SWANSEA: St Helen’s Road student block to open as 72 homeless studios in the new year
Keys to the former Sun Alliance House, latterly Boutique Student Living, change hands next week, cabinet heard, with Codi fitting it out for 72 self-contained studios and the council running…
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ARTS CASH: A new lift for the Glynn Vivian, a roof for the Print Workshop, a stage for Tŷ Tawe: where £1m of arts money is going
Eleven venues across Swansea, Neath, Llanelli, Bridgend and Ystradgynlais have a share of the Welsh Government's £8m Arts Capital Investment Fund, announced on Wednesday. Swansea alone takes £602,000. The fund…
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Double-digit council tax rise warning as £32m gap opens
Finance chiefs say next year needs £13m of cuts and a 5% rise just to balance, and they have found less than a third of the savings. If the schools…
WINCH WEN: “We just want our little boy to walk”: Teddy, three, and the £50,000 robot legs his family can’t get on the NHS
Teddy Gorman, three, from Winch Wen, has low muscle tone and cannot yet walk on his own. In August he tried a Trexo, a motorised walking frame that moves his…
CHILD EXPLOITATION: Couple jailed after woman arranged for child to be sexually exploited by man she knew would abuse her
Victoria Lewis, 40, from Neath, was found guilty at trial of arranging a child's sexual exploitation and jailed for four years. Shaun Lewis, 40, of Sandfields, admitted four charges and…
NARBERTH: Fire and Ice’s passion fruit sorbet is the best thing made in Wales this year
The small-batch sorbet that took three Great Taste stars at Fire and Ice's first entry in six years has now won the Golden Fork for Wales, beating a Presteigne lamb…
OSPREYS: ‘I’ll take it with both hands’: Foketi settling fast after Wallaby switch to Swansea
The Australia centre says he has been made to feel welcome since arriving from the Chiefs, and is relishing the competition for places as he chases a starting role at…
BRIDGEND MURDER: Family remember ‘extraordinary’ Tracey as husband found guilty of killing her
The family of Tracey Davies say they will “never come to terms” with losing a woman whose laughter could light up a room after her husband was found guilty of…
JAILED: Eight years for Brynmill man who attacked a woman walking alone at night
Mohangopi Tadiboyina, 30, was found guilty by a jury on 20 July and sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Friday…
JAILED: Capel Dewi man shared films of children being raped in Telegram group infiltrated by undercover officer
Michael Fox, 55, set up the group chat where he distributed three films of girls aged between eight and 11,…
BRIDGEND: Reform MS Sarah Cooper-Lesadd defects to Plaid, saying her old party is “not serious about governing Wales”
The Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg MS, who held the children and skills brief in Reform’s shadow cabinet, has crossed the floor four months after being elected, accusing Reform of wanting the…
SENEDD: Reform Wales leader Dan Thomas quits four months in, saying he was reported to police and released without charge
The man who led Reform to 34 seats in May and became leader of the opposition has stood down “due…
DIGITAL ID: Your phone can now get you served, without handing over your address
New rules across England and Wales let pubs, shops and venues accept certified digital proof of age for alcohol from…
BRIDGEND: First M&S in the county borough planned for Waterton Road
An M&S Food, a new Aldi and a Costa drive-through are lined up for the old car lot off the A473, with 335 parking spaces and a new set of…
CLOSED: Three more Swansea vape shops shut by magistrates after counterfeit tobacco and drugs seized
VH Vape Hub, Kalar Market and Midtown Vape Shop, all on Mansel Street, must stay shut for three months after…
JOBS: Work experience at Tesco, John Lewis and Costa on offer for young people on Universal Credit
A new scheme will offer 18 to 24-year-olds two to four weeks of hands-on experience with Britain's biggest retailers, as…
LEAF BOAT: The sculpture is back in the water, and the artist who made it has seen it home
Amber Hiscott has been reunited with her Leaf Boat at Cwmdonkin Park, where a leaking pond has been repaired and refilled around it. One of its glass panels is missing,…
SWANSEA: Catherine Zeta-Jones blasts ‘horrific’ nepo baby label as children follow famous parents
The Hollywood star has defended Dylan and Carys Douglas as they forge careers in entertainment, while recalling the decision she…
ANTHONY HOPKINS: At 88, the Margam-born star is playing the villain again
The Margam-born actor will play Bryant, the man who built an authoritarian regime in a ruined future, in sci-fi thriller…
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LANDORE: The timbers are coming out at the Bascule Bridge, with the span due back next year
Work has started on the last phase at Landore, with the river supports being replaced before the 70-tonne steel span…
CYMRAEG AI: Ministers try again to teach artificial intelligence to speak Welsh
The Welsh Government is handing data, resources and expertise to a London AI company whose flagship model was built to…
MAESTEG: Empty for 30 years, the Neath Road house nobody could touch is going under the hammer
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SENEDD: The seats Wales voted in for the first time in May are already being redrawn, and the names could change too
The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru has begun the 2030 review of the 16 constituencies used for the first time…
SWANSEA: Gregory Porter opens his 2027 UK tour at the Arena, and tickets go on sale this morning
The two-time Grammy winner plays Swansea Building Society Arena on 24 June 2027, the opening night of a six-date run…
SWANSEA: Disabled people waiting ‘unacceptable’ times for home adaptations, council report admits
Demand for the grants that pay for stairlifts, ramps and wet rooms "cannot be controlled", Swansea Council's own performance report…