A prisoner brandished a sharpened part of a hand basin before he assaulted three guards. Billy Joe Walsh was eventually ...

Hundreds of full-time staff were working at Wrexham prison last year, new figures show. It comes as the prison workforce across England and Wales also hit an all-time high. But a union raised ...

Billy Joe Walsh was seen 'snarling and screaming incoherently' during the attack on three prison guards at HMP Berwyn, ...

A WREXHAM man who left another 'fearing he was going to die' following an unprovoked attack has been sentenced.

Over 100 incidents were reported in rural parts of the county borough across a three-day period. NWP Wrexham Rural have ...

A spokesperson said: "Gary Thomson died on 25 February 2025 at HMP Berwyn. As with all deaths in custody, the Prison and ...

The offences range from grooming and sexually manipulating girls online to trying to smuggle drugs and phones into prison as ...

A MAN who had an 'abhorrent' collection of indecent images of children has been jailed. Darrell Evans, of Chester, appeared before Mold Crown Court for sentencing on Monday, March 17.

Guards at a Wrexham prison became suspicious after a visitor arrived wearing a black jumper on a June day when it was 25C outside. Their suspicions grew when he began moving something around inside ...

Ryan Reynolds has won his planning battle to build a huge new redbrick stand for his Wrexham football team despite critics comparing it to a 'prison'. The Hollywood star and his celebrity co ...