SWANSEA: New city centre garden opens in memory of the council officer behind the arena
It links the Kingsway and Oxford Street, with trees, benches and a giant mural. His daughter says it’s somewhere for the family to feel close to him.
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SCREAM TIME: Margam’s Halloween horror trail is open, and Hell’s Hallway is waiting
The 15+ trail runs through Margam Castle, the graveyard and the woods until 1 November, with an evil clown as master of ceremonies and a pitch-black maze inside the castle.
YSTALYFERA: Swansea Valley voice actor scoops three awards in one night, including the judges’ own pick
Phil Rowe won three of the 14 awards at the VOX Awards. Jess Nesling, who has Swansea roots, won Female Voiceover Performance of the Year.
LLANELLI: Home-cooked meals for £2 from a freezer at the town’s old railway goods shed
It’s pay what you can, with meatballs, stews and lasagne cooked from scratch by volunteers. The freezer is open four days a week at Caffi’r Sied.
NEATH PORT TALBOT: Ghosts, waterfalls and dog walks: six ready-made weekend breaks on your doorstep
One takes in the ghost stories of Margam Castle and Neath Abbey. Another pedals from Aberavon seafront to Waterfall Country.
LLANELLI: Young people can now walk in off the street for mental health support at a new café
There’s no referral and no waiting list at Y Stryd, which is open to anyone aged 11 to 24. Local people and businesses raised £200,000 to open it.
LLANELLI: 29,000 blood test patients since June as Canolfan Pentre Awel turns one
It opened a year ago on land where Llanelli once made tinplate. Here’s how the town has used it, and what’s still to come.
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GLAIS: Family’s tribute to ‘heart of gold’ motorcyclist Wayne Bowron, 52, who died in A4067 crash
His family say he would do anything for anyone and loved the friends he made through motorcycling. Police want dashcam footage from the A4067 near Glais Roundabout on the night…
SWANS: Police investigate alleged racist abuse of Eom at Millwall
The game at the Den was stopped in the second half after a report of racist chanting towards the Swansea…
MORRISTON: Two vape shops shut down after undercover officers bought illegal vapes and fake tobacco
Four people were arrested and a suspected delivery vehicle seized in the raids that followed, Swansea Council says.
ALN FUNDING: Plaid and Labour strike £60m deal to revive the budget that fell in July
Labour asked for £100m this year and walked away from £40m. The number the two sides have settled on sits between them, and it brings back everything else that fell…
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…
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…
GOWERTON: Roofer Jacob Lovell crowned the best in Wales and the Midlands
Lovell Roofing's boss came home from Wolverhampton with a trophy, a bottle of champagne and a date in London next month.
SWANSEA: Thinking of starting a business? The council could cover your first £2,000 of costs in full
It’s one of four grants now open, worth up to £50,000 to firms already trading. Most cover half the cost,…
SA1: Swansea firms will be able to try out robots before they buy, at a new university hub
Boston Dynamics and ABB are among the names backing it. The point isn’t to build robots, it’s to help businesses…
SWANSEA: Three school friends turned a Princess Way corner shop into a nightclub. Next up, a coffee shop
Eighty people, shelves of noodles and soju, four hours of house and garage, and a waiting list. Now LibertySounds has booked its second unlikely venue.
SWANSEA: Brian Aldridge, Lilian and Jazzer bring The Archers to the arena for its 75th birthday
It's the only Welsh date on the tour, and the nights either side, in Exeter and Bath, have already sold…
COMEDY REVIEW: ‘A greatest hits album’ of characters, Harry Enfield and No Chums at Swansea Arena
Loadsamoney, Stavros, Kevin and Perry and a King Charles entrance: reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds the comedy legend's first solo show…
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