Lucy John

Lucy John

Last seen: 2 months ago

Senior Reporter covering Caerphilly borough and Merthyr Tydfil

Member since Dec 28, 2025

Fraudster who used elderly woman's bank card for shopping tried to cheat potential new employer

Yasmin Barrett, a former care home manager, gave a fake reference when she applied for a job while under investigation for fraud

I shared photos with someone I met on an app and they did something awful

'He just seemed super-nice and I thought: "I do want to meet this person, get to know him and see where things go"'

Teacher left with injuries to head, finger, and back in alleged school kitchen knife attack

A female teacher was injured at a school in Wales on Thursday

Every night we go to bed in fear of a rock crashing through our roof

Ross and Jill Darbyshire lie awake at night in their cottage listening to rocks and boulders crash against the walls as the hillside behind their home slips down

Owner of Cardiff and Swansea bars to enter administration

The Revel Collective, which runs venues under the Revolucion de Cuba, Revolution and Founders & Co brands, has filed a notice to appoint administrators to protect creditors and is in advanced talks over a potential sale

Massive changes for police forces in Wales and England announced

It represents the most significant changes to policing in the UK for nearly 200 years

Dad paralysed after incident at daughter's 21st birthday party

He's been in hospital for five months since the awful incident which left him paralysed from the neck down

'I'm petrified of dying but losing the one reassurance I have doesn't bear thinking about'

The hospice sector is 70% charity donation funded, 'but this reliance on the generosity of the public is unsustainable', says Hospice UK

Pub at centre of dispute amid claims drinkers urinate outside and intimidate neighbours

'We have never faced the disruption and intrusion that we have in the last year'