Jordan Evans burgled three bedrooms in a bedsit while the victims were out delivering food for Uber Eats Jordan Evans(Image: South Wales Police) A burglar had a shave with his victim’s razor before stealing it along with a haul of items including clothes, cash, wedding gifts, and passport Jordan Evans …
Read More »Shop owner hid thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes in secret compartment hidden above light fitting
Peshawa Zada has been jailed for ‘repeated offending’ after around £100k worth of illegal products were seized from his shop in the city Peshawa Zada inside Bob Marley Vapes, a shop he ran in Swansea(Image: Conor Gogarty) A man has been jailed after he was caught selling thousands of pounds …
Read More »‘I did these things to my house and now I have zero energy bills’
When Phil and Jackie Coates look at their electricity bills they have a different reaction from most. Because, unlike most people, the Coates home actually makes money. It even charges their electric vehicle for free. Their two sets of solar panels generated twice as much electricity as the couple consumed …
Read More »A postcard just arrived at a Welsh address 121 years after it was sent, with a mysterious message
A postcard has been delivered to a Welsh address an astonishing 121 years after it was sent. Staff at Swansea Building Society couldn’t believe their eyes when going through the mail at their Cradock Street head office on the morning of Friday, August 16. There was the usual mortgage and …
Read More »‘How I walked away from that I don’t know’: The miracle of the postman caught up in huge explosion
A postman caught up in a huge and terrifying explosion that shook an entire street and claimed the life of a 68-year-old man has spoken of his ongoing shock and how lucky he feels to be alive. Jonathan Roberts, who is 49, was driving his Royal Mail postal van in …
Read More »‘Royal Mail lost my mum’s ashes in the post’
A woman has been left upset and unsure where to turn after Royal Mail lost some of her mother’s ashes in the post. Kayleigh Evans’s mother Christine Evans died in December 2021 aged 62 after catching coronavirus. As a way to honour her, Kayleigh, from Swansea, decided to encase some …
Read More »Bonfire Night 2022: All the big fireworks displays happening in Wales
Bonfire Night 2022 is fast approaching – nope, we can’t believe it either – and it’s time to get the sparklers ready along with the gloves, hats and scarves as we stand outside and stare at the sky for some cracking firework displays. Across the country, there are some great …
Read More »The story of the ‘glue-sniffing snails’ of Gower that once ravaged letters in post boxes
There are tales of poltergeists, the paranormal and plain unusual. And falling firmly into the latter category is the ‘glue-sniffing snails of Gower’. The peculiar story of the shelled gastropods features in the latest series of Kiri’s TV Flashback, due to broadcast on BBC One Wales on Friday, January 7. …
Read More »Mum who binge-ate after brother’s sudden death loses almost half her body weight
Champion bodybuilder Andrew Humphreys looked the epitome of physical fitness and his dedication won him the title of Mr Wales a total of three times. When he died suddenly from a heart attack in 2000 it not only sent shockwaves through the sport but it also sent his sister Lee-Anne …
Read More »Locals fight to ‘Save Al’ the postman because they all love him so much
Spirits in the Swansea suburb of Dunvant have been somewhat dampened this week after receiving the news that their beloved postman Al is being transferred to a different patch. While most of us might say a little hello to our local postman (if we’re lucky), in Derlwyn, Dunvant, residents treasure …
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