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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Two camper vans and a VW Beetle are submerged by the sea after owners 'ignored warnings of fast tide'
Two camper vans and a VW Beetle were sumberged by vicious waves on a Welsh beach after their owners 'ignored warnings of a fast tide'. The vehicles suffered the same fate within days of each other at scenic Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog. A VW camper van was swamped on June 8 after being parked on the sand, while another campervan also succumbed to the water on Friday 13. One day later, a white convertible beetle was also soaked - though it reappeared the next morning. Black Rock Sands is one of the few beaches in north Wales where cars are allowed to drive, but its gentle shelf means the tide comes in fast. Waterlogged sand quickly traps vehicles leaving little chance of escape, without help. Local Kevin Gibson said he had seen many drivers often get caught out: 'It's one of the very few beaches which you can drive on. It's very popular. People don't take notice.' 'When they drive on the beach they are warned not to drive past warning signs of soft sand and fast tide. 'Unfortunately we are seeing cars get caught out all too often as the warnings are ignored. I do feel sorry for the people, it is shame for them.' Kevin Wardlaw, who spotted the campervan, said: 'I can see how easy it could be for people to get caught out, but there are signs there.'
BBC News
07-03-2025
- BBC News
Wallsend thief breached curfew to steal vapes and chocolate
A serial thief who broke his curfew to burgle a shop and steal hundreds of vapes and chocolate bars has been jailed for nine Kayani, 44, smashed a window at Heron Foods in Wallsend and stole £1,100 worth of goods in the early hours of 7 December, Newcastle Crown Court he was arrested at his home barely an hour later, he told police it could not possibly have been him as he was subject to an electronically monitored curfew. A quick check with the monitoring service revealed he had left the property that night. He admitted burglary. At the time of the break-in, Kayani, of Grosvenor Gardens in Wallsend, was just two weeks into a curfew as part of a community order given for shop thefts, prosecutor Kevin Wardlaw said. 'Blatant breach of curfew' A member of Heron Foods' staff got an alert on their phone to say someone had smashed their way into the shop at about 01:40 GMT, the court discovered Kayani had stolen 160 vapes worth £800 and 150 chocolate bars worth £300, while causing up to £400 worth of who had 41 convictions for 112 offences on his criminal record, including many thefts and burglaries, was quickly identified on CCTV by police and arrested at his home at 03:00.A large portion of the chocolate bars were found there but none of the vapes were recovered, the court he told officers he was on curfew, it was quickly discovered he left his home at about 01:00 that morning and returned an hour and 18 minutes a cocaine and heroin addict, was in "blatant and flagrant breach" of his curfew, Mr Wardlaw said. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas here.
