Police and Crime
PORTHCAWL: Man who ran into the sea to escape arrest is jailed for sexual offences
Officers followed Gavin Bennett into the dark water off Porthcawl seafront to bring him out. He has now been jailed…
BRITON FERRY: Rapist who made victim’s life ‘a living hell’ handed extended 17-year sentence
A judge ruled Talvinder Atwal "took pleasure" in his victim's distress and branded him a dangerous offender. The Parole Board…
YSTALYFERA: Family’s tribute to ‘beloved’ motorcyclist Mel Austin who died in A4067 crash
Melvin Austin, 73, died following a collision near Cray on Wednesday. His family say his "kindness, warmth and love touched…
SWANSEA: Sacked Land Registry solicitor must pay £20,000 after tribunal condemns ‘vindictive’ campaign
Paul Farthing accused the lawyers defending his employment claim of fraud and repeatedly claimed they were under police investigation, accusations…
SWANSEA: Former police officer charged with rape and strangulation of woman while on duty
The Independent Office for Police Conduct says ex-constable Rikki Hall, who resigned from South Wales Police during its investigation, will…
SKEWEN: Teenagers, 15 and 17, arrested over deliberately-set Drummau Mountain fire
South Wales Police say two boys from Neath Abbey and Skewen are in custody, as the fire service sets out…
AMMANFORD: Child rapist jailed for 21 years as survivor says ‘we are not victims, we are survivors’
Jordan Richards admitted 36 sexual offences against the same child, committed in the Ammanford area between 2012 and 2016, after…
CARMARTHEN: Londoner caught with £40,000 of cannabis in town car park jailed
Officers found 4.5kg of cannabis vacuum-sealed in the boot of Florin Kasmi's white MG on Little Water Street, along with…
RHEOLA HOUSE: Five teenagers charged with arson after fire gutted John Nash manor
Four men aged 18 and 19 from Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, and a 17-year-old boy from Merthyr Tydfil, appeared…
CRYNANT: “One of life’s rare diamonds”: family’s tribute to motorcyclist Lynne Trump, 45, killed on the A4109
The wife, mother and grandmother died at the scene of a collision near Cefn Coed Colliery on Sunday afternoon. Police…
CROSS HANDS: Uninsured teen who hit taxi at 141mph on the A48 locked up for 28 months
Max Dangerfield, then 18, had just overtaken an unmarked police car at more than 100mph when he ploughed into the…