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some of the people there last night wore balaclavas while others were seen breaking up paving slabs to hurl at officers. south wales police and crime commissioner alun michael says up to a dozen officers may have been injured — ill speak to him shortly. lots of this was captured and shared on social media so well try and get to the bottom of what happened and why. what do you want to tell us, we will try to get the bottom of some of it. that is your first hour. this is the nations ph...

They did. years ago there was a lot of manual work and apprenticeships, the lads _ of manual work and apprenticeships, the lads coming out of school. hard physical— the lads coming out of school. hard physicaljobs that gave them an opportunity to burn off energy but also it _ opportunity to burn off energy but also it gave them a skill, trade, pride. _ also it gave them a skill, trade, pride. a — also it gave them a skill, trade, pride, a sense of self discipline and respect for others that ...

No quality of life. but unfortunately, control has been lost over drugs and in ely, i know from that police officer i have spoken to, they have lost control, they dont have enough manpower to deal with it and so much stuff with legislation, their hands are tied. but drugs are passing hands, helium, those little silver bottles you find lying everywhere. people are taking everything, it frightens me. they dont know what the future is going to be like, they are ruining themselves. nobody will be to...

Emma, rightly. _ morning. the problem is, as you say, emma. rightly. a _ morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small— morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small element - morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small element give| emma, rightly, a small element give such a bad reputation to an area when the vast majority of people are law—abiding and decent and like we are hearing from you, so upset about what has happened?— are hearing from y...

Experienced a tragedy. however, it appears that things kicked off with appears that things kicked off with a number of people coming together, and violence which resulted in probably about a dozen police officers being injured. fortunately, none of them with life—threatening injuries. i hesitate to use the word cause for any of this. there do seem to have been rumours on social media because for instance there had been a police chase of the two youngsters and that it was not the case. but in a...

Together to re—establish confidence in the local community. the together to re-establish confidence in the local community.— in the local community. the police and crime commissioner - in the local community. the police and crime commissioner for - in the local community. the police and crime commissioner for south j and crime commissioner for south wales, thank you very much indeed. emma is in ely and we have the vicar of ely. canon gold, welcome. emma, people will want to know what happene...

Did until you worked your way up to things. but there is no interest, not enough, so many good community programmes in ely. there is one called ace, lots of programmes and training and they are looking at ways to improve peoples lives and they do help a lot of people and i know there are programmes all over ely in cardiff that do that, but not enough funding. ely in cardiff that do that, but not enoughfunding. t ely in cardiff that do that, but not enough funding.— ely in cardiff that do that,...

You know this area, what are your feelings this morning? t you know this area, what are your feelings this morning?— feelings this morning? i was completely _ feelings this morning? i was completely stunned - feelings this morning? i was completely stunned when i i feelings this morning? i was - completely stunned when i woke feelings this morning? i was completely stunned when i woke up and saw— completely stunned when i woke up and saw the — completely stunned when i woke up and saw the ...

Treated with some caution. none of us know exactly what sparked this. there were rumours on social media, but those rumours were notjustified and i think what we have to do now is to allow the police investigation to take its course and also for the police, the councillors, the local authority and local people to work together in order to ensure that there is no repetition. tell together in order to ensure that there is no repetition.— there is no repetition. tell us a little bit more _ there ...

Started to kick off. 0bviously then obviously hours later the riot started to kick off. obviously it was a bombardment when i looked this morning about what had happened overnight and i switched the news on and there it was on the national news. you dont want to see your community plastered in a bad way all over national news. it is really disappointing. ely is generally a good place, we have a terrible reputation, i think in wales and the uk, i know there is a high drugs issue in this area. its...