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The family of a 17-year-old boy who very sadly died on the railway last week are today paying tribute to him. Officers were called to the railway line close to Llanelli station at around 5pm last Friday (18 August) after reports of a casualty on the tracks. Officers...
Officers want to speak to anyone who was travelling on the A449 between 1pm and 2pm on Sunday 20 August. Police received a report of a road traffic collision on the A449, northbound, between The Coldra and Usk at around 1.30pm on Sunday 20 August. Officers attended,...
Two sisters from Herefordshire have been selected to ride for Wales at the International Mounted Games Association World Team Championships in Melbourne, Australia from 8th to 15th October. Erin (22) and Sophie (19) Beach were both born in Wales and lived there until...
One person has been taken to hospital after a glider crashed on the Herefordshire border. Dyfed-Powys Police and the Welsh Air Ambulance were called, alongside Longtown Mountain Rescue, to the incident in the Black Mountains on Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson for...
A man has received a three-and-a-half-year sentence in prison after sending indecent images to an undercover police officer who he thought was a young girl. Mark Appleby, 53, of Monmouth, was found guilty after trial of engaging in sexual communication with a child,...
Officers want to speak to anyone who was travelling on the A4042 between 11.45am and 12pm on Monday 7 August. Gwent Police received a report of a road traffic collision on the A4042, southbound between the McDonalds and New Inn roundabouts at around 11.50am on Monday...
The Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were called out to help a woman who had fallen off her horse when out riding on Saturday. The incident occurred in the hills to the North of Brecon. A spokesperson for the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team said: “A woman fell off her horse...
Police have arrested a 26-year-old Blaenavon man on suspicion of attempted kidnap and sexual communications with a child as part of an investigation in Abergavenny. Gwent Police received reports of a man acting suspiciously in the Abergavenny area on Friday 7 July....
A mountain rescue team has rescued a male with a serious leg injury in a poor weather conditions near the Herefordshire border. Longtown Mountain Rescue shared the following information on their Facebook page: “Sunday evening saw the team called out by Gwent Police....
The family of Ceirion Galliers, 18, from Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, who died following a road traffic collision on the A4060 on Saturday July 22 has paid the following tribute to him: “Ceirion Galliers comes from a rugby mad family. It's important to state this...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A470 near Storey Arms at approximately 8.20pm on Tuesday. A 43-year-old man died at the scene after the red Ducati 848 he was riding was involved in a collision in the area known locally as RAC...
Four children have been rescued from the sea at Barry Island, after drifting out to sea on an inflatable item. A spokesperson for Barry Coastguard said: “Our Team with Barry Dock RNLI were called to four children drifting in an inflatable off Friars point. “Lifeboat...
Gwent Police are continuing their search for a missing man who has links to Hereford. Joe Taylor has been missing since Monday afternoon, with the Police helicopter from South Wales joining in the search on Monday evening. From Gwent Police: We are trying to find Joe...
Dyfed-Powys Police has charged two men in connection with a serious incident at a property in Valentine Court, Great Oak Street, Llanidloes, on Monday, 17 July. Following a report on Monday afternoon, there was a police presence in the area, which continued throughout...
Emergency services are responding to a collision on a busy route linking Herefordshire with Wales this afternoon. The incident has occurred on the A4137, in Marstow, close to the junction with the A40 (Symonds Yat to Monmouth). West Mercia Police are at the scene....
Le Voci Ladies choir from Hereford were delighted to win the equal voice competition at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod yesterday in Wales. The international eisteddfod features choirs from around the world and this category featured music written by a...
Police received a report of a road traffic collision on the A468, near Bedwas, at around 5.50pm on Friday 7 July. Officers attended, along with personnel from the Wales Air Ambulance and Welsh Ambulance Service, and the collision involved two motorcycles and a car. A...
St Michael’s Hospice has opened its first-ever store in Monmouth. The prominent store on Agincourt Square follows hot on the heels of the charity’s new shop in Ross-on-Wye, which opened in May. The Monmouth shop was opened by the town’s Mayor, Cllr Tom Kirton, Lorna...
Hereford and Leominster will keep their ticket offices at both railway stations, Transport for Wales has confirmed, despite plans to close the majority of ticket offices in England, that were announced earlier today. The Welsh Government and Transport for Wales (TfW)...
Man made to pay £1620 after slashing a police vehicle tyre. Charles Richards, of Nantyglo, Brynmawr, was found guilty at Cardiff Magistrates Court of causing criminal damage to a police vehicle. At approximately 4:45pm on Sunday, 9thApril 2023, Richards was travelling...