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Caerphilly man jailed after threatening to ‘slit throat’ of manager during Iceland robbery

Thursday, June 18, 2015Saturday, January 9, 2016

A man who robbed Iceland in Caerphilly town, threatening colleagues at knifepoint, has been jailed for eight years.

Caerphilly man admits murdering 18-year-old at Trecco Bay caravan park

Tuesday, May 26, 2015Tuesday, May 26, 2015

A 26-year-old Caerphilly man has admitted murdering a teenager at the Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl.Conner Marshall, 18, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, was found in a critical condition at Trecco…

Sergeant dismissed by Gwent Police for gross misconduct involving “inappropriate sexual behaviour”

Friday, March 27, 2015

A custody sergeant who allegedly had sex with a female suspect has been fired by Gwent Police for gross misconduct.Sergeant Richard Evans, 46, who was based at Ystrad Mynach Police Station, was…

Bedwas man banned from online dating sites after violently attacking women

Thursday, March 26, 2015Thursday, March 26, 2015

A bullying boyfriend who admitted unlawfully wounding a woman he had met online has been banned from going on all dating websites.Karl Crimmins, 29, of Bedwas, was outlawed from online dating sites…

Graig-Y-Rhacca post office worker bravely saw off two robbers who threatened her with a gun

Friday, March 20, 2015Friday, March 20, 2015

A 71-year-old post office worker bravely saw off two would-be robbers who threatened her with a gun.James Price, 16, and David Andrews, 21, tried to rob Graig-Y-Rhacca post office on February 8…

Teenager Connor Doughton jailed for 15 years for murder of Blackwood man Michael Lee Emmett

Thursday, January 15, 2015Thursday, January 15, 2015

A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for at least 15 years after he murdered a man by stabbing him with a kitchen knife.Connor Doughton, of Apollo Way, Blackwood, stabbed 29-year-old Michael Lee…

Risca men guilty of murdering Stephen Lambert

Friday, December 19, 2014Friday, January 16, 2015

Two men have been convicted of murdering Risca man Stephen Lambert, who was found stabbed in the town in August.

Blackwood boy guilty of murdering Michael Lee Emmett

Wednesday, December 17, 2014Tuesday, January 6, 2015

A teenager has admitted murdering Michael Lee Emmett, who died a month after he and a friend were stabbed in Blackwood.

Jake Sweeney killer, Jason Grovell, will not have his ‘lenient’ sentence increased

Tuesday, November 11, 2014Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The killer of Jake Sweeney, who died after being punched from behind while breaking up a fight, will not serve more than four years in prison, the Attorney General’s Office has confirmed.

Blackwood family accused of scamming £200,000 in “cash for crash”

Thursday, October 30, 2014Thursday, October 30, 2014

Five members of the same family ran a “cash for crash” insurance scam worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, a court has heard.
The Yandell family, who run their own car repair business in Blackwood, claimed they were involved in 15 different road accidents in under two years.

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