Tag: Pontarddulais
about 1 year ago
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Prison officer found not guilty of raping and sexually assaulting woman

Former soldier and firefighter Glenn Coleman insisted the sexual activity had been consensual

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about 1 year ago
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Live updates as crash blocks part of A48 near Swansea

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area

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about 1 year ago
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Rapist subjected vulnerable woman to 'uncontrolled sexual violence'

A judge said she believed Adrian Gravell had been sexually exciting by his 'dominance' over the woman

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about 1 year ago
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Live updates as homes evacuated while fire crews deal with major incident

A 100m cordon has also been put in place around the incident in Garnswllt Road, Pontarddulais

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over 1 year ago
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Man found beneath van in garage after partner phoned to raise concerns about his mental state

Merrick Alan Parker was described in court as ‘old-fashioned’ and someone who found it difficult to engage with menta...

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over 1 year ago
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Driver crashed into five cars leaving his two passengers unconscious

Christopher Williams was thrown from his Mini Cooper in the incident

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over 1 year ago
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Man taken to hospital with 'life-changing injuries' after crash between car and motorbike

The road was closed for several hours for police to investigate following the crash at a junction of the A48 in Ponta...

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over 1 year ago
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Former soldier's 21 year sentence for horrific campaign of child sex abuse

The victim told the defendant in dock that he was "a predator and a child abuser"

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almost 2 years ago
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Plumber who had shut up shop for Christmas ends festive break early to replace family's broken bo...

'It was unbelievable as I don't even know him. For a friend to do that over Christmas it's above and beyond, but for ...

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about 2 years ago
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Shirtless thug racially abused bouncers, threw chairs and attacked them with metal pole in vile s...

A judge said Rowland Ridler Lea responded to being asked to leave the bar with "uncontrolled aggression and repeated ...

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about 2 years ago
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The small town Welsh boy who ended up in the American National Soccer Hall of Fame

Welshman Horace Edgar Lewis moved across the Atlantic with his parents and worked his way up to become boss of a stee...

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over 2 years ago
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Toddler's rare skull condition will damage his brain without major surgery

Oscar Williams is set to undergo a vital operation in Birmingham on August 23 but as things stand his parents cannot ...

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over 2 years ago
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Dad-of-three's cannabis farm discovered when passing police smelled it

An examination of John Cherrington's bank account showed a large number of 'unexplained cash deposits and money trans...

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over 2 years ago
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Cost of living crisis: Food banks are running out of food as demand increases whilst fewer people...

They are urgently appealing for donations to match the increased demand for items as people struggle to make ends meet

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over 2 years ago
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Driver arrested for deliberately driving into man takes part in gang assault then smashes up some...

Sending Jake Thomas to prison, a judge said it was "ridiculous and unjustifiable" that the defendant had arrested and...

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over 2 years ago
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Horrific aftermath of drug driver's 75 mph crash that left mum with life changing injuries

Eyewitnesses said Michael Francis was 'high as a kite' after the crash and said he was more interested in his phone t...

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almost 3 years ago
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'Barbaric' fishing methods see six men told to pay a total of more than £13,000 in fines and costs 

They were using multiple barbed hooks which pierce the fish and its internal organs, potentially causing disease to o...

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almost 3 years ago
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The decades-old Welsh male voice choir struggling for survival

At its height, the choir had 60 men rehearsing twice per week, every week - but now numbers have dived to just 20

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about 3 years ago
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Mum described as 'amazing in every way' named as third victim of Haverfordwest paddleboarding tra...

Nicola Wheatley from Pontarddulais was a renowned toxicology expert

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about 3 years ago
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Mum, 21, 'may never fully recover' after devastating car crash in Swansea

Sinead Williams, who has a two-year-old daughter, was in a coma for three weeks and needed several operations and blo...

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about 3 years ago
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Drunk man threatened to kill partner before firing air rifle at her during row

The court heard the victim does not support the prosecution of her partner, and wants him back in her life

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about 3 years ago
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Father-of-three cannabis dealer advised by judge to give up drug and focus on his children

Jamie Orr was running a cannabis supply operation from the family home to fund his own addiction to the drug

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over 3 years ago
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Albanian cannabis farm workers 'fear criminal gangs if sent home'

The four Albanians were found with 70 cannabis plants and 100kg of the harvested drug

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over 3 years ago
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Woman glassed partner when he used her card to buy drinks for other women in bar

A judge told 27-year-old Zoe Matthews that using a glass in an attack on someone was the same as using a knife

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