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Drug conspiracy linking Newport and Liverpool brought down by police
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (159+ words) Five Newport men and two from Liverpool have been convicted of a conspiracy to flood the streets of South Wales with class A drugs. Three defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to supply cocaine following…...
Police swarm Newport street as 9 cars rush to disturbance and fire incident
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (297+ words) A man has been arrested following disturbance and a vehicle fire at a property in Newport on Saturday night, June 27." Emergency services were called to Frome Walk in Bettws shortly before 9. 30pm, with both Gwent Police and South Wales Fire and…...
Arne Slot says Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool "as a legend
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (600+ words) Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes Mohamed Salah will "leave the club a legend" after announcing his departure at the end of the season. The Egypt international took to social media last week to reveal he had come to an…...
Joe Cole expects set-pieces to be pivotal to England's World Cup chances
3+ week, 5+ day ago (652+ words) Joe Cole says England's World Cup chances will be helped if they can "master the arts" of set-pieces. The 48-team tournament in North America could be decided by how teams perform at corners and free-kicks following a Premier League season…...
Blackwood man arrested as 300 shoppers descend on Swatch launch in Cardiff
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (477+ words) Scenes of chaos erupted in Cardiff city centre on Saturday morning as hundreds of shoppers descended on St David's shopping centre in a desperate bid to get their hands on Swatch's latest limited-edition watch collection. A man from Blackwood was…...
8m spent on temporary housing as homelessness pressures reach breaking point
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (387+ words) A Caerphilly councillor has warned decision-makers must make a "credible plan" to deal with homelessness pressures, after it emerged the local authority spent more than "8 million on temporary accommodation last year. Cllr Nigel Dix, who leads the council's independents, said…...
Man sentenced for attack outside stadium before Wales football match
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (79+ words) A man has pleaded guilty to committing an assault at the Cardiff City Stadium. Ryland Price, aged 55, of Heathlands, Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Aaron Williams. His offence took place on Monday, October 13 last year,…...
Boy, 12, among three arrested after bomb hoax threats made to secondary schools
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (184+ words) A 12-year old boy is among three people that have been arrested after bomb hoaxes were made to secondary schools in Cardiff. The arrests are part of an investigation into threats made between March 15 and 18, 2026. A 44-year-old woman, a 47-year-old…...
Crucial home games for Bargoed, Cross Keys and Newbridge this weekend
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (361+ words) Gwent's three Admiral Welsh Premiership teams are gearing up for crucial home matches this Saturday. Bargoed, Cross Keys, and Newbridge all have 2. 30pm kick-offs and are keen to finish the season on a high. Bargoed, currently fifth in the league, will…...
January 2026 transfer window: What must Newport County do?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (986+ words) WITH no fixture until January 17, Newport County AFC manager Christian Fuchs can focus all his efforts on working with head of football operations Chris Finn and chairman Huw Jenkins to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window. This month…...