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January 26, 2017, 6:03 am

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POLICE investigating the use of counterfeit money at shops in Swansea and Carmarthen have released CCTV images of a man they want to talk to. Officers say the person in the pictures may be able to assist their enquiries into the use of fake Scottish £20 and Bank of England £50 in January and December, and one incident in August, 2016. READ MORE: Woman who burgled home of former foster parents caught red-handed by neighbours Police are also urging anyone who may have been given...

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January 26, 2017, 10:52 am

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EVENING Post readers reacted with shock and venom to the news the killer of Ben Bellamy could be let out of prison early for good behaviour. Joshua Declan Thomas was one of a pair of youngsters who murdered the teen in 2004. A third person's manslaughter conviction was later quashed. But Mrs Justice Lang said Thomas, now 26, had made "exemplary" efforts to reform himself in prison. READ MORE: Killer of Swansea sixth-former Ben Bellamy could be released early after 'exceptional'...

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January 27, 2017, 2:27 am

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POLICE have arrested 30 people — including a number of suspected "prolific offenders" — in a 24-hour swoop across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot. The operation saw arrests for a range of alleged offences from possession of firearms to drugs, burglaries, and violent crime. READ MORE: Police are investigating the use of fake £20 and £50 notes in Swansea and Carmarthen Above: This is what it's like to go on a drug raid with police in Swansea The arrests...

Tipper truck pair sentenced to jail

January 27, 2017, 7:27 am

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THE two men found guilty of the manslaughter of four people including two Swansea men and a four-year-old girl have been given combined jail sentences of just under 13 years.Matthew Gordon, aged 30, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison at a hearing at Bristol Crown Court.Gordon was the owner and licensed operator of Grittenham Haulage - the company that owned the 32-tonne lorry that careered out of control down Lansdown Lane in Bath.Mechanic Peter Wood, aged 55, was jailed for...

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January 27, 2017, 8:48 am

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A RELATIVE of murdered schoolboy Ben Bellamy has reacted angrily to the news one of his killers could be released early from prison. Joshua Declan Thomas, then just 15, was one of two youths who killed 17-year-old Ben Bellamy in September 2005. The following year he was ordered, at Swansea Crown Court, to serve at least 18 years behind bars. Ben, from Sketty Park, was walking home from a night out at Cinderella's nightclub when he bumped into his killers. READ MORE: 'Prolific offender'...

Public urged not to approach 'dangerous' man with links to Neath

January 27, 2017, 10:24 am

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POLICE are urging the public not to approach a 20-year-old man wanted in connection with a serious assault. Officers say they want to speak to Travis Furnish about an incident in Barry on Wednesday, and he is considered a "danger to the public" - they appealing for anybody with information on his whereabouts to come forward. READ MORE: Cow 'attacks' woman golfer on Gower course Furnish, from Cardiff, has links to Neath and Penarth. A spokesman for South Wales Police said:...

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January 28, 2017, 8:22 am

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THREE men robbed a post office in broad daylight this morning.South Wales Police is appealing for witnesses after the building in Walter Road, Swansea, was targeted at around 11.30am.The trio entered the post office and stole cash from behind the counter. READ MORE: Man dies after Morriston Cross crashPolice would like to hear from anyone who saw the three men running from the scene.A force spokesman said: "No persons were injured during the incident and no weapons were used."Police...

Drug-driver crashes into wall near university - and is arrested...

January 28, 2017, 2:52 pm

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A SWANSEA man high on drugs drove a car on the wrong side of a busy street before crashing into parked vehicles and a wall just yards from university buildings, a court heard. Craig Anthony Kirkby tried to reverse away from the crash before getting out of the car and being pinned to the floor by passersby until police arrived — in the form of mounted officers. READ MORE: Police appeal for witnesses after robbery at Swansea post office Kirkby had been on bail at the time of the...

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January 29, 2017, 8:30 am

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A 28-YEAR-OLD Briton Ferry man was jailed for four years for attempting to rob a man while brandishing a knife and a few hours later robbing a woman.Buster Kyle Whitelock pushed the 56-year-old woman to the ground and took her handbag containing around £300 which she was planning to spend on a holiday.The incident took place in Baglan at 8.10am on December 28, Swansea Crown Court heard, just a few hours after another incident.READ MORE: Killer of Swansea sixth-former Ben Bellamy could be...

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January 30, 2017, 5:51 am

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A NEATH man who "lured" an ex-partner to his house then attacked her on a tarpaulin sheet in a bedroom and told her he had arranged for somebody to come and collect her body. Rhodri Jones asked the woman to go to his house to give a family member a lift, but it was a trap — he was the only person in the property when she arrived. READ MORE: Charred remains of cat found behind block of flats in Swansea Valley Swansea Crown Court heard that when the victim realised what was...

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January 30, 2017, 9:37 am

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A UNIVERSITY student used a "spy camera" hidden in a watch to film women going to the toilet, a court has heard. Jordan Thomas's covert recordings were discovered when the suspicious-looking watch with a USB computer memory stick attached was found, and its contents checked. READ MORE: 'Jealous' man lured former partner to his house and attacked her - telling her someone was coming to collect her body Police were alerted and began an investigation, and it then emerged the...

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January 30, 2017, 9:51 am

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A POLICE crackdown on fly-tipping in the upper Swansea Valley saw more than 30 van drivers stopped — with a number of on-the-spot fines handed out. Local officers joined forces with traffic cops and staff from Neath Port Talbot Council's waste management team for the day-long operation centred in Ystalyfera. READ MORE: Charred remains of cat found behind Swansea Valley flats During the course of the day more than 30 vehicles were stopped and their drivers spoken to, with officers...

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January 30, 2017, 2:17 pm

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TEN men have been sentenced after a travellers' camp in Merthyr Tydfil was turned into a giant cannabis plantation.As many as half of the 24 caravans at the camp were used as cover for a sophisticated drugs-growing operation worth up to £340,000 a year.Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard the men who set up the giant plantation all claimed it was for their personal use. READ MORE: University student used 'spy camera' hidden in a watch to film women in toiletTheir Glynmill Gypsy and Traveller...

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January 31, 2017, 7:02 am

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A NEATH man who threatened to kill his mother and sent dozens of abusing texts to his auntie was found with a baseball bat and a drill when he crashed his scooter, a court heard. Jamie David Watkins also posted a written threat through the door of his grandparents house — scrawled on the back of a warning letter police had given him about his behaviour. Swansea Crown Court heard the incidents — all of which happened in the space of a couple of days over the New Year — were...

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February 1, 2017, 3:35 am

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POLICE have issued a warning about a scam where fraudsters contact victims claiming to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and trick them into paying bogus debts and taxes using iTunes gift cards. A victim in Swansea was contacted by a man claiming to be from HMRC and told he owed an outstanding debt. The fraudster then asked for payment in iTunes gift card voucher codes. READ MORE: Suspected armed robbery at Swansea service station as eyewitness reports seeing "man with a...

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February 1, 2017, 5:16 am

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A MAN who carried out a "campaign of rape" against a vulnerable young girl has been jailed for 14 years. Paul Edward Court abused the youngster over a 15-month period, repeatedly raping the girl who had special educational needs. READ MORE: University student used 'spy camera' hidden in watch to secretly film women in toilet The attacks happened a decade ago, but it is only in recent years the victim has come forward to report them. Court, aged 33, of Gwendoline Street, Port...

Teacher's wife sent text about girls at centre of sex allegations

February 1, 2017, 9:04 am

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THE wife of a primary school teacher accused of having sexual relationships with three teenagers sent a text claiming two of the girls were "trying to ruin our family", a hearing has been told. Former Casllwchwr teacher Jonathan Mark Norbury is facing an Education Workforce Council's fitness to practise committee over alleged sexual relationships with three girls, both while they were under 16, and aged between 16 and 18. READ MORE: Primary school teacher 'did everything but sex'...

Banned driver got behind wheel 10 days after drinking ban

February 1, 2017, 9:20 am

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A MAN caught driving to the pub just 10 days after being banned for drink-driving has been jailed. Swansea Magistrates Court heard 61-year-old Michael James Matthews' excuse for getting back behind the wheel was he could not afford a taxi, he had two broken feet and was going to the pub to form a band. READ MORE: Major air, land and sea search underway for missing Gower man Lisa Jones, prosecuting, told the court that on January 14 this year police officers on patrol in Clydach pulled over...

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February 1, 2017, 10:12 am

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A DRIVER who crashed her sports car after drinking wine and ouzo said she lost control of the vehicle when she swerved to avoid a fox, a court heard. Caroline Marine Lane wrote-off her VW Scirocco as she drove home from a friend's house in the early hours of the morning. READ MORE: Jail for banned driver caught behind the wheel just 10 days after being disqualified Swansea Magistrates Court heard that when police were called to the crash site near the Broadway petrol garage on Cockett Road...

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February 2, 2017, 6:56 am

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POLICE investigating an armed robbery at a Pontarddulais service station have released images of a man they want to identify in connection with it.A man brandishing a claw hammer entered the Shell Garage in St Teilo Street at around 6.35pm on Tuesday, January 31, and demanded cash and cigarettes from a member of staff. READ MORE: A drink driver has this nasty smash, and was then found sipping tea by policeThe man is described as white and in his thirties, approximately 5ft 9in, with a thick-set...