MUMBLES: Verdi’s may stay shut until Easter as tearful Giuseppe vows “we’ve got to come stronger”

Giuseppe Cianciarulo, the general manager who came from Parma to build the café in 1993 and never left, has given the first indication of how long it could stay closed.…

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FFOS LAS RACECOURSE: Preview and tips for Wednesday’s six‑race meeting

The Flat action is back on at Ffos Las Tuesday afternoon, with six races on the card: two maiden stakes races and four handicaps.

SOLAR ECLIPSE: The dos and don’ts of watching tonight’s 93% eclipse safely

The deepest eclipse over Wales since 1999 happens this evening. The damage from watching it wrong is painless at the time, which is exactly why opticians are worried.

AMMAN VALLEY: Free ten-week cooking course launches at former Cwmgors school

Sosban Fawr begins at Hwb y Gors in September, teaching healthy and affordable cooking in Welsh and English, with community feasts for up to 50 guests along the way.

SWANSEA: Free chicken for A-level students on results day, whatever the grades

Students collecting their results on Thursday can claim a free meal on Wind Street, but there's a step to complete before joining the queue.

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 Government says will champion the future of Welsh town centres.

GORSEINON: Two more men charged with murder of Ceiran Evans

Elliot Truelove, 33, from West Cross, and Liam Thomas, 18, from Morriston, have both been charged with murder and attempted murder over the Pen Cae Crwn Road collision in July,…

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CARMARTHEN: Man jailed for upskirting schoolgirls after Poundland worker raised the alarm

Isa Ayan photographed girls aged 13 and 14 who had no idea it was happening. A shop worker's vigilance brought him down, and a judge has jailed him for 18…

HENDY: Man summoned to court over death of cyclist Alice Smith

Connor Clive Rees, 22, will face a charge of causing death by dangerous driving over the collision on the B4306…

PORTHCAWL: Son jailed for hiding mother’s body in freezer and claiming £78,000 of her benefits

Christopher Phillips kept Sylvia Phillips in a chest freezer at their home for almost three years after she died, telling…

HIGH STREETS: What Andy Burnham’s vape and betting shop crackdown means in Wales

Downing Street's high street shake-up gives Welsh councils a stronger hand on betting shops and doubles closure powers, but the headline vape shop planning rules apply only in England.

EV CHARGING: Wales scraps business rates for charging points until 2036

Operators of electric vehicle charging bays and forecourts will pay no business rates for a decade, under Welsh Government plans…

SWANSEA: MP launches petition for £2 bus fares to match England’s new cap

Torsten Bell says a Swansea commuter could save up to £572 a year if the Welsh Government matched the cap…

CLYDACH: Manor Park under offer as owner retires after 30 years of weddings

The listed Italianate mansion where thousands of Swansea couples have said their vows has a buyer lined up, with the owner stepping back after three decades.

CARMARTHEN: Falcon Hotel up for sale after more than half a century in the same family

The Lammas Street institution where generations of Carmarthen families have celebrated weddings, christenings and Sunday lunches is on the market…

TURTLE RESCUE: Pembrokeshire CEO to fly world’s rarest sea turtle on first leg of 5,000-mile journey home

Rhossi the Kemp's ridley was found cold-stunned on an Anglesey beach by a dog called Meg. On Monday, after nearly…

FOOTBALL: BBC to show live Cymru Premier games on iPlayer in new three-year deal – with Ammanford among the first picked

BBC Cymru Wales has agreed a three-year deal with the Football Association of Wales for at least 20 live Cymru Premier games a season, and Ammanford's home match against Connah's…

TUMBLE: Made in Chelsea star joins fight to buy back the Workies

Sam Thompson has never been to Tumble and admits most of the village won't know who he is, but the…

ALEX JONES: Ammanford star leads The One Show’s 20th birthday party

The Carmarthenshire presenter has fronted the BBC's teatime flagship for 16 of its 20 years, and will lead a week…

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