A 42-year-old South Wales man who assaulted a woman at a caravan park in Minsterworth has been sentenced to do 40 hours of unpaid work for the community.

James Reid of Bryn Road, Ammanford, near Llanelli, pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court to assaulting the woman by beating her at Orchard Caravan Park on 17th October last year.

The court placed him on an 18 month community order with requirements to receive mental health treatment, attend up to 25 rehab activity days and do unpaid work.