A council election candidate who told a pub landlady neither he nor his family would visit her pub again after she endorsed a rival has defended his comments, saying it would have been a very awkward encounter.
Independents@Swansea candidate Mark Tribe said he didn't care which way Delyth Jones, who runs The Plough and Harrow in Llangyfelach, voted but that he felt let down when she endorsed Labour candidate Rob Marshall on Facebook. Mr Tribe, who has served as a Llangyfelach community councillor since 2017, said he had helped Mrs Jones during Covid.
In a message to Mrs Jones, he said: "Del, just got back from the Plough with our Sunday lunches and having a pint and saw your endorsement for Rob Marshall on FB (Facebook). To say I am disappointed is an understatement after all the assistance and support I have given the Plough over the past couple of years, even delivering your lunches to residents who are unable to drive. U can guarantee that neither myself nor more family will be frequenting your pub again." You can read more stories about Swansea here.
