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Man caught with £300k of cannabis plants in Welshpool high street property is jailed

A 21-year-old man has been jailed after being found with nearly 300 cannabis plants worth up to £300,000 at a property in Welshpool.

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Cocaine-fuelled arsonist set fire to partner's bedroom then fled as her 'lovely home' burned

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Could one of these be yours? 15 bikes recovered as police arrest three juveniles

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Man claimed thousands for child transport - despite child not being in his care - and spent money on online betting

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Eight people sought by West Mercia Police probing Telford supermarket shoplifting incidents

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Son of notorious triple killer Robin Ligus is jailed for using stolen bank cards

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Woman drove through red light and hit five-year-old outside Telford school - leaving boy with broken femur

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