Cardiff couple jailed for forcing teenager into prostitution for their own financial gain
A Cardiff couple who forced a teenager into prostitution for their own financial gain have been jailed. Richard Mountstephens, from Trowbridge, and Kelly Thomas, from Mynachdy, also took indecent photos of the child and uploaded them onto a website advertising…
Brazen burglar is behind bars for a series of burglaries in Cardiff and Penarth
Karl Legg has been jailed for 6 years and his accomplice Michael Truman has been jailed for 5 years. Legg, 37, from Gabalfa, was arrested in December 2021 following a three-week investigation into a spate of burglaries. Truman, 33, from…
Dathlu Dydd Miwsig Cymru: £100,000 ar gyfer cerddoriaeth Gymraeg ar lawr gwlad
Wrth i gigs a digwyddiadau gael eu cynnal ar draws y wlad ar wythfed Dydd Miwsig blynyddol Cymru, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi cyllid ychwanegol fel bod pobl yn mwynhau hyd yn oed mwy o gerddoriaeth. Nod y diwrnod yw…
Applications now open for Council’s graduate programme
Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for motivated university leavers to join the successful graduate programme in 2023. Building on the huge success of our previous graduate programme, this two-year scheme offers a range of exciting opportunities which combine on-the-job…
6,800 families in Llanelli face an annual mortgage payment increase of £1,450 under the Conservatives
Labour analysis has revealed that the average household in the Llanelli constituency is set to be put under even more pressure than ever by Conservative mismanagement of the economy. Analysis from the Labour Party has found that mortgages are predicted…
Rhymney Library to benefit from over £400k of improvements
Thanks to funding of £134,000 from Caerphilly County Borough Council and £269,902 from Welsh Government’s Capital Transformation fund, Rhymney Library is set to receive an exciting refurbishment. Improvements include refurnishing and modernising both floors of the library; creating an innovative…
Cynnydd o chwe gwaith cymaint yn nifer yr adar tir fferm ar safleoedd prosiect cnydau gorchudd Cymru
Mae ffermydd Cymru wedi cynyddu poblogaethau adar tir fferm yn sylweddol ers tyfu cnydau gorchudd sy’n cynhyrchu hadau a darparu gorsafoedd bwydo sy’n cynnwys hadau ategol. Mae prosiect Partneriaeth Arloesi Ewrop (EIP) yng Nghymru, sy’n cael ei redeg ar…
Christmas lights extravaganza raises thousands for Great Ormond Street Hospital
WEEKS of work and a love for Christmas transformed a home in Hendy into an incredible Christmas wonderland inside and out and culminated in over £7,000 being handed over to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Local businessman Richard O’Brien and his…
51-year-old jailed for ‘brutal attack’ on man at property in Aberavon
51-year-old Adam Calland has been sentenced to 10 ½ years in prison plus five years on licence, for wounding with intent to cause GBH, following a serious assault on a man in a property in Aberavon on Saturday 17th September…
A joint statement on the Bus Emergency Scheme
A joint statement from Welsh Government, WLGA, Confederation of Passenger Transport and Coach and Bus Association Cymru The Bus Emergency Scheme (BES) has kept vital bus services running throughout the pandemic. Without the scheme we would have seen mass cancellations…