SWANSEA: Councillors want the power to say no to more vape shops, barbers and nail bars
A barber, a vape shop or a nail bar can open on any Swansea street without asking, and the council cannot say no. On Thursday its Labour cabinet will demand…
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SWANSEA: Gang who stole £328,000 of cars to order sentenced as some vehicles surface in Cyprus
Sean McCabe orchestrated thefts of high-value cars across Wales and England that were re-plated and resprayed before being sold on, with some ending up in Cyprus, while his phone revealed…
TENBY: Mezzanine floor and space for more traders in first look at Market Hall revamp vision
Designs by a Pembrokeshire architecture practice show a reworked ground floor and a new first-floor mezzanine, and the council is asking residents, traders and visitors to have their say, though…
SCHOOL BUS SHAKE-UP: Nearest school? Not any more. Carmarthenshire to scrap free transport to anywhere but your catchment school
Hundreds of Carmarthenshire families would lose the free bus to their nearest school from 2027, and Amman Valley sixth-formers would be sent to Carmarthen rather than a nearer college over…
MILFORD HAVEN: Boy who stabbed teacher in the head in school classroom detained for four and a half years
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, was cleared of attempted murder but found guilty of wounding history teacher Vicki Williams with intent, with a judge telling…
TEKKERS: Llansamlet and Briton Ferry pupils chase first Cwpan Cymru crown in S4C football knockout
Pupils from Ysgol Lôn Las and Ysgol Tyle'r Ynn are among 16 schools competing as the S4C children's football gameshow returns with a knockout format for the first time, from…
GOWER: Eight years after last orders, the Greyhound faces the bulldozers
Swansea councillors will decide on Tuesday whether the former Llanrhidian pub, once the spiritual home of the Gower Brewery, makes way for homes already marketed at £750,000 apiece. The village's…
PORTHCAWL: Man who ran into the sea to escape arrest is jailed for sexual offences
Officers followed Gavin Bennett into the dark water off Porthcawl seafront to bring him out. He has now been jailed for three years and eight months, with a 10-year sexual…
BRITON FERRY: Rapist who made victim’s life ‘a living hell’ handed extended 17-year sentence
A judge ruled Talvinder Atwal "took pleasure" in his victim's distress and branded him a dangerous offender. The Parole Board…
YSTALYFERA: Family’s tribute to ‘beloved’ motorcyclist Mel Austin who died in A4067 crash
Melvin Austin, 73, died following a collision near Cray on Wednesday. His family say his "kindness, warmth and love touched…
SWANSEA COUNCIL: Labour and opposition unite to demand city’s slice of £322m ALN cash from Welsh Government
Swansea Council's Labour cabinet, the Conservative, Lib Dem and Uplands Party group leaders and an independent will join forces on Thursday to tell the First Minister that £322m sent to…
WALES: Record £447m capital gains tax bill as thousands more dragged into the net
HMRC figures show 18,000 people in Wales paid capital gains tax last year, up nearly a third, after the tax-free…
MARTIN LEWIS: ‘Genuine step forward’ as bailiffs forced to answer to a watchdog
The money expert says most people who get a bailiff at the door are vulnerable. After years of campaigning, the…
SWANSEA: Free sign language course for city centre staff opens for bookings after every student on the first passes
Bar staff, zoo keepers and marketing execs were among seven city centre workers who learned British Sign Language on Swansea BID's first free course. Every business in the district can…
SWANSEA: Sales manager told ‘nobody wants to see a pregnant woman’ wins victimisation case
The tribunal decided the comment WAS made, whatever her boss said in the witness box. But a time limit killed…
TGJONES: Closing-down sale signs go up at Tenby store after 99 years on the High Street
Signs offering 30% off are up at 7 High Street, and the letting particulars for the shop promise refurbishment and…
LEAF BOAT: Castle Square’s lost sculpture takes shape in Dylan Thomas’s park
Eight months after it was lifted out of Castle Square, Swansea's Leaf Boat is being installed at the Cwmdonkin Park pond, and the first pictures show it in place. The…
SCOLTON MANOR: £190k revamp will open up the hidden world below stairs
"Scolton House: It's Bigger on the Inside" will give the Victorian manor near Haverfordwest its first major overhaul since the…
PORT TALBOT: First look inside Yr Aelwyd as the new name goes up on the theatre
The lettering is on the wall, the auditorium's seating tiers are taking shape and gold cladding is wrapping the old…
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SWANSEA: One of the UK’s cheapest cities for a Friday night curry, survey finds
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SKEWEN: Teenagers, 15 and 17, arrested over deliberately-set Drummau Mountain fire
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