South Wales Police
15 arrested as South Wales Police seize knives in crackdown
Week-long Operation Sceptre sees arrests, weapons recovered and cocaine seized across south Wales.
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Pembrokeshire
Rare eastern black rhino calf born at Folly Farm zoo
Family-run Pembrokeshire zoo welcomes second eastern black rhino calf born in Wales as part of breeding programme for critically endangered species.
Newport Crown Court
Drug dealer made £100k but must pay back just £3,125
Kimberley Davies, 36, from Rhymney, profited nearly £100,000 from supplying cocaine but has only £3,125 in seizable assets following a proceeds of crime hearing at Newport Crown Court.
Cardiff
New 20mph speed camera activated in Cardiff this month
A fixed 20mph speed camera will be switched on in Wellington Street, Cardiff, on December 16, with advice letters issued during the first four weeks.
Newport Crown Court
Pontypool man sentenced for child sex offences in Newport
Jason Howells, 53, caught sending sexualised messages to decoy posing as 15-year-old girl in paedophile hunter sting operation.
Newport Crown Court
Townhill drug dealers jailed after boasting about drugs
Two young Swansea dealers caught with phones full of evidence showing them trafficking cannabis, cocaine and crack cocaine have been jailed.
Llandudno Magistrates Court
Trawsfynydd man jailed for breaching domestic abuse order
Laurence Cadwaladr-Houghton, 18, sentenced to 30 weeks in prison after attending prohibited address just two days after DAPO was imposed.
Newport Magistrates Court
Blackwood paedophile given suspended sentence
Andrew Morgan, 40, from Pontllanfraith, had 12 category A images when police raided his home. He was given an eight-month suspended sentence.
Newport Crown Court
Risca thug jailed for assaulting pregnant girlfriend
Thomas Powles, 37, from Risca, punched his pregnant girlfriend before threatening her with a Stanley knife, telling her “tonight is the night you are going to die”.
Cardiff
24 illegal e-bikes seized in Cardiff crackdown operation
South Wales Police and Cardiff Council seize 24 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters in latest operation, with four arrests made including one for suspected drug offences.
Politics
Former Tory candidate defects to Reform UK in Gwent
Nicholas Jones, who stood for Conservatives in Newport West and Islwyn, becomes second Tory councillor to join Reform UK on Pontypool Community Council.
Newport Crown Court
Drug dealer caught by police plane during Newport operation
Cwmbran man jailed for two and a half years after police plane spotted him dealing drugs during off-road bike crackdown in Newport.