EMERGENCY ALERT: Why phones across Wales just sounded, and what the wildfire warning says
A government Severe Alert warning of a very high risk of wildfires was sent to phones on Friday afternoon, hours after disposable barbecues were banned from sale. The Welsh version…
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DISPOSABLE BBQS: Banned from sale across Britain as Prime Minister warns country is a ‘tinderbox’
The UK government has issued a temporary ban on selling disposable barbecues in store and online, a day after Swansea Council urged people to leave them at home and the…
SWANSEA: River Island’s Oxford Street store now has a closing date
Signs in the store's windows confirm the date, with a 30% off closing-down sale under way. The chain's Morfa Retail Park store is expected to stay, and the unit joins…
CARMARTHEN: Demolition date set for the former Wilko
Site notices are up and the frontage fenced off at Friars Park, with the public able to comment until 9 September. What replaces the building has still not been decided.
ST HELEN’S ROAD: Man charged with wounding with intent after Thursday morning assault
Craig Godfrey, 36, from Waun Wen, has been charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a sharp pointed article, South Wales Police said, after a man was…
THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Alternative and memorable’, the world ends with a pub quiz at the Dylan Thomas Theatre
Alison Carr's The Last Quiz Night On Earth turns the Dylan Thomas Theatre into a pub with an asteroid on the way, and reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds a strong cast…
BISHOPSTON: Woman, 84, dies in single-vehicle crash on Bishopston Road
An 84-year-old woman who was a passenger in the vehicle died as a result of her injuries in Thursday afternoon's collision, South Wales Police said. The driver, an 87-year-old man,…
ST HELEN’S ROAD: Man arrested and road closed after second serious assault in two months
A 36-year-old man is in custody and a 40-year-old is in hospital after police were called to St Helen's Road in Swansea early this morning. The road is closed in…
GORSEINON: Two more men charged with murder of Ceiran Evans
Elliot Truelove, 33, from West Cross, and Liam Thomas, 18, from Morriston, have both been charged with murder and attempted…
GWAUN CAE GURWEN: Man jailed over sexual messages to ’12-year-old girl’ on Snapchat
Ashley John, 26, sent explicit images and requested indecent images from a profile he believed belonged to a 12-year-old girl,…
BRIDGEND: Rhiw Shopping Centre handed £350k as Wales launches town centre taskforce
The arcade Bridgend Council bought in March gets new regeneration funding, announced alongside the co-chairs of a taskforce the Welsh Government says will champion the future of Welsh town centres.
HIGH STREETS: What Andy Burnham’s vape and betting shop crackdown means in Wales
Downing Street's high street shake-up gives Welsh councils a stronger hand on betting shops and doubles closure powers, but the…
EV CHARGING: Wales scraps business rates for charging points until 2036
Operators of electric vehicle charging bays and forecourts will pay no business rates for a decade, under Welsh Government plans…
GREENE KING: 65 pubs up for sale across the UK. What it means for the brewery’s seven pubs here
Greene King has put a further 65 of its pubs up for sale across the UK. Here is what it means for the brewery's seven pubs in Swansea and Llanelli.
SWANSEA: £470k of illegal vapes seized since disposable ban, the most of any UK council
Swansea Council seized more illegal vaping products by estimated value than any other council in the UK in the year…
CLYDACH: Manor Park under offer as owner retires after 30 years of weddings
The listed Italianate mansion where thousands of Swansea couples have said their vows has a buyer lined up, with the…
STRICTLY: “O’ Gwen… Tidy”, Nessa has sent Melanie Walters her verdict, and some advice about the judges
Three hours after Melanie Walters was announced in the Strictly line-up, Ruth Jones replied the only way that would do: in character.
STRICTLY: Gavin & Stacey’s Melanie Walters completes the 2026 line-up, and Gower will all be watching
The Swansea-born actress, beloved as omelette-making Gwen West, is the final name in this year's Strictly Come Dancing cast, announced…
SWANSEA: Hannibal Lecter is coming to the Grand as Silence of the Lambs hits the stage
The first stage adaptation of Thomas Harris's thriller arrives at Swansea Grand Theatre next February, with EastEnders star John Partridge…
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