MUMBLES: Second car in two months driven along the Gower coast path
Walkers found a brand new Kia jammed across the clifftop path between Langland and Mumbles lighthouse on Saturday morning, its nose buried in a bench. It is the second car…
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SWANSEA: World record referee Ken Wright gets special Swans welcome
World record referee and lifelong Swansea City fan Ken Wright has been welcomed behind the scenes by the Swans, meeting head coach Vitor Matos and the first-team squad.
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 made as a teenager to leave school in Swansea and…
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…
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 2048. It arrives months before his most famous monster reaches…
PENYBERTH OPERA: Saunders Lewis gets a tenor, and every arsonist gets his own accent, as rehearsals begin
The composer of Fflamau Penyberth matched each singer to the home turf of the man he plays, ahead of the opera's Taliesin date on 26 November. Gareth Glyn says he…
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 is not a sale, it is a campaign, and Tonia…
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, Swansea Crown Court heard, and was caught when an undercover…
LLANELLI: MP calls for noise cameras at North Dock’s night-time ‘racetrack’
Dame Nia Griffith is urging Carmarthenshire County Council and Dyfed-Powys Police to install acoustic cameras, bollards and night barriers at…
JAILED: Maesteg man sentenced to five years and three months for rape
Stephen Jones, 55, was convicted of rape and assault by penetration after a five-day trial, and was sentenced at Cardiff…
ASSISTED DYING: The law will not change, and Swansea’s MP says that is not the end of it
MPs rejected the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday afternoon, so for people in Swansea Bay facing a terminal diagnosis the law tomorrow is the law it…
£1 BUS FARES: Nine million journeys in, the £1 ticket for under-22s is staying until 2027
The £1 single and £3 day ticket for 5 to 21-year-olds has been extended to March 2027, with more than…
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…
SWANSEA: The city agency that added five staff in a year has just handed one of them a share of the business
The Swansea-founded firm has added a Chief Strategy Officer with Entain and MediaCom on his CV, launched a network of hundreds of specialists, and is recruiting for two more roles,…
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…
BURRY PORT: The land Tesco never built on is up for grabs, and a supermarket is back on the cards
Carmarthenshire Council is inviting developers to bid for the 3.7-acre field by the station, with its own planning advice saying…
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 that ends with three nights at the Royal Albert Hall.…
SWANSEA: Jazz festival takes a bow after ‘most successful ever’ run, closed by the man who started it all
Four days, more than 50 free gigs, jazz cruises up the Tawe, and a Sunday finale from the Cottle Brothers,…
SWANSEA: A giant cat now prowls the wall by the Kardomah, as the Muriau Mawr trail grows
Gareth Lye's new mural stands more than 11 metres high on Park Street, designed with young people from Circus Eruption.…
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SINGLETON LIVE: Big-name concerts return to Singleton Park in 2027, and every act promised as a Wales exclusive
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