Police appeal after crowbar used in Port Talbot corner shop raid

November 23, 2016, 3:58 am

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POLICE are appealing for information after two men armed with a crowbar tried to rob a Port Talbot corner shop. Officers say the incident at the Nisa store in Victoria Road happened around 10:30pm on Monday, when two men entering the store and threatening staff with the weapon. The suspects demanded money, but left the shop empty-handed. READ MORE: Retired Port Talbot newsagent jailed for series of rapes and sex assaults on young girls 30 years ago Police are urging anyone with information...

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November 23, 2016, 8:27 am

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A MAN stole a child's piggy-bank from a bedroom while working in the family's house in a "cowardly and despicable" theft, a court has heard. The youngster had spent months saving his money — including pennies he came across on the street — and had around £30 in the plastic cash box that Alexander Jonathan Walker swiped. READ MORE: Swansea Council drops prosecution of teenager who fed McDonald's fries to pigeons in Castle Square The 22-year-old also took an...

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November 23, 2016, 9:03 am

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A MAN who stole a wallet from Swansea Magistrates Court that belonged to a manager with security firm G4S has been jailed. The wallet had been put beside the metal detector at the entrance to the court by the G4S boss as he underwent checks from staff. READ MORE: Police launch manhunt after two men armed with a gun raid Swansea post office The manager walked away — leaving his wallet behind — and Darren Raymond Jones picked it up as he left the building. Swansea Magistrates...

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November 24, 2016, 3:35 am

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NEW mobile speed camera sites have been created on the B4304 near Machynys by GoSafe.The move is in response to concerns raised over the speed of vehicles travelling along the stretch of road.The location has a speed limit of 40mph but a small minority appear to be exceeding that limit, officers say. READ MORE: This is the aftermath of fire which devastated fish and chip shop and left community "in shock"Police sergeant Ian Price said: "This location is popular with cyclist and...

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November 25, 2016, 7:35 am

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THE coroner for Carmarthenshire has vowed to find answers for the grieving family of a tragic 16-year-old who wish to know what was on his mobile phone at the time he died.An inquest was held into the death of William Edward Thomas, of Cadwgan Fawr, Llangynderyn, at Llanelli Town Hall earlier today.During the hearing, the family of the teenager, who was known as Will, asked coroner Mark Layton for help obtaining information from his mobile phone, having been told previously it was not possible...

'Well thought of' former teacher found dead at home after friend...

November 25, 2016, 8:17 am

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A "well thought of" former Carmarthenshire school teacher was found dead at his home by police after a close friend raised the alarm after receiving a worrying text message.An inquest into the death of Michael Adrian Morgan, of Black Lion Road in Gorslas, heard he had been employed for both Ysgol Maes yr Yrfa and Coleg Sir Gar, before retiring from a career as the "well thought of head of special education department".Aside from teaching, Mr Morgan made films about mining in...

Son burgles house and gives mum stolen bank card to use

November 27, 2016, 5:04 am

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A MAN who stole a bank card and PIN number in a late-night drug-fuelled creeper burglary gave the card to his mum — and the two of them went to a cash machine and withdrew more than £200 from the victim's account. The card was among a number of items, including an iPhone and PlayStation games console, taken by Matthew Grant Davies when he broke into the house in Melyn, Neath, while the victim and her 14-year-old daughter were asleep. READ MORE: Jail for cocaine-dealing Neath taxi...

141 sheep stolen in one go as rustlers strike in Wales

November 27, 2016, 6:28 am

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POLICE are appealing for help after more than 30 reports of sheep and cattle thefts in the last four months across West and Mid Wales. The incidents occurred across Carmarthenshire, Powys and Ceredigion, and ranged in size from the theft of a handful of sheep to one where 141 were taken, and another where 15 cows were stolen. READ MORE: Motorist caught driving while disqualified for 11th time is sent to jail Dyfed-Powys Police said the thefts of sheep over the summer months - often from...

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Diesel thief caught in the act - by the lorry driver he was...

November 27, 2016, 9:59 am

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A LORRY driver was caught red-handed stealing diesel from a truck parked in the depot of his former employer, a court has heard. Keith Sherwood was found in the Biffa yard on Swansea Enterprise Zone with a length of siphoning tube and plastic containers trying to get fuel from the tank of the lorry — by the driver of the vehicle he had targeted. READ MORE: Motorist caught driving while disqualified for 11th time is jailed Julie Sullivan, prosecuting, told Swansea Magistrates' Court...

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November 28, 2016, 6:52 am

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POLICE are looking to track down a man with 'short blonde spiky up hair' in connection with the theft of items from a vehicle in Llanelli.Officers say at 3am on Sunday, November 13, a man was seen to enter a parked vehicle and take items from within on Upper Mill.READ MORE: 141 sheep stolen in one go as rustlers strike in WalesA spokesman said: "This male is described as white male with short blonde spiky up hair, the male was wearing a black shirt and dark trousers, he was carrying with...

Pensioner claimed he was 'checking an injury' after exposing...

November 28, 2016, 8:43 am

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A PENSIONER caught exposing himself on a train to Swansea told an officer that he had 'hurt his head' and was checking an injury to his penis. David Butterworth was travelling on a train travelling from Cardiff to Swansea on November 12 when he was confronted by a train guard who had been looking through carriages for a lost wallet. Prosecuting, Sharon Anderson told Swansea Magistrates' Court: "He was asking if anyone had seen a wallet and noticed the defendant on a seat with his hands...

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November 28, 2016, 9:35 am

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A FORMER Mumbles lifeboat coxswain died after falling at his home, an inquest has heard.Paul Leleu, 53, was unresponsive when paramedics arrived on January 5 this year. He died three days later at Morriston Hospital.Police had concerns initially that something untoward had taken place due to the state of the property he shared in Limeslade with his partner Melanie Mills.READ MORE: Swansea rugby player Tom Pugh dies suddenly aged just 25Although she was not at home when Mr Leleu sustained his...

Millionaire Peter Morgan 'murdered escort Georgina Symonds after...

November 28, 2016, 12:11 pm

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A BUSINESSMAN killed an escort he was paying up to £10,000 a month after fearing she would end their affair, a court heard today.Multi-millionaire Peter Morgan, 54, allegedly strangled mum-of-one Georgina Symonds, 25, with twine before driving her body away in his £52,000 Porsche.Married father-of-two Morgan had given the burlesque dancer the monthly sum for her to stay exclusive to him - and stop seeing other men.The court heard he treated her to spa days, put her up in plush hotels...

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November 29, 2016, 7:03 am

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AN obsessed millionaire told police how he "calmly" killed his £10,000-a-month escort in the grounds of his castle after fearing she was going to leave him, a court heard today.Property tycoon Peter Morgan, 54, told officers how he throttled former burlesque dancer Georgina Symonds, 25, with orange baling twine after calling at the Castle Bungalow in his grounds where she was living.Newport Crown Court heard Morgan said: "I lurched across and put the rope around her neck. I...

Drug user stole charity boxes from pub - including one for tragic...

November 29, 2016, 7:30 am

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A DRUG user stole a pub tip jar and charity boxes raising money for the Royal British Legion – and one helping to fund a bid to save the life of tragic Brynmill child Phobe Flo. Ross James Phillipart had targeted the donation tins in Sketty Park's Hen Dderwen pub, a café, Post Office and service station in Sketty, and Dunvant service station, in just over a week, beginning on November 20. Swansea Magistrates' Court was told the amount contained in the collection tins, which are...

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Suspected illicit cigarettes and alcohol are seized in raids

November 29, 2016, 9:20 am

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SUSPECT cigarettes and alcohol products have been seized in an operation across Swansea Bay and west Wales.Around 28 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from Trading Standards, Home Office, local police forces and Wagtails tobacco dogs, visited 62 retail premises and self-storage units in Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Llanelli, Carmarthen, St Clears, Tenby, Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven, Haverfordwest, Cardigan and Aberystwyth.READ MORE: A drug user stole charity boxes from a...

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November 29, 2016, 9:25 am

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A CARER has denied pushing an elderly dementia sufferer's head into her pillow and throwing around her "cherished" soft toy — a cuddly dog she regarded as her child. The incidents are said to have happened during the course of a single night at the Hengoed Court care home in Swansea, and involved a long-term resident in her 80s. READ MORE: One person killed and a driver arrested following serious M4 crash near Margam Phillip Demery, from Emlyn Gardens, Townhill, denied a...

Police appeal after man hospitalised in road traffic collision

November 29, 2016, 11:22 pm

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that left a man with serious injuries. Officers were called to Pant Lasau Road in Swansea around 3.20pm on Tuesday, November 29, where a silver coloured Toyota Yaris had been involved in an incident with a pedestrian. The man was taken to hospital where he is currently receiving treatment for his injuries. The road was closed following the incident, but is now fully open. READ MORE: Margam M4 crash update: Woman dead...

Escort Georgina Symonds 'planned to blackmail "Sugar...

November 30, 2016, 4:22 am

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AN ESCORT being paid up to £10,000-a-month threatened to ruin her multi-millionaire "Sugar Daddy" before he murdered her, a court was told today.Burlesque dancer Georgina Symonds, 25, allegedly had an intimate photo of property tycoon Peter Morgan, 54, with another escort, which she planned to use to blackmail him.Property tycoon Morgan gave Georgina huge sums of money and lavished her with gifts including helicopter rides and spa days - but a jury heard she wanted to leave...

Georgina Symonds best friend 'Sexy Lexy' Alexy Butcher tells...

November 30, 2016, 6:34 am

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THE best friend of a blonde escort told today how she was paid £10,000 a month by her "sugar daddy" millionaire, who showered her with luxury gifts before allegedly murdering her.Alexy Butcher told how Georgina Symonds, 25, was moved into a home in the castle grounds owned by property developer Peter Morgan when it became "more than a client-escort relationship."Alexy - known to friends as Sexy Lexy - said former beautician Georgina started pole dancing but later went...