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| Man on roof of council building | Man on roof of council building |
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| Police are trying to negotiate with a man who is holding a protest after climbing onto the roof of council offices in Carmarthenshire. | |
| Officers were alerted to the incident in Llandeilo just after 0300 BST. | Officers were alerted to the incident in Llandeilo just after 0300 BST. |
| Some damage has been caused to the roof, with slates being broken and thrown down. | |
| Police have sealed off Crescent Road and are attempting to negotiate with the man, who has been involved in previous protests in a planning row. | Police have sealed off Crescent Road and are attempting to negotiate with the man, who has been involved in previous protests in a planning row. |
| This morning, a hammer was used to smash small holes in the roof and a few tiles were thrown down. | |
| The fire service are also at the scene. | The fire service are also at the scene. |
| Iorwerth Jones, 73, has been involved in a long-running planning dispute with successive councils spanning more than 35 years. | |
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| This has also involved other rooftop protests. | This has also involved other rooftop protests. |
| It appears he reached the roof by using a ladder from a building site at a nearby pub. | It appears he reached the roof by using a ladder from a building site at a nearby pub. |
| He has taken up his own supplies and ropes and has been speaking on and off with police and fire service. | |
| A Carmarthenshire County Council spokesperson said they had notified the emergency services as soon as they became aware of the man on the roof. | A Carmarthenshire County Council spokesperson said they had notified the emergency services as soon as they became aware of the man on the roof. |
| "Obviously the safety of the individual is the prime concern, that he is removed as quickly and as safely as possible," he said. | "Obviously the safety of the individual is the prime concern, that he is removed as quickly and as safely as possible," he said. |
| The building is the main local offices of Carmarthenshire council in the town. | The building is the main local offices of Carmarthenshire council in the town. |
| Staff, arriving for work, were not being allowed through the police cordon. | Staff, arriving for work, were not being allowed through the police cordon. |