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KYLE DIXON, 21, of Broadwood Close, Ringland, Newport, was ordered to pay £239 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after he pleaded guilty to committing a Communications Act offence. ADAM SLOWIK, 33, of Barrack Hill, Newport, was banned from driving for 23 months after he pleaded guilty to drink driving. He was ordered to pay £635 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. BRETT JONES, 38, of Georgetown, Tredegar, was banned from driving for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to drink driving. He was ...

Paying tribute to Ms Battle, who he called "a heroine", fellow Caerphilly Plaid Cymru councillor Lindsay Whittle said: “To say she was involved in her community would be an understatement. Book clubs, Aber Valley Arts, Undercurrents and the festival all benefitted from her tireless work." He added: “I shall forever be in her debt for her encouragement throughout my political life. Wales is in her debt. “To John bach and of course her son Gareth and daughter Ceri and grandchildren we...

He was ordered to pay £634 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. THANDI WORSLEY, 31, of Greenfield Road, Rogerstone, Newport, was banned from driving for 12 months after she pleaded guilty to being twice the drink driving limit. She was ordered to pay £434 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. CHRISTINA ONOFREI, 20, of Commin Road, Aberbargoed, Caerphilly, was banned from driving for 14 months after she admitted drug driving with cannabis derivative delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in her blood. Sh...

Officers recovered a pay-as-you-go “burner phone” from his car. A safe was found at his mother-in-law’s house where he was staying at the time while his home was being renovated. Inside the safe, officers found high purity – 78 per cent – cocaine with a street value of around £3,000, ecstasy and nearly £3,000 in cash. Mr Ryan said detectives also seized a BlackBerry phone but the defendant refused to give them his PIN number and they were unable to access it. He told how G...

He was ordered to pay £421 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. JORDAN LEVI LEGGE, 25, of Evelyn Street, Abertillery, was banned from driving for 20 months after he pleaded guilty to drink driving. He was ordered to pay £319 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. READ MORE: ZAK DIGHTON, 20, of Council Street, Ebbw Vale, was banned from driving for two years after he pleaded guilty to drug driving with ecstasy in his blood. GARIAN RHYS AHEARNE, 28, of Hillside Avenue, Markham, Caerphilly, was bann...

Kane Watkins, 19, of Mountain View, Machen, Caerphilly, were also handed 36-month terms. The three defendants were connected but evidence revealed things had “turned sour” and the other two were looking to cut Pope out of their operation. Adam OReilly Prosecutor David Pinnell said Pope would offer discounts for bulk sales of transactions over £1,000. The court heard how police received a tip-off about him from someone who “disgruntled” with him. The prosecutor said when officer...

JENNIFER SMITH, 51, of Bessemer Drive, Newport, was ordered to pay £413 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after she admitted breaching a restraining order by contacting Gwent Police and South Wales Police and speaking about historic offences which she was prohibited from doing. Torfaen IEUAN LEWIS JONES, 24, of no fixed abode, Cwmbran, was jailed for two weeks after he pleaded guilty to threatening criminal damage by saying he would smash windows at Newport Central police station. Caerphilly ...