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David Powell

Reporter · GB

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Powell

    His XL Bully 'Rex' left two men injured in separate attacks (opens the original)

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    An XL Bully dog bit two men in separate incidents, a court heard. A judge today ordered the dog to be destroyed after the attacks at a bus shelter and pub. The dog called Rex was said to be owner Cameron Rushton's "life". But a district judge at Mold Magistrates Court today heard both victims were left bleeding and he couldn't control his pet. Rushton, 32, of Chester Road, Oakenholt, Flintshire, admitting possessing a fighting dog and owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury to Tho

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Powell

    'Persistent' stalker left former partner feeling 'overwhelmed and hypervigilant' (opens the original)

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    A "persistent" stalker put nails and screws under his former partner's tyres during a two-month campaign. Oswyn Roberts also followed his victim. The victim's confidence was undermined and she is wary about going out in the dark, a court was told. The 62-year-old, of Tafarn-y-Gelyn and formerly of Parc y Llan in Cilcain, was convicted of stalking involving serious harm or distress, which was in May and June 2023. Today district judge Gwyn Jones at Mold Magistrates Court sentenced Roberts to 36 w

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Powell

    Shoplifter banned from all retail premises in Wrexham city centre for five years (opens the original)

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    A "prolific" shoplifter has been banned from all retail premises in Wrexham city centre for five years. Richard Watson appeared in court today to be sentenced for 25 thefts from retail premises in the Wrexham area. The 37-year-old, of Bellevue Road, Wrexham, committed the thefts and one attempted theft between February 6 and July 13 this year, Mold Magistrates Court heard. The haul included eleven bottles of Dove worth £22 from Poundland. Elzbeth Kenny, defending, said: "The biggest trigger for

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Powell

    Beatles biopic rumours swirl in Bangor as film crews descend on city (opens the original)

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    The Beatles famously visited Bangor in 1967 for a seminar at Bangor Normal College on Transcendental Meditation run by its founder the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Two days after they arrived by train, they learned of the tragic death in London of their manager Brian Epstein and cut their trip short. Nevertheless, the historic visit to North Wales - the entourage featured Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull - left its mark in the annals of musical history. So it would be no surprise if filmmakers makin

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · David Powell

    Drugs gang who offered 'drop-offs anywhere in the CH postcode areas' sentenced (opens the original)

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    A gang which supplied cocaine and ketamine in North Wales and Chester has been jailed for a total of more than 13 years. Cheshire Police launched Operation Cliffhanger to target the organised crime group based primarily in North Wales and Chester, with links to Liverpool and Fleetwood, which operated between June 2024 and October 2025. The group ran a drugs line advertising the sale of cocaine and ketamine via flare text messages, as well as via Snapchat, said Cheshire Constabulary. The messages

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