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PORT TALBOT: Waste man took £490 to clear a house, then 14 bags were dumped under the M4
Nathan Pearce drove the load to Briton Ferry recycling centre, spoke to staff and left, the council says. It turned…
NEATH: Judges reject dog owner’s claim he didn’t need a ten-year ban after Pandora starved while carrying puppies
Matthew Andrews went to Swansea Crown Court to argue there was no need to ban him from keeping animals. The…
YSTRADGYNLAIS: Man hit with £1,200-plus bill for dumping household junk on Gwrhyd mountain road
Wayne Thompson's rubbish was found on the open hillside above Rhiwfawr. His fine was £440, just £40 more than a…
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…
LLWYNHENDY: Fly-tipper who abused inspectors spared jail after 16 months of dumping at Erw Las
Christian Astill kept piling waste onto land near Llanelli even after regulators told him to stop, and police had to…
BONYMAEN: Lifetime animal ban for woman whose Dalmatian starved to death
One-year-old Darcy weighed just 7.1kg when she died, and the court heard her owner had been told several times to…
NEATH: Dog so emaciated vets couldn’t tell she was pregnant — owner banned from keeping animals for 10 years
Matthew Andrews failed to act as his dog Pandora wasted away — and by the time she was brought to…
SWANSEA: Man banned from keeping animals for 15 years after Jack Russells left dangerously obese
One of the dogs was found collapsed and had to be put to sleep. An RSPCA inspector said Lily was…
NEATH PORT TALBOT: Waste boss stripped of licence after fly-tipping conviction
Natural Resources Wales has revoked Arron Dixon's waste carrier licence after he was convicted of fly-tipping and found to have…
ST HELEN’S ROAD: Man charged with attempted murder after Swansea knife incident
Police have said they have charged a 35-year-old man with attempted murder following a knife incident on St Helen's Road…
FOOD FRAUD: Swansea kebab checks exposed national ‘lamb’ scam — and led to a £500,000 fine
A routine sampling exercise at Swansea takeaways led the city's trading standards team to an Essex factory where 'lamb' kebabs…