MAGISTRATES told a Newtown man they were “not best pleased” with him this week, after discovering he has already breached a court order only a month after they handed it to him.

Caleb Kennedy, 27, was given a community order by Welshpool Magistrates Court on July 9 for assaulting his former partner.

Kennedy spat at his ex-partner and pushed her into a bush while their child was in a pushchair, in a row over money, last October.

He initially denied assault but changed his plea on the morning of his trial, in June.

Kennedy, of Maes Dulais, Newtown, admitted breaching the July order on Tuesday, September 3.

He did so by failing to attend planned appointments with probation on both August 9 and 14, and failed to provide acceptable evidence for why he missed the two dates.

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Probation officer Julian Davies said: “He was instructed to attend an office appointment on August 9 but he didn’t. He was sent a warning letter.

“Then again on August 14 he didn’t attend. He provided no acceptable evidence.”

Mr Davies said Kennedy had attended two supervision appointments, as well as an unpaid work induction, of which he had completed three hours of the 100 required, plus one rehabilitation activity day.

Kennedy, representing himself, said: “I have been struggling with unsociable hours at work; I have had to have a chat with work to get them to change my hours. I don’t work Saturday nights anymore.”

Kennedy said that one appointment was missed because he had been called into work at short notice to cover a colleague’s shift.

Rebecca Klug, chair of the bench, said: “We are not best pleased that so early in your order you’re failing to attend.”

They fined Kennedy £200 and told him to pay £80 costs.