The number of magistrates in Gwent has fallen by nearly 25% over the past three years, in line with the national average.
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Man murdered in Elliots Town was suspected by neighbours of being a convicted child killer
A man found murdered in Elliots Town, New Tredegar, was suspected of being a convicted child killer by angry neighbours.
KFC ordered by court to pay almost £42,000 after selling undercooked chicken from Blackwood restaurant
Fast food company KFC has been ordered to pay almost £42,000 by magistrates after selling undercooked chicken to an unsuspecting customer in Blackwood.
Four in court accused of drug dealing after police raids in New Tredegar, Abertysswg and Bargoed
Jory Kift, 25, of School Street, in Elliots Town; Callum Lewis, 24, of Alfred Street, Rhymney; Gareth Price, 28, of Queen’s Road, Elliots Town; and Anthony Smith, 36, of Sunny View, Pontlottyn, appeared before Newport Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, May 5.
Man banned from driving and ordered to pay £615 after drunkenly ploughing his car into the front room of a family home in Caerphilly
A man who drove a car into a family’s living room while drunk has been banned from driving and ordered to pay £600 by magistrates.
Rhymney man jailed for 18 weeks after hanging a sheepdog from a tree
A Rhymney man has been jailed for 18 weeks by magistrates after being found guilty of hanging his sheepdog from a tree.
Two Caerphilly men due in court accused of stealing mountain bikes worth £21,000
Two men have appeared in court accused of stealing seven mountain bikes worth a total of £21,000.
Caerphilly stove installer prosecuted and ordered to pay £7,000 for falsely claiming he was registered with industry body HETAS
A wood burning stove installer has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after he was prosecuted by Caerphilly Trading Standards for falsely claiming he was registered with industry body HETAS.
Man charged over Pontlottyn train stabbing remanded in custody by magistrates’ court
A man accused of stabbing a passenger on a Rhymney-bound train has been remanded in custody by magistrates.
Man charged over Pontlottyn train stabbing due to appear in court
A man is due to appear in court accused of stabbing a passenger on a Rhymney-bound train.