GORSEINON: Up to 400 homes planned for former 3M factory site
Early plans have been lodged to turn the former 3M factory site on Gorseinon Road into a neighbourhood of up to 400 homes — in a corner of Swansea where…
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FOLLY FARM: Zoo launches its own beer — inspired by a penguin’s monobrow
Pembrokeshire's Folly Farm has teamed up with Tenby Brewing Co on MonoBräu — a pale ale named in honour of the Macaroni penguin's famous yellow "monobrow" — with 20p from…
SWANSEA: Kids can swim free at Wales National Pool almost every day this summer
Under-16s can swim free almost every day of the school holidays at Wales National Pool Swansea, with accompanying adults paying £2.50 — but places must be booked in advance.
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…
MAESTEG: Dad’s extraordinary fortnight — cancer surgery, a first grandchild and a walk down the aisle
Eleven days after a six-hour operation to remove a rapidly growing sarcoma from his shoulder, Lee Brain walked his daughter down the aisle — with his first grandchild arriving in…
SWANSEA: Life-saving bleed kits now line the seafront and Gower beaches for the summer
There are 384 of the kits across the county — with 18 between the Tawe Bridge and Mumbles Lighthouse and 26 within 50 metres of the most popular beaches —…
LLANNON: Historic tollgate cottage from the age of the Rebecca Riots goes under the hammer
Gate House was built by a turnpike trust to collect the road tolls that drove west Wales to revolt — and the rioting came within a few miles of its…
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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 — as its chair says officers will find it "difficult to…
TOWNHILL: ‘One of the kindest’ — Big Issue seller Liam Harmer named as man who died in Elphin Gardens flat fire
The man who died in a flat fire in Townhill on Tuesday has been named as Liam Harmer, a Big…
LLANELLI: Takeaway stripped of late-night licence after illegal workers found twice in five months
The All In One takeaway on Murray Street can no longer open past 11pm after Carmarthenshire councillors revoked its premises…
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 Government — a week before Pembrokeshire's planning committee was due…
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…
FOOD: Llanarthne restaurateur chosen to lead Wales’ first national food strategy
Simon Wright, the man behind Wright's Food Emporium, will chair the expert group shaping a new National Food Strategy for…
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…
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 — with The Paradise Murders riding high on Netflix's US…
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…
BONNIE TYLER: Fans invited to line Newton Road as funeral details announced — with a final journey through Skewen
The family of Bonnie Tyler have announced her funeral arrangements — inviting those who wish to pay their respects to…
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COFFEE: Swansea crowned Wales’ coffee capital in UK-wide study
Swansea has been ranked the fifth-biggest coffee hotspot in the UK — the best in Wales — in new research…
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…
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The Ninja Warrior UK adventure park at Parc Tawe could make way for indoor padel courts, after an operator lodged…
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…
UPLANDS: Free family party in Cwmdonkin Park on Sunday — as the pavilion café becomes a community venture
Dylan's Coffee Shop in Cwmdonkin Park throws a free summer party from 3pm on Sunday — celebrating the pavilion's new…
HOSEPIPE BAN: West Wales ban starts 10am Sunday — and it’s not because the reservoirs are running dry
A hosepipe ban covering around 33,000 properties in Ceredigion, north Pembrokeshire and north Carmarthenshire begins at 10am on Sunday —…
JELLYFISH: Why peeing on a sting won’t help — and what actually works, as beachgoer stung at Aberavon
It's the first thing everyone suggests, and it's wrong. A beachgoer was treated for a jellyfish sting at Aberavon this…
SIR GARRY SOBERS: Cricket great who hit six sixes at St Helen’s dies aged 89
The West Indies legend widely regarded as cricket's greatest all-rounder has died at his home in Barbados — 58 years…
ST HELEN’S: Main stand stripped to its skeleton — and it’s moving to the Mumbles end
New drone footage from the Ospreys shows the scale of St Helen's transformation — thousands of seats lifted out, the…
ST HELEN’S: Alun Wyn Jones takes seat on new board steering the community side of the £7.6m rebuild
The Swansea Rugby Community Board has met for the first time — with the former Wales and Lions captain among…
SWANSEA.COM STADIUM: Sale to the Swans agreed — as council explains why the price must stay secret
Cabinet has approved the sale unanimously. The leader says it beat open-market value and could bring more if the Swans…
MUMBLES: Lifeboat crew warn against tombstoning after teenagers cut off by tide between Limeslade and Langland
Two teenagers who had been jumping from the rocks near Ginny's Guy were rescued by Mumbles RNLI on Sunday evening…
LLANELLI: First look inside the new market hall — 70 orange-framed stalls, a balcony over the central void, and terrazzo floors throughout
New images reveal the inside of Llanelli's planned market hall for the first time — and the design documents show…