Dyke, of Pen Y Dre, Penyrheol, Caerphilly, pleaded guilty to producing cannabis on April 4, 2020. The court was told the defendant had three previous convictions for six offences, including drink driving. He also had a caution for cultivating cannabis from 2015. David Rees, representing Dyke, said his client had pleaded guilty at the very first opportunity at the magistrates’ court. His lawyer pointed out that there was a 10-month delay in the father-of-one’s case coming to court. Mr Rees added: “Mr Dyke made a very foolish decision with a lack of consequential thinking. “His risk of reoffending is low.” The defendant had recently started working again for a Cardiff scaffolder after being laid off for a period and was earning £288 a week.