Police plea after raid
POLICE have released a picture of a man they would like to speak to, right, in connection with a burglary.
The Federation Bar on Commercial Street, Maesteg, was targeted by thieves between 1am and 9.10am on Sunday, said South Wales Police.
A spokesman said gambling machines, a jukebox and the till were damaged before thieves made off with cash and alcohol.
Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area, or who could help police identify this man should contact 101, quoting reference 1700153444.
they were wrong in the referendum last year.
“Jeremy Corbyn himself has said he was a 200-1 outsider for the Labour leadership in 2015 and look where that one went.
“So we must not be complacent and I’m not complacent.”
Mrs May insisted the Conservatives would be fighting a “positive” campaign over the next 44 days and insisted Brexit is an “opportunity” to change the country “for the better”.
The visit to Wales came after polling suggested the Labour Party faces a General Election meltdown, while the Tories are on course to win the majority of Parliamentary seats for the first time in modern history.
YouGov polling in Wales for ITV Cymru Wales and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre found the Conservatives had a 10% lead on Labour and were predicted to finish with 21 seats.
Mrs May accused nationalists of “propping up” Labour in Wales in a deal that shows how “collaboration” between smaller parties could put Mr Corbyn into power.
She walked out to the cheers of Conservative party members and supporters, including at least one baby, who had gathered at the Brackla Community Centre.
She arrived early and after a short introduction by the Secretary of State for Wales, MP Alun Cairns, launched straight into her speech which the crowd followed attentively, cheering at key moments and murmuring thoughtfully when she said a Tory win was not guaranteed.
A large crowd, including the babies and toddlers from the Banana Moon nursery across the road, had also gathered outside.
Some of those who braved the sleet showers were just as enthusiastic about Mrs May as those in the warmth.
“I love Theresa May so much,” said Eletha Mitchell, 81, from Brackla.
“She is a determined person. I hope she gets in and I think she has got a chance here.
“A lot of people on the TV were saying they were Labour and turning to the Conservatives. She is sure of herself and is trying her best.”
Among those floating voters Eletha was talking about is Alisha Thompson, 24, from Maesteg, who was stood outside the doctors’ surgery on Whitethorn Drive watching the drama unfold.
“She is doing everything right. She is trying to make Britain better,” she said.
“I was not a Conservative supporter until Theresa May. I didn’t like David Cameron.”
She added: “It’s just interesting the way she sees things.”
But Steve Bray from Port Talbot won’t be swayed by election visits.
He had rushed to Brackla after hearing about Mrs May’s visit and stood in the wind holding a giant European Union flag.
The numismatist said Brexit was “nonsense” and he was determined his flag would send Mrs May a very definite sign.
One particularly crowdpleasing comment inside the centre was when Mrs May answered a question from The Guardian’s Anushka Asthana about NHS funding.
Mrs May said the NHS was an area where there was a clear choice between Labour and the Conservatives and then said: “I can’t stand here in Wales and talk about Labour and the NHS without saying, ‘If you want to see what Labour would do to the NHS, just look at the problems here in Wales’.”
Her answer was met with loud cheers.
Mr Cairns said this was Mrs May’s fifth visit to Wales in three months and that the welcome got “warmer and warmer” each time.
He said: “There has never been a more important time to be a Conservative because there has never been a more important time for a strong and stable leadership as we negotiate to leave the European Union and deliver a successful economy beyond.”
After the visit Conservative Party member Ann Thomas, 69, from Newton in Porthcawl, was on a high.
She said she had wished Mrs May all the best.
“I am a hardened Conservative,” said Ann.
“We have got an excellent leader.”