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burglary

JAILED: Newport duo locked up for ‘brazen’ £43k West Wales golf club raid

A "brazen" duo from Newport have been jailed after a high-stakes burglary spree saw them net a staggering £43,000 worth…

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Carmarthenshire

Pendine man who plied teen with drink and drugs before raping her in caravan is jailed

A 34-year-old man who gave a teenage girl alcohol and cannabis before raping her as she slept in a caravan…

Anthony Pierce, dressed in full bishop's vestments including a green and gold mitre and holding a ceremonial staff, stands outside Swansea Minster. Two individuals in the background have been blurred.
Anthony Pierce

Children’s Commissioner demands reform after ‘serious failures’ in Church’s handling of paedophile bishop

The Children's Commissioner for Wales has demanded urgent reform of whistleblowing laws and an end to religious bodies "self-policing" their…

The modern exterior of Ysgol Maesydderwen comprehensive school in Ystradgynlais on a sunny day, showing the school's yellow and grey facade.
Dyfed-Powys Police

Maesydderwen school closed for second day as police investigate telephone threat

Maesydderwen Comprehensive School in Ystradgynlais remains closed on Tuesday after a development in the police investigation into a telephone threat…

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20mph

Van driver who punched pensioner for sticking to 20mph limit avoids jail

A van driver who punched a 69-year-old pensioner in the face in a road rage incident in Bridgend after the…

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A484

Driving instructor four times over limit was on his way to collect pupil for lesson

A Burry Port driving instructor has been given an eight-week custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months, after he was found…

Police custody photograph of Thomas Morgan, a man in his late twenties with short brown hair wearing a black top
Clydach

Gorseinon man jailed for 19 years for murder of five-month-old baby Jensen-Lee

A Gorseinon man has been jailed for 19 years after being convicted of the murder of five-month-old Jensen-Lee Dougal, who…

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coercive and controlling behaviour

Mount Pleasant man jailed for 11 years after rape conviction

A 35-year-old man from Mount Pleasant has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of rape and coercive…

Railway line Clyne Neath Bryn Golwg mothballed track damage cuts British Transport Police
British Transport Police

Three men sentenced after trying to steal railway track in Neath claiming it was on ‘unowned’ land

Three men from Swansea and Carmarthenshire have been sentenced after attempting to steal railway track in Neath, claiming the line…

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PORTHCAWL: Man arrested after woman’s body found in freezer at residential property

A MAN in his sixties has been arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial after police discovered a woman's…