A Llanfihangel ar Arth man will stand trial next year after appearing in court to deny a charge of assaulting a woman in Llandysul.

Samuel Moore, of Gwargraig, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 30 October.

The 39-year-old pleaded not guilty at the hearing to assaulting Joanne John in Llandysul on 26 September.

Moore is due to stand trial at Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 9 January next year.

He was remanded on conditional bail by magistrates until that hearing date.