profit company is


investing £60 million in RainScape projects across Llanelli, which help to reduce the risk of sewer flooding and pollution by catching, slowing and reducing the amount of rainwater which goes into the sewer network. The Cambrian South East scheme,


which saw work carried out in Copperworks Road, George Street, Glanmor Road, St Davids Close, Glanmor Close, Bryn Road, Richmond Terrace, and surrounding lanes, has now been completed. The essential work saw Welsh


Water’s construction partners, Morgan Sindall, install new surface water pipes, channels, manholes and gullies. This phase of RainScape work will


help to remove the equivalent of 56 million bottles of water from the sewer network each year.


This scheme is part of a wider £60


million investment in the Llanelli, Burry Port and Gowerton areas by Welsh Water and will separate rainwater from the existing system and redirect it to the River Lleidi. Llanelli has a 'combined sewer' system which collects water from homes, as well as rainwater from roads and roofs. Teresa O’Neill, Welsh Water’s


RainScape Project Manager, said: “We are pleased to have completed another phase in our RainScape work in Llanelli. We would like to thank residents and motorists for their patience while we have been carrying out this project. “I’d also like to say a special thank


you to the businesses in the area and say how much we appreciated their cooperation and patience during the course of the work. “We have worked closely with Carmarthenshire Council and our partner, Morgan Sindall, who have performed excellently throughout this and other RainScape projects and it’s


encouraging to see that our work is already benefitting Llanelli residents who were at risk of sewer flooding.” One Llanelli resident, who was


affected by this work, wrote a letter to thank the team on site for their hard work. It said: “I would like to take this time to say how wonderful your workmen have been during the time working on St David’s Close. “Every time I walk past with my


little boy they reduced the noise level to allow us to pass. They always stopped to talk to myself and my little boy. I have never seen people like them – always happy, polite and caring. “I hope they get the praise they absolutely deserve.” Residents can speak to a member


of Welsh Water’s RainScape team every Thursday at The Hub, Stepney Street, Llanelli. Customers can call or email


the team for more information on rainscape@dwrcymru.com or phone them on 0800 085 3968.


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