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Arrest after council roof protest Arrest after council roof protest
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A pensioner has been arrested after a 10 hour rooftop protest at council offices in Carmarthenshire.A pensioner has been arrested after a 10 hour rooftop protest at council offices in Carmarthenshire.
The man was talked down by negotiators at lunchtime on Tuesday after scaling the building in Llandeilo at 0300 BST.The man was talked down by negotiators at lunchtime on Tuesday after scaling the building in Llandeilo at 0300 BST.
Police sealed off Crescent Road and the main car park in the town while police and members of the fire service tried to talk him down.Police sealed off Crescent Road and the main car park in the town while police and members of the fire service tried to talk him down.
Dyfed-Powys Police said a man, 73, is being questioned on the suspicion of causing criminal damage.Dyfed-Powys Police said a man, 73, is being questioned on the suspicion of causing criminal damage.
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 allowed through the police cordon during the protest. Iorwerth Jones had been involved in a long-running planning dispute with successive councils spanning more than 35 years.Staff arriving for work were not allowed through the police cordon during the protest. Iorwerth Jones had been involved in a long-running planning dispute with successive councils spanning more than 35 years.
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.
The man is thought to have used a ladder from a building siteThe man is thought to have used a ladder from a building site
He had taken up his own supplies and ropes and had been speaking on and off with the police and fire service.He had taken up his own supplies and ropes and had been speaking on and off with the police and fire service.
Carmarthenshire County Council said it was now assessing damage to the roof. Carmarthenshire County Council said it believed the cost of damage was "several thousands pounds" and repairs were due to start on Wednesday.
Earlier in a statement, it added: "Mr Jones' grievance dates back many decades.Earlier in a statement, it added: "Mr Jones' grievance dates back many decades.
"This matter has been fully investigated at a number of levels and by a number of different organisations."This matter has been fully investigated at a number of levels and by a number of different organisations.
"The council has received no correspondence from Mr Jones regarding this issue for quite some time.""The council has received no correspondence from Mr Jones regarding this issue for quite some time."
It said Mr Jones should have contacted officials rather than take the action he did. The council said staff were relocated to other offices and Careline - its 24-hour helpline for the elderly - and Carmarthenshire Direct operated normally.