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Cars written off and overturned in Cardiff street which keeps getting used as a rat run
Traffic and Travel
Residents are calling on drivers to use alternative routes
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Illegal gambling den with poker tables, spinning prize wheel, and TVs uncovered in police raids
Crime
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and Gambling Act offences after police uncovered an illegal gambling den in Cardiff
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Crime gang boss finally jailed after three years on the run
Courts
James Dean Connors, 27, went on the run in March 2020 after being charged with drugs offences
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The city beach you've never been to and drive past without knowing it's there
Cardiff
There are no sign posts and the path is easily missed but after a short walk along a track there is an opening to the beach littered with remnants of the city's past
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'Infamous' landlord taken to court again as rodents infest flats with no heating or electricity
Courts
He ignored orders to improve the 'unacceptable and unsafe' conditions
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Three taken to hospital after serious crash on major Cardiff road
Cardiff
The road was closed for several hours on Thursday night
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Young man followed home from Cardiff gig and put through blackmail ordeal
Courts
The terrified concert-goer was reduced to tears during the hours-long ordeal as his blackmailers smoked crack cocaine
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The city neighbourhood plagued by fly-tipping for decades that's a 'massive problem' right now
Environment
People in Splott and Adamsdown say fly-tipping and littering has been a problem for years
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Young drug addict found with more than 100 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine
Courts
Brynley Gardener, 20, of Cardiff, was found in possession of Class A drugs on two occasions after being stopped by police
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Care worker aggressively threw pillow at dementia patient in her 80s
Courts
Hannah Harshani, 39, became 'irritated and frustrated' with the victim while caring for her at St Saviours Nursing Home in Cardiff
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Concerns grow as teen missing for eight days
Missing people
Police are urging anyone with information on the 15-year-old's whereabouts to come forward
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The unbuilt road in Cardiff that would completely transform traffic in the city if it was ever actually finished
Cardiff
Red tape is standing in the way of a project 50 years in the making
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Police cordoned off area of Cardiff after suspicious item found
Cardiff
A large area where Splott Market used to be was cordoned off
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Serial burglar broke into woman's home as she and her baby slept
Courts
Michael Balmont has 45 previous convictions, the majority of which involve theft and burglaries
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Community hub in Cardiff says rubbish problem leaves visitors 'ankle deep' in waste
Cardiff
Workers at the Railway Gardens say the rubbish is 'embarrassing' and is having a negative impact on their work
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The faces of ten young men on a new memorial wall who lost their lives to crime, suicide and tragedy
Cardiff
The wall, the brainchild of Kyle Cullen, is hoped to keep their memories alive and also educate others
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Inside the Cardiff house still full of stuff for sale to cash buyers only
Renovation
See past the interiors to find hidden potential inside and surprisingly outside too
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The 89-year-old Blitz survivor volunteering at a charity that's desperate for more help
Cardiff
Ted Bush had a lucky escape as a child - and is now giving back to his community by helping at Splott Community Volunteers
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Giant statue of three Welsh rugby heroes unveiled in Cardiff
Cardiff Bay
Billy Boston, Clive Sullivan, and Gus Risman were honoured with the unveiling of a statue of them in their home city of Cardiff
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The Welsh restaurants and businesses with a zero food hygiene rating
Restaurants
One inspector uncovered a mouse problem at a social club
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The three brothers who founded Wales' first Muslim-run funeral director
Cardiff
They started from 'square one' after realising an important service was missing from the community
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Man fined in court over large house party during Covid lockdown
Courts
He had gathered with 12 others at a Cardiff house party during lockdown
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The schools and public buildings across Cardiff that contain asbestos
Cardiff
It is 'extremely worrying' that so many schools contain asbestos 'essentially putting children at risk every day', said one lawyer
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Topless man waves hunting knife above his head before calmly entering café
Newport
Walter Kanhukamwe, 21, appeared to be in an agitated state as he walked around the street of Cardiff brandishing the hunting knife
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