Gwent Police is working with Caerphilly Borough Council to create an approved off-road riding area in Rhymney as residents raise concerns about reckless biking across the force area.
Abergavenny paedophile guilty of assaulting girl
Matthew Toyer, 45, was convicted at Cardiff Crown Court of sexual offences against a child under 13 and will be sentenced in March.
Newport drug dealer made £106k from cocaine operation
Jordan Martin, 33, was caught with more than 1kg of cocaine during a raid at his Newport home and has now faced a proceeds of crime hearing.
Two jailed after seized phone exposes cocaine network
Jack Haynes and Liam Davies were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after messages on a seized phone revealed their roles in a cocaine supply operation.
Cowboy builder jailed after baby exposed to gas leak
Rogue trader Lee Slocombe has been jailed for six years after defrauding vulnerable victims out of nearly £550,000 and leaving homes in a dangerous state across south Wales.
Paedophile dies weeks after 21-year jail term
Paul Withnell, 74, from Powys, died at HMP Parc in Bridgend less than three weeks after being sentenced for historic child sex offences dating back to the 1980s.
Newport paedophile asked ‘girl’ about sex acts online
David Rees, 48, of Newport, thought he was chatting with a 12-year-old girl but was caught by an undercover police officer. He was handed a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Man jailed for breaching Bridgend town centre order
Nigel Edwards, 44, was sentenced to four weeks in prison after breaching a Section 35 order banning him from Bridgend town centre’s bus station area.
Two Bristol men jailed after Cardiff letterbox shooting
A teenager was shot through a letterbox in Cardiff, leaving him with multiple wounds. Two men from Bristol have been sentenced to a combined 19 years.
Builder jailed after drug stash found in freezer
Oleksandr Baryshnikov, 49, of Bangor, has been jailed for 33 months at Caernarfon Crown Court after police found amphetamine worth £6,570 in his freezer and phone messages linking him to cocaine and amphetamine supply.
Man jailed for life for murder of his own brother
Darren Steel, 41, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty of murdering his brother Martin Steel in Clase, Swansea.
Man stole car from driver who stopped to help him
Martin O’Brien leapt into a Good Samaritan’s vehicle in Essex before later being caught with a knife in Port Talbot after months on the run.