News

Carmarthen: Prayers for missing Cameron Comey

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11 years ago

February 20, 2015

Cameron Comey, 11: The search and rescue operation continues

CARMARTHEN residents gathered today (Feb 20) at an open community service offering prayers for missing 11-year-old Cameron Comey

Around 150 people attended the service, held in St Peter’s Church at 10am this morning (Feb 20). People were encouraged to light candles as a symbol of support for Cameron and his family. The service was attended by staff and pupils from Queen Elizabeth High school, where Cameron was a pupil, along with representatives of the emergency services.

The Reverend Beti Wyn James said yesterday that the week’s events had affected the whole community: ‘It’s important that we get together here at the church,’ she said. ‘People feel that they need to do something.’

Carmarthen town Sheriff Wyn Thomas was ‘impressed’ by the turnout at the service. ‘There was a cross section of the town here, and everyone’s thoughts are with the boy and his family,’ he added.

As prayers were said, the 50-man search and rescue operation entered its fourth day. The search remains focused on the area of the river Towy where it is believed Cameron fell in on Tuesday afternoon while playing with his brother. According to a Dyfed-Powys Police Spokesperson, a ‘thorough search of the banks and river’ was being maintained, and specialist units were back in attendance.

Members of Cameron’s family have thanked people for their messages of support. On a facebook page offering prayers for Cameron, his aunt, Denise Comey Jones, thanked ‘the people of Carmarthen, for all the kind, caring messages.’

‘It’s so nice to know that the whole family is being thought about, especially our beautiful Cameron,’ she added.

Charity

Christmas jumper fundraiser raises £360 for youth counselling

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2 hours ago

January 14, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A CHRISTMAS Jumper Day fundraiser held by staff at W.B. Griffiths & Son Ltd has raised £360 for the Megan’s Starr Foundation, helping fund vital mental health support for young people.

The money, presented to the charity by Carla and Liam, will pay for 10 professional counselling sessions for young people who are struggling and in urgent need of support.

The Megan’s Starr Foundation said the sessions provide a safe space for young people to talk, be listened to, and feel supported at a time when it matters most.

In a statement, the charity thanked the firm and its staff for getting involved, adding that access to timely support can be life changing and can help young people realise they are not alone.

The foundation said it was grateful to everyone at W.B. Griffiths & Son Ltd who took part, describing the donation as one that will have a real and lasting impact on local young people and their mental health.

News

Investigation launched after man found dead near Carmarthen railway line

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2 hours ago

January 14, 2026

Tom Sinclair

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found in a field close to the railway track near Carmarthen railway station.

Emergency services were called to the area at just after 8:30am on Saturday (Jan 10). Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police attended alongside paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service.

Witnesses reported seeing police and ambulance vehicles outside the station’s main entrance, with officers also in an adjacent field near a railway bridge.

Dyfed-Powys Police said the man’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.

A police spokesperson said enquiries are ongoing and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.

No further details, including the man’s age or identity, have been released.

Crime

Former Gwent detective would have been sacked after off duty assault conviction

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3 hours ago

January 14, 2026

Rieve Nesbitt-Marr

Ex officer found guilty of gross misconduct following Devon incident and magistrates court conviction

A FORMER Gwent Police detective sergeant has been found guilty of gross misconduct after being convicted of assaulting a man while off duty in Devon.

Joanne Marston resigned from the force shortly before an accelerated misconduct hearing was due to begin at Cwmbran on Monday. The panel went ahead in her absence.

The hearing was told the incident happened in February 2024 while Marston was off duty in Devon. She was later arrested and charged with common assault, and was convicted at Exeter Magistrates’ Court in March last year.

A professional standards investigation concluded she had breached the police standards of professional behaviour relating to discreditable conduct. The panel upheld the allegation and found it amounted to gross misconduct.

Had she remained a serving officer, the panel ruled she would have been dismissed without notice.

Assistant Chief Constable Vicki Townsend, who chaired the hearing, said the former officer’s actions were “shocking and unacceptable” and warned that such behaviour damages public confidence in policing.

Marston will now be placed on the College of Policing barred list, preventing her from serving with any police force in the UK.