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First step on the long road back
THE mother of street attack victim Paul Pugh has revealed the devastating impact the vicious assault has had on the 27-year-old's family. Nesta Pugh was talking for the first time since the keen footballer was savagely beaten in an unprovoked attack
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No family deserves this pain - MP Adam
GIVING his reaction to the sentences, local MP Adam Price said the case had been "a very sad" episode for Ammanford. "This attack has horrified the local area and has caused a great deal of heartache for the community," he said. "My thoughts
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South Wales Guardian Opinion
AN EXPLOSION of mindless violence on an Ammanford street and a young man with his whole life in front of him is condemned, in the words of a Crown Court judge, to "a living death". None of us can comprehend what, if anything, prompted this attack
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'Video nasty' of driver's escape
A JUDGE gasped in horror on seeing video footage of a Llangadog motorist nipping in front of a passenger train. The film showed the train almost on the crossing before Christopher Griffiths' Vauxhall Corsa suddenly shot across. After talks
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Memorial garden raided
THE HEARTBROKEN parents of two teenage boys killed in an horrific Pontaman crash almost 21 months ago have spoken of their "utter devastation" after a callous thief stole plants from the garden built in memory of their beloved boys. Dejected Colin
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Market Hall campaign gets new lease of life
THE FIGHT to keep Llandeilo Market Hall in the hands of the town rumbled on last week when almost 50 people turned up to voice their views at a public meeting. The get-together was arranged after it was revealed Carmarthenshire Council is to advertise
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Attack condemned man to 'living death' at 27
A 20-year-old Betws man has been jailed indefinitely after viciously attacking a football captain and leaving him as the judge described in a "living death." Judge Gerald Price branded Kieran Hale a danger to the public when sentencing him for the
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Bikes seized by trail cops
THREE off-road motorcyclists have had their bikes seized by police for riding their vehicles illegally. And they have been warned to cough up for the fine or the bikes will be destroyed. Pontardawe Police carried out an operation in the Swansea
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'Remploy have a fight on their homes'
THE CLOSURE OF Remploy's Ystradgynlais factory will not be accepted without a fight, a community leader has warned. County Councillor Susan McNicholas told the Guardian that a meeting was held after the announcement was made and it was agreed that
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'Hulk' horror
A TYCROES man turned from a loving partner into 'the Incredible Hulk' in the space of a five-minute journey back from the pub, a court has heard. Robert Spain, of 9 Brynhafod, had been drinking with his partner Stephanie Barnett in Penybanc RFC on
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Teen stole school's £2,000 to feed habit
A PENYGROES teenager who broke into Cross Hands Primary School and stole almost £2000's worth of equipment to fund a drug addiction has been told he could be sent to jail. David Simon Jones, of 85 Norton Road, pleaded guilty to stealing goods worth
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Mother pleads for escape from harassment 'hell'
A TUMBLE mother has pleaded with Carmarthenshire Council to rehome her family after being subjected to years of unprovoked attacks from local youths. Michelle Evans, of Rhos Newydd, insists her life has been made a misery for the past five years and
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Fire hero gets a clip round the ear - from his mum!
A PUBLIC-spirited Betws man has described how he braved fire and smoke after breaking into a blazing building to check if someone was inside. Jonathan Haines climbed through a smashed window of the Gwalia offices, College Street, Ammanford, just after
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Driven by his customers!
AN AMMAN Valley chemist will embark on a 400km cycle next month- and its because of his loyal customers. Andrew Jones, who runs the Aman Pharmacy in Glanaman, gets on his bike on June 15 when he will leave Crystal Palace in London and head off to Reims
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Dog muck grows on park trees
MONEY may not be growing on trees in Brynaman but you would be forgiven for thinking that bags of dog mess are. Because residents of one village street have been left with no option but to hang bags of their pet's muck from branches in the local park
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Words too wicked to repeat in open court
A VISITOR to the Amman Valley was arrested after he asked police for the quickest way to get out of Betws, a court has heard. Anthony John Rees, of 24 Elizabeth Street in Llanelli, was taken into custody after officers were called to the Treforis
