An 89-year-old woman says she feels vindicated after she won a county court case revolving around a £1,000 loan made to a neighbour.

Retired Peggy Evans of Solva had always maintained that she had loaned Ceirion Dewar £1,000 in January 2009 to help pay a court fine after he was involved in a car accident.

Mrs Evans underwent surgery in early 2010 and later that year, while recovering at Hillside residential home, Mrs Evans met a local solicitor, who twice wrote to Mr Dewar to ask for the money to be repaid.

Mr Dewar, who broadcasts videos via You Tube under the name Bishop Ceirion Dewar, claimed she had given him the money as a gift, but the court ordered that he must pay her £1,000, along with additional costs of £318.

In his defence statement Mr Dewar said: “At no point did Mrs Evans assert this was a loan, nor were there any arrangements made in relation to repayments.”

Following the case, Mrs Evans said she had made the ‘loan’ out of good will.

She added that everyone in Solva had been told that she had given him £1,000 as a gift and they thought she was a liar.

“People have been saying the most terrible things about me,” she said.

Although the money will barely cover her legal costs, Mrs Evans said it would be worth it to clear her name.

“I want the people in Solva to know that I didn’t lie and I didn’t give the money as a gift,” she added.

Although the drama and stress of court may be daunting for some people, Mrs Evans said she hadn’t worried about the proceedings, despite it being her first experience of court in her 89 years.

“If you’re going there to tell the truth then you have nothing to be nervous about,” she said.

When contacted by the Western Telegraph, Mr Dewar declined to comment.