4 Thursday 26 April 2012 Cambrian News Pair accused of Picture perfect! using fake notes CLWB Camera Blaenau Ffestiniog TWO people accused of using dud celebrated coming second in a North £20 notes in Dolgellau have had their cases committed to the crown Wales Photographic Association court by the local magistrates. competition last week. Tania Vaughan, 20, and Shaun Members of the group battled against Martin Walters, 21, both of 8 Gw- ern Griafol, Dolgellau, are jointly 16 other clubs in the competition. charged with four offences of pass- Helen Kelly was awarded the best ing forged £20 notes. projected image in the event, with a The joint charges allege that the picture of a snow monkey taken whilst pair passed off a forged £20 note as genuine at the Lemon Grass Res- on a recent holiday in Japan. taurant, on 8 January; at the Co-op- The season has now ended and will erative supermarket on 5 February; resume in September. at the Stag Inn, on 5 January and at New members are always welcome. the Spar, also on 5 January. Walters faces a further three For more information visit www. charges of passing off a fake £20 blaenaucameraclub.co.uk note as genuine at the Hospice in the Home charity shop on 5 Janu- ary; the Spar on 5 January and The Right Price in Smithfield Street, on 6 January. Richard Edwards, prosecuting, said that the allegations related to seven charges of passing counter- feit £20 notes and asked for the cas- es to be heard at the crown court. Both defendants made no indi- cation of plea and the magistrates Sculpture to be saved agreed for the cases to be referred to the crown court. A committal hearing will be held at Dolgellau court on 11 June. Both defendants were granted uncondi- tional bail. from demolished block £10,000 boost A SCULPTURE that has been on the side of a student accommoda- tion block for over 40 years is to be for Ganolfan saved when the halls of residence A COMMUNITY centre in Porth- are demolished, it was announced madog is to receive a £10,000 boost this week. from the town council. Coleg Harlech Workers’ Educa- Last year Gwynedd Council had tional Association (North Wales) axed an annual grant to Y Ganolfan and Scene & Word Ltd announced because it did not qualify for it any- that they have reached agreement more, which left the centre £10,000 with Aitchison Associates on re- down for the year. housing the important Jonah Jones Members of Porthmadog Town wall sculpture Y Bont (The Bridge) Council this month voted in favour in the new Royal St David’s Hotel of giving the money to the centre redevelopment in Harlech. on the provision that the centre The sculpture is currently sited in management committee hold more the tower block which housed Coleg regular meetings and give the town Harlech’s studens. Ownership of the council a detailed report on its af- building recently switched from Co- fairs. leg Harlech WEA (N) to Aitchisons Town councillor Jason Hum- as part of the Royal St David’s phreys said: “Changes need to scheme. made to the management commit- The tower block will be demol- tee to ensure its works. What we ished, so Y Bont needs to be removed need is new people to to market the and found a new home. centre effectively to ensure it has a Andrew Rutherford, the developer future.” for Aitchison Associates, has been in detailed talks with all parties about re-siting the sculpture within the Electrical fault new hotel redevelopment. He is cur- rently discussing with the architects blamed for blaze for the scheme the need to redesign The Jonah Jones wall sculpture, which has been on the side of the building for over 40 years A FIRE which gutted an empty hol- the hotel reception area so that Y iday cottage in Clynnog Fawr was Bont can be displayed to best advan- The work is an allegorical inter- lege’s Estates Manager, to save Y most likely caused by an electrical tage. by Cambrian News reporter pretation of the Mabinogi myth of Bont for the future. fault, fire chiefs have said. Cadw is strongly in favour of this [email protected] Branwen and Bendigeidfran, which The sculpture will now be disman- The property at Capel Uchaf approach as it retains the local con- is centred on Harlech. tled by experts from Swansea Met- caught fire on Wednesday night nection. The Welsh Government’s Scene & Word Ltd, a private com- ropolitan University’s Architectural and police and fire investigators historic heritage body believes that um basement. pany with charitable aims, was set Glass Centre under the direction of sifted through the remains of the the wall sculpture is an important Jonah Jones, the widely respected up by the family and admirers of Alun Adams, with Meic Watts, a lo- property on Thursday. work and, like the family of Jonah sculptor who died in 2004, created Jonah Jones to preserve and com- cal sculptor who worked under Jon- Firefighters from Caernarfon, Jones, is keen for it to be given a Y Bont in 1969-70 for Coleg Harlech. memorate his work. The company ah Jones, acting as expert consultant. Pwllheli and Porthmadog attended prominent new home within the It is his largest piece of sculpture, has been working with Trefor Fôn It will be put into storage in readi- the scene at 9pm and spent nearly Harlech area, rather than being de- measuring a total of 29.2 metres Owen, Principal of Coleg Harlech ness for re-siting in the redeveloped three hours bringing the blaze un- stroyed or lying hidden in a muse- across. WEA (N), and Gibb Walker, the col- Royal St David’s Hotel. der control. A North Wales Fire Service spokeswoman said: “Crews were faced with a severe fire and four firefighters in breathing apparatus Carpenter banned after admitting to offence attacked the blaze. “There was severe fire damage to A BLAENAU Ffestiniog carpenter has been hicle parked on the A496 outside Theatre Harlech had never been in court before and had lost his the ground and first floors.” banned from driving for 20 months after admit- had been damaged. Witnesses recorded the regis- good character. He confirmed that his client had Because of the difficult terrain ting drink-driving. tration number and the police waited at Evans’s been working in Barmouth and had planned to and narrow access roads, one fire Tegid Wyn Evans, 42, of Ysgubor Hen, Tan-y home where the officers saw that damage had take the train. applicance was forced to remain at Bwlch, had been drinking and watching rugby in been caused to the wing mirror. “My client foolishly decided to drive because of the incident overnight. Barmouth after work on 10 March. He told police that he had planned to take the the expensive equipment in his vehicle. Regard- He planned to catch a train to Penrhyndeudra- train home but changed his mind because he did ing the damage caused to the parked cap at Har- eth but changed his mind because he did not want not want to leave his tools in his vehicle. lech, his radio was on and he simply did not hear Driving offence to leave his work van parked in the main street Tests revealed that Evans had 82 microgrammes anything, but accepts that he did cause the dam- JAMES Green 22, of 59 Glan y with expensive tools and equipment inside, Dolg- of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal age,” said Mr Davies. Môr, Fairbourne, was fined £110 ellau magistrates were told. limit being 35m. Evans was fined £240 and banned from driving with £80 costs after pleading guilty That decision cost Evans £748 in fines and costs Mr Edwards said that there was also a claim for for 20 months with £85 court costs and £15 victims to using a motor vehicle without in- for drink driving and a 20-month driving ban. £408 damage that was caused to the parked ve- surcharge. He was also ordered to pay £408 com- surance at Dolgellau on 28 October Richard Edwards, prosecuting, said that on 10 hicle. pensation for the damage caused to the parked last year. Six penalty points were March a member of the public reported that a ve- Hywel Davies, defending, said that his client car in Harlech making a total on £748. imposed on his driving licence..