Tag: Bridgend

Man Posed as Girl to Ask Who He Thought Was a Child for Underwear Pictures

Iestyn Compton posed as a 19-year-old girl to message a 12-year-old boy called ‘Jake’ on a messaging app, who was actually a decoy police officer

MPs Urge Government to Halt Parc Prison Expansion Over Fears It Could Undermine Safety

The Welsh Affairs Committee warned expanding Bridgend's HMP Parc 'would be a distraction from the improvements being made there' after issues with suicide, violence, and drugs

Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend gone into 'lockdown procedures'

Witnesses said that no one was allowed to exit or enter the Princess of Wales Hospital after 'lockdown procedures' were implemented

Bridgend school warns pupils could face expulsion over abusive TikTok posts

A Bridgend secondary school has warned pupils they could face permanent exclusion after a series of abusive TikTok posts using images taken inside the school caused “significant distress”.

Man's crime business discovered by Royal Mail staff

They ended up calling the police after the package was found to contain an illegal substance

He denied sexually assaulting woman then changed his mind

George Gillet's actions had an 'extremely significant impact' on the victim

Mum's simple last message to husband before being killed while out on a 'quick spin'

Lucy John, 35, was struck by a Honda Civic driven by Jamie Edwards, 51, who driving at 68mph at the point of impact.

Dad fled house before thug set fire to his car

Thomas Scammell, 27, set fire to four cars at the behest of his drug dealer and described himself as the man who 'gets s**t done'

Nurse stabbed and strangled by patient at Welsh hospital

The nurse said while her sight has come back she now feels fearful when in work

Trio armed with metal poles and walking sticks launched attack on man in his own garden

The whole attack by Sarah Nicholls, 41, Ryan Wallens, 31, and Ryan Ford, 34, was filmed by a member of the public

Teaching assistant called in sick then went on a football course

Jamie Harris, who worked at Ysgol Bryn Castell in Bridgend, was 'caught out' when another member of staff spotted a social media post

Police incident shuts Bridgend road in both directions

Emergency services are at the scene.