A GANG of masked robbers stole cash from a shop in a terrifying late night knife raid.

A SAUNA room blaze saw nine youngsters on an outdoor activities course evacuated from a house.

A MUM whose “caring and fun-loving” son killed by a fatal methadone overdose has pleaded with other young people to stay away from the deadly drug.

A MAN accused of murdering a fast food delivery driver said he’d “found” him lying on the ground with blood pouring from his face.

THE family of a missing teenager have pleaded with a charity to release details from phone calls he made to them on the night he was last seen.

WORKERS will today march in protest at the planned closure of a Welsh language call centre – which would see them forced to take redundancy, or travel around 160 miles a day to keep their jobs.

TOP prizes for Europe’s largest youth festival have been handed over to Eisteddfod officials.

AN organised “criminal conspiracy” involving “theft to order” led to burglaries at 15 homes with at least £147,000 of property stolen, mainly cars.

A TRACTOR firm secretary hit on a plan to get out of financial trouble – she made out a cheque for £13,600 from her employers' account.

A DEFEATED election candidate has hit out at what he says is council “incompetence” over an election blunder, which saw a block of votes allocated to the wrong candidate.