Two men have been handed community orders after both admitted assaulting a man in an Aberystwyth pub.

Liam Morgan, of 26 Heol Pen y Foel, Coed-y-Cwm, Pontypridd, and Martin Lewis, of 155 Alma Street, Abertillery, both appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 21 August.

Morgan, 29, and 43-year-old Lewis both pleaded guilty to assaulting Benjamin Williams at Harley’s Bar on Eastgate on 21 February this year.

Magistrates handed both men a 12 month community order to include 100 hours of unpaid work.

Each also must pay compensation to Mr Williams of £300.

They must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £85 each as well as each also paying a surcharge to fund victim services of £114.