South Wales Evening Post
WOMAN RAPED TWICE IN CAR BY FAKE UBER DRIVER
A SEXUAL predator pretended to be a taxi driver in order to entice a vulnerable young woman into his car before driving her to a secluded street and raping her, a court has heard. Abdul Shahid was cruising the streets in the dead of night looking for...
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£13K WATCH ‘SMUGGLED INTO JAIL’ FOR DRUG GANG BOSS
A DESIGNER watch worth around £13,000 was smuggled into prison for the head of an organised crime group who had been arrested and remanded into custody, a court has heard. Ryan Morgan was the boss of a gang which trafficked huge quantities of cocaine...
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Our baby was born with holes in her tiny heart
EMILY Bowen and her partner Mathew Mariani were overjoyed when their daughter Esme was born. Everything had gone to plan with the pregnancy and birth, but less than two weeks after welcoming their daughter to the world the couple from Hendy realised...
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WAITING GAME
THE Scarlets have issued a statement welcoming the opportunity to enter the PRA25 agreement and confirming that they aim to sign it “shortly”, following Wednesday’s announcement that the proposed takeover of Cardiff by Y11 Sports & Media has fallen...
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‘MAJOR WIN IN FIGHT TO SAVE OUR CLUB’
SWANSEA Council leader Rob Stewart has claimed the Ospreys’ future is secure beyond the end of the current decade – despite the Welsh Rugby Union once again reiterating their intention to cut the number of professional teams to three by 2028. Cllr...
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‘A SERIOUS RISK TO YOUNG GIRLS’
A MAN who raped vulnerable young girls has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. A judge at Swansea Crown Court praised the courage of Michael Allen’s victims in coming forward and giving evidence at trial, describing them as “impressive young...
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‘HIS GREATEST JOY WAS PLAYING RUGBY’
WALES captain Jac Morgan has announced the tragic death of his “cousin and best friend” Harri. Harri Morgan, who was also vicecaptain of Brynamman RFC’S first team, died suddenly last week, with the British & Irish Lions star saying he “meant the...
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PAIR SOLD DRUGS TO BUYERS ASKING FOR ‘CHINESE’
CUSTOMERS ordering cocaine from their dealers were using “Chinese” as a codeword for their takeaways, a court has heard. Jac Cadman and Jamie Cook were caught by police as they sat in a car on a Swansea street waiting to pick up a fresh delivery of...
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OSPREYS OWNER’S DEAL ‘ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE’
THE Ospreys owner’s deal to take over Cardiff is on the verge of falling through. Y11 Sports & Media seems unlikely to take over the capital city club in the latest sensational twist to the ongoing saga over the future of the professional game in...
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‘MORE TIME’ PLEA TO COMPLETE PIER WORK
THE owners of Mumbles Pier need more time to build two new pavilions and refurbish the former lifeboat house to create a pop-up restaurant. Swansea Council gave family-owned pier company Amusement Equipment Company Ltd planning permission for the...
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‘JAMIE WAS KIND, BRIGHT AND GENTLE’
A UNIVERSITY student from Swansea who was allegedly murdered by his housemate had his whole life ahead of him, his family said. Jamie Collins, 21, was found dead in the garden of a property in Filton, near Bristol, in the early hours of April 9. On...
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‘I’VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR PLAN TO CUT CLUB’
ABI Tierney says she is confident of strong support from community clubs to press ahead with the proposed three-team plan, but she was unable to offer any fresh detail on how it would be delivered. The Welsh Rugby Union CEO believes a large proportion...
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‘PARASITE’ BROTHERS DROVE OAP TO BANK TO WITHDRAW THOUSANDS
A PAIR of “parasite” brothers conned a vulnerable woman into withdrawing thousands of pounds from her savings account, a court has heard. Danny and Jamie Price persuaded the pensioner that she owed them money for roofing work, before driving her to...
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HUNDREDS SET TO GRADUATE HIT BY NHS JOB CRISIS
STUDENT nurses across Wales, who have put in thousands of hours of unpaid work and taken out vast student debts, have spoken of their fury and devastation at being told there now aren’t enough jobs for them. A jobs crisis for student nurses about to...
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‘YOU WERE PURE SUNSHINE’
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl who bravely battled an aggressive childhood cancer has sadly died. Olivia Finch passed away having been diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma aged just two. We featured Olivia’s story last year, telling how she had inspired a...
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LIVELIHOODS CAN BE HIT BY ‘NUISANCE’ YOUTHS
TRADERS located at the heart of Swansea city centre have weighed in on the issue of recurring anti-social behaviour in the vicinity of their shops. South Wales Police has imposed a 48-hour police crackdown on crime in the city centre, which had been...
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SEVEN-HOUR WILDFIRE BATTLE
SEVEN fire crews battled a massive 120-hectare grass fire in Gower on Tuesday. The huge blaze at Cefn Bryn took nearly seven hours to bring under control as crews dealt with the “physically demanding” incident. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue...
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WARNING OVER ZIPLINE PROTEST
A PROTEST aimed at blocking access for machinery being used in the construction of a new leisure attraction in Swansea took place yesterday. A small number of people from a group called Climate Camp Cymru and some local people held placards at the...
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TRIBUTES PAID TO HOSPICE’S ‘DRIVING FORCE’
TRIBUTES have been paid to the man who was “the main driving force” behind a beloved Welsh hospice. Dr Peter Griffiths, who was Ty Olwen Hospice Trust’s first medical director when it first opened in 1981, has sadly died. Ty Olwen Hospice is a...
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‘MIRACLE MADDIE’ HAD TO FIGHT FOR LIFE
FOR Zoe Davies her trip to hospital to give birth to her third daughter was to complete her family. Having given birth twice before, the Ammanford mum knew what to expect and the arrival of her newborn Madeline at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen on...
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INVESTMENT BOOST AIMS TO QUASH FEARS FOR REGION
THE Scarlets have responded to growing speculation about their future by revealing they have landed significant new investment, firmly rejecting claims about the club’s potential demise. Rumours circulated at the start of the week alleging the...
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‘BREAKING POINT’ FOR OUR GP SURGERIES
A SENEDD committee inquiry has found GP services across Wales are in decline with doctor’s surgeries short-staffed and those still in the profession “beleaguered”. The Senedd health and social care committee has found surgeries have been chronically...
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‘POLICE HAVE NOTHING ON ME’
A MAN who had been told many times to stop contacting his ex has flouted a restraining order again and became abusive with police officers when he was arrested. Police had gone to 65-year-old Michael Evans’ house over allegations that he had breached...
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‘SHAMEFUL’ RATE OF FOOD POVERTY SLAMMED
MORE than a third of people in Wales’ poorest areas struggle to get hold of healthy food, according to a new report. Describing the figure as “shameful”, the Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee says urgent action is needed to help the 37%...
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PREDATOR IS JAILED FOR BOY’S RAPE
A SERIAL sex offender brutally raped and sexually assaulted a young boy shortly after sexually abusing a young girl, a court has heard. The impact of what Mark Hawkes did to the boy almost two decades ago has been described as “mental torture” which...
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TALKS HELD TO TRY AND KEEP RETAIL GIANT IN CITY CENTRE
THE leader of Swansea Council said it was doing all it can to help ensure Marks & Spencer opened a new store in the county, and discussions about the existing one moving to the vacant Debenhams site had taken place. Cllr Rob Stewart was asked at a...
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WRU CHAIR WILL STEP DOWN IN SUMMER
WELSH Rugby Union chairman Richard Collier-keywood is to step down in July. Collier-keywood, who was facing an EGM vote to oust him next month, will depart at the end of his term this summer. The news is a surprise development in Welsh rugby’s...
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‘YOU’LL BE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER’
THE family of a 23-year-old woman who died following a road traffic collision on the A470 have paid tribute to her, describing her as a “bright and shining light” who brought joy to those around her. Ellé Claire Evans, from Ammanford, was involved in...
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OSPREYS COMING HOME
SWANSEA Council is pressing ahead with revised plans to redevelop the city’s St Helen’s sports ground in tandem with regional rugby side the Ospreys. It is hoped the Ospreys will be able to use the seafront ground not long after the start of the...
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NEW PLAN TO REDEVELOP ST HELEN’S
SWANSEA Council and the Ospreys are set to go ahead with new plans to redevelop St Helen’s in time for next season in a dramatic Welsh rugby twist. The move comes despite a lack of certainty surrounding the region’s future and months of angry...
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‘MY LITTLE MIRACLES WHO HAVE OVERCOME SO MUCH’
ROMIAH and Roziah Lewis are always smiling. Just over six months old, these twin boys are filling their home with energy and joy. But their bright, happy faces hide a remarkable story – one of premature birth, weeks in the NICU and a journey that would...
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£12M TO HELP FIX CITY’S ROADS
MORE than £12 million will be spent on roads, pavements, bridges and drains in Swansea in 2026-27 and every penny, if not more, is needed, according to some residents. The council’s cabinet approved expenditure of £12.3 million at a meeting on March...
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DATE SET FOR KEY VOTE ON FUTURE OF RUGBY
THE crunch meeting which could change the face of Welsh rugby will take place next month. The Welsh Rugby Union yesterday announced a seismic extraordinary general meeting will be held at the Principality Stadium on Monday, April 13, at 6pm. It comes...
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REDDIN MAY GO IF PLAN TO AXE A REGION IS SCRAPPED
DAVE Reddin says the Welsh Rugby Union could compromise on its push for central control and has not ruled out walking away if plans to restructure the professional game are scrapped. The WRU plans to reduce the number of professional clubs from four...
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WRU BOSS STEPS DOWN
MARIANNE Økland will take over from the departing Malcolm Wall as independent chair of Welsh rugby’s Professional Rugby Board (PRB) on an interim basis. Malcolm Wall’s three-year term at the helm, which was extended by one year at the request of PRB...
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Go-ahead for final part of 248-home scheme
THE final phase of a major housing development in Swansea has been given the go-ahead. The third phase of Hendrefoilan Park estate, Sketty, will consist of 92 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, as well as a play area. The completed first phase was...
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MAN HELD AFTER FIREARM REPORT
A MAN has been arrested after police were called to reports of a man with a firearm on a residential street in Swansea. At around midday on Tuesday officers from South Wales Police were called to Kenilworth Place, West Cross, where they arrested a...
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SIX ON TRIAL OVER SUPPLY OF ‘BOGUS MEDICAL FORMS’
SIX people have gone on trial accused of being involved in a fraudulent business which submitted bogus medical forms for people seeking bus, taxi and lorry licences from the DVLA. It is alleged that the defendants and the firm they worked for –...
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ZIPLINE SCHEMESCHEMES FUNDING WARNING
OPPOSITION councillors in Swansea launched a barrage of criticism at the support being offered to the company building an adventure park in the city. Council leader Rob Stewart hit back, saying if they wanted to collapse the project and harm Swansea’s...
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RIVAL PLAN WOULD SEE WALES KEEP 4 REGIONS
A LEADING Welsh business figure has emerged as a figurehead to plot an alternative future for Welsh rugby that could see the number of regions remain that at four. The Welsh Rugby Union are currently facing an Extraordinary General Meeting that could...
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MAN STUCK IN DUBAI FEELING ‘TOTALLY ABANDONED’
A WELSHMAN has told how he feels “totally abandoned” after finding himself stranded in Dubai amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Ian Reynolds is now worried he will run out of his diabetes medication and not be able to afford many more...
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DRUG DEALER SKIPPED BAIL – TO GO ON A PILGRIMAGE
A CANNABIS dealer skipped bail to attend the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, a court has heard. Jakir Ali had come to the attention of police after officers discovered the fast food restaurant manager was in contact with a member of an organised...
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‘WELSH RUGBY IS IN A PERILOUS STATE’
SENEDD members have told Welsh Rugby Union chair Richard Collierkeywood he has “lost the argument” over controversial plans to cut Wales’ professional clubs to three, branding the failure to produce a viable alternative a “dereliction of...
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‘DEPLORABLE’ VIDEO SHOWS TEEN BEING PUNCHED & HUMILIATED
DISTRESSING videos showing a boy being bullied and punched in Swansea have circulated online. Police are investigating the Snapchat clips, showing two separate incidents – each show a boy being targeted by tracksuit-clad teenagers. In one incident a...
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NEW CHAIRMAN OF WRU ‘COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING’
OSPREYS head coach Mark Jones believes an extraordinary general meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union could pave the way for a change in leadership – and potentially a new plan for the professional game. The Central Glamorgan Rugby Union has formally...
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Firm being liquidated owing creditors millions
SWANSEA medtech firm Calon Cardio-technology is being liquidated, owing creditors - which include the Development Bank of Wales and Swansea Council more than £5m. Founders of the Swansea University spin-out company, which had developed an implantable...
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Y11’S DEAL ‘MAY NOT SPELL THE END FOR OSPREYS’
WELSH Rugby Union chair Richard Collier-keywood claims Y11’s deal to buy Cardiff doesn’t necessarily mean the Ospreys will be killed off and insists an EGM ploy to oust him would be a backwards step. Collier-keywood was up in front of the Senedd...
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MURDERED BY STEPDAD IN A FIT OF RAGE
A MAN has been jailed for at least 19 years after shaking his baby stepson to death in a fit of rage. Thomas Morgan, 29, murdered five-month-old Jensen-lee Dougal at the family home in Swansea when he became angry following an argument with his...
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FLAGSHIP STORE TO CLOSE IN BLOW TO CITY CENTRE
SWANSEA is set to lose one of its flagship shops after M&S confirmed it will shut down its city-centre store later this year. The store, located in Oxford Street, the heart of the city centre, has been one of the main draws for shoppers in Swansea for...
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MAN SET ROOM ON FIRE OVER ASYLUM CLAIM
AN ASYLUM seeker tried to burn down the house he was living in because he was annoyed that his application to stay in the UK had been rejected. Nurhak Sayak, 27, set his Swansea bedroom on fire despite not knowing if other people were in the house at...
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WRU CHIEFS TO FACE VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE
THE Welsh Rugby Union is to face a seismic extraordinary general meeting (EGM), with a vote of no confidence in chair Richard Collier-keywood set to be held. Yesterday, it was confirmed that the Central Glamorgan Rugby Union, which represents clubs in...
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EMPTY SEATS WARNING AS LONG AS AXE HANGS OVER OSPREYS
THE WRU has been told it runs the risk of having thousands of empty seats at every Welsh home game unless it rethinks its plans to axe a region. Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart says the fact more than 16,000 tickets were unsold for Wales’s game...
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POLICE TOLD OF ADVENTURE PARK THREATS
THE leader of Swansea Council said some people who oppose the new adventure park getting under way on Kilvey Hill “have overstepped the mark” in comments made on social media, and have been referred to police. Councillor Rob Stewart alleged comments...
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HIGH COURT MOVE IN RUGBY’S CIVIL WAR
SWANSEA Council has applied for a High Court injunction to halt the proposed deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and Y11 to buy Cardiff Rugby. The WRU have chosen Ospreys owners Y11 as their preferred bidder for Cardiff Rugby and have granted them a...
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APPEAL TO WATCHDOG IN BID TO SAVE OSPREYS
WELSH rugby chiefs are seeking shortterm fixes rather than long-term solutions – so says the man in charge of the last Welsh professional club to be axed. Lynn Howells was the director of rugby at Celtic Warriors when the decision was taken to...
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WORKERS SUE FAILED ENERGY FIRM AFTER ITS COLLAPSE
FORMER employees of a failed energy business have launched legal action after its collapse led to nearly 300 redundancies. Swansea-based Consumer Energy Solutions (CES) made massive profits before its controversial entry into administration. The...
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BUILDER’S FAKE GAS FITTER PUT FAMILY IN DANGER
A FAMILY from South Wales with a 10-month-old baby were living in a home described in court as “potentially lethal” after botched gas work. Cowboy builder Lee Slocombe brought in a fake gas engineer to carry out work at multiple properties across the...
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STEPDAD ACCUSED OF BABY MURDER ‘COMPLETELY PANICKED’
A MAN accused of murdering his partner’s five-month-old baby has told his trial he “completely panicked”. Jensen-lee Dougal suffered catastrophic brain injuries in an incident in the family home in the Swansea Valley in March 2024. The infant was...
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OPPOSITION TO OSPREYS MERGER SUGGESTION
OSPREYS supporters spoke of their frustration and anger at the potential demise of their club as a regional rugby team at a packed Brangwyn Hall in Swansea. Hundreds of people attended a public meeting on Wednesday night hosted by Swansea Council...
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‘NO FUTURE’ FOR THE OSPREYS
SWANSEA Council has commenced early stage legal action against the WRU and Y11 Sport and Media as it published bombshell minutes of a meeting where it was confirmed the Ospreys will cease to be a professional rugby region after next season. The...
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WEBB BLASTS RUGBY ‘SHAMBLES’
FORMER Wales and Ospreys scrum-half Rhys Webb has offered a blistering criticism of the long-term decisions that have moved his former club to the brink of extinction. The British and Irish Lions halfback has penned a lengthy post on Ruck, in which he...
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PLAYER ‘HAD BIGGEST IMPACT ON THOSE AROUND HIM’
WELSH football is in mourning following the tragic death of Afan Lido FC player Ioan Evans at the age of 25. The Port Talbot-based JD Cymru South club confirmed the heartbreaking news, saying they were “devastated” by his passing and struggling to...
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ACCIDENT LED TO BRAIN CANCER FIND
LAST summer, Lauren Macpherson and her partner went for a long weekend getaway to London. It was a time to celebrate after a busy year of exams and home renovations. But on their way home to Swansea a bizarre accident turned their lives upside down....
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Patients sleeping on chairs due to lack of beds at hospital
A MAJOR hospital is in a state of “crisis” with patients being forced to sleep for hours in chairs because wards are too full, a petition signed by more than 1,300 people has claimed. Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen is the biggest hospital managed by...
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With a line-up this good, it would be Madness to miss it
THE UK’S largest family festival, In It Together, has announced the daily line-up for its fifth anniversary celebrations at Margam Park this May. Headliners Madness, Aitch and Snow Patrol will be performing alongside more than 200 other artists...
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