Off-road bikes seized in Blaenau Gwent police operation
Gwent Police seized off-road bikes, an uninsured van, cannabis and a bladed article during Operation Shock patrols across Blaenau Gwent. One driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
Gwent Police seized off-road bikes, an uninsured van, cannabis and a bladed article during Operation Shock patrols across Blaenau Gwent. One driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
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.
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.
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.
Gwent Police seized an electric off-road bike in Tredegar on Friday, a week after it was reported being ridden dangerously through Commercial Street.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.