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Cocky cocaine dealer realises his lies won't save him

The moment cocky cocaine dealer realises his lies won't save him 😯

We went out with the team enforcing Wales' 20mph speed limit

We went out with the team enforcing Wales' 20mph speed limit 👮‍♂️

We are live in Newport for a very cold walk around the city 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🥶

Newport poet performs poem as part of foster care campaign

A Newport poet has co-written a touching poem as part of a campaign to dispel myths about foster care. Former Children's Laureate for Wales Connor Allen has penned the poem along with Welsh foster children as part of the Foster Wales campaign challenging negative stereotypes around teenagers in care. Watch Connor reading the poem next to a newly unveiled Bridgend mural below:

Disturbing video footage appears to show a man carrying a swan by its neck

Disturbing video footage appears to show a man carrying a swan by its neck outside Caerphilly Castle https://rb.gy/ilncgc

Driver crashes into woman's car while attempting to overtake her

A dangerous driver crashed into a woman's car while attempting to overtake her as two lanes merged into one. He gave incriminating footage of the collision to police from his dash cam after he believed he was in the right. Full story: https://rb.gy/v8a7ms

Chaos at school fireworks display as explosives misfire

An investigation has been launched after children and their parents had to run when fireworks malfunctioned at a school display. Hundreds of people and turned out to watch the annual display at Derwendeg Primary School in Hengoed, Caerphilly. https://rb.gy/3mst4u

A man was left injured after a concrete slab hurtled through his windscreen while he was driving. On Sunday, October 29 at approximately 8.40pm Ian Pugh was driving on the bypass in Risca when a part of a patio slab was "launched" at his car https://rb.gy/htzv7j

Newport Bus launches campaign encouraging people to ditch the 'zombie commute'

Newport Bus has released a new spooky advert encouraging more people to use its services 🎃🚌 The transport company has launched the campaign just in time for Halloween to encourage people to ditch the 'zombie commute' and use the bus network to get around. Newport Bus is advocating for a "greener, smarter, safer stress-free travel" - perfect if you're tired of being stuck in traffic or frustrated by the new 20mph speed limit! Watch the campaign below:

Everything you need to know about the new default 20mph speed limit

If you've still got questions about the 20mph default speed limit in Wales, here's everything you need to know...

Residents 'left in limbo' two years after bridge closure

These angry and fed-up residents have been 'left in limbo' after the bridge leading to their street has been closed for two years - meaning they can't get deliveries or even park on their drives 😫 https://bit.ly/3QxG1th

Hidden camera uncovers exploitation and pressure-selling

Today we expose the disgraceful inner workings of a direct sales firm in Cardiff whose workers go door to door trying to persuade people to set up direct debits to UK charities. Wearing a hidden camera we gathered evidence of lies, pressure-selling and a network of linked offices around the UK which has left one of those charities appalled, an MP shocked, a fundraising firm describing the footage as “unbelievable” and a regulator saying it is assessing our evidence. We uncovered: 🟠 Lies and pressure-selling on doorsteps to get people to sign up to direct debit payments to charities 🟠 A pensioner having to insist four times that she doesn’t want to sign up before a sales rep stops persisting 🟠 An attempt to sign up another elderly woman who is clearly confused and giving answers that do not correspond to the seller’s questions. 🟠 New recruits being told to “trick” people in doorstep pitches for charity sign-ups 🟠 Job adverts with empty promises of minimum salaries placed by a sales operation that falsely claims to have represented household-name firms 🟠 New starters being advised to spend less time with their families 🟠 An "appalled" charity will investigate every donation as a result of our footage. You can read the full story here https://tinyurl.com/ypdnnpr3

This is a Newport girl’s priceless reaction when she visited the beach for the first time in a decade. 14-year-old Olivia Robinson was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler and is a full-time wheelchair user. Ever since her diagnosis Olivia had been unable to go to a beach because her wheelchair couldn’t be pushed along the sand. But after thousands were raised through children's charity Children Today to buy her an all-terrain chair, Olivia has visited Porthcawl, the first beach she’s been to in well over ten years! “As a child, Olivia always loved the beach, but as she got older it almost seemed unfair taking her to the seaside as she wanted to be able to go on the beach and enjoy playing like all the other children,” Olivia's dad Daniel said. "But anyone who’s ever tried to push a wheelchair over sand will know how hard it is. “Now she can go right up to the water’s edge and she’s completely in control of herself, she doesn’t even need our help. I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve visited the coast since she’s had the new wheelchair. I honestly can’t tell you how much joy the sound of her giggling away as she whizzes along the beach brings me.” ❤️ Read more here: https://rb.gy/fab1t

The murals that are brightening up a city

We looked around the colourful murals that have been popping up underneath the flyover in Shaftesbury 🙂🎨

Stephen Terry on how his restaurant almost lost everything

Stephen Terry almost lost everything when his office administrator Nicola Nightingale stole £150,000 from The Hardwick restaurant. Here he talks more about the case. You can read the full article here: https://tinyurl.com/yc4ffkkn