Carmarthenshire County, Wales News

A STALKER has avoided prison after harassing a trio of women. Michael Matthews was told by magistrates the charges were so serious jail had been an option.

A JUDGE has ordered a re-trial of two men who deny causing the death of a Swansea taxi driver by dangerous driving.

TWO asked his friend to be his alibi after he crashed into a car, drove away from the scene and lied to police.

Police are appealing for information after a woman was killed in an accident near Newcastle Emlyn on Monday night.

A POLICE helicopter found a drug addict hiding in a garden after he drove on a pavement, crashed into a post and fled from officers.

A TAXI driver heading home to Swansea was killed when his cab was struck by one of two cars that were allegedly racing each other along the opposite carriageway of Fabian Way.

The man in charge of investigating Pembrokeshire's unsolved murders has been appointed Dyfed- Powys Police's new head of CID.

AN AMMANFORD man hit a fellow reveller with a bottle after a mid-afternoon argument over a drink, a court has heard.

A ''DECENT and devoted'' husband who strangled his wife while he dreamt she was an intruder has been cleared of murder after prosecutors accepted he had not been in control of his actions but was not a danger to anyone else.

A man who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder walked free from court today after the case against him was withdrawn.

A HEROIN addict threatened to stab staff with a hypodermic needle when he was caught stealing vodka at Swansea's Asda store.

Brian Thomas, who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder, has walked free from Swansea Crown Court after the case against him was withdrawn.

A COMPANY manager was caught behind the wheel of a car while more than three times the drink drive limit.

A 70-year-old Vietnamese man has been convicted of dumping a body in a ditch in the hope of keeping the cannabis factory he was running a secret.

A TEENAGER made a gun gesture with his hand towards a shop manager before shouting threats and an obscenity about Allah.

Husband and wife Ashok and Manon Ahir talk to JULIE McNICHOLLS about their trip to the Punjab for a special ceremony for youngest daughter Maya FOR Aberystwyth-born Manon Edwards, marriage brought with it more than just a change of name.

A British man with a history of sleepwalking strangled his wife because he was convinced that she was an intruder who had broken into their camper van.

A GWENDRAETH Valley rugby club is seeking the help of residents in tackling the problem of dog fouling on their pitch.

A RETIRED Llandybie builder has launched a blistering attack on Carmarthenshire Council planning chiefs after being cleared of carrying out major alterations to a listed building without permission.

NOT a penny paid to park at Carmarthenshire hospitals now goes to the NHS, health bosses have revealed.