Conor Gogarty
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Investigations editor at @WalesOnline. Specialist journalist of year and scoop of year at '24 UK Regional Press Awards. Email conor.gogarty@walesonline.co.uk
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Joined September 2015
Exclusive: Here's the moment Welsh mining tycoon David Lewis 'assaulted' a solicitor. The millionaire pushed and held Robert Davies MBE against a window, allegedly causing a permanent scar, but a prosecution has been controversially dropped.
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This five-bedroom house on a busy Cardiff shopping street, Cowbridge Road East, has been a rotting eyesore for years. Its owners are worth millions.
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'I call it the building that time forgot'
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The alleged victim, Robert Davies MBE, told us it is "wholly unacceptable" that Lewis has "escaped answerability". Full story here
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David Lewis, who runs the company behind the Ffos y Fran opencast mine, appeared in court this week
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David Lewis, the tycoon behind the controversial Ffos y Fran opencast coal mine, accepted a caution for ABH against a solicitor. Lewis was then prosecuted because he didn't comply with the conditions of the caution — only for the case to be dropped.
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The former manager of Bute Park is suing Cardiff council for allegedly failing to deal with "bullying" by a tenant cafe owner.
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Former Bute Park manager Dr Julia Sas has accused Cardiff council of constructive dismissal after a controversy involving the Secret Garden cafe
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RT @TristanCorkPost: RIP Motion, RIP Blue Mountain. RIP soon Lakota, RIP soon Prospect, Document… all the Bristol music & culture venues…….
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When the words ‘Temple Quarter’ first slid their way along the desk of a strategic planner in the mid 2010s, Motion’s ultimate fate was sealed
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A whistleblower close to the project fears it could "turn into an absolute farce". Full story here
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A whistleblower fears the project could 'turn into an absolute farce'
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The overall project is worth £2.52m and we understand the portion contracted to SSH is worth £500k. The older company's debts total £1,256,834 to some 86 creditors including various small businesses and HMRC. "Employees" are listed as unsecured creditors owed £44,188.
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A new company, led by one of the same directors, has taken on the SSH Conservation Ltd name and landed a big contract to work on the castle. The older firm's debts include £956k to the taxman but the Welsh Government says it has been assured of "all necessary due diligence".
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Concerns have been raised over the choice of subcontractor for a major conservation project at Castell Coch. SSH Conservation Ltd – which last month changed its name to AAT (2025) Ltd – recently fell into administration owing more than £1.25m. .
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Michael O’Brien is taking the UK Government to court over a £37k “bed and board” deduction from his compensation for 11 years of wrongful imprisonment. He calls it “insult added to injury”
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'This is not just about us. It’s about every individual who has been wrongfully convicted and then charged for their stay in prison — a place they should never have been in the first place'
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Cardiff council managers accused of harassing and ‘surveilling’ women
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'Female staff are questioned and judged for not attending after-hours social events, with comments implying that childcare or personal obligations are invalid excuses,' the complaint alleges
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‘I’ve made thousands touting Oasis tickets and I don’t feel guilty’
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'It is purely a middle-class problem that you can’t go and see a band you like,' the tout told us
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Paedophile runs from questions after trying to get court order dropped
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Paul Buckland claimed the restriction was preventing him from accepting a promotion at work
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Coleman would use a mare to 'tease' stallions before entering the Tonyrefail stables himself and interfering with them. Full story here
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Corey Coleman's depraved acts likely went on 'for many months', the court heard
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A man was caught sexually abusing horses at the Welsh stables where he volunteered. The court heard Corey Coleman, 26, had likely been interfering with the stallions for 'many months'. He wasn't keen to talk after his sentencing.
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A local resident has complained to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. Labour is understood to be investigating.
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A Welsh Labour councillor accepted making the remark during a town council meeting but denied holding racist views
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