CARMARTHEN: Man guilty of attempted murder after spending the day hunting his ex-partner
James McKenna packed a 30cm kitchen knife, then spent 29 January moving between the places Joanne Sidaway might be. "I was looking for her," he told Swansea Crown Court. He…
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LLANDOVERY: A year after ‘safe from closure’ promise, hospital set to lose its X-ray service
Board papers list "Removal of X ray service from Llandovery" in the first year of Hywel Dda's new hospital plan, twelve months after health bosses reassured a packed public meeting…
GOWER: Swansea Sound weatherman John ‘The Weather’ Powell dies aged 92
The voice behind Swansea Sound's morning forecasts for almost 35 years, broadcasting from the weather station studio at his Penmaen cottage, died peacefully on Sunday.
SWANSEA: The £100m plan to heat the city centre with warmth from the sewage works
A district heat network running from Swansea University's Bay Campus to the city centre could be fed by Dŵr Cymru's wastewater treatment works, councillors have been told, but Swansea Council…
SWANSEA: Only 20 beaches in Wales fly the Blue Flag this summer, and three are on Gower
Langland, Caswell and Port Eynon are flying Blue Flags through the school holidays, with Swansea Marina holding a fourth and Bracelet Bay keeping its Green Coast Award. Here's what the…
NEW SCHOOLS: Green light for Porthcawl’s Welsh-medium seedling school and all-new Kenfig Hill primary
Bridgend County Borough Council planners have approved a Welsh-medium seedling school alongside Porthcawl Primary and a new-build home for Mynydd Cynffig Primary in Kenfig Hill, ending years of temporary classrooms…
SWANSEA: New grants offer up to £30,000 to open a shop or café in communities across the city
Swansea Council has launched two grants through its £10m Economic Growth Fund: up to £30,000 towards opening premises in the city centre and district shopping areas, and a bursary for…
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SWANSEA: Boys of 14 among seven arrested as police pull six bikes off the streets
Dramatic police footage shows armed officers stinging two fleeing scooters and a stolen bike pulled out of an underpass — while in a separate chase, a car driver hit almost…
DYFED-POWYS: Police federation branch stands with PC Andrew Harper’s family over killers’ early release
The branch has changed its social media profile picture to an image of the fallen officer for 72 hours —…
SWANSEA CROWN COURT: Former Carmarthen MP, 83, cleared of groping woman on train
Gwynoro Jones, who represented Carmarthen for Labour in the 1970s, was found not guilty by a jury on Tuesday after…
LLANELLI: Coastguard volunteers keep call-out pay as minister confirms U-turn to town’s MP
The Department for Transport has scrapped September's move to an "expenses-only" volunteer model — with the minister telling Dame Nia Griffith in writing that "current arrangements will remain in place".
PEMBROKESHIRE: Welsh ministers seize DARC radar decision days before council vote
The planning application for the US military's 27-dish radar array near St Davids has been called in by the Welsh…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but…
BRIDGEND: Nine new shops and open-air square planned for McArthurGlen designer outlet
The shopping village at junction 36 wants to grow — with a new anchor store, an outdoor square with seating and planting, and a parking deck to keep spaces at…
SWANSEA: Council electricians patent lightning-protection process experts said couldn’t be done
David James and Ross Miller spent hundreds of hours in a shed refining a safer way to join the metals…
SWANSEA: Named one of the UK’s best cities to run a business — with the shortest commute of the lot
Swansea is one of only ten UK cities ranked by The Co-operative Bank as offering the best conditions for business…
CYMRU PREMIER: Welsh league football to stay free-to-air as S4C confirm new deal
S4C has renewed its Sgorio partnership with the Football Association of Wales, keeping the Cymru Premier, Adran Leagues and both Welsh Cups on free TV until 2029 — with a…
SCREEN INTERVIEW: ‘Swansea is my home and keeps me grounded’ — Richard Goss on going from touring musician to Netflix chart hit
Our writer Jon Marshall sits down with the Swansea actor to talk his journey from band tours to Hollywood thrillers…
THEATRE INTERVIEW: ‘Just do it. Don’t wait for the phone to ring’ — Gorseinon writer Jonathan Houlston on Physical Education and finding his voice
After Grand Ambition's Physical Education drew some of the strongest reviews Swansea theatre has seen this year, our writer Jon…
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Typhoon jets, a wartime Dakota and the world's only wing-walking team head the bill as the free Wales Airshow returns…
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COFFEE: Swansea crowned Wales’ coffee capital in UK-wide study
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FLY-TIPPING: Morriston man must pay more than £1,400 after waste strewn along two miles of Dulais Valley road
Roger Townsend admitted illegally dumping a load including vehicle parts and oil-coated components along the road between Crynant and Cilfrew…
LLANELLI: Free paddling pools reopen for the summer holidays from today
Three free paddling pools and two splash pads across Llanelli open for the school summer holidays from Monday — free…
PARC TAWE: Ninja Warrior venue could be replaced by six padel courts under new plans
The Ninja Warrior UK adventure park at Parc Tawe could make way for indoor padel courts, after an operator lodged…
FARM FUNDING: Welsh farmers promised £1bn over Senedd term in multi-year deal
The Welsh Government has guaranteed £340 million a year for the Sustainable Farming Scheme until 2030, ending the year-to-year model…
GORSEINON: Hundreds ride out to remember 18-year-old Ceiran — as a community answers his family’s call to ‘come together’
Hundreds of riders filled the streets of Gorseinon on Sunday for a memorial ride-out honouring 18-year-old Ceiran Evans — answering…
LLANELLI: ‘I’m happy with that, Mam’ — how 13-year-old Soffia faced losing her leg to beat cancer
Diagnosed with a rare bone cancer at 13, Llanelli's Soffia met the decision to amputate her leg with a smile…