Llandudno Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

David Challinor had been banned from approaching a police officer under a restraining order made in March 2023 and was also subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order made in April 2017. Between September 1 and September 14, 2026, he emailed the officer and named him online, and separately contacted a woman in breach of the sexual harm prevention order. He also sent five grossly offensive or indecent messages to North Wales Police. He pleaded guilty to the breaches and to sending malicious messages.

Narian Sandu made off without paying for fuel at the Tesco store in Prestatyn shopping park on five separate occasions between May 4 and June 16 this year, taking fuel worth £473.66 in total. A complaint was made by Tesco and police stopped him in June. He pleaded guilty to making off without payment.

Brian Wright was caught by Natural Resources Wales officers illegally gold panning in Coed y Brenin Forest at Pont Wen on the Afon Wen near Dolgellau on 4 October 2024 and 16 December 2024. Gold panning is not permitted on land managed by Natural Resources Wales because it can disturb riverbeds, spawning fish and wildlife habitats.

On the morning of June 18, 2026, Ashley William Trevorrow was seen by police travelling at over 100mph on the A55 and was stopped near Llanddulas. He was disqualified from driving until 2030. He was arrested and charged with disqualified driving, driving without insurance, and exceeding the 70mph speed limit. He appeared at Llandudno Magistrates Court later that day.

Philip Blakemore called a man and threatened to shoot his brother, then sent a photo of a gun to the man's sister, causing fear. He then breached a Domestic Abuse Protection Order by entering his ex-partner's home and causing damage. Armed officers contained the address for six hours; Blakemore threw glass bottles and held a knife before being detained.

Gareth Bradley sent messages containing antisemitic, anti-Muslim and anti-Christian language. He pleaded guilty to five offences of sending a communication via a public communications network that was grossly offensive or menacing. The court ordered pre-sentence reports and later sentenced him to a two year community order.

Jack Wellings, a 28-year-old man previously from Abersoch and now of no fixed abode, admitted racially aggravated harassment of the victim at Caernarfon Police Station on 26 April 2026. He also pleaded guilty to damaging a garden fence in Pwllheli and a custody cell at Caernarfon Police Station on the same day.

John Pughe, a Tywyn county councillor, was charged with drink driving on Pier Road in Tywyn on 19 August 2025. He initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty ahead of the scheduled trial at Llandudno Magistrates Court on 6 February 2026. Breath tests showed 66 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, almost double the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. He was sentenced to an 18-month driving ban, fined £596, and ordered to pay £400 costs and a £238 surcharge.

The business was issued a food hygiene rating of 1 following an inspection on July 16, 2025. Compliance checks in July and August 2025 found the rating sticker was not displayed. Despite verbal and written warnings, the business did not comply and was prosecuted under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Ratings Act 2013.

The Jalsa restaurant in Conwy town, operated by Mez Enterprises Ltd, was issued a food hygiene rating of 1 following an inspection on July 16, 2025. Compliance checks in July and August 2025 found the rating sticker was not displayed. Despite verbal and written warnings, the business did not comply and was prosecuted under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Ratings Act 2013.

The Jalsa restaurant in Conwy town, operated by Mez Enterprises Ltd, was issued a food hygiene rating of 1 following an inspection on July 16, 2025. Compliance checks in July and August 2025 found the rating sticker was not displayed. Despite verbal and written warnings, the business did not comply and was prosecuted under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Ratings Act 2013.

Jayden Firth failed to provide a specimen of blood to police for analysis in St Asaph, Denbighshire on 30 August 2025.

Jonathan Carley attended a Remembrance Sunday wreath-laying ceremony in Llandudno dressed as a Royal Navy admiral, wearing fake medals and falsely claiming to represent the Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd. The bogus honours included the Companion of Distinction Service Order, the Queen Victoria Medal, and Operational Service Medals for Iraq and Syria. The deception was uncovered by online investigators and he later pleaded guilty to attending the event without authorisation.

Jonathon Carley attended a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Llandudno on 9 November 2025 whilst dressed in the naval uniform of a high-ranking officer and wearing military service medals purchased online. He was photographed laying a wreath at the Cenotaph on Llandudno promenade, raising concerns about his military credentials. Investigating officers arrested him at his home in Twthil, Harlech, where the uniform and medals were found in his vehicle.

Roberts, 59, of King's Road, Llandudno, was found at his home with a woman he was prohibited from contacting on January 4, 2026, breaching a Domestic Abuse Protection Order.

Laurence Cadwaladr-Houghton, aged 18, of Gwyndy, Trawsfynydd, was given a Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) on 27 November following several domestic-related incidents at a property in Trawsfynydd. Just two days later, on 29 November, he breached the order by attending an address he was prohibited from visiting.

On July 22, 2023, in Rhyl High Street, James Partington kicked the victim while his son was choking the victim, contributing to the assault that left the victim with injuries including a fractured rib and air between his lungs.

Owen Edwards, 22, of Millbank Road, Rhyl, North Wales, smashed windows at a takeaway and three other shops in Rhyl on August 12 and 10, believing they were linked to a child sex exploitation case. He admitted the offences and was influenced by social media posts. The repair bill for more than nine windows was estimated to run into thousands of pounds, and a woman reported being too scared to go out as a result.

Lee Judge, 38, of First Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, was involved in a series of thefts at the Co-Op store on Colwyn Avenue, committing four shoplifting offences between 6 and 8 August, and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order.

James Clements sprayed graffiti at different locations in Holyhead in July 2025 and used a cricket bat to damage two cars in Cemaes Bay on 9th August 2025.

Ilona Robinson, 35, from Rhyl, drove into a nursery car park in Abergele, Conwy, in a Mini Cooper on 30 March, almost six times the drink-drive limit. She was unsteady on her feet, hit a fence causing damage, refused to give the car keys to the nursery manager, then fell asleep and slurred her words. She had been drinking since the early hours. Police were called and she gave roadside and custody breath tests of 200 and 170 micrograms per 100ml. She pleaded guilty to drink-driving.