A Good Man Is Being Punished – Please Help Save the Wyndham Arms

Kevin “Jonesy” Jones is a hardworking 59-year-old father, grandfather, and lifelong member of our Merthyr community. He’s survived cancer. He worked at the Hoover factory for 22 years until it shut. He lost his mother to cancer at 12, his father to suicide at 18, and most recently, his closest support — his brother Peter.

Now, while grieving, he’s fighting to save the pub he’s dedicated himself to for the past 16 years — a place built on community, not criminality. After a life marked by deep personal loss, all Jonesy wants is the chance to work and earn an honest living.

Jonesy made one mistake — he accepted a police caution for a moment of poor judgment that happened outside of work. It was not a conviction, and had nothing to do with how he ran the Wyndham Arms.

Yet that caution was used as the main reason to revoke his premises licence, threatening to end his career and shut down a beloved community pub.

🎥 Watch the hearing and judge for yourself:

👉 https://youtu.be/yEjS4FRjrIk

🚨 Speculation Over Evidence

The police and licensing committee relied on vague, unproven claims like:

“We believe the premises may be linked to wider criminality.”

“It is suspected that the DPS has knowledge of stolen goods entering the premises.”

“We’ve received intelligence, and while we can’t go into detail, it raises serious concerns.”

“We have to ask what is really going on at this premises.”

No evidence. No due process. Just assumptions and innuendo.

Meanwhile, CCTV was misrepresented, despite years of cooperation and records proving the system was professionally serviced and compliant.

Even during COVID, the Wyndham was targeted unfairly — receiving copy-and-paste closure notices, nearly identical to those issued to the Park View Inn. It was also denied essential funding, only granted after political intervention from Dawn Bowden MS.

 This Isn’t Just About a Pub

This is about how working-class people are treated — about fairness, decency, and second chances.

Jonesy made one mistake — and owned up to it. But instead of support, he was met with career-ending punishment and a devastating blow to the community he’s served for decades.

✊🏽 PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION

If you believe in:

✅ Second chances

✅ Fair treatment

✅ Standing up for our own

Then add your name now. Show the authorities that Merthyr — and beyond — won’t stand for injustice.

🖊️ SIGN NOW

#JusticeForJonesy #SaveTheWyndham