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The fair, which is held in sick photos the town centre by charter twice every year, opened on Monday, November 6 and closed on Tuesday night. But several regular stalls and rides have been missing with only a small number of attractions set up in a smaller area of the Bulwark and of children High Street Inferior. Joey Whayman, the past chairman of the South Wales section of the Showman’s Guild of Great Britain, said showmen have instead gone to fairs held over the weekend in Swansea, Cheltenham and Worcester. on his laptop “The reason why the fair A FORMER police officer has been Ariane Brumwell are classed as Category A on the sliding is small this year is because released from prison after admitting Reporter scale. it’s clashed with bonfire possessing more than 11,000 indecent [email protected] Laurence Jones, prosecuting, night. It’s a shame really, images of children – including some of explained the offences were being treated it’s not a big fair but May the “worst, most disturbing sort”. indecent images which were in fact as possession according to the sentencing is the biggest fair here. The Wayne Thomas, who until two years possession. You possessed Category A guidelines. He said: “The defendant was showmen that are here have ago was a Brecon-based PC with Dyfed- movies – some are of the worst, most involved in looking at pictures on his kept the show going.” Powys Police, was found to have the disturbing sort, with the girls in the computer and there was the downloading Mr Whayman, who is images and movies on his laptop, when images between the ages of eight and of images by the user.” from Gloucester and was former colleagues, acting on intelligence, 14. You said you were the only one An analysis of the laptop, which took Princess running a prize stall outside searched his home in Llyswen on with access to your computer and those place over four days, revealed Thomas St Marys Church, said: Thursday, September 14. images. You have pleaded guilty and you had searched for “pre-teen hardcore” “We’ve had quite a few The 48-year-old, who admitted three have no previous convictions, you have images using Google and that there customers complain about charges of making indecent images also shown remorse. were “unallocated clusters” which Anne visits how small it is this year of children by having the files on his “You are a former police officer and showed images had been deleted from but this fair is always the laptop when he appeared before the have been in custody for a few weeks and the hard drive. first Monday and Tuesday magistrates’ court, has been held in seen what it is like, which I’m sure must After being arrested at his home riding of November and has been custody since his arrest. have been difficult for you. Because of Thomas was taken to hospital after going for donkey’s years.” But Judge Richard Twomlow released this and your previous good character I an incident during the arrest. He was The 70-year-old added him from prison when he appeared for think you should be given the chance to arrested again at 11.25pm after being that next year’s November sentencing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown address your problems in the community released from hospital on the same day. centre – see fair in Brecon will be on Court on Wednesday, November 1. without being sent to prison.” The prosecutor said: “Upon his arrest, bonfire night: “Next year Thomas, who was sacked from the The court was told Thomas’ laptop he gave a prepared statement and said this fair will be on bonfire force for an unrelated matter, was given contained three Category A movies, one that the computer was his, that it was Page 4 night and we’d like to do an eight-month prison sentence but the Category B movie, eight Category C password protected, that it was solely fireworks as well. judge suspended it for two years. movies and 11,377 Category C pictures him that used it and that nobody else had “I’ve been working at this Judge Twomlow told Thomas: “You all depicting young girls aged between access to it in the property.” fair all my life and my father committed B&R_advert.pdfthree offences 1of 17/01/2017making eight 15:58 and 14. The most serious images ■ Continued on Page Two PW166458-12 before me.” Taking orders for Christmas Syrian refugees to be housed in Powys Organic Bronze Free Range Turkeys SIX refugee families who’ve fled programme is funded by the Home thank you to the community in April who represent the town. It included the war in Syria are to be found new Office from the UK’s foreign aid and the hosting of a Syrian Feast at the a comment from the Conservative Welsh Free Range Geese homes in Llandrindod Wells. budget. The report also said the council Newtown Food Festival.” councillor for Llandrindod North, Powys council is extending its and the Syrian families involved have The report said the council is Gary Price, who said he didn’t want Welsh Free Range Ducks participation in the UK Government’s considered their relocation to Powys to confident further families can be Powys families already on the housing Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation have been a success. successfully relocated to Llandrindod. waiting list to miss out due to the Scheme having already settled 12 The report by cabinet member for It said it has chosen the Radnorshire proposal.He said: “My concern is the Order your cheese families forced out of the war-ravaged housing Cllr Jonathan Wilkinson spa town as there is lower demand availability of suitable housing within for Christmas country in Ystradgynlais and said the families who’ve already for three bedroom family homes and Llandrindod Wells for an additional Newtown. moved to Powys have also held refugees have been able to settle in six families given regular contact from A report recommending the council community events in both towns. It other areas of mid Wales. constituents who have been on the Cashells Hampers offer homes to a further six families said: “The success of the scheme is The cabinet report said bringing council and registered social housing was approved by Powys council’s also exemplified by the event arranged Syrian refugees to Llandrindod has waiting list for some time C cabinet on Tuesday. The resettlement by the families in Ystradgynlais to say been discussed with county councillors ■ Continued on Page Three M Y Police chief to aid Body of woman Blaze interrupts CM horror blaze probe found in river Usk pub’s Sunday lunch MY A SENIOR officer from South A FORMER councillor from Brecon A CHIMNEY fire broke out at an CY Wales Police is being brought has died after she entered the river historic pub while customers were in to assist the probe into the Usk in the early hours of the morning. eating Sunday lunch. CMY Llangammarch Wells horror fire. Police said the body of a Flames were seen coming from Chief Supt Tony Brown is 48-year-old woman was recovered the chimney of the 15th century K working with Dyfed-Powys Police from the river after they responded Bear Hotel in Crickhowell on to investigate the fire which is to a call that a distressed woman Sunday, November 5. 18208 believed to have taken six lives. had been seen on Llanfaes Bridge The pub’s owner Steve Emergency services remain at the in Brecon at around 5am on Hindmarsh praised the quick Local Free Range Bronze Turkeys scene of the fire over a week on. 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