IRONMAN 70.3: Drones, podiums — and cows on the course: the best photos from Swansea’s day of triathlon drama
From aerial shots of 2,700 athletes at the Prince of Wales Dock to cattle wandering the Gower bike course — the best images from IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea 2026.
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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 line-up including a European Champion of Magic and the Magic…
SWANSEA: City’s artists take over the Glynn Vivian as Swansea Open returns — with winners revealed on opening day
The annual celebration of art and craft from across SA1 to SA9 opens in Room 3 on Saturday 18 July and runs until 20 September — with prizes announced at…
RICS AWARDS: Y Storfa named Wales’ Project of the Year — as Llanelli’s Pentre Awel and Porthcawl’s Sker House complete a near clean sweep
The former BHS reborn as Swansea's civic hub took the top prize at the Wales property awards — with three of the four Welsh winners coming from Swansea Bay, and…
BRIDGEND: ‘You are not alone’ — the woman making ‘Bailey’s Bags’ of chemo essentials, handed over the day treatment is confirmed
Maria Bailey packed her own bag of essentials before her first chemotherapy session at Singleton — now she wants every woman to have one on the day they're told treatment…
SUMMER SAVINGS: Cheaper days out and kids’ meals at the click of a button — with Dan-yr-Ogof among the attractions signed up
A new postcode-search website shows families where the Chancellor's summer VAT cut is being passed on — covering children's meals, cinema tickets and attraction entry until 1 September.
VAPING CRACKDOWN: Plain white packs, no sweet-shop flavours and hidden displays — what the new rules mean for a county already at war with illegal vapes
A UK-wide consultation launched on Friday would strip vapes of the bright colours, flavour names and shop displays blamed for hooking children — in a county where Trading Standards are…
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GORSEINON: Second man arrested on suspicion of murder after 18-year-old’s death — as police thank community for support
Two men, both 18, are in custody after Thursday's fatal collision between a car and an off-road bike on Pen Cae Crwn Road — as detectives renew their appeal for…
LLANELLI: Rapist jailed for 22 years for ‘depraved’ child sex offences
Damien Jones, 40, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of 16 offences against one girl — including rape of a…
HAFOD: Snapchat messages led police to a dealer’s ketamine stash — hidden in a Tesco bag in his spare bedroom
A Hafod drug dealer who kept 2.7kg of ketamine and hundreds of grams of cannabis in a Tesco carrier bag…
CARDIFF AIRPORT: Children aged eight and nine can now use eGates — just in time for the summer getaway
The change is live at the airport's arrivals hall from today, with up to 1.5 million more children eligible to pass through UK eGates with their families over the next…
LABOUR EXIT: ‘An affront to the people of Swansea’ — ex-MP Geraint Davies goes public over blocked candidacy
The former Swansea West MP has told constituents on social media he was unfairly blocked from standing for re-election in…
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: 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 blow for the street that lost M&S after 69 years…
MILFORD HAVEN: Major incident declared as fire sends black smoke over town — the second major industrial blaze in the region in weeks
A fire involving a decommissioned oil tank and around 60 gas cylinders sent black smoke over Milford Haven on Monday…
BRIDGEND: Town’s Post Office moves into the Rhiw — where to find it, when it’s open and what’s happened to Dunraven Place
The Dunraven Place branch has closed as demolition work begins around Wyndham Street — with a renamed Bridgend Post Office…
PORT TALBOT: Town shortlisted for UK Town of Culture — with £3m and a Welsh rival standing in the way
Port Talbot and the Afan Valley are one of 15 towns picked from 398 bids for the first ever UK Town of Culture. The catch: the only other Welsh town…
BONNIE TYLER: Neath Port Talbot mourns ‘Gaynor’ — 15 years after making her a Freewoman of the borough
Neath Port Talbot Council led local tributes to Bonnie Tyler, noting that this year marked 15 years since the Skewen-born…
BONNIE TYLER: Total Eclipse of the Heart superstar from Skewen dies aged 75
The Skewen-born singer died in hospital in Portugal on Wednesday night, two months after undergoing emergency surgery — with her…
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Swansea's biggest triathlon returns on Sunday 12 July with around 2,700 athletes, professional racing back in Wales — and one…
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