Jail for pair at the helm of a car crime racket

TWO men who unknowingly sold over A 100,000 worth of stolen cars to the police during a six month sting operation called Operation Red Anvil have been jailed. Dean Cronin, 41, and Daniel Gordon, 28, both from Cardiff, were operating at the top of a criminal network and were behind a campaign which saw luxury cars being stolen from driveways across south Wales.

Planned Newport council tax increase cut by 0.5 per cent

Proposals to outsource domiciliary care to a private company have also been scrapped under Newport City Council ‘s revised budget for the 2017-2018 financial year, while an extra A 1.1 million will be handed to the city’s cash-strapped schools. The budget was discussed at a meeting of the council’s cabinet yesterday, Monday, where leader Cllr Debbie Wilcox said the two issues had been those raised the most frequently during the consultation period.

Theresa May: Devolved administrations won’t get decisive Brexit role

Theresa May has made it clear that devolved administrations will not be given a decisive role in the UK’s split from the EU Theresa May has made it clear the devolved administrations will not be given a decisive role in the UK’s divorce from the European Union ahead of talks with leaders from across the UK. And she highlighted how the Supreme Court ruling on triggering Article 50 had set out “beyond doubt” that relations with Brussels would be determined by the UK government.

George Street resident Basil Sujeeun

A DISABLED man and other residents who say they feel intimated by vandals are demanding the installation of CCTV cameras to combat anti-social behaviour in their streets. Basil Sujeeun, who has lived in Newport since 2010, has spoken out over “constant” anti-social behaviour taking place along George Street.