PENDINE: Council calls community meeting on Morfa Bychan camping after cliff fire
Residents had to leave their homes during Sunday night's fire. Pendine Community Council says it is drawing up measures for the bay and wants people at The Caban on Wednesday.
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ST HELEN’S ROAD: ‘We don’t feel safe at all’, trader speaks out after second serious assault in two months
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TALLEY: Farmers keep watch as mountain still smoulders after latest wildfire
Large areas of the mountain around Talley, Tipi Valley and Cwmdu are still smoking after fire spread across the hillside, with farmers checking for flare-ups and Mid and West Wales…
CRYNANT: Woman, 45, dies in motorbike crash on A4109 near Cefn Coed Colliery
A 45-year-old woman from Crynant died at the scene of a collision on the A4109 on Sunday afternoon. South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
LLANDEILO: Drought burns the outline of a lost wartime camp back into Dinefwr’s fields
The dry summer has drawn the footprint of Second World War Nissen huts back onto the grass at Dinefwr. National Trust Cymru says they were a hospital, then a prisoner…
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ST HELEN’S ROAD: Man charged with wounding with intent after Thursday morning assault
Craig Godfrey, 36, from Waun Wen, has been charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a sharp pointed article, South Wales Police said, after a man was…
BISHOPSTON: Woman, 84, dies in single-vehicle crash on Bishopston Road
An 84-year-old woman who was a passenger in the vehicle died as a result of her injuries in Thursday afternoon's…
ST HELEN’S ROAD: Man arrested and road closed after second serious assault in two months
A 36-year-old man is in custody and a 40-year-old is in hospital after police were called to St Helen's Road…
DISPOSABLE BBQS: Banned from sale across Britain as Prime Minister warns country is a ‘tinderbox’
The UK government has issued a temporary ban on selling disposable barbecues in store and online, a day after Swansea Council urged people to leave them at home and the…
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Saron councillor Peter Cooper dies, remembered as a “dedicated public servant”
The Labour councillor for Saron served his corner of Carmarthenshire for more than two decades: in the council chamber, on…
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…
SWANSEA: Cosy Club to open in the Exchange Buildings, once home to legendary Pandora’s nightclub
The restaurant and bar chain will open its third Welsh site on the ground floor of the Grade II listed Maritime Quarter landmark in November, in a building many in…
GREENE KING: 65 pubs up for sale across the UK. What it means for the brewery’s seven pubs here
Greene King has put a further 65 of its pubs up for sale across the UK. Here is what it…
SWANSEA: £470k of illegal vapes seized since disposable ban, the most of any UK council
Swansea Council seized more illegal vaping products by estimated value than any other council in the UK in the year…
THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Alternative and memorable’, the world ends with a pub quiz at the Dylan Thomas Theatre
Alison Carr's The Last Quiz Night On Earth turns the Dylan Thomas Theatre into a pub with an asteroid on the way, and reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds a strong cast…
STRICTLY: “O’ Gwen… Tidy”, Nessa has sent Melanie Walters her verdict, and some advice about the judges
Three hours after Melanie Walters was announced in the Strictly line-up, Ruth Jones replied the only way that would do:…
STRICTLY: Gavin & Stacey’s Melanie Walters completes the 2026 line-up, and Gower will all be watching
The Swansea-born actress, beloved as omelette-making Gwen West, is the final name in this year's Strictly Come Dancing cast, announced…
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