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Tag: Newport Crown Court

Two guilty of violent disorder after barber shop turf war brawl

Friday, March 13, 2026Friday, March 13, 2026

Two men have been found guilty of affray for their part in a mass street brawl between rival barbers.

Man jailed 28 years after sexually assaulting 13-year-old following DNA breakthrough

Monday, January 26, 2026Monday, January 26, 2026

Richard Downey, who was 26 when he attacked the school girl near Wyllie in September 1997, has finally been brought to justice.

Cocaine dealer jailed after evidence found in messages, voice notes, and videos on his phone

Friday, August 29, 2025

A drug dealer has been jailed for nearly five years after videos, messages, and voice notes found on his phone revealed his involvement in the supply of class A, B, and C drugs.

Two cocaine dealers jailed, while third handed suspended sentence

Friday, August 29, 2025Friday, August 29, 2025

Two members of an organised crime group have been jailed for a combined eight years and five months for their role in supplying class A drugs in Caerphilly.

Man faces 21 court charges after police roof stand-off

Monday, June 30, 2025Monday, June 30, 2025

A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with multiple crimes following an armed manhunt through Caerphilly town on Monday June 16.

Waste firm fined £64,000 over River Rhymney pollution after scrapyard fire

Friday, June 27, 2025Friday, June 27, 2025

Waste water and chemical foam used to fight the fire at SL Recycling polluted the Nant Cylla brook and the River Rhymney over a 2.3km stretch – killing 175 fish.

Disqualified driver jailed after ‘spree of utterly reckless and dangerous driving’

Friday, April 11, 2025Friday, April 11, 2025

Timothy Taylor, 32, of St John’s Terrace, Crosskeys, has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Cocaine dealer arrested in Rhymney jailed

Friday, February 28, 2025

A drug dealer has been jailed after police caught him after they were called following a report he was “unresponsive” in his car.

Police appeal to find burglar wanted back in prison

Tuesday, October 29, 2024Thursday, October 31, 2024

A burglar who was released from prison last month is wanted back behind bars, with Gwent Police launching an appeal to find him.

Robber wanted back in prison after breaching release conditions

Tuesday, April 16, 2024Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Joshua Soal, 30, from Crosskeys, was handed a nine-year jail sentence at Newport Crown Court in October 2019.

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