SOCIAL MEDIA BANNED: Under-16s to be blocked from popular apps — here’s what it means for Welsh teens
Under-16s will be blocked from platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X by spring 2027. Here's what changes for families across Swansea Bay.
SCHOOL‑GATE STABBING: Swansea knifeman jailed after attack outside primary
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COCKETT: Women’s centre forced through against 215 objections still not open four years on — and ministers still won’t confirm if it ever will
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COCKETT: Women’s centre forced through against 215 objections still not open four years on — and ministers still won’t confirm if it ever will
A residential centre for female offenders in Cockett — pushed through on appeal despite 215 objections from residents — was meant to open in 2024. Four years on it stands empty, and a committee of…
CROESERW: 25 new affordable homes and assisted-living flats planned for vacant Menai Avenue land
Social landlord Tai Tarian wants to build houses, bungalows and assisted-living apartments on long-empty plots in the Afan Valley village — and is asking residents for their views.
LLANELLI: Cocaine dealer jailed after claiming Albanian crime gang forced him to sell drugs
A Llanelli cocaine dealer has been jailed after telling police he was coerced into selling drugs by an Albanian crime gang who left him with a £10,000 debt — an…
TENBY: King’s medal for the Welsh Ambulance Service trailblazer — and Wales’ first female Consultant Paramedic
Paula Jeffery, who lives near Tenby, has been awarded the King's Ambulance Service Medal after nearly four decades of pioneering work — including becoming the first female Consultant Paramedic in…
SOCIAL MEDIA BANNED: Under-16s to be blocked from popular apps — here’s what it means for Welsh teens
Under-16s will be blocked from platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X by spring 2027. Here's what changes…
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COCKETT: Women’s centre forced through against 215 objections still not open four years on — and ministers still won’t confirm if it ever will
A residential centre for female offenders in Cockett — pushed through on appeal despite 215 objections from residents — was…
LLANELLI: Cocaine dealer jailed after claiming Albanian crime gang forced him to sell drugs
A Llanelli cocaine dealer has been jailed after telling police he was coerced into selling drugs by an Albanian crime…
MOBILE PHONES: Welsh Government to crack down on classroom phone use as 8 in 10 school staff back tougher rules
Mobile phones in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire classrooms face a fresh clampdown, after the Welsh Government confirmed new…
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CROESERW: 25 new affordable homes and assisted-living flats planned for vacant Menai Avenue land
Social landlord Tai Tarian wants to build houses, bungalows and assisted-living apartments on long-empty plots in the Afan Valley village…
SWANSEA CITY: MBE for ‘Welsh Wizard’ Cliff Jones — one of the game’s true greats at 91
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SWANSEA CITY: Kenny Jackett — the manager who started the Swans’ climb — dies aged 64
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