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North Wales Live
17-07-2025
- North Wales Live
Omega watch, Canada Goose coat and Mallet trainers stolen in hostel burglary
A man who was "evicted" from a homeless hostel had £3,000 of his belongings stolen after he had gone. His possessions included an Omega watch worth £2,000. He later had to go to prison on remand in "tattered" clothes due to the burglary at the hostel in Flintshire. Samual Allan, 36, of Halkyn Road, Holywell, admitted committing burglary. Today a judge jailed him for 16 months. Mold Crown Court heard victim Robert Salisbury had been living in room 13 of the homeless hostel. You can sign up for all the latest court stories here Prosecutor Elen Owen said Mr Salisbury was then arrested on July 21 last year on suspicion of an offence and was granted bail on condition he didn't go back. He found himself in Wrexham where he was told there had been a burglary and his possessions had been stolen. The haul included the £2,000 Omega watch, a Canada Goose coat worth £750, Mallet trainers worth £400, some £300 to £400 in cash and even his pillow. Ms Owen said on July 26 last year police arrested Allan who tried to escape over a fence. They caught him wearing the Canada Goose coat and Mallet trainers. After a search officers found an Omega watch's box but it was empty. The victim Mr Salisbury proved to police they were his items by showing them photographs of them. The court heard he had had to wear "tattered clothes" in prison. Philip Clemo, defending, said the victim had been "effectively evicted" from the hostel but his client pleaded guilty to the offence. He said Allan has made some "bad choices and there has been a lack of self-discipline". He added: "The combination has put him in something of a doom loop where he is in and out of prison through a revolving door." But he is "tired" of this life and hopes for something better. The author of a pre-sentence report found the "green shoots" of a change in attitude, he added. He asked for a custodial sentence to be suspended, adding: "If he does not take the chance he's a fool. If he does take the chance he wins and so does everybody else." However, the judge Her Honour Nicola Jones said she did not think Allan is ready for rehabilitation. She said he believes he has post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and low mood yet there have been no formal diagnoses.
The Age
23-06-2025
- The Age
Broncos media boss to face court over alleged drink-driving crash
The head of Brisbane Broncos' media team will face court after allegedly drink-driving and crashing a car into parked vehicles, a couple of minutes' drive from the team's headquarters in Red Hill. Melissa Mallet, 39, was allegedly driving a white Kia Sorrento on June 2 about 9.45pm when it crashed into two cars on Tooth Avenue in Paddington in Brisbane's western suburbs. It was less than two kilometres from the Broncos headquarters in Red Hill. After the crash, police allege she failed to stop, and attempted to do a U-turn, before nearby residents assisted Mallet out of the car. Officers arrived on the scene, and she allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test before she was taken to hospital for treatment. She was charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor, and is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 8. Mallet is known as a former Nine News reporter in Brisbane. She was sacked over the 'Choppergate' scandal, in which the broadcaster faked live helicopter crosses to the Sunshine Coast site where police and volunteers were searching for the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
Sydney Morning Herald
23-06-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Broncos media boss to face court over alleged drink-driving crash
The head of Brisbane Broncos' media team will face court after allegedly drink-driving and crashing a car into parked vehicles, a couple of minutes' drive from the team's headquarters in Red Hill. Melissa Mallet, 39, was allegedly driving a white Kia Sorrento on June 2 about 9.45pm when it crashed into two cars on Tooth Avenue in Paddington in Brisbane's western suburbs. It was less than two kilometres from the Broncos headquarters in Red Hill. After the crash, police allege she failed to stop, and attempted to do a U-turn, before nearby residents assisted Mallet out of the car. Officers arrived on the scene, and she allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test before she was taken to hospital for treatment. She was charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor, and is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 8. Mallet is known as a former Nine News reporter in Brisbane. She was sacked over the 'Choppergate' scandal, in which the broadcaster faked live helicopter crosses to the Sunshine Coast site where police and volunteers were searching for the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
North Wales Chronicle
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
An absolute joy: Timmy Mallet completes cycle around island of Ireland
While on the 6,000km cycle of roads, paths and greenways, he discovered a family link to Blacksod Lighthouse in Co Mayo that has deeply affected him. The colourful personality is known for his children's television series in the 80s and 90s and cover of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. He embarked on a cycle circumnavigation around Great Britain in 2023 to raise awareness of people's potential after the death of his brother Martin, who had Down's Syndrome and died in 2018. He began a cycle along Northern Ireland's and Donegal's coast in March last year, before returning to cycle around the whole island. 'This is the completion of my cycle circumnavigation of the island of Ireland,' he said at Stormont on Monday. 'I kicked off in lashing rain in March last year when I aimed to see if I could do a cycle circumnavigation of Northern Ireland.' He said he then decided he would add the 'forgotten county' of Donegal. 'Further north than Northern Ireland, but in the south. I love that nuttiness,' he said. 'Five hundred and fifty miles after completing Donegal, I thought to myself I'd like to come back and see if I could do the Wild Atlantic Way.' He said he put aside two months to do as much of the Wild Atlantic Way as possible, and got as far as Kinsale in Co Cork. 'I phoned up Mrs Mallet and she said 'I'm having the bathroom done, so just keep going, I'm not ready to have you home yet, Mallet'.' He said it was 'an absolute joy' to complete the circumnavigation of the island. He added: 'There's something about the kindness and generosity on this island that is really lovely. It's profoundly gorgeous, this welcome that comes across the whole of Ireland. 'I am thrilled to say I have got a squillion new friends in Ireland and I love it. It's almost in the DNA of the Irish actually to say 'welcome, come on in, we're your friends'.' He said Ireland had 'an understanding of differences' and celebrated things that bring people together. He added: 'I'm inspired on this journey by my brother Martin (who had) language and learning difficulties. He never let Down's Syndrome define him. He'd say 'You and me, I'm happy.' 'That's about being in the moment, celebrating the here and now of living. It reminds me that all we have to do in life is reach our potential. We don't have to be the best in the world, just the best that we can be.' He recounted highlights of the trip, including a family connection at a Mayo lighthouse and a person who helped during Wacaday filming 35 years ago. 'I went to Blacksod Lighthouse in Co Mayo which has got a family connection for me that I didn't know,' he said. 'The weather forecast for D-Day was supplied by Maureen Sweeney in June 1944 and my mum was working at supreme headquarters, at the time, on the weather forecasting for D-Day. 'And Maureen's grandson Fergus tells the story of how a squeaky-voiced English lady phoned up to check Maureen's reports. That was my mum. 'This connection of two women, in a cataclysmic world event, doing their bit for freedom has had a profound impact on me. 'I also loved the journey down further south, in Dingle, where I meet Jimmy Flannery who had taken me, 35 years ago during the Wacaday filming, to meet and swim with Fungi the dolphin. 'And here he is there still and we shared happy memories of that day of filming 35 years ago in 1990. 'On the border between North and the Republic, I came across that lovely conundrum, if you like, where somebody's house is in the UK but their garden is in the Republic. 'They were living with it all day every day and enjoying the best of both sides of that wee border.' He added: 'I'm coming back, I love you. Keep 'er lit. This is a gorgeous, gorgeous country.' Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly met with Mallet at Stormont on Monday.
Leader Live
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
An absolute joy: Timmy Mallet completes cycle around island of Ireland
While on the 6,000km cycle of roads, paths and greenways, he discovered a family link to Blacksod Lighthouse in Co Mayo that has deeply affected him. The colourful personality is known for his children's television series in the 80s and 90s and cover of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. He embarked on a cycle circumnavigation around Great Britain in 2023 to raise awareness of people's potential after the death of his brother Martin, who had Down's Syndrome and died in 2018. He began a cycle along Northern Ireland's and Donegal's coast in March last year, before returning to cycle around the whole island. 'This is the completion of my cycle circumnavigation of the island of Ireland,' he said at Stormont on Monday. 'I kicked off in lashing rain in March last year when I aimed to see if I could do a cycle circumnavigation of Northern Ireland.' He said he then decided he would add the 'forgotten county' of Donegal. 'Further north than Northern Ireland, but in the south. I love that nuttiness,' he said. 'Five hundred and fifty miles after completing Donegal, I thought to myself I'd like to come back and see if I could do the Wild Atlantic Way.' He said he put aside two months to do as much of the Wild Atlantic Way as possible, and got as far as Kinsale in Co Cork. 'I phoned up Mrs Mallet and she said 'I'm having the bathroom done, so just keep going, I'm not ready to have you home yet, Mallet'.' He said it was 'an absolute joy' to complete the circumnavigation of the island. He added: 'There's something about the kindness and generosity on this island that is really lovely. It's profoundly gorgeous, this welcome that comes across the whole of Ireland. 'I am thrilled to say I have got a squillion new friends in Ireland and I love it. It's almost in the DNA of the Irish actually to say 'welcome, come on in, we're your friends'.' He said Ireland had 'an understanding of differences' and celebrated things that bring people together. He added: 'I'm inspired on this journey by my brother Martin (who had) language and learning difficulties. He never let Down's Syndrome define him. He'd say 'You and me, I'm happy.' 'That's about being in the moment, celebrating the here and now of living. It reminds me that all we have to do in life is reach our potential. We don't have to be the best in the world, just the best that we can be.' He recounted highlights of the trip, including a family connection at a Mayo lighthouse and a person who helped during Wacaday filming 35 years ago. 'I went to Blacksod Lighthouse in Co Mayo which has got a family connection for me that I didn't know,' he said. 'The weather forecast for D-Day was supplied by Maureen Sweeney in June 1944 and my mum was working at supreme headquarters, at the time, on the weather forecasting for D-Day. 'And Maureen's grandson Fergus tells the story of how a squeaky-voiced English lady phoned up to check Maureen's reports. That was my mum. 'This connection of two women, in a cataclysmic world event, doing their bit for freedom has had a profound impact on me. 'I also loved the journey down further south, in Dingle, where I meet Jimmy Flannery who had taken me, 35 years ago during the Wacaday filming, to meet and swim with Fungi the dolphin. 'And here he is there still and we shared happy memories of that day of filming 35 years ago in 1990. 'On the border between North and the Republic, I came across that lovely conundrum, if you like, where somebody's house is in the UK but their garden is in the Republic. 'They were living with it all day every day and enjoying the best of both sides of that wee border.' He added: 'I'm coming back, I love you. Keep 'er lit. This is a gorgeous, gorgeous country.' Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly met with Mallet at Stormont on Monday.
