A man has been handed a conditional discharge by magistrates after pleading guilty to obstruction of a police officer at Aberystwyth railway station.

Damian Smith, of 33 Southfield, Sutton Hill, Telford, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 30 April.

The 36-year-old had pleaded not guilty at an earlier hearing in February to charges of using threatening or abusive behaviour and obstructing a police officer at Aberystwyth railway station on 26 July last year.

He changed his plea on the obstruction charge to guilty ahead of a planned trial.

The threatening behaviour charge was dismissed at the hearing.

Smith was handed a 12 month conditional discharge by magistrates.

He must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £200.