GOWERTON: Old grammar school building to come down in £47m school rebuild
The council's announcement talks of keeping historic elements where possible. The papers going to cabinet next week name the block that goes, say why it can't be saved, and give…
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ADMIRAL: Some of the jobs being cut are set to move to India, but the insurer won’t say how many are Swansea’s
The insurer says everyone affected has been briefed and "location was not a consideration". What it will not give Swansea is a number.
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 asked to let trained officers issue legal notices and seek…
SWANSEA: How padel went from two courts to a national series in three years
Players from Open to Over 60 compete at Jaxx in Llansamlet this weekend as the UK Padel Masters Series opens. The city had two padel courts in 2023. Now there…
GORSEINON: Banking hub opens on High Street as Lloyds pushes last bank’s closure back to 2 November
The temporary hub at 20 High Street opened on Thursday, a month later than first announced. Lloyds, due to shut on Monday, is now staying until November, reportedly to give…
LLANSAMLET: Council vows to ‘leave no lawful avenue unexplored’ on the waste fires, eviction included
'Literally poisoning us all': residents have been reporting the fires since spring last year and are now being urged to write to the chief executive. The council says it is…
OSPREYS AND SCARLETS: Minister says she can’t save a region as Senedd fails to agree a single word on Welsh rugby’s future
Swansea's £5.1m for St Helen's, Carmarthenshire's £2.4m Scarlets loan and £13.5m of Welsh Government money were all put on the record. Then a call to protect all four regions fell…
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NEATH: Man arrested over Friday night town centre stabbing
The man who was hurt has been treated and discharged from hospital. Police say the two men did not know each other.
MAYHILL: Police investigate after toddler gets out of nursery, and a stranger says she found him in the road
A woman driving up Gors Avenue says she found two-year-old Noah walking alone in the middle of the road. Seren…
JOG ON: 68% of women runners in South Wales say they’ve been harassed mid-run
Catcalls, horns, cars crawling alongside, and worse. South Wales Police is taking its campaign to parkruns and running clubs, with…
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 the map pins in the app most drivers already have…
NRW: Welsh Tories want the watchdog that polices Withyhedge and the Llanelli fly site scrapped
Andrew RT Davies says the regulator is “unfit for purpose” and should go the way Conservatives in England plan for…
ADMIRAL: Nearly 2,000 Swansea staff still don’t know if their jobs are among the 500 to go
Swansea's council leader has written to the insurer's UK boss demanding "urgent clarification", as a Swansea MS tells the Senedd…
SA1: Marketing agency that started as a one-woman business moves into the J-Shed after Workplace of the Year win
AD Marketing signed for Unit 6 in the Grade II listed grain warehouse days after collecting its award at the South Wales Business Awards.
MILFORD HAVEN: Former Puma fuel terminal to shut down commercial operations at the end of December
Staff are in consultation and a wind-down of up to two years will follow, but the company says the green…
COPR BAY: Shops, cafés and restaurants wanted for the units beneath Swansea’s newest car park
The council says it is in positive talks with a number of businesses, and local traders can find out more…
MICHAEL DOUGLAS: ‘I won her back? It was a mutual’: Hollywood star on his 2013 split from Swansea’s Catherine Zeta-Jones
The 82-year-old, promoting his memoir One Helluva Ride, bristled when The Sunday Times asked how he won back his Swansea-born wife after their separation 13 years into the marriage. “We…
SWANSEA: Five Strictly legends are bringing Las Vegas to the arena this Friday
Fans keep telling them they wish they were still on Strictly, James Jordan says. On Friday, Swansea gets all five…
SWANSEA: Love Actually is coming to the arena with a full live orchestra this Christmas
Swansea has the only Welsh date on the 14-stop UK tour. Miss it, and the nearest alternative is Bath.
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MUMBLES: Councillor’s husband saved 92 lives on the lifeboat. She calls the abuse of RNLI crews ‘truly appalling’
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NEATH: Dad ran 27 miles to Pen y Fan, carried his daughter to the top, then ran home
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MUMBLES: Campaign group’s alternative plan for the old tennis courts swaps the car park for a lido
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NEATH: Judges reject dog owner’s claim he didn’t need a ten-year ban after Pandora starved while carrying puppies
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TOOZE MURDERS: Man, 87, arrested over 1993 farmhouse killings will face no further action
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TRADING STANDARDS: Garden clearance pair admit fraud and pressuring customers into paying up
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NEATH: Food festival back for both days this year, after Storm Amy stole last year’s Saturday
Free, in the town centre, 10am to 5.30pm today and tomorrow, with more than 40 stalls across five streets. Gower…
SWANSEA: The council’s own study says the city needs more hotels. The one it promised beside the arena is still grass
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