WRU: Licence report puts Ospreys bottom on money and crowds, but top on results
The independent report behind Cardiff and the Dragons' licences is public at last, and the union has put a date on the decision the west has been waiting for.
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KINGSWAY: Office block on old Oceana nightclub site named best in the UK
The former nightclub site won the British Council for Offices' Best of the Best award in London on Tuesday, five months after a regional double. The council says more than…
MORRISTON: Man jailed after locking his ex inside her own home and smashing her phone
He took her phone and her keys, and she was trapped inside for hours. She got out only because a neighbour heard her shouting from a window.
WRU: Swansea council leader likens licence report to counting fans’ Ninja airfryers
The union has published the evidence behind its licence decisions. Swansea's council leader says it doesn't stand up, and the council's legal fight goes on.
SWANSEA: Mariachi bands and fire performers as free Spooks in the City goes Day of the Dead
Swansea's free Halloween party falls on Halloween itself this year, with a Mexican twist. Unlike the £34 "scarefest" that has now vanished from the internet, this one is real.
TUMBLE: Ken Owens cuts the ribbon as new Tesco Express opens with 14 jobs
The store on Heol y Neuadd is open from 7am to 10pm every day and has a cash machine. The former Wales captain's own biltong is on its shelves.
DYFED-POWYS POLICE: Inspectors rate force good at answering your calls, but not at investigating crime
Ring 101 and you should get through in under a minute, the force says. But inspectors found crimes being closed while there were still leads to follow.
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PENLAN: Man filmed taking drugs off sleeping woman’s body jailed for seven years for raping her
Caeran Evans, 27, admitted sexual assault but denied rape; a jury convicted him last month. Police say he was filmed taking drugs off the sleeping woman's body and "still carried…
LLANELLI: Woman who threatened to stab Asda worker with a needle jailed for four years
Kara Racuoco, 41, admitted two robberies and two shoplifting offences at Asda, Home Bargains and Tesco Extra after denying the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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FIREWORKS: Swansea’s Bonfire Night display is leaving St Helen’s for Singleton Park
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NEATH: Dad ran 27 miles to Pen y Fan, carried his daughter to the top, then ran home
His wife thought it was “absolutely horrendous”. On Friday night it won John Jenkins a Child of Wales award.
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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