Drug gang ringleaders given longer sentences after appeal
Three members of a Denbighshire drug network have had their prison terms increased by the Court of Appeal after North Wales Police challenged the original sentences as unduly lenient.
Three members of a Denbighshire drug network have had their prison terms increased by the Court of Appeal after North Wales Police challenged the original sentences as unduly lenient.
David Williams, 41, punched Laura Banks outside her Tredegar home, fracturing her jaw in two places and ending her football career. He was sentenced to 21 months at Newport Crown Court.
Aiden Jones, 28, was convicted by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court of strangling and controlling his former partner. He will be sentenced on April 17.
Craig Lloyd, 38, of Maesgeirchen, has been sentenced to seven years and one month after officers discovered more than £250,000 worth of cocaine following his arrest on an illegal electric motorcycle.
Visitors staying overnight in Cardiff will be charged from April 2027 after councillors approved a new levy. Most guests will pay £1.30 per person per night.
Darren Williams, 54, from Uplands, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after being caught on camera smashing into a vehicle on a lane off Walter Road and returning an hour later to try again.
The Welsh Government's Access Broadband Cymru scheme has now helped 1,000 homes and businesses get fast, reliable internet, with grants of up to £800 available per property.
The Welsh Government has announced £12.6 million in new funding for regeneration projects spanning Swansea, Newport, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, Cardiff, Caerphilly and Maesteg under its Transforming Towns programme.
A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody after a property on Brighton Road was found to have been converted for cannabis cultivation, following tip-offs from local residents.
The Polar Express Train Ride will launch at Brecon Mountain Railway's Pant Station in Merthyr Tydfil this winter, with services running from November 13 to December 23.
Jordanna Wheeler, 28, of Swansea, has been jailed after repeatedly breaching the suspended sentence she was given for beating her Mastiff to death with a saucepan.
Shanice Roderick, 21, of Ely, was sentenced to 14 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting burglary, shoplifting and fraud offences committed to fund her drug addiction.