SWANSEA: Councillors want the power to say no to more vape shops, barbers and nail bars
A barber, a vape shop or a nail bar can open on any Swansea street without asking, and the council cannot say no. On Thursday its Labour cabinet will demand…
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SWANSEA: The car park is coming down, but the saint who welcomed you into town is saved for the museum
The St David's Shoppers Car Park signs came off the Oystermouth Road multi-storey and went to Swansea Museum before the diggers moved in, after a flood of requests to keep…
CLINK OR STINK: Swansea bin crews will be checking your black bags from this autumn
Bottles, cans or food in the black bag? The council says it will warn first and fine if you carry on. And no, you're not getting gull-proof sacks: use the…
PORTHCAWL: Man who ran into the sea to escape arrest is jailed for sexual offences
Officers followed Gavin Bennett into the dark water off Porthcawl seafront to bring him out. He has now been jailed for three years and eight months, with a 10-year sexual…
SWANSEA: Tommy Cooper is coming back to life at the Grand, fez and all, in a new musical by the city’s own Stefan Pejic
The panto favourite has spent six years writing a musical that opens at the moment Cooper collapsed on live television in 1984. It gets its first run at the Grand's…
SWANSEA: Free sign language course for city centre staff opens for bookings after every student on the first passes
Bar staff, zoo keepers and marketing execs were among seven city centre workers who learned British Sign Language on Swansea BID's first free course. Every business in the district can…
CARMARTHEN: After 27 years and £1.1m raised, new children’s centre finds its preferred home
Hywel Dda has named Tudor House at St David's Park as the preferred site for the purpose-built children's centre funded by the Bandi Appeal, and families can have their say…
BRITON FERRY: Rapist who made victim’s life ‘a living hell’ handed extended 17-year sentence
A judge ruled Talvinder Atwal "took pleasure" in his victim's distress and branded him a dangerous offender. The Parole Board will decide if he is ever safe to release.
YSTALYFERA: Family’s tribute to ‘beloved’ motorcyclist Mel Austin who died in A4067 crash
Melvin Austin, 73, died following a collision near Cray on Wednesday. His family say his "kindness, warmth and love touched…
SWANSEA: Sacked Land Registry solicitor must pay £20,000 after tribunal condemns ‘vindictive’ campaign
Paul Farthing accused the lawyers defending his employment claim of fraud and repeatedly claimed they were under police investigation, accusations…
WALES: Record £447m capital gains tax bill as thousands more dragged into the net
HMRC figures show 18,000 people in Wales paid capital gains tax last year, up nearly a third, after the tax-free allowance was slashed to £3,000.
MARTIN LEWIS: ‘Genuine step forward’ as bailiffs forced to answer to a watchdog
The money expert says most people who get a bailiff at the door are vulnerable. After years of campaigning, the…
ROGUE TRADERS: Crackdown targets the gutter-clean con that fleeced valley pensioners
The scam the UK Government wants to kill off is one Swansea Bay courtrooms know well. New protections will hold…
SWANSEA: Sales manager told ‘nobody wants to see a pregnant woman’ wins victimisation case
The tribunal decided the comment WAS made, whatever her boss said in the witness box. But a time limit killed that claim, and it was a company car used as…
TGJONES: Closing-down sale signs go up at Tenby store after 99 years on the High Street
Signs offering 30% off are up at 7 High Street, and the letting particulars for the shop promise refurbishment and…
LLANELLI: Aldi lodges Sandy Road plans, with the car park entrance moved after a council safety objection
The application to demolish Pinopolis has gone in to Carmarthenshire Council. Aldi has shifted the main vehicle entrance off Sandy…
LEAF BOAT: Castle Square’s lost sculpture takes shape in Dylan Thomas’s park
Eight months after it was lifted out of Castle Square, Swansea's Leaf Boat is being installed at the Cwmdonkin Park pond, and the first pictures show it in place. The…
SCOLTON MANOR: £190k revamp will open up the hidden world below stairs
"Scolton House: It's Bigger on the Inside" will give the Victorian manor near Haverfordwest its first major overhaul since the…
SWANSEA: The Britain’s Got Talent kid who sang for Michael Jackson just landed a lead in HBO’s hottest drama
Shaheen Jafargholi, who went from a Swansea stage school to the BGT final and Michael Jackson's memorial before EastEnders and…
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PORTHCAWL: Lifeguard, 21, helped design the RNLI’s new beach huts. Now she works out of one at Trecco Bay
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MAESTEG: 192 homes on the old Revlon factory site start next month, with a new builder and a later finish
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SWANSEA: Warning over garden furniture cold callers working rural communities
Trading Standards says one resident pulled out of a sale after spotting the invoice didn't match the van, and the…
OSPREYS: Wallaby Koroibete signs as Australian recruitment drive continues
The 63-cap Australia wing and two-time John Eales Medal winner becomes the region's third Australian international signing of the summer.
SWANSEA: One of the UK’s cheapest cities for a Friday night curry, survey finds
New research puts the average chicken tikka masala in Swansea at £10.40, cheaper than Cardiff and nearly £5 less than…
GWAUN CAE GURWEN: Neighbours beat back flames on the common before fire crews arrived
The fire service says the late-night grass fire near Crescent Road is believed to have been started deliberately, on common…
ENERGY BILLS: Older people in Wales have ‘nothing left to cut back on’ as prices rise again, warns Age Cymru
Ofgem has confirmed a 4% rise in the price cap from 1 October, adding around £5 a month to a…
FERRIES: Passports to be compulsory for Ireland crossings from Fishguard and Pembroke Dock
From 28 September no other form of ID will do on the Irish Sea routes from Pembrokeshire's two ferry ports,…
RHOSSILI HORSES: ‘Stop this victimisation’ says community council as it denies responsibility for clifftop horses removal
The community council says it has no power over grazing and never pressed for the herd to go, and asks…
AMMANFORD: Child rapist jailed for 21 years as survivor says ‘we are not victims, we are survivors’
Jordan Richards admitted 36 sexual offences against the same child, committed in the Ammanford area between 2012 and 2016, after…
CARMARTHEN: Londoner caught with £40,000 of cannabis in town car park jailed
Officers found 4.5kg of cannabis vacuum-sealed in the boot of Florin Kasmi's white MG on Little Water Street, along with…
CARMARTHEN: Cost of turning old Debenhams into Atriwm more than doubles to £41m
The council says structural problems that only came to light once contractors opened the building up will cost £4.2m to…
BOXING: ‘I back myself completely’ — Swansea’s Jolly takes his biggest gamble at the O2
Moses Jolly took the Guido Vianello fight on two weeks' notice. On Saturday the unbeaten Townhill heavyweight steps up in…