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Rhyl paedophile jailed for grooming young footballer

Jordan Jones 19 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Daniel Connelly, 34, of Rhyl, has been sentenced to eight years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court for child sex offences committed against a boy he groomed while working as a football manager in Wirral.

Newport woman fined for not having TV licence

Jordan Jones 19 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Sarah Croft, 34, of Colston Avenue, Newport, admitted using a television without a licence and was fined at Derby Justice Centre.

Drug dealer jailed after dawn raid in Ebbw Vale

Jordan Jones 19 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jonathan Bond, 39, was sentenced to three years after police uncovered cocaine dealing and more than £35,000 in suspicious bank payments following a raid at his home.

Newport woman fined £428 for having no TV licence

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Kerry Seal, 57, of Maugham Close, was ordered to pay a £220 fine plus costs after using a TV without a licence.

Takeaway driver demanded oral sex from girl, 14

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

A delivery driver has been jailed after exposing himself to a 14-year-old girl and demanding oral sex in a Porth alleyway.

Banned driver jailed after stolen car chase in Cwmbran

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Steven Howells, 31, was sentenced to 26 months after crashing a stolen Citroen C3 into a wall during a high-speed police pursuit through Cwmbran.

Banned driver jailed after 100mph police chase on A55

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Mark Canavan, 35, of Rhyl, led officers on a dangerous 10-minute pursuit through country roads while already disqualified from driving.

Man jailed after racist attack in Merthyr Tydfil shop

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Nathan Lewis, 32, was sentenced to four months in prison and given a five-year restraining order after pleading guilty to racially aggravated assault at a Morrisons Daily store in Gurnos.

Driver jailed for blaming dead man for speeding

Jordan Jones 17 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Ryan Bedford, 30, falsely named a deceased man as the driver of a speeding car, causing a prosecution notice to be sent to the man’s grieving mother. He has been jailed for 10 months.

Drug dealer jailed after 90mph chase through Blackwood

Jordan Jones 17 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Harvey Goff, 21, was branded a “menace” after leading police on a dangerous pursuit reaching three times the speed limit before crashing and fleeing on foot.

Drug dealer caught after dropping phone fleeing police

Jordan Jones 17 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Lawrence Henson, 33, of Newport, was jailed for seven years after police linked him to a heroin supply operation worth over £141,000 following the discovery of his mobile phone.

Bridgend woman jailed after cocaine supply investigation linked to Pencoed hotel

Jordan Jones 17 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Michelle Deere, 53, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine following an investigation linked to a Pencoed hotel.

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