Cardiff drug dealing gang of nine jailed for more than 45 years
Nine people have been jailed for more than 45 years for their part in a major drugs network which operated from Ely, Cardiff. They were arrested following an investigation by the Cardiff and Vale Organised Crime Unit, of South Wales…
Murder of Taxi Driver John Armstrong in 1979 Reinvestigated by Crime Unit
South Wales Police is appealing for information about the unsolved murder of taxi driver John ‘Jack’ Armstrong more than 40 years ago. Mr Armstrong was found murdered near Bridgend in October 1979 after he collected a customer from Cardiff in…
Drug Gang Jailed for Exploiting Children to Sell Drugs
An organised criminal network responsible for the supply for class A drugs across Barry have been jailed for a total of twenty-nine and a half years. The gang, led by Dalton Raffell (left), operated drugs lines which supplied crack cocaine…
Suspect connected with Llanharry Murder Arrested
South Wales Police has arrested an 86-year-old man in connection with the murders of Harry and Megan Tooze more than 30 years ago. The couple were found dead with gunshot wounds at their Ty Ar y Waun farmhouse in Llanharry…
Coal Tip Safety Work underway in three areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf
Work is getting under way in three areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) in relation to coal tip safety. The council has recently given updates on works that are starting in Cwmbach, Clydach Vale, and Mountain Ash. These works are…
Plastic pollution from Swansea wastewater works
Plastic discs from a wastewater treatment works in Swansea washed up in large numbers on the city’s beach and also on beaches in Gower and Neath Port Talbot. Welsh Water said they spilled from the treatment works off Fabian Way…
Woman Jailed After Arson Attack at Swansea City McDonald’s
A woman from Swansea has been jailed after setting a fire inside the city centre’s McDonald’s restaurant. 39-year-old Leah Hocking, of no fixed abode, entered the fast-food restaurant at Castle Square on March 4, before proceeding to light a fire…
Woman Involved in Serious RTC Near Cardiff Dies Following her Injuries
South Wales Police can confirm a 38-year-old woman injured in a collision in Caerau, Cardiff, last month has died and a man has been charged with her murder. Emergency services were called to Heol Trelai just before 12.30am on Saturday…
South Wales Police announce forensic review of Gurnos murders investigation
South Wales Police is carrying out a forensic review of the murders of Diane Jones, 21, two-year-old Shauna Hibberd, and 13-month-old Sarah-Jane Hibberd in 1995. Thirty years on from the murders, the Major Crime Review Unit at South Wales Police…
Major update on plans for tallest building in Wales
Plans for what will be the tallest building in Wales have taken a major step forward after the firm behind the scheme submitted a planning application. REAP 3 Limited, a subsidiary of Bluecastle Capital, launched a pre-application consultation document on…