MORRISTON: Two vape shops shut down after undercover officers bought illegal vapes and fake tobacco
Four people were arrested and a suspected delivery vehicle seized in the raids that followed, Swansea Council says.
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NEATH PORT TALBOT: Scott Jones is the new council leader, three weeks after Steve Hunt quit
The Independent councillor for Gwynfi and Croeserw, until now the cabinet member for Streetscene, was confirmed at full council on Wednesday. His predecessor resigned last month after admitting he got…
NEATH PORT TALBOT: “Nearly all” specialist places are full, so the council wants 32 more for autistic pupils at its two new schools
Sixteen places each inside the new Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhosafan in Sandfields and the rebuilt Llangatwg in Cadoxton, running costs of more than £650,000 a year with "no current funding…
GOWERTON: Roofer Jacob Lovell crowned the best in Wales and the Midlands
Lovell Roofing's boss came home from Wolverhampton with a trophy, a bottle of champagne and a date in London next month.
SWANSEA: Brian Aldridge, Lilian and Jazzer bring The Archers to the arena for its 75th birthday
It's the only Welsh date on the tour, and the nights either side, in Exeter and Bath, have already sold out.
COMEDY REVIEW: ‘A greatest hits album’ of characters, Harry Enfield and No Chums at Swansea Arena
Loadsamoney, Stavros, Kevin and Perry and a King Charles entrance: reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds the comedy legend's first solo show holds the arena for close to two hours and leaves…
LANDORE: The gondola terminal’s ‘bones’ are about to go up at the park and ride
Foundations for Skyline's base station are finished, and the steel frame is next, so the building's shape will soon be visible around Landore. Up the hill, more tower foundations are…
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PORT TALBOT: Two of Vivian Park’s three gates to shut after 3pm as police target e-bike riders
From Monday, only one way into the park will be open each afternoon for three weeks, and it changes every week. Here's which gate to use.
BONYMAEN: Man jailed for sexually abusing two girls who were under 10
One of them went to police around 20 years after the abuse began.
MORRISTON: Man jailed after locking his ex inside her own home and smashing her phone
He took her phone and her keys, and she was trapped inside for hours. She got out only because a…
ALN FUNDING: Plaid and Labour strike £60m deal to revive the budget that fell in July
Labour asked for £100m this year and walked away from £40m. The number the two sides have settled on sits between them, and it brings back everything else that fell…
SWANSEA: Council housing officers could get powers to shut ‘cuckooed’ homes and bar troublemakers
Swansea Council adopted the powers in 2018 and its housing service never built them into day-to-day work. Cabinet is now…
PETROL PRICES: Google Maps now shows you the cheapest fuel near you
Every forecourt has had to report its prices within half an hour since February. From today the numbers sit on…
SWANSEA: Thinking of starting a business? The council could cover your first £2,000 of costs in full
It’s one of four grants now open, worth up to £50,000 to firms already trading. Most cover half the cost, so you’ll need to find the rest.
SA1: Swansea firms will be able to try out robots before they buy, at a new university hub
Boston Dynamics and ABB are among the names backing it. The point isn’t to build robots, it’s to help businesses…
PENLLERGAER: Engineering firm that started in a Llanmorlais garage turns 60, with the third generation in charge
The family firm moved to Penllergaer in 1970 to be near its key customer at the time, 3M. The 3M…
SWANSEA: Teen painter who started in a lockdown shed takes on TV’s Portrait Artist of the Year
The teenager picked up her mum's old brushes during lockdown, had a painting in a Royal Academy show the following year, and has sold work for tens of thousands of…
SWANSEA: Ex-Corrie star Kevin Kennedy plays a ‘deplorable’ villain as Dorian Gray musical heads for the Grand
Fifty years after he first went on stage, the man who was Curly Watts says his new character has “virtually…
STRICTLY: Swansea’s Melanie Walters is out, a week later than she thought she would be
Three of the four judges saved Shaun Wright-Phillips in Sunday’s dance-off. Gwen signed off in Welsh, and Stacey had something…
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CARMARTHEN: Man who spent the day hunting his ex-partner with a knife jailed for 24 years
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GORSEINON: Banking hub opens on High Street as Lloyds pushes last bank’s closure back to 2 November
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SINGLETON PARK: The £34 Halloween ‘scarefest’ Swansea Council says doesn’t exist
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CHARGED: Neath Abbey man charged over Neath town centre stabbing
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ST HELEN’S: Reopening slips three days as college games are moved out and Saturday’s crowd goes in one stand
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PAYING A BUILDER: Check one date on Companies House before you hand over a deposit
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LLANELLI: Woman who threatened to stab Asda worker with a needle jailed for four years
Kara Racuoco, 41, admitted two robberies and two shoplifting offences at Asda, Home Bargains and Tesco Extra after denying the…