3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (418+ words) A LANDSCAPE gardener who was self-medicating with cannabis following recent surgery has been banned from the roads, after he was found to be more than five times the legal drug drive limit. Louie Bonada-Chant, 27, was seen by police officers driving…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (435+ words) A man who breached a court order by drinking alcohol on his wedding day has avoided having a suspended sentence activated after magistrates decided it would be unjust to send him to prison. Shaun Lewis, 32, of Lon Derw, Trehafren, Newtown,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (186+ words) A convicted rapist has been told to bring a bag to court after a judge warned him that he faces a prison sentence. Kyle Lewis, 24, was convicted in July of raping a woman in Newtown in January 2024. Caernarfon Crown Court…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (458+ words) A POWYS man breached a restraining order, protecting a former partner, after he admitted contacting her throughout the three years that it has been in place. Welshpool Magistrates’ Court heard this week that Stephen Evans, 46, went to prison initially over…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) No prosecution is expected following the fatal collision which claimed the life of a 73-year-old motorcyclist in south Powys, an inquest opening hearing has heard. The inquest into the death of Melvin Austin, of Ystalyfera, near Ystradgynlais, was opened at…...

2+ week, 29+ min ago   (419+ words) A NEWTOWN man who turned to cycling after being banned for drink driving earlier this year has been convicted of driving while disqualified. Wayne Collison, 51, was caught riding a modified electric bike when he was stopped by PC Bufton in…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (157+ words) A LLANDRINDOD Wells man found guilty of sexual assault dating back to 2021 will be sentenced next month. Phillip Kuegler, 59, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault on a female in Llandrindod in 2021 at a trial, which was held…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (247+ words) A man who strangled a woman and kept her in a bedroom in mid Wales against her will has been jailed. Karl Cormell, 44, has been jailed for 16 months for two counts of assault by beating and intentional strangulation. Cormell, of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (573+ words) A Newtown man who failed to attend a drug assessment and twice breached his bail conditions has been fined after magistrates heard he has made significant progress in addressing problems with substance misuse and his mental health. Jonathan Hopkins, 27, of…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (196+ words) A Powys man accused of breaching a stalking protection order on three separate occasions is set to face trial later this year. Robert Gethin, 64, of Plas Trannon, Trefeglwys, appeared before magistrates charged with three counts of breaching a stalking protection…...