ST HELEN’S: Rugby is back at the old ground on 7 October, and Gower College get first go at the new pitch
Swansea RFC return in their 150th year at St Helen's, with college and university sides opening the ground first. The Ospreys play the Dragons on 24 October, and tickets go…
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THEATRE REVIEW: ‘A heartfelt love letter’ with ‘tremendous potential’, Cooper The Musical at the Grand’s Arts Wing
Stefan Pejic is 'very convincing' as Tommy Cooper in his own new musical at Swansea Grand Theatre's Arts Wing, but reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds a show that is thin on…
TRAINS: Swansea to London cut to one an hour this weekend as Cardiff to Bridgend line shuts, with two more closures to come
The main line between Cardiff and Bridgend closes from 1.20am on Saturday until 4.05am on Monday, and again on 26 September and 17 October. Trains will be sent round via…
LLANGUNNOR: Stabbing threat report led police to £118,000 of drugs, a zombie knife and an axe
Cameron Davies, 23, has been jailed for two years and ten months. Police say they traced two vehicles to an address linked to him minutes after a driver was chased…
OPINION: ‘The pint is the pilot’, Kirstie Logan-Townshend on proving your age with your phone
Swansea-based communications consultant Kirstie Logan-Townshend, a former senior government press officer for AI, on digital proof of age at the bar, and why a small, optional change is worth welcoming.
CARWAY: Council weighing village school’s long-term future as £1.8m classrooms stay on hold
Carway's children started a second school year being bussed to Pontyates this month, 13 months after their own school was closed over building safety. The council now says it is…
STICKER SHOCK: Wrong bag, wrong day, and the new Carmarthenshire bin rules that can end in court
Bin crews won't empty your own wheelie bin, holiday lets lose their collection even if they pay premium council tax, and a stickered bag is the first rung of a…
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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,…
NEW WDA: Capital One co-founder and Airbus boss join ports chief on panel designing Wales’s development agency
Ten unpaid advisers will help shape the body ministers say will halve Wales's productivity gap, with a first report due early next year. The announcement is silent on where the…
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…
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…
LLANSAMLET: Steel firm puts 699 solar panels on its roof and says the bills will repay it in four years
Afon Engineering on Swansea Vale Business Park is spending £250,000 on a rooftop array it says will cut its power bills enough to repay itself in four years. The heavy…
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…
AU VODKA: Swansea’s gold bottle firm sold to the Americans for a reported £300m
Sazerac, the family-owned Kentucky company behind Buffalo Trace and Fireball, completed its takeover of Au Vodka on Monday, four weeks…
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…
OWAIN GLYNDŴR DAY: Michael Sheen takes the crown in first Owain & Henry trailer
A teaser released this morning, 626 years to the day since Glyndŵr was proclaimed Prince of Wales, shows the Port…
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…
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PUB TAX: Four Swansea pubs cut prices for a day, as Gower’s MP pushes the VAT case in Westminster
The Potters Wheel, the Bank Statement, the Red Lion and the Mardy Inn take 7.5% off everything on Thursday. It…
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SWANSEA: Science festival marks ten years with CBeebies stars, Harry Potter magic and the city’s own Secret Traitor
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