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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Two brothers are the landlords of 13 GP surgeries in Wales. The same pair were embroiled in a scandal over massively inflated medicine prices. Now they've come to our attention for breaking rules on declaring property ownership. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Brothers embroiled in scandal now revealed to have links with GP surgeries

The pair previously co-ran a firm accused of making “obscene profits” at the expense of the NHS as medicine prices were hiked by up to 2,500%

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Another family court case in Wales A dad with narcissistic personality disorder traits has a history of physically and emotionally abusing his ex-wife and their children The mum applied for him to be barred from direct contact with the children...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A bleak day in family court as a dad faced questions over his baby's severe leg break. He claimed he was moving her legs in a bicycle motion when he heard a “pop”. Experts say this fails to explain the “highly suspicious” injury During cross-examination the dad screamed...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very grateful to Karen for trusting me to tell such a painful story People thought she and her husband were the closest couple in the village. In reality she was restricted from going out without him The decades he spent controlling her are now over www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Primary school teacher made his family's lives into a terrifying hell

Even as his own life crumbled, Christopher Haynes maintained a chilling control over his shattered family

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Audit Wales report finds serious failings in cancer care at Aneurin Bevan health board www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Serious failings in cancer care at Welsh health board

The health board was found to have no clear improvement plan

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A Welsh landfill site run by David Neal – the repeat environmental offender who infamously donated £200k to Vaughan Gething – has been under criminal investigation for almost three years. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Controversial firm has been under criminal investigation for nearly three years

David Neal previously made headlines because of a large donation to the Welsh Labour leadership campaign of Vaughan Gething

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A woman who worked at the scandal-plagued Cardiff and Vale health board has received a payout after a colleague kept his job despite allegedly using the N-word to mock her. Several staff have controversially avoided the sack after serious misconduct allegations, ranging from...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

South Wales Police officers wearing hoodies repeatedly punched a musician who was sitting in his car after a gig in Cardiff, according to court claim He thought he was being robbed as they failed to immediately identify themselves as police, it's alleged www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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'Hooded police punched, strip-searched, and falsely imprisoned me,' man claims

James Kennedy believed he was being robbed in a terrifying ordeal that left him with PTSD, his court filing alleges

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Patient in severe pain and struggling to walk since lumbar puncture two years ago at the Royal Gwent. She is the second patient to come forward over traumatic lumbar punctures at the hospital. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Woman left 'in pain and struggling to walk' two years after routine procedure

It is the second allegation of a botched lumbar puncture at the same hospital

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Awkward moment in Cardiff Crown Court as junior lawyer's phone rings during plea hearing In desperate search of exit he sprints through a door "That's a cupboard," shouts judge. "Just turn it off" Panic-stricken lawyer emerges and runs through actual exit, phone still ringing

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Experts have slammed the medical watchdog for not taking action against a Cardiff GP who featured in "dangerous" adverts for health pills. He claimed they produced extraordinary effects but we interviewed experts who gave damning assessments. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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The Cardiff GP who put people on drips in a pub and infuriated a cancer charity

'The whole thing made me feel very uncomfortable,' one NHS source said of Dr O'Connell's intravenous 'wellness' drips in a Cardiff pub

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A woman has spoken about being dropped from an operating table while unconscious during surgery at University Hospital of Wales She suffered an agonising shoulder injury and says the hospital downplayed the incident in its communications with WalesOnline www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Woman 'in unbearable pain' after 'unbelievable' blunder at troubled hospital

'I'm ever so sorry. We dropped you from the table'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We've obtained court papers detailing allegations that senior South Wales Police officers had sex with more junior female colleagues in a police station. The allegations were made by a sergeant who was himself under investigation for sexual misconduct. He threatened to air...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A former sergeant has successfully sued South Wales Police for victimising him in the misconduct investigation that led to his sacking. Rhodri Davies was fired after a panel found him guilty of gross misconduct for taking a handcuffed detainee to the floor and striking him...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We have won a six-month battle to report details from an investigation into the cardiology department at the scandal-ridden University Hospital of Wales. However, bosses continue to cover up key findings. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

walesonline.co.uk

Hospital covers up investigation into department in crisis

'How can lessons be learned if the truth remains hidden?' said one hospital whistleblower

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A judge has lambasted Dyfed-Powys Police after an "absolutely disgraceful" gaffe jeopardised an elderly fraud victim's compensation. An officer miscalculated the amount stolen from 89-year-old William Jones by senior employees of a care home. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Judge lambasts 'pitiful' police after care home fraud blunder

Judge Huw Rees said it was 'absolutely disgraceful' that police had been unable to 'add up simple sums'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Carer Louise Harris was caught on camera abusing an 81-year-old dementia patient, who is now "horrifically traumatised" www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Carer screams 'I hope you die' at dementia patient in tirade of vile abuse

The footage shows Louise Harris screaming: 'I hope you die in your sleep'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

An independent investigation into the embattled Cardiff and Vale health board has found "severe operational and leadership failings", we understand. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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'Damning' independent investigation into crisis-hit Welsh hospital

'Patients, staff, and the wider public deserve transparency about what has gone wrong'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Controversial Welsh property developer Richard Hayward is being sued for £550k after allegedly cheating the taxman and other creditors. We've obtained court papers alleging he and his wife drained their struggling business of cash to enrich themselves. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Controversial businessman and wife accused of taking cash out of struggling firm

Richard Hayward has been accused of improperly "enriching" himself while allegedly enjoying an extremely lavish lifestyle

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

“A dead pigeon was rotting above a roof panel and stinking operating theatres out, and it was only discovered when maggots started dropping from a roof tile” Bleak insights into life at Wales’ biggest hospital www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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The appalling state of Wales' biggest hospital

‘A dead pigeon was rotting above a roof panel and stinking theatres out, and it was only discovered when maggots started dropping from a roof tile’

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Three years ago a fraudster named Alyson Perrett accused us of fake news when we revealed she'd conned families into paying thousands for fake bookings at a Welsh holiday park. This week she finally admitted the scam in court, and wasn't as talkative when we caught up with her.

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Staff raised concerns – and were ignored – about mismanagement of Royal Gwent Hospital's sterilisation unit before a scandal in which 21 patients underwent procedures with unsterilised medical tools, exposing them to risk of HIV infection www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Claims hospital bosses ignored problems before horrific blunder

'If this was somebody's business the board would have been sacked or resigned by now,' said one of the families affected

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Gwent Police has been paying more than £870,000 a year to suspended officers, we can reveal. Four officers have been off work on full pay for more than three years www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Eye-watering amounts paid to Welsh police who've been suspended for years

Some have been paid to do nothing for more than three years

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Landlord leaves terraced house empty and derelict for a decade. Council has been trying to buy it for years but landlord ignores all communication. Now, when named and shamed, he claims he's 'horrified to learn' of the property's issues. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Neighbours furious at landlord who's been ignoring the council for years

'What happens when I die and my kids try to sell this place, with that eyesore next door? I wish it would get knocked down'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Wales' biggest cleaning firm Mrs Buckét, which often talks about staying true to "values", has quietly dropped its commitment to all staff getting the real living wage So quietly, in fact, that it kept its accreditation until a whistleblower alerted us... www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Major Welsh employer quietly drops living wage commitment

Cleaning firm Mrs Buckét said more than 95% of its staff still got the real living wage but some were on minimum wage because of 'commercial constraints'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

More extraordinary revelations from people who’ve worked at the University Hospital of Wales. As ever, huge questions for the perennially crisis-hit Cardiff and Vale health board… but also for ministers who were warned of its toxic culture years ago. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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'I walked in on hospital worker snorting powder. He got a promotion'

Wales' biggest hospital is 'broken', according to people who have worked there

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A leaked report from external investigators has shed more light on the crisis gripping mental health services at Cardiff and Vale health board. It raises serious concerns over a recruitment freeze and says “new leadership” is needed www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Leaked report exposes turmoil at failing mental health unit

'These findings paint a deeply concerning picture of mental health services under significant strain'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A senior figure at the crisis-hit Cardiff and Vale health board has been removed from his role Dan Crossland is no longer acting as director of operations for mental health We've seen a leaked report from investigators stating a need for 'new leadership' www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Boss removed from Welsh NHS role after damning reports

We have seen a leaked report from external investigators stating a need for 'new leadership'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Exclusive: A physician associate is under investigation after allegedly attempting seven lumbar punctures on an autistic woman and then falsifying records of the procedure. PA is also alleged to have ignored instructions that the patient be given diazepam. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Another shocking story on Wales' broken NHS. Barry James spent days waiting in a hospital corridor helplessly watching his feet turn black. By the time he was given a bed he could not be saved. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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'My dad sat watching his feet go black. He was in agony for days before he died'

'Kind‑hearted' Barry Rhys James could only watch as his feet turned black while waiting days for a hospital bed

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

There was a toe-curling moment yesterday in a South Wales Police misconduct case. A witness (a female PC) admitted betraying a colleague (another female PC) who'd made a sexual harassment complaint. She passed info about the complaint to the alleged harasser (a male officer)...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Three years ago I went undercover as a door-to-door charity rep. I got a job with a firm based in a tiny office above a Cardiff Poundland, and caught various forms of grim exploitation on a hidden camera. Now a regulator has backed up my reporting...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This is 15-year-old Ieuan Williams and his dad Lee. Ieuan is one of 21 patients exposed to a risk of infection with HIV and other viruses due to failings by the Royal Gwent hospital. The health board waited three weeks to tell the family what had happened. Ieuan now faces...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Every major news outlet in Wales has picked up this story today. The only one to credit our reporting was @nation.cymru Fair play to @stephenpricenc.bsky.social and co.

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A stunning failure has put Welsh hospital patients at risk of serious infection We can reveal that last month 21 patients underwent operations at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital in which unsterilised surgical instruments were used Blood-borne viruses like HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Velindre cancer centre commissioned an independent report into allegations of bullying and harassment, then refused to release it. Whistleblowers also claim a recent restructure prioritised senior managers over frontline staff. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Hospital bosses slammed for 'hiding' bullying report within 'atmosphere of fear'

The cancer centre has been accused of over-spending on senior managers at the expense of frontline workers

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A coroner has written to every health board in Wales demanding changes after medics were unable to find adrenaline in Prince Charles Hospital when four-year-old Summer Rae Mant needed resuscitation. The coroner warns of more deaths unless action is taken. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Death of little girl sparks urgent safety warning

'The alarming findings of the inquest only highlight the absolute tragedy that has taken place'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

More than £2.6m a year in public money is being spent on the rent for a UK govt office in south Wales that has been a disaster since it opened. The DWP is locked into a 25-year lease of the site, which has been closed since November with seven separate structural problems...

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Years after Lauren Lewis’ baby was stillborn, she learned the hospital had covered up its failings in the case www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/...

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Her baby was stillborn. Years later she found out there had been a cover-up

'They didn't even give him half a chance'

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Conor Gogarty @conorgogarty.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The house of Martin Shipton, associate editor of Nation Cymru, was raided earlier this week by police investigating the Chinese spying scandal.

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Two police officers were suspended on full pay for *four years* over racist, misogynistic, homophobic messages, only to resign ahead of this week's misconduct hearing. Why did it take so long? A lack of available personnel to chair the panel Another great (and alarming) story by Conor

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