RHOSSILI: Cliff horses gone as owners say 18 months of pressure became too much
The famous horses of Rhossili cliffs appeared to have won their fight to stay in December. Now their owners have moved them out anyway, blaming constant pressure from some residents,…
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RHEOLA HOUSE: Five teenagers charged with arson after fire gutted John Nash manor
Four men aged 18 and 19 from Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, and a 17-year-old boy from Merthyr Tydfil, appeared at Swansea Magistrates' Court this morning charged with arson with…
CRYNANT: “One of life’s rare diamonds”: family’s tribute to motorcyclist Lynne Trump, 45, killed on the A4109
The wife, mother and grandmother died at the scene of a collision near Cefn Coed Colliery on Sunday afternoon. Police are still appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
GCSE RESULTS: Pass rate holds steady in Wales as students collect grades a week after A levels rose
62.3% of GCSE grades in Wales were A* to C this summer, a fraction down on last year, with top grades up a tenth of a point. It is also…
CROSS HANDS: Uninsured teen who hit taxi at 141mph on the A48 locked up for 28 months
Max Dangerfield, then 18, had just overtaken an unmarked police car at more than 100mph when he ploughed into the back of a taxi carrying two women home from a…
RHEOLA HOUSE: Inside the John Nash manor before the fire, the staircase, the lantern and the rooms nobody saw for years
Urban explorers photographed the Grade II* Regency house between Glynneath and Resolven in May last year. Their pictures are now a record of what Tuesday's fire destroyed.
PORTHCAWL: Tower crane rises over the Grand Pavilion as the rebuild begins
A tower crane now stands beside the Grade II listed seafront landmark, with the steel frame for its new extension and replacement wings next on the schedule. The restored Pavilion…
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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
A shopkeeper on St Helen's Road says his family faces trouble on the street every day, describing what he says is open drug dealing. South Wales Police told Swansea Bay…
CROSS HANDS: Murder arrest after woman, 60, found dead at house on Llandeilo Road
Dyfed-Powys Police say the death is being treated as suspicious. A 63-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and…
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…
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…
AU VODKA: Swansea gold bottle firm in talks over £500m sale to American drinks giant
Founders Charlie Morgan and Jackson Quinn could each walk away with more than £100m. Nothing has reportedly been signed as yet, and there is no word on the future of…
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…
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: The city gets ready to say goodbye to Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler's funeral takes place at Swansea Minster at noon on Monday, with a big screen in St David's Square so anyone who wants to be there can be, and…
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…
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:…
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