Alastair Isaac
Reporter for Swansea Bay News
46
Articles
SWANSEA FERRY: Report promised £15 fares, but the leader ‘couldn’t tell you’ what a ticket would cost
One councillor wondered whether the 98% who backed the crossing would still…
6 Min Read
SCHOOL DELAY: Council asks for six-year delay on new Garden Village school promised with 750-home estate
Families are already moving in. The school they were sold is on…
4 Min Read
COST OF LIVING: People are turning down jobs because they can’t afford the fuel to get there, council’s own team tells inquiry
Swansea Council's employment mentors say clients have rejected job offers over the…
5 Min Read
SWANSEA: The council’s own study says the city needs more hotels. The one it promised beside the arena is still grass
Two and a half years after Rob Stewart said Swansea needed three…
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SWANSEA FERRY: Councillors get their date to grill the leader on the £25,000 report
A council-funded study promised a high-speed ferry from Swansea to the south…
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SWANSEA: Nearly six weeks for a housing benefit decision as council admits it is short of staff
A new claim for help with the rent took almost 40 days…
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SWANSEA: Just four in ten reports of abuse against vulnerable adults checked within a week, council figures show
Swansea Council says it should investigate reports that a vulnerable adult is…
4 Min Read
NEATH: Symphony orchestra to play its first concert in 50 years, with Gladiator on the music stands
Neath Symphony Orchestra is back, and its first performance in half a…
3 Min Read
SWANSEA ON SCREEN: The Civic Centre is a London police HQ, the Guildhall is a bank and No Sign Bar is a London pub in this year’s TV dramas
Ten productions have filmed in the city in the past year, a…
8 Min Read
SWANSEA: Residents tell council the city’s culture is under-funded and too hung up on Dylan Thomas
Residents told the council the city's culture is short of investment, and…
4 Min Read