Lib Dems call for new protections for rivers and coastlines as sewage dumped over 83,000 times in Welsh waters last year
The Liberal Democrats have announced a massive expansion of marine protected areas and a new Blue Flag status for rivers will be included in their general election manifesto. In response to sewage being pumped into bathing water status rivers, the…
14-year-old reported missing from Machynlleth
MISSING | Have you seen 14-year-old Emma, reported missing from the Machynlleth area? Emma is described as about 5 foot 4 inches tall with long brown hair. She was last seen on Wednesday, June 5, wearing a white coat with…
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…
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…
Former officer placed on the College of Policing barred list
On the 3rd June 2024, an Accelerated Misconduct Hearing was held at Dyfed-Powys Police Headquarters in respect of former Police Constable Christian Stobbs who previously worked in Carmarthenshire. Mr Stobbs resigned from the force whilst under investigation for computer misuse…
Number of casualties in RTCs reduced since 20mph introduction, says Transport Secretary for Wales
New road collision data published today shows that casualties have reduced on roads since the introduction of the new 20mph speed limits in September last year. The data, which provides the total number of casualties in police recorded collisions, shows…
£267.3 million mortgage bombshell across Wales as 186,567 households forced to remortgage last year
Households in Wales who remortgaged last year face a £267.3 million annual mortgage bombshell amidst spiralling interest rates following Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget new research by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. 13.8% of…