UK’s largest festival of history and culture returns with a packed programme of free events
Heritage Open Days (HODs) returns this September with thousands of free events and experiences. Brought to you by the National Trust, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and run by thousands of local organisations and volunteers, HODs brings people…
Llanelli Polish Community commemorates seven Polish Airmen
On Sunday (2nd June) at the Catholic Church Hall Llanelli, Polish children of the Wesołe Nutki choir, parents, council officials, the Lord Lieutenant Sara Edwards and the Llanelli Labour candidate Dame Nia Griffith MP attended an event to raise awareness…
Body recovered following multi-agency search for missing canoeist on River Teifi
ON Thursday evening, officers from Dyfed-Powys Police were involved in a multi-agency operation on the River Teifi in Cardigan. A search was conducted for a canoeist who was reported missing just before 7.40pm. Sadly, the body of a man in…
Port Talbot man jailed for multiple child sexual offences
A man from Neath Port Talbot has been jailed for multiple child sexual offences. 32-year-old Gareth Phillips, from Skewen, had sex with his then-14-year-old victim in his car in March 2019. Two months later, he began meeting the same…
Transport for Wales to run free bike marking events across Wales
Transport for Wales (TfW) will run free bike marking events this summer across the network, also aiming to show people the opportunities to cycle as part of every-day journeys. It follows the success of the inaugural bike events last year…
Dafen community mourns loss of former footballer and local hero Glan Letheren
Today (6th June), Dafen Welfare CC issued a statement announcing the passing of former player, captain and team manager Glan Letheren, a dedicated, life member of the Dafen AFC whose contributions to the team as well as his coaching and…
D-Day, a Day to Reflect and Remember Those Lost to War
TODAY (6th June) marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, when the allied forces mounted their offensive against the Nazi regime which had occupied France and the majority of Europe by the early 1940s. Across the country,…
South Wales Police commemorate D-Day’s 80th anniversary
Thursday 6th June marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies were deployed across the beaches of Normandy to establish a foothold ashore in the then Nazi-occupied France. While the event…
Newport man charged with terrorism offences
Counter Terrorism Policing Wales has today charged Hakan Barac, a 27-year-old man from Newport, with offences under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (online distribution of terrorist publications) and Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Support for a…
Man jailed following serious assault in Acton
A 27-year-old man has been taken to Stoke hospital with serious injuries. Emergency services responded to a report of an assault at a property in the Acton area of Wrexham shortly after 2.45pm this afternoon. A 19-year-old man was subsequently…