Gwent Police’s Community Action Team seized a Sur-Ron style bike that failed to stop and a vehicle driven without a licence or insurance during a patrol in Sedgemoor Court, Newport.
Tributes to ‘champion of all students’ Llandudno teacher
Ysgol John Bright says it has lost a great teacher and a dear friend after the death of Richard Whitham, 47, who taught in Llandudno for more than 20 years.
Cynon Valley off-road bike crackdown seizes 24 bikes
Operation Physalis has seen 24 off-road bikes seized in the Cynon Valley, alongside arrests for burglary, firearms and drugs offences and £18,000 recovered under Proceeds of Crime laws.
Off-road bike seized in Tredegar after dangerous riding
Gwent Police seized an electric off-road bike in Tredegar on Friday, a week after it was reported being ridden dangerously through Commercial Street.
Cannabis and illegal tobacco seized in Newport
Officers from the Newport East Neighbourhood Policing Team seized cannabis, illegal tobacco and a vehicle during a joint operation with Trading Standards in Maindee. Gwent Police said partnership working was key to disrupting criminal activity in the community.
Minister speaks out after Gwaelod-y-garth flooding
Cabinet Minister Siân Gwenllian has issued a statement on the flooding at Gwaelod-y-garth in Cardiff, confirming the multi-agency operation is now moving into recovery. An investigation by the relevant authorities is to follow.
Wrexham sex offender jailed for attacks on two ex-partners
Matthew Mills, of Brymbo, has been jailed for four years and two months after strangling one former partner and assaulting another. The registered sex offender also twice breached a domestic abuse protection order.
Fourteen e-bikes seized in off-road police operation
A multi-force operation led by Pontardawe Neighbourhood Policing Team has seized fourteen high-powered e-bikes and scooters, with a fixed-wing aircraft used to track riders. Several of those identified have been reported for offences.
Aberdare vape shop closed for illegal tobacco sales
Best Vape on Victoria Square has been shut for three months after magistrates heard illegal cigarettes or hand-rolling tobacco were supplied on all eight test purchases. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council said the business kept trading illegally despite repeated warnings.
Family pay tribute to Charlene Dowsell after Newport death
The woman who died following an incident in St Vincent Road, Newport, on Saturday 18 July has been named as Charlene Dowsell. A 66-year-old Newport man has been charged with murder and remanded into custody.
Illegal vapes and tobacco seized in Aberystwyth
Dyfed-Powys Police and Ceredigion County Council Trading Standards officers seized a large quantity of illegal vapes and tobacco from a premises in Aberystwyth during a joint operation on Thursday.
Three dogs stolen from property near Llandeilo
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information after three dogs were stolen from a home in New Inn, Llandeilo, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 17. All three dogs have health conditions including deafness and impaired vision.