FORMER Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has vowed to beat the bottle and save his marriage.
The court heard that Jones's drinking was the reason why he lost his job on Coronation Street and that had led to financial woes for ther family.Jones, who played Les Battersby in the ITV soap for 10 years, was accused of subjecting her to years of drunken abuse.Jones was bailed with conditions that he lives and sleeps at an address given to court, remains there between 9pm and 7am after March 25 and does not contact his wife.He admitted drunkenly yanking the wheel of their Mercedes M Class car from her hand as she drove along a busy dual carriageway and shouting he would kill them both.The case was adjourned for pre-sentencing reports to an unspecified date in April when Jones, who has a previous drink-driving conviction, will return to Mold Crown Court.The actor spoke out after Sandra, his wife of 26 years, was forced to give evidence against him at court.Jones, 57, who appeared in court under his real name of Ian Roy Jones, was almost half way through a trial when the jury were discharged because of a legal issue.Jones, who was two-and-a-half times the legal limit during the incident last August, issued a statement through his barrister Dominic D'Souza.He had the option of going for a retrial but decided against it - not wanting to force his long suffering wife to give evidence again, his barrister said.CAPTION(S):He was banned from driving at Mold Crown Court and bailed to return for sentencing next month after admitting dangerous, drunken driving.Outside court the lawyer said: "Mr Jones accepts for the first time that he has an alcohol problem which he needs to address.
HAPPIER TIMES: Former Coronation Street actor Ian Bruce Jones, aka Reg Battersby, with his wife Sandra and (inset) Jones arriving at Mold Crown Court
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