Getting Fucked Like Fatties Chicken Leg

You can order "f****** fried chicken" at Swansea's creative new boozer


A "good old fashioned contemporary boozer" which aims to “stick two fingers up” to conventional dining by serving such dishes as “f******* fried chicken” and “amazing dirty burgers” will open its doors in Swansea this weekend.

The Last Resort began life as a pop-up pub in the former Adam and Eve in High Street just before Christmas 2016, but on Friday, March 31, it will officially open with a launch party from 7pm.


The original pub opened 150 years ago but closed in 2010, and is now under the care of Something Creatives, the people behind the award-winning Street Food Circus event which takes place in Cardiff, and the vegetarian restaurant Milgi.

Promising to offer the Swansea community a new kind of public house with everything from musical bingo to vintage markets lined up, they will join fellow High Street creative businesses such as Volcano Theatre and Elysium Gallery in the old Iceland building, cafe and entertainment venue The Hyst, the TechHub’s cafe and Galerie Simpson on the ever-evolving street.

“Our ambition is to become a neighbourhood hangout for the city — a pub that reflects the creative scene of Swansea,” says owner Simon Thomas.

“We’re as much about good coffee and good wi-fi as we are about craft beer. Pubs have changed over the years and the public houses that survive are the ones that are at the heart of the community and the people they serve. We know there are people in the city that want what we can bring — a good boozer, with great food, live music, that is creative and a bit different.

“If you listen to BBC Radio 6, you’ll probably like us.”

Food will be available at The Last Resort in Swansea


What will the food be like?

Food will be supplied by Chuck’s​ Diner​, and is described as “the classics remixed”.

A sample from the menu is the Dirty Burger, which costs £5 and is made from “Welsh Chuck Mince Patty served medium rare, cheddar, chipotle mayo, American mustard, dill pickles, lettuce, tomato, brioche bun.”

Other highlights include:

    Trealy Farm gourmet hot dogs
    F******* fried chicken
    Mac ‘n’ cheese
    Huge trays of double cooked session fries to share

    Vegan diner options

What about the drinks?

​The venue say that the focus will be on quality independent craft beer, with brands lined-up including Hells lager from Camden Town Brewery, Gipsy Hill’s Hepcat session IPA, and Goose 312 urban wheat ale.

There will be coffee and soft drinks, and keep an eye out for the occasional cocktail and signature smoked whisky Margarita, which will be free on arrival at the opening night while stocks last.
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Will there be live music?

Yes, you can expect a diverse monthly program which will work with local and national promoters to bring emerging acts to Swansea. There will be an open mic night every first and third Thursday of the month from 7pm to 11pm.


Planned creative events include geeky pub quizzes, with the first taking place on Thursday, April 13, from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. Entry is £1, with a limit of five people per team.

On Good Friday, April 14, there’ll be a vinyl-only shindig from 8pm, playing a selection of R&B, garage punk, rare groove and boss reggae sounds.

There are also plans for back room discos, art exhibitions, vintage markets, musical bingo, DJs and feasts.
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What about the backyard?

The large backyard suntrap will feature one-off special events, micro-festivals, daytime raves, street food fiestas, Freda’s Margarita Bar and summer BBQs — the “perfect place to hang out under the stars.” The first all-day Backyard party will take place on Saturday, May 13 , from 3pm.
Where is it?

The Last Resort, 207 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1PE ​(one minute from the train station)
When is it open?

Extended opening hours are on the way from May, but during April The Last Resort will be open:

Thursday 5pm — 12am

Friday — Saturday 12pm — 2am

The kitchen closes at 9.30pm Thursday - Saturday, and 6pm on Sunday

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Chow Time in Melyn

Drunken man 'bit mother's backside' during row in Neath, court hears

By South Wales Evening Post  |  Posted: December 11, 2016

By Jason Evans

 
A NEATH man bit his mum on the bum and threatened to kill his stepdad with a garden fork, a court has heard.

Violence flared after a drunken Jacob Lee Williams visited his parent's house in Melyn in the early hours of the morning.


Swansea Crown Court heard that Williams and his mother's partner do not get on, and after being told he could not stay at the property he began shouting at the couple and banging the front door.

He then kicked his way into his parents' garden shed and armed himself with a garden fork, before threatening to kill his step-dad while making stabbing gestures to him.



Craig Jones, prosecuting, said the defendant's mother tried to disarm Williams, and the pair ended up tussling on the floor whereupon the defendant "bit his mother on the backside".

Williams, aged 24, of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, making threats to kill, and criminal damage on June 12 when he appeared in the dock for sentencing.

Frank Phillips, for Williams, said the defendant had left home at 17 because he did not get on with his stepfather but was "hoping to achieve a rapprochement" with his mother.

Judge Peter Heywood said the courts always treated making threats to kill seriously — the more so when the person making them armed themselves with a weapon.

For making threats to kill Williams was sentenced to eight months, for actual bodily six months, and for criminal damage one month, all sentences to run concurrently and all suspended for 18 months.

He was also ordered to complete a rehabilitation course, and was made the subject of a restraining order banning him from contacting his parents for the next two years.

Are you sure about this lovely ladies?

Driving instructor banned after using "crude and lewd" language during lessons with teen girls

By South Wales Evening Post  |  Posted: November 10, 2016

By Wales News Service
 

A driving instructor has been banned for swearing while giving lessons to three teenage girls.

Michael Poole, 48, repeatedly swore using "crude and lewd" language while the girls, aged 17 and 18, were at the wheel of his car.

The learners told Gwent police how former soldier Poole repeatedly used the "F-word" while giving lessons with his Ddraig Goch School of Motoring in Pontypool.

Poole has now been struck off the official driving instructors register after being convicted of using "abusive, threatening and insulting language."

Victim Lauren Baddeley, 18, told how Poole was "crude from the offset" of her £25-an-hour lessons.


Lauren said: "It made me feel uncomfortable when he was talking about himself but I tried to brush that off.

"You get used to it but it progressively got worse towards the end and struck me that really this wasn't right."

Student Lauren, of Cwmbran, Gwent, went to police - and officers also spoke to two other learners, aged 18 and 17, about his stream of foul language.

Poole, of Pontypool, Gwent, was charged with three counts of using threatening, abusive, insulting words, or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress after incidents.


Poole - who ran Ddraig Goch School of Motoring - denied the allegations but was found guilty after trial at Newport Crown Court. He was jailed for 18 weeks.

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He has now been struck off the approved list of driving instructors by the DVSA.

Th mother of one of the girls praised her daughter for raising the alarm. She refused to repeat the foul language but was "very relieved" at his punishment.

She said: "I was absolutely mortified at what that man was saying to young girls he was teaching.

"My daughter was 17-years-old - they weren't adults.

"To hear those type of comments coming from a teacher, someone who you look up to, it made her feel sick."

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According to the Ddraig Goch School of Motoring website, Poole had been a driving instructor since retiring from the army in June 2012 after 24 years of service.

DVSA registrar Mark Magee said: "We take the safety of learner drivers very seriously and our thoughts are with the victims of Mr Poole's criminal behaviour.

"We are committed to protecting learner drivers and will thoroughly investigate complaints, involving the police where necessary.

"All driving instructors are subject to criminal record checks, and if convicted of an offence, can be removed from DVSA's register."

Some of these are dog ruff

Single people with pets now have a Swansea dating group set up just for them

By South Wales Evening Post  |  Posted: November 10, 2016

SINGLE white male with energetic goldfish would like to meet single woman with inquisitive cat.

For some, it would be a recipe for disaster but such a lonely heart could, in theory, feature on a new dating database designed purely for singletons with pets.

The Animal Lovers Dating Group has been set up on Facebook by dog lover Kathryn Bevan to provide a place where "single animal lovers can meet and chat and find love" and so far it has 111 members.

The initiative is the brainchild of Miss Bevan, who owns and runs Pampered Pooch dog grooming service in Clydach.

Miss Bevan, who has three Shitsus called Ollie, Minx and Tia, said the inspiration for the dating group came from her personal circumstances.



She said: "I was single and ended up going out on dates only to find that half of them didn't like dogs. I got on really well with one guy but then found out that he was allergic to dogs and I have heard similar stories from my friends, some of whom are also dog groomers and have more than one dog themselves; when people find out you have five or six dogs they run a mile!

"It then occurred to me to start a group for animal lovers so you will know that you have the same interests as someone else before you begin."

It soon became clear to the 42-year-old that there were indeed others with similar pet problems out there.


She said: "I have had 111 people join in the first week, which isn't bad and shows that there is a need for something like this. Everyone who has joined has admitted that they have had some issues with wanting to date someone but discovering that their pet becomes a barrier."

Encouraging others to take advantage of the free service, she added: "It's not just a group for dog lovers, it's for anyone who is single and has an interest in animals.

"All you need to do is apply to join the group on Facebook. You can have a picture on your page with your pet if you wish, and wait to be approved."

One member said: "If I ever look on dating sites, I always look for guys with dogs in their profile pictures so this site is just perfect."

Right of His Bonnet

Man drank 6 litres of cider at house party, flipped car as he drove home and then walked off

By South Wales Evening Post  |  Posted: November 09, 2016

By Jason Evans

 

A SWANSEA man who drank six litres of cider and a couple of cans of beer at a house party before driving home ended up flipping the car into its roof on a country lane and walking off, a court has heard.

Swansea Magistrates Court was told that police were called to Llwyn Mawr Road near Sketty on the night of October 21 following reports of a single-vehicle crash.


There they found a VW Passat on is roof with blood-stained airbags deployed, and the keys in the ignition — but no driver.


Sharon Anderson, prosecuting, said a witness told police he had seen three people — one of them carrying a flagon of cider — leaving the crash, and officers subsequently found the vehicles' occupants nearby.

The court heard Jonathan Sutton initially denied having anything to do with the VW but later said that on the night in question he had collected a friend from the Landore area of Swansea and driven to a party in Waunarlwydd.

He said he had later left the party to go home but had lost control on a corner, hit an embankment, and over-turned the car.

A subsequent breath test showed the 35-year-old had 83microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath — the legal limit is 35.

Sutton, of Merlin Crescent, Mayhill, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol, driving without due care and attention, and driving without a licence or insurance when he appeared before a district judge sitting at the magistrates court.

A probation report into the defendant said he had consumed three cans of lager and two three-litre bottles of cider at the party, and could not remember much of what happened on night.

The court heard that Sutton — who works as a part-time cleaner in the warehouse of the B&M store in Cwmdu — has 18 previous convictions for some 27 offences.

For driving with excess alcohol Sutton was disqualified from driving for 24 months and was given a 12 month community order with a thinking skills programme and rehabilitation course, and was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work. No separate penalty was imposed for the other offences.

District judge Neil Thomas told Sutton — who only holds a provision licence — that if he was caught driving while disqualified, "custody is pretty much inevitable".

Stranger Danger

​Naked images of stranger pleasuring himself found on teenager's Nintendo 3DS

By South Wales Evening Post  |  Posted: November 07, 2016

By Paul Turner
 

Nineteen-year-old Shannon Bridges was bought the gaming device by her boyfriend as an early birthday present.


But when she switched it on, she got a shock.

The device was bought from a store in Cardiff and she contacted them to raise concerns, fearing, 'What if a parent bought it?'

The psychology student at Cardiff Metropolitan University, said: "I felt so sick – I was laughing at them but all I could think about was if a parent bought that for their child. Imagine if they saw them.

"I thought it was a little bit irresponsible of them (the shop) to not reset it because this could have been a lot worse."

"I kind of would have liked them to apologise more than 'sorry to hear this' because at the end of the day, it wasn't very nice to see and they were very lucky that this was not someone else or a child, because the consequences could be extremely different."

Birds eh?

A teenager is being taken to court after feeding a chip to a pigeon in Swansea
By EPerkins1  |  Posted: November 07, 2016

By Liz Perkins
 

A TEENAGER has ruffled feathers by feeding a chip to a pigeon and is now being hauled before the courts.

Lauren Paige Smith, aged 19, had been enjoying a McDonald's meal for her lunch when she decided to feed the bird one of her fries, which she claimed was gobbled up.

But a council litter inspector came rushing over and gave her a £25 fine.


The Cardiff customer service advisor said there was no "litter" left by the bird and refused to pay the fine, issued following the incident on July 8.

It follows a campaign launched by the local authority to encourage residents to feed the litter bins and not the gulls and pigeons in the city centre, after complaints they were becoming a nuisance.

Lauren, whose fine has now increased to £100 because of her refusal to pay, said: "I was feeding the seagulls and pigeons some of my lunch when a man who worked for the council came out of nowhere and told me I was littering.


"He asked for my details because he wanted me to pay a £25 fine. I asked him are you serious? I was feeding the birds — and they ate all of the chips.

"But the fine has escalated and now I'm being hauled into court.

"There's so much worse things going on in the world. I was only in Swansea because I was doing training for work."

She is now expected to go before the courts on November 15.

Her grandfather said of the situation, "it's madness."

He added: "Lauren has never been in trouble in her life and they're summoning her to court for feeding some birds.

"This is a complete waste of taxpayers' money. Anybody with an ounce of sense would realise this is ridiculous.

"There's needles and syringes everywhere in parks and they choose to fine a young girl for feeding a bird? What a job's worth."

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A Swansea Council spokesman said they had been cracking down to stop people from throwing food on the ground and added: "We have an ongoing campaign in the city centre to discourage people from throwing food on the ground for seagulls and pigeons.

"City centre businesses raised concerns about aggressive birds attacking shoppers and so we are working with these businesses as part of wider plans to keep the city litter-free.

"The Tidy Swansea campaign highlights the fact that throwing food on the ground is a littering offence and anyone caught doing it risks being issued with a fixed penalty.

"Discarded food and other types of litter can have a negative impact on the look of our city centre and we are doing what we can to make sure the city centre is an attractive place for visitors to come and enjoy."