MUMBLES: ‘Absolutely devastated’ Verdi’s closed after overnight fire
Owner Ryan Hole says he is relieved nobody was hurt in the blaze, which the fire service says was confined to the kitchen and toilet area, and has vowed to…
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UPLANDS: £40,000 leaf move should have paid for Victoria Park toilets, says councillor
Cllr Peter May says he welcomes the Leaf Boat's new Cwmdonkin Park home, but argues the money he challenged at scrutiny was badly needed for toilets at a park now…
SWANSEA: ‘Do people want to see me live?’ Queen’s Roger Taylor ahead of his arena show
The Queen drummer closes his Violence Insane in a Beautiful World tour at Swansea Building Society Arena on 29 September, and in a new interview he talks kindness, a South…
CYNHEIDRE: Memorial to colliery’s 37 lost miners to be unveiled next month
The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway, on the old pit site, will unveil the memorial on Sunday 23 August, alongside a new heritage woodland where visitors can hear former miners…
DROUGHT: All of Wales now in drought as July heads for driest in 190 years
Natural Resources Wales has extended drought status to the whole country, with rivers including the Cleddau, Cothi and Teifi exceptionally low and just 8% of July's normal rainfall.
SCARLETS: ‘Shocked’ Carmarthenshire Council demands answers from WRU over leaked Tierney recording
Council leader Linda Evans says any suggestion of a predetermined outcome would be "extremely troubling", as the county's politicians join the backlash over the union's handling of the west Wales…
CARMARTHEN: Watchdog alerted three times over troubled Glangwili operating theatres
Board papers reveal safety concerns, staff conflict and a £4.5m funding gap inside Glangwili Hospital's theatres, with cancer diagnostics and emergency surgery among the work at risk without investment.
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CARMARTHEN: Man guilty of attempted murder after spending the day hunting his ex-partner
James McKenna packed a 30cm kitchen knife, then spent 29 January moving between the places Joanne Sidaway might be. "I was looking for her," he told Swansea Crown Court. He…
SWANSEA: Boys of 14 among seven arrested as police pull six bikes off the streets
Dramatic police footage shows armed officers stinging two fleeing scooters and a stolen bike pulled out of an underpass —…
DYFED-POWYS: Police federation branch stands with PC Andrew Harper’s family over killers’ early release
The branch has changed its social media profile picture to an image of the fallen officer for 72 hours —…
LLANELLI: Coastguard volunteers keep call-out pay as minister confirms U-turn to town’s MP
The Department for Transport has scrapped September's move to an "expenses-only" volunteer model — with the minister telling Dame Nia Griffith in writing that "current arrangements will remain in place".
PEMBROKESHIRE: Welsh ministers seize DARC radar decision days before council vote
The planning application for the US military's 27-dish radar array near St Davids has been called in by the Welsh…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but…
BRIDGEND: Nine new shops and open-air square planned for McArthurGlen designer outlet
The shopping village at junction 36 wants to grow — with a new anchor store, an outdoor square with seating and planting, and a parking deck to keep spaces at…
SWANSEA: Council electricians patent lightning-protection process experts said couldn’t be done
David James and Ross Miller spent hundreds of hours in a shed refining a safer way to join the metals…
SWANSEA: Named one of the UK’s best cities to run a business — with the shortest commute of the lot
Swansea is one of only ten UK cities ranked by The Co-operative Bank as offering the best conditions for business…
WALES AIRSHOW: How the 2026 show played out over Swansea Bay
Two days of flying, one night show and three acts making their Swansea debut — how the weekend came and went over the bay.
WALES AIRSHOW: In pictures — day two over Swansea Bay
The show closed on Sunday evening without the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which pulled out of day two —…
WALES AIRSHOW DAY 1: 100,000 pack Swansea’s seafront as planes and drones fill the skies
Swansea's streets and skies were packed on Saturday as the first day of 2026's airshow delivered spectacular views — with…
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Langland, Caswell and Port Eynon are flying Blue Flags through the school holidays, with Swansea Marina holding a fourth and…
LLANELLI: Free family day out at the centre that’s fed this town for 30 years
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Swansea Council has appointed Ian Davies Plant to deliver the last phase of the Morfa Bascule Bridge restoration, which will…
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The Flat action is back on at Ffos Las this evening, with six races on the card: a juveniles’ novice…
MUMBLES: Camps, crafts and a café that’s open again at the hub that nearly closed
Underhill was shutting last July after the company running it collapsed under a rates bill it could not pay. Seven…
SWANSEA: Free buckets and spades on the prom as beach toy library restocked for summer
Forgotten the bucket and spade? The free toy library on Swansea Bay prom has been topped up for the school…
KILVEY HILL: Fire breaks out above St Thomas homes as smoke drifts across Swansea
Flames lit up the hillside above St Thomas on Thursday evening, with residents told to keep windows and doors closed…
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Pembrokeshire's Folly Farm has teamed up with Tenby Brewing Co on MonoBräu — a pale ale named in honour of…
SWANSEA: Kids can swim free at Wales National Pool almost every day this summer
Under-16s can swim free almost every day of the school holidays at Wales National Pool Swansea, with accompanying adults paying…
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SWANSEA: Life-saving bleed kits now line the seafront and Gower beaches for the summer
There are 384 of the kits across the county — with 18 between the Tawe Bridge and Mumbles Lighthouse and…
LLANNON: Historic tollgate cottage from the age of the Rebecca Riots goes under the hammer
Gate House was built by a turnpike trust to collect the road tolls that drove west Wales to revolt —…
WALES AIRSHOW: Everything you need to know for this weekend
The two-day event returns to Swansea Bay on Saturday and Sunday — with a new after-dark Afterburn show ending in…
PORT TALBOT: Children evacuated as fire breaks out at Awel y Môr Primary School
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