Holy Trinity Church, Southall, Middlesex, 1912 - Regent Postcard

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Southall Restaurant Attack: लंदन में भारी तनाव सिख रेस्टोरेंट मालिक ने लगाया 'झटका मीट' का बोर्ड, 100 से अधिक लोगों की भीड़ ने किया हमला #LondonNews #Southall #SikhCommunity #HalalVsJhatka #UnitedKingdom #CurrentAffairs #LondonPolice

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🔥Lost to the flames on 22nd February 2026. Kings Hall, Southall, London

Reports indicate the dome is collapsed, along with all the floors. This place has now been erased, and only photos remain. I was lucky enough to explore inside in 2022, although decaying, she was still so beautiful 🩵

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Disqualified HGV driver arrested after lorry seen driving on wrong side of the road

Off‑duty officer reports lorry “on the wrong side of the road”

Dyfed‑Powys Police said the incident began when an off‑duty officer contacted the Force Communication Centre at around 1am on 29 January. The officer reported seeing a heavy goods vehicle being driven “erratically” on the A40 between Narberth and St Clears, including “on the wrong side of the road on multiple occasions”.

Police said the behaviour posed a “potential risk to other road users”, prompting immediate checks on the vehicle and a deployment by the Roads Policing Unit.

Specialist pursuit tactics prepared as HGV tracked across west Wales

According to the force, officers located the lorry travelling eastbound on the A48 between Carmarthen and Cross Hands. Dyfed‑Powys Police said the priority was the safety of the public and officers, and that specialist Tactical Pursuit and Containment (TPAC) advice was obtained.

Because of the vehicle’s direction of travel, the force said South Wales Police TPAC officers and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) were also brought in to support the operation.

The HGV was kept under “constant observation” as it continued along the A48 and onto the M4, police confirmed.

Lorry stopped in Fforestfach as officers move in

Dyfed‑Powys Police said the vehicle eventually came to a stop at an industrial estate in the Fforestfach area of Swansea, where officers detained the driver.

The force confirmed the 22‑year‑old man was arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified and immigration offences. The HGV was seized under Section 165A of the Road Traffic Act.

Driver charged and remanded to court

In an update issued the following day, Dyfed‑Powys Police named the driver as Tajinder Singh, of Tudor Road, Southall.

The force said he has been charged with driving while disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance. He was remanded to appear before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 30 January.

Police urge public to report dangerous driving

Dyfed‑Powys Police said anyone with concerns about dangerous driving should report it, adding that roads policing officers “will take action to detect unsafe driving and prevent serious collisions”.

London vape boss ordered to repay £325k after Swansea trading standards bust

Amandeep Kukreja, 28, of Kingsbridge Road, Southall, was the director of Norwood Trading Ltd and owner of Buddha Vapes. He admitted a due diligence offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 after Swansea Council’s trading standards team uncovered his role in a multi‑million‑pound illegal vape operation.

Swansea investigation leads to London raid

The case began with a 2022–23 investigation into illegal vape sales in Swansea, which led to the jailing of Rebel Vapes owner Kashif Iqbal from Bonymaen. Phone evidence from that case identified Kukreja as a supplier.

In February 2024, Swansea trading standards officers, supported by the Metropolitan Police under ‘Operation Thor’, executed a search warrant at Buddha Vapes in Southall.

In a rear storage area, officers found 120,000 illegal vapes — more than they could fit on the lorries brought from Wales. Many had oversized tanks of up to 20ml, far above the legal 2ml limit, and offered up to 15,000 “puffs” compared to the 600–700 of legal devices. Most were imported from China.

Court: “Epidemic” of vape shops

Swansea Crown Court heard the £778,851 benefit figure in the case reflected only the seized stock, not the wider sales network. Kukreja refused to answer police questions or provide the PIN to his phone.

Judge Geraint Walters described an “epidemic” of vape shops in Swansea and other towns, praising the council’s proactive stance. He said much of the seized stock would have been sold to children and warned: “Nobody yet knows the health impacts of using vapes — that day of reckoning may come.”

The judge said that had Kukreja been charged with fraud, he could have faced years in prison, but accepted the “practical” decision to proceed under consumer protection laws given the cost of complex prosecutions.

Sentence and confiscation order

Kukreja was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. Under a Proceeds of Crime confiscation order, he must pay £325,000 within three months or face three years in prison in default. The court heard he will have to sell a property to meet the order.

Council: “Stamping out harmful products”

Cllr David Hopkins, Swansea Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Corporate Service and Performance, said:

“Shop owners selling illegal products with age restrictions to underage children are not only breaking the law, but also showing a complete lack of awareness about the consequences.

Our trading standards team has continued the excellent work it has already done in recent years to stamp out the sale of these potentially harmful products. This operation was a great success in stemming the flow of illegal vapes into Swansea and beyond.”

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