A man who robbed an elderly woman in Monmouthshire has been jailed.
Shane Holder grabbed the victim's handbag and ripped her mobile phone from her hand when she was knocked to the ground following the attack in Abergavenny.
He committed the offence whilst on court bail for terrorising three teenagers seven months before on the town’s Old Hereford Road.
The 25-year-old was jailed for three years and nine months and made the subject of a restraining order not to contact the victim of the robbery.
Natural causes verdict in death of newborn at Grange Hospital
A four-day-old baby’s death following an emergency caesarean birth at Gwent’s major hospital was from natural causes, a coroner has found.
Council to buy land to fix road cut off by landslip
A council will spend at least £100,00 to buy a patch of land slightly larger than a football pitch to save residents a 70 mile diversion.
Neighbouring towns to Battle for UK Culture crown
Two neighbouring towns have agreed to put their names forward and compete against each other for a cultural title.
Wales–England bridge now closed to all access
A bridge that connects Wales and England has been closed immediately to pedestrians months after all traffic was prevented from using it.
Wye Valley bridge closure sparks fear residents are being ‘fobbed off’
Villagers turned out in force on Friday (March 20) to demand the repair and reopening of a much-loved Wye Valley bridge.
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