SKEWEN: Flames light the sky over homes as wildfire burns through the night on Drummau Mountain
Crews from eight fire stations have been on the mountain since 6.25pm on Monday and the incident is still ongoing, with Drummau Road closed at the request of police and…
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RHOSSILI HORSES: ‘Stop this victimisation’ says community council as it denies responsibility for clifftop horses removal
The community council says it has no power over grazing and never pressed for the herd to go, and asks for the removal of social media posts that named two…
AMMANFORD: Child rapist jailed for 21 years as survivor says ‘we are not victims, we are survivors’
Jordan Richards admitted 36 sexual offences against the same child, committed in the Ammanford area between 2012 and 2016, after changing his plea on the second day of his trial.
CARMARTHEN: Londoner caught with £40,000 of cannabis in town car park jailed
Officers found 4.5kg of cannabis vacuum-sealed in the boot of Florin Kasmi's white MG on Little Water Street, along with more than £12,700 in cash in the glove box.
CARMARTHEN: Cost of turning old Debenhams into Atriwm more than doubles to £41m
The council says structural problems that only came to light once contractors opened the building up will cost £4.2m to put right, with the town centre health and leisure hub…
SWANSEA: Harry Enfield to unleash the character the BBC banned at his arena show
The comedy legend brings his first solo tour, Harry Enfield and No Chums, to Swansea Building Society Arena on 12 October, with Loadsamoney, Wayne and Waynetta and DJ Nicey back,…
BOXING: ‘I back myself completely’ — Swansea’s Jolly takes his biggest gamble at the O2
Moses Jolly took the Guido Vianello fight on two weeks' notice. On Saturday the unbeaten Townhill heavyweight steps up in front of a pay-per-view audience.
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CRYNANT: “One of life’s rare diamonds”: family’s tribute to motorcyclist Lynne Trump, 45, killed on the A4109
The wife, mother and grandmother died at the scene of a collision near Cefn Coed Colliery on Sunday afternoon. Police are still appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
CROSS HANDS: Uninsured teen who hit taxi at 141mph on the A48 locked up for 28 months
Max Dangerfield, then 18, had just overtaken an unmarked police car at more than 100mph when he ploughed into the…
GORSEINON: Fourth person charged in connection with death of Ceiran Evans
Trisha Thomas, 36, from Gorseinon, has been charged with assisting an offender, South Wales Police said. Three men already face…
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…
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Saron councillor Peter Cooper dies, remembered as a “dedicated public servant”
The Labour councillor for Saron served his corner of Carmarthenshire for more than two decades: in the council chamber, on…
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…
SWANSEA: The city makes the UK top 20 for people trying to turn a hobby into a business
Swansea is 20th and Cardiff 11th in a ranking of where people search hardest for how to make money from what they love. Clothing brands top the list of dream…
AU VODKA: Swansea gold bottle firm in talks over £500m sale to American drinks giant
Founders Charlie Morgan and Jackson Quinn could each walk away with more than £100m. Nothing has reportedly been signed as…
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…
SWANSEA: Twelve bands, two days and a new roof as Amplitude takes over the amphitheatre
M0Li headlined Saturday and The Pepperseeds closed Sunday at the free grassroots weekend, the amphitheatre's first festival since its canopy went up. One more Amplitude-backed show follows at Hippos on…
PENYBERTH: The night three men burned down an RAF bombing school is coming to a Swansea stage
Fflamau Penyberth, a new opera marking 90 years since the 1936 arson attack that fired up Welsh nationalism, reaches Taliesin…
SWANSEA: Free music festival Amplitude returns this weekend, the full line-up and times for the amphitheatre’s first outing under its new roof
Twelve acts over two days at the seafront amphitheatre outside the LC on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August, with…
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