Man denies murdering lawyer Alison Jane Farr-Davies in Hafod

December 9, 2016, 5:29 am

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A SWANSEA man has denied murdering a solicitor whose body was found at a house in the city in September. Dean Marcus Jones entered a plea of not guilty to murdering Alison Jane Farr-Davies during a brief videolink hearing at Swansea Crown Court today. READ MORE: Partner of mum-to-be killed in M4 crash pays tribute to 'the most special person' A date for his trial was set for March 13 next year, and the 37-year-old, of Neath Road, Hafod, was further remanded into custody. Barrister John...

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December 9, 2016, 6:00 am

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TWO Welsh drugs dealers who filmed themselves flaunting bundles of cash and singing along to rap songs in their car have been jailed. Jamaal Swaby and Shafiq Ahmed were in charge of the South Wales end of a major heroin conspiracy worth around £1.4 million. READ MORE: Dealer jailed for flooding Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot with drugs - from his home in London The pair were part of a 20-strong gang sentenced to a total of more than 192 years at Liverpool Crown Court today. Swanby...

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December 9, 2016, 6:34 am

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POLICE investigating the use of counterfeit £50 notes in Port Talbot have released CCTV images of a man they want to talk to. Officers are appealing for anyone with information on the man in the pictures to come forward. READ MORE: Shocking video shows Port Talbot pensioner being knocked down by driver distracted by mobile phone The investigation revolves around the use of fake £50 notes at a petrol station and a pizza parlour in the town on November 27. A spokesman for South...

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December 11, 2016, 3:05 am

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POLICE are appealing for help after an officer's windscreen was smashed with a heavy object while he was out in patrol in Morriston. Two men on a green Kawasaki motorbike caused the damage to the moving vehicle before driving off. The officer involved is believed to be unhurt. READ MORE: Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi's classic Mercedes to be star of Clydach Bangla party The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at Lon Camlad. A 26-year-old man from Swansea has...

Drunken man 'bit mother's backside' during row in Neath, court...

December 11, 2016, 8:23 am

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A NEATH man bit his mum on the bum and threatened to kill his stepdad with a garden fork, a court has heard.Violence flared after a drunken Jacob Lee Williams visited his parent's house in Melyn in the early hours of the morning.Swansea Crown Court heard that Williams and his mother's partner do not get on, and after being told he could not stay at the property he began shouting at the couple and banging the front door.He then kicked his way into his parents' garden shed and armed himself with a...

Businessman jailed for selling dodgy VW camper vans

December 12, 2016, 10:11 am

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A BUSINESSMAN who was converting and selling shoddy Volkswagen camper vans has been sent to jail. Two of the VWs he sold developed major mechanical problems while being driven home from his garage, while another had to be repeatedly returned because of problems — which went largely unfixed. READ MORE: Chip shop closed after rotting mouse found in kitchen Berian Paul Lloyd sold one of the vans while awaiting sentencing for a string of similar offences — something a judge said...

Couple left terrified by armed raider demanding money

December 13, 2016, 3:58 am

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A HOODED man armed with a knife and claw hammer who confronted a couple in their 60s in their own home demanding money, has been jailed. Carl Rayne was high on drugs when he forced his way into the kitchen of his victims in Neath — and a judge said that unless he took action to try to stop him, the defendant would one day cause serious injury or even death as he committed crimes to feed his addiction. READ MORE: Jail for businessman converting and selling shoddy VW camper vans Rayne,...

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December 13, 2016, 4:12 am

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A POLICEMAN'S never say die attitude helped him catch a teenage driver who sped through residential streets in Swansea while under the influence of cannabis.Peter Anthony Turner has been locked up — with a warning from the judge that young men needed to understand that roads were not for playing on. He had raced through the streets of St Thomas and Port Tennant in the middle of the afternoon in a Fiesta he had bought the day before for £60 as an MoT failure. READ MORE: Businessman...

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December 13, 2016, 6:21 am

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A MILLIONAIRE businessman accused of murdering his escort lover told a jury today how finding women for sex was "easy" for him.Peter Morgan, 54, denied trapping Georgina Symonds, 25, with cash bribes for sex - saying he could easily find other women to sleep with.The wealthy property developer admitted strangling call girl Georgina to death with bailing twine but denies murder on the basis of diminished responsibility and due to him having Asperger's syndrome.READ MORE: Millionaire...

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December 14, 2016, 5:18 am

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POLICE are appealing for help after £30,000-worth of mountain bikes were stolen from the Afan Valley. The nine high-value machines were taken during a burglary at Skyline Cycles in Glyncorrwg on Sunday night. READ MORE: Dramatic video footage of police chasing drug-driver through Swansea Officers have released photographs of some of the stolen bikes, and are urging anyone with information on the raid - or anyone who is offered similar bikes for sale - to come forward. The burglary...

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December 14, 2016, 11:35 pm

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TWO men who carried out "callous and wicked" distraction burglaries on pensioners living alone in their 80s and 90s in Neath and Port Talbot have been jailed. Michael Myers and Jerry Connors targeted three elderly people in the space of an hour, talking their way in their victims' properties and stealing cash and jewellery — but were caught just hours later after a police car and foot chase. READ MORE: Football banning order for Swans fan who racially abused Crystal Palace...

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December 15, 2016, 12:09 am

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A MAN who racially abused a Crystal Palace player during the team's clash with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium has been banned from attending any football matches for the next three years.Scott O'Sullivan, of Oakford Place in Portmead, was heard shouting the abuse during the match between the two sides three weeks ago, which the Swans won 5–4 after a nail-biting finish.Swansea Magistrates' Court was told the 28-year-old has shouted: 'you can't do that you f****** c***' after one of...

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December 15, 2016, 12:39 am

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POLICE investigating an armed robbery at a Port Talbot corner shop have released CCTV images of the suspects. The Nisa store on Victoria Road was targeted on the evening of November 21 when two hooded and masked men burst in and threatened staff with a wheel brace. READ MORE: £30,000-worth of mountain bikes stolen from Afan Valley biking centre The pair demanded cash before making off in a dark-red Renault Megane estate car that had its number plates covered by bin bags. Police...

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December 15, 2016, 8:35 am

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A COURT has heard how the driver of a tipper truck which ploughed into and killed two Swansea men was 'keen to impress' his new boss.The jury at Bristol Crown Court were told how Phillip Potter, 20, had been "over the moon" to be working for Grittenham Haulage owner Matthew Gordon.READ MORE: Lorry in Bath tipper truck crash had exceeded speed limitHe admitted he would not have been in the L8 CMT tipper on Lansdown Lane on the day of the crash if he had not been following his boss at...

Can you help police find armed robbers who targeted Neath shop?

December 15, 2016, 3:32 am

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POLICE investigating an armed robbery at a Neath shop have released CCTV images of two suspects — and two men who were in the store moments before the raid and who may hold vital information. The CK shop in Cimla was targeted on the evening of Sunday, November 6, when two masked man threatened staff and demanded money. READ MORE: All police want for Christmas is help in identifying these nine people The pair left the area is what is believed to have been a white vehicle. Minutes...

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December 15, 2016, 11:51 pm

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THE former leader of a far right group has been jailed for breaching a court order not to enter a mosque or encourage others to do so.Paul Golding drove four Britain First members to the Al-Manar Centre in Cardiff for a "mosque invasion", London's High Court heard.The incident happened nine days after an injunction stopping him from entering any mosque in Wales and England without prior invitation was imposed in August this year.READ MORE: All police want for Christmas is your help in...

Man jailed after stealing spectacles from opticians

December 16, 2016, 8:27 am

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A MAN who ransacked an opticians while under the influence of drink and drugs made off with more than £2,000 of spectacles and other equipment – which he sold for £200. Jonathan Terence Atkins targeted Browes opticians in Station Road in Burry Port last May, but was traced when police discovered his fingerprints on a cash box. No money was on the premises, but the items he made off with were valued at £2,333. READ MORE: Drug addict was 'let down' by police, grieving...

Man jailed after glassing fellow drinker in Carmarthen pub

December 18, 2016, 6:00 am

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A MAN thrown out of a Carmarthen pub following a fight returned an hour later and glassed another man in a second confrontation - then went to his girlfriend's house and kicked in a door. Lee David Frost had been drinking in The Plume of Feathers pub on October 23 when he was ejected from the premises by other users after getting into a fight.But Swansea Crown Court heard he later returned, and 'started making a nuisance of himself', including rubbing the head of another visitor, James Thomas, a...

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December 19, 2016, 5:46 am

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A GRANDFATHER put on a foreign accent and phoned his local social club during bingo night to say there was a bomb in the building.Peter Donoghue made the threat on the evening of May 25 when he spoke to a female member of staff at Bryn and Trallwm Sports and Social Club in Llwynhendy.READ MORE: Racist behaviour is being kicked out of Swansea - say policeProsecuting at Swansea Crown Court, Craig Jones said the 24-year-old bar worker who picked up the phone heard a man with a foreign accent say,...

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December 20, 2016, 7:21 am

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THREE men a judge said were all involved in the supply of cocaine, were arrested after they raised suspicions by buying knives from a Tesco store in Swansea.Lee Bird, aged 28, Zeeshan Raja 18, and Dirie Abdullahi Haaji, aged 21 were spotted together at Tesco in Oystermouth Road on the evening of August 8, buying three kitchen knives.READ MORE: An arguing couple were found with drugs in a popular Swansea pubBut Swansea Crown Court was told their behaviour 'gave rise to concern' and police were...