Former officer admits online child abuse offences
A Bridgend man has appeared in court to face over 100 charges of child sexual offences as part of an investigation by the South Wales Police Online Investigation Team. The investigation started when police received intelligence about suspicious online…
Family and associate found guilty of drug supply following two-week trial
A family involved in a large-scale drug operation near Carmarthen have been found guilty following crown court trial. Stephen Leyson, aged 55, of Pibwr Farm, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, was convicted of possession of a firearm, conspiracy to supply Class A…
Large scale emergency services operation underway at riverside in Carmarthen
A large scale emergency services operation is underway in Carmarthen on the riverside near Glangwili. Police, the fire service, the ambulance service and a mountain rescue team arrived at the scene at around 5:30. A bystander who did not wish…
Murder investigation after body of woman found in River Severn
Dyfed-Powys Police has launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a body in the River Severn outside Llanidloes on Sunday (28 May). The body of a 34-year-old woman was discovered at around 4pm with a 46-year-old man arrested…
Croeso i Sir Gâr
Mae Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2023 wedi dechrau o’r diwedd, ac mae Sir Gâr gyfan yn falch iawn o gael croesawu plant, pobl ifanc, teuluoedd a ffrindiau o bob cwr o Gymru i Lanymddyfri. I gael gwybodaeth am Eisteddfod…
“Children and young people will live longest with the actions we take today” and they must be “at the core” of decisions – Llyr Gruffydd MS
On the first day of the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Llandovery (Monday 29 May 2023), Plaid Cymru Acting Leader Llyr Gruffydd has called on three of Wales’s Commissioners – Children, Welsh Language and Future Generations – to work together with…
Five-year-old girl dies in fire near Crymych
Dyfed-Powys Police attended a property in the Pontyglasier area, near Crymych, following reports of a house fire at shortly before 10pm on Saturday, 27 May. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, The Welsh Ambulance Service and the Welsh…
Proposals to accommodate 300 asylum seekers at Stradey Park Hotel ‘not suitable for a small village like Furnace’ says Nia Griffith MP
Dame Nia Griffith MP has said that the Home Office plans to accommodate over three hundred asylum seekers at the Stradey Park Hotel is unsuitable for a small village like Furnace. Report by Dave Hurford and Alan Evans Speaking at…
Havards extension approved
PLANS for an extension at the UK’s the first community-owned hardware store have been approved by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Havards Ironmongers shop in Newport, north Pembrokeshire, has been an institution in the north Pembrokeshire town for more than 140…
Mid & West Wales Fire Service issues Open Water Safety Advice
The idea of swimming in a river or lake will be appealing to many people during this current spell of warm weather. We at Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to stay safe when near…