HONOURS: The MBE Swansea legend RFD knew about — but couldn’t tell anyone — before he died

Robert Francis-Davies received word of his MBE by letter in his final days — but honours rules meant he could share it with no one. Tonight, as the King's Birthday…

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CASWELL: 94 drivers ticketed in bank holiday ‘chaos’ — now tow-aways could be on the table

Drivers who park on yellow lines on the roads out of Caswell Bay could face being towed away in future — with a clearway under consideration after what a local councillor described as bank holiday parking chaos.

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HONOURS: The MBE Swansea legend RFD knew about — but couldn’t tell anyone — before he died

Robert Francis-Davies received word of his MBE by letter in his final days — but honours rules meant he could…

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HONOURS: The MBE Swansea legend RFD knew about — but couldn’t tell anyone — before he died

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