The former manager of rock band The Stone Roses has been hit with a restraining order after harassing his neighbours. Gareth Evans, 76, was told to stay away from Bella and Joaquin Plana-Oliveira after being sentenced at Caernarfon Magistrates yesterday (Monday, September 12).
Evans, who looked after the hit Manchester group fronted by Ian Brown in the early '90s, was also instructed by magistrates to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work for his treatment of the couple at their home in Trearddur Bay, Anglesey. The pair had accused him of a string of incidents, including opening their bin at 4.45am, looking like he was taking photos of their boat, hot tub and picnic table with his iPad, spraying water on their front door and bouncing a rugby ball which hit their car.
Evans, of Ty'r Enfys, Lon Isallt, had been found guilty by the same court earlier this month of repeatedly breaching a community protection notice from October 2021, prohibiting him from causing the couple alarm or distress. It was a charge he denied, along with that of harassment.
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Evans had also been bitten by the Plana-Oliveiras' dog during all this and the animal had to be destroyed as a result, North Wales Live reports. In a victim impact statement Mrs Plana-Oliveira, who has rented a flat near Evans' property for 18 months, said the incidents had been "upsetting".
She added: "We had to have our dog put down because of him - he constantly provokes us into a reaction which he never gets." She also said she is too "embarrassed" to have friends over, but when they do visit they are "shocked" at Evans' behaviour.
In addition, Mrs Plana-Oliveira said Evans had spread rumours about her being a drug user and an ex-convict - neither of which is true. "I want (us) to be able to live our lives without having to worry about what he will do next," she said.
The court also heard from a probation officer who said Evans continues to make "negative and disparaging" remarks about the Plana-Oliveiras" and he has an "element of animosity" towards them. Although, in mitigation, Evans' solicitor Andrew Scot described his client as having lived a "generally law-abiding life."
Magistrates' chairman Elfed ap Gomer said: "The cumulative effect of all these offences has had a detrimental effect on the lives of the complainants. We have heard from probation that Mr Evans still does not accept his guilt."
He also ordered Evans to pay £400 to Mr and Mrs Plana-Oliveira in compensation "for the distress caused", and £620 towards costs. The two year restraining order imposed prohibits Evans from contacting or approaching the Plana-Oliveiras, except via a third party in regard to any court proceedings.
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