Carers in Swansea highlight benefits of fostering with council
FOSTER carers in Swansea are highlighting the benefits of fostering with a local authority as Wales is in the process of a major change for children’s services. The Welsh Government wants to prioritise services that are locally based, locally designed,…
Abersoch lifeboat launches following reports of swimmers in difficulty
The volunteer crew at Abersoch RNLI were paged at 5.30pm on Tuesday 22nd August 2023 by UK Coastguard following reports of two swimmers in difficulty at Porth Neigwl. The ‘Peter & Ann Setten’ Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat was launched at…
Two arrested following warrant in Wrexham
TWO people have been arrested following a warrant in the Wrexham area yesterday. On Thursday August 24, the Rural Crime Team conducted a warrant at a property in the Wrexham area in connection with the ongoing investigation into the theft…
One dog abused every hour: cruelty to dogs on the rise
They may be man’s best friend – but sadly cruelty towards dogs has increased for the second year in a row, new figures released by the RSPCA show. The number of reports the animal charity has received about intentional harm…
Seven arrests following warrants in Blaenau Gwent
Five people were charged with conspiracy to supply a class A drug following a number of drug warrants in Abertillery. Police arrested seven people on suspicion of drug offences as part of a series of warrants across Abertillery. Neighbourhood officers,…
Two arrests after Cwmbran assault
An 18-year-old man and a 24-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an assault in Fairwater Way. imagekabgf.png We’re investigating a report of an assault in Cwmbran at around 8.45pm on Thursday 24 August. A 26-year-old man…
Domestic abuser jailed for three years, four months
Domestic abuser Anthony Foley has been jailed for three years and four months. In June, Foley, 44, punched his partner in the face and jabbed her with a kitchen knife after she refused to have sex with him. The judge…
Man jailed for false imprisonment of 76 year old
Benjamin Brightmore, 33, has been jailed for three and a half years for false imprisonment of a 76-year-old woman. In November 2022, the victim, an elderly female who lives alone in Fairwater, has gone to let her dog out into…
Lives at risk as sea-wall on Aber Foreshore crumbles
CHILDREN’S lives could be put at “at risk” by a crumbling sea-wall if it collapses a Gwynedd grandmother has claimed. Melanie Clowes is urging the authorities to “do something soon” to fix and maintain coastal erosion problems on the Aber…
Items of heritage taken from Grade II listed church without planning permission
ITEMS of “heritage value” were removed from inside a “significant” Grade II listed church in Bangor without planning permission, council documents describe. Cyngor Gwynedd has received a Listed Building Consent application for retrospective planning permission for “the removal of internal…