Police and Crime
DYFED-POWYS POLICE: Officers to knock on every home in the force area — all 257,416 of them
Neighbourhood officers across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Powys have set themselves a three-year target of visiting every household in the…
HMP SWANSEA: Prison healthcare £4.8m short as frozen funding pot loses a third of its value, MPs warn
A committee of MPs says the money sent to cover healthcare at HMP Swansea and two other Welsh prisons has…
COCKETT: Women’s centre forced through against 215 objections still not open four years on — and ministers still won’t confirm if it ever will
A residential centre for female offenders in Cockett — pushed through on appeal despite 215 objections from residents — was…
LLANELLI: Cocaine dealer jailed after claiming Albanian crime gang forced him to sell drugs
A Llanelli cocaine dealer has been jailed after telling police he was coerced into selling drugs by an Albanian crime…
SCHOOL‑GATE STABBING: Swansea knifeman jailed after attack outside primary
A man who stabbed his victim outside a Swansea primary school has been jailed for 30 months after a judge…
DESIGNATED DRIVERS: Free soft drinks at Swansea pubs during summer of football — here’s how it works
South Wales Police is backing a scheme offering designated drivers free or discounted soft drinks at more than 30 pubs…
DYFED-POWYS: Police don’t fully understand young adult crime in their own area, watchdog finds
A review by the Police and Crime Commissioner says Dyfed-Powys Police lacks a clear picture of offending by 18 to…
PEMBREY: Overnight search of Cefn Sidan beach stood down after no one found
A multi-agency search was launched on Monday evening after a report of two people possibly in distress near the water's…
DVLA FRAUD: Swansea insider jailed after doctoring car records in £1.3m scam
Matthew Holloway used his job at the DVLA to falsify vehicle records for Swansea car dealers, in a scheme that…
Paddleboard firm owner who caused four deaths on River Cleddau loses appeal bid to cut sentence
Former police officer Nerys Lloyd, who admitted the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders in "extremely hazardous" flood conditions on…