SIR GARRY SOBERS: Cricket great who hit six sixes at St Helen’s dies aged 89
The West Indies legend widely regarded as cricket's greatest all-rounder has died at his home in Barbados — 58 years after the over at Swansea's St Helen's that made him,…
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ST HELEN’S: Main stand stripped to its skeleton — and it’s moving to the Mumbles end
New drone footage from the Ospreys shows the scale of St Helen's transformation — thousands of seats lifted out, the main stand reduced to bare steel, and the pitch stripped…
ST HELEN’S: Alun Wyn Jones takes seat on new board steering the community side of the £7.6m rebuild
The Swansea Rugby Community Board has met for the first time — with the former Wales and Lions captain among those deciding how clubs, schools and communities share in the…
PORT TALBOT: First look inside the £16.9m Princess Royal Theatre revamp — as the auditorium’s timber ceiling goes in ahead of autumn opening
New photos from inside the Princess Royal Theatre show the auditorium's sweeping timber ceiling in place and the new glass frontage glazed — with the £16.9m transformation of the theatre…
PONTYBEREM: Bus changes take effect Monday for six-week road closure — the full temporary timetable including the new 195A
First Cymru has published the temporary timetables for the six-week closure of Capel Ifan Road — including a new 195A shuttle linking Ponthenri, Pontiets and Five Roads with Llanelli, and…
TOWNHILL: ‘One of the kindest’ — Big Issue seller Liam Harmer named as man who died in Elphin Gardens flat fire
The man who died in a flat fire in Townhill on Tuesday has been named as Liam Harmer, a Big Issue seller who was a familiar face in Sketty for…
CHANCELLOR: Could Swansea’s MP end up next door to the Prime Minister? Torsten Bell in the mix as Burnham chooses
Andy Burnham names his cabinet on Monday — and the MP for Swansea West is among the names being mentioned for the Treasury. He's an outsider, but the fact he's…
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OPERATION OAK: Swansea man among eight charged with child sexual exploitation offences spanning decades
Murad Ali, 57, of Swansea, is charged with two counts of rape of a girl under 16 — one of eight men facing 34 charges in Gwent Police's investigation into…
TOWNHILL: Man dies in Elphin Gardens flat fire — as police try to trace his next of kin
A man died at the scene of a fire at a first-floor flat in Elphin Gardens on Tuesday afternoon. Police…
SWATTING: Welsh dark-web administrator jailed over hoax that shut down a Cardiff city-centre street
Callum Dare, 26, of Talbot Green, has been jailed for encouraging swatting attacks around the world — and was linked…
BROADCASTING: Wales’ new media watchdog won’t exist until 2028 — as critics call it “constitutional navel-gazing”
The Welsh Government has set out its timetable for a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority — a working group recruited this autumn, recommendations in 2028, and £45,000 committed this year…
WELSH LABOUR: Ken Skates confirmed as leader — the morning after his nine MSs sank Plaid’s budget
The Senedd Labour group — including Gŵyr Abertawe's Mike Hedges — unanimously nominated Ken Skates as permanent Welsh Labour leader,…
BUDGET DEFEAT: Plaid government’s £294m spending plan voted down 49–44 — as schools funding row claims its first casualty
The new Welsh Government has lost the vote on its first budget — with £294m for NHS waiting lists, childcare…
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 owners — and its 17-minute average commute is the shortest…
SWANSEA: River Island set to close Oxford Street store — with September earmarked
The fashion chain's Oxford Street branch is expected to shut in September with staff consultation under way — the latest…
NEW WDA: Swansea and Port Talbot ports boss to shape Wales’ development agency — as Tories warn there’s ‘no plan’
The chair of Associated British Ports — owner of Swansea and Port Talbot docks — will lead the panel designing…
SWANSEA: ‘Feels Like Home’ — grandad and granddaughter star in new Swans mural on Salubrious Place
Street artist Hasan Kamil's football heritage mural — featuring lifelong fan Salvatore Rullo and his granddaughter Rosa in the stands — is the first of ten planned artworks aiming to…
AMMANFORD: Radio 2 star Owain Wyn Evans named among BBC’s highest earners — with pay of up to £210,000
The Ammanford-born presenter and drummer earned between £205,000 and £209,999 in the year to March, the BBC's annual report shows…
SWANSEA: The magic show made in the city returns to the Patti Pavilion — with a cast that’s fooled Penn & Teller
Phenomenal, created by Swansea producer Taylor Morgan, returns to the Patti Pavilion from 13 to 16 August with an international…
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