Crime

Rachel McLoughlin, 46, received a 12‑month driving ban, fines and drug destruction after police stopped her near Tesco in Llandrindod with heroin and amphetamines.

80‑year‑old Colin Burlow pleaded guilty to stalking Linda Willey after a six‑month campaign of calls, visits and gifts, prompting a court adjournment for sentencing.

An orange traffic cone was found atop Brecon’s historic Duke of Wellington monument, prompting curiosity and council review.

Two town‑centre businesses in Monmouth face £85,000 in fines after Home Office raids reveal illegal employment breaches, with one firm contesting the penalty.

The incident was reported on 5 October 2026, and police confirmed the stretch of the coastal trunk road is now inaccessible to all traffic.

A crowdfunding drive backed by Dafydd Wigley and harpist Elinor Bennett seeks £15,000 to bring a Welsh‑language opera on the 1936 Penyberth arson to the stage.

The incident was reported just after 14:00 on Thursday 1 October, with Dyfed‑Powys Police confirming that both vehicles sustained damage but only minor injuries were recorded.

New signs at Fort Road and Llanreath car parks aim to curb reckless driving near a hospital and care homes, backed by a zero‑tolerance policy.

Police urge anyone with information to contact North Wales Police via live webchat or 101, quoting PID 328.

Clare Carmichael, left for dead in 2001, urges new police enquiries to bring justice to her long‑standing assault case.