PCSO Helen Fender has been recognised at Dyfed Powys Police’s awards for her efforts in tackling anti-social behaviour associated with unscrupulous cockle pickers descending on the...
South Wales Police have been criticised in an independent report into the Mayhill riot that took place on 20 May 2021. The report says that “residents...
Fourth generation jeweller Paul Howells has completed the refurbishment of his 155-year-old family business, bringing an adjoining retail outlet back to life and safeguarding four jobs...
The 18 year-old woman who died in a road traffic collision in the early hours of Sunday morning has been named as Chantelle Thomas from Godre’r...
A milk bank has been set up for the first time in Wales to help ill or premature babies and, over time, mothers facing feeding difficulties....
From small independent businesses to entrepreneurs, large companies and developers, over 70 exhibitors have already been confirmed for a major event taking place in the spring....
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic accident on the A4067 travelling from Swansea to Godre’r Graig South Wales Police are reporting that...
Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced the completion of work to refurbish its fleet of Class 175 long-distance trains. Train manufacturer Alstom has been working to...
A prolific burglar who targeted a home in Uplands in February 2020 has been sentenced to four years in prison after a glove and receipts led...
Kaiser Chiefs are set to headline at Ffos Las Racecourse near Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire on Thursday 2 June 2022. The special ‘Live After Racing’ show will...
Swansea has a new tall crane on the cityscape, showing that progress is being made on the transformation of the historic Palace Theatre building. The temporary...
A service which sees specialist paramedics supporting people in their last days of life has been hailed as game-changing by a Swansea GP. Dr Chris Jones...
Tesco is bringing a positive start to the year for communities in South Wales by launching a campaign to give good causes part of a £300,000...
Its plans include a move to bigger premises, an investment in systems and streamlining its offering Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture,...
Wales will complete the move to alert level zero on 28 January, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed today, unless the public health situation changes for the...
Swansea Council is to serve up another boost to the city’s cafes, pubs and restaurants as the pandemic continues. Its ruling cabinet today agreed to continue to...
19 year old Airon Taylor, from Swansea, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison following an assault in Swansea City Centre. A 19 year-old victim...
Wild Lakes Wales, which recently rebranded from Pembrokeshire Wake Park, has opened a new bouldering wall, boosting local employment and further expanding the range of activities...
Tai Tarian has unveiled plans for two major housing developments. The Neath Port Talbot-based social housing provider has had the go-ahead to build a total of 77 new homes across two sites. 25 properties...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Set Design Production Scenery Workshop has revealed its involvement in the newly released ‘Save the Cinema’ film for Sky....
A Pembrokeshire roofer who ‘could not care less’ about the faulty work he carried out at a disabled pensioner’s home has received a suspended prison sentence....
Healthy eating will soon take on a whole new meaning with exciting plans to develop a “farm” on land near Morriston Hospital. The health board has...
Swansea city centre has a new information hub for local residents eager to cut their fuel bills. Commissioned by Swansea Council and run by the Environment...
Swansea icon and panto star Kevin Johns MBE is set to get Honorary Freedom of the City – oh, yes he is! Mr Johns is being...
An unlicensed Welsh dog breeder has been sentenced after mutilating the ears of American Bull Dog puppies. Jedd Wiegold (aged 32) of Keble Court, Machen, Caerphilly...
A foster carer from Neath Port Talbot has shared her 30 years of experience to help inspire more people to also make a difference in a...
An emergency grant scheme is now available for Swansea businesses in the leisure, tourism, hospitality and retail sectors that do not pay business rates. Funded by...
Swansea Building Society, ranked the most profitable building society in the UK last year, has appointed a new non-executive director – Malcolm Hayes. Hayes comes to...
Conditional planning permission for a new development team to take forward the transformational Afan Valley adventure resort project has now been granted after the signing of...
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has announced over £1 million for projects to encourage more widespread use of Welsh. As part of...
Proposals for a new central Swansea location for the city’s main library and other key services took a big step forward today. The plans, for Oxford...
A schoolboy who lost his front teeth and suffered serious facial injuries in a holiday water park accident has had his smile restored thanks to Swansea...
The Development Bank of Wales have announced that they have successfully exited Vortex IoT Limited just three years after providing initial pre-seed capital funding to the technology start-up...
Neath Port Talbot Libraries’ Home Library Service has celebrated the New Year with a brand new addition. The council say that the delivery of a new...
Foundations are now being laid for a landmark new net-zero office development that will provide space for 600 jobs at the former Oceana nightclub site in...
New research from Choose finds 87% of broadband and mobile customers are unaware prices may increase by as much as 10% by April 2022. With annual price rises...
Surgeons around the UK could be getting hands-on training for a life and limb-saving emergency procedure using a simulator created in Swansea. A team at Morriston...
Leading Wales-based accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, is urging self-employed people to stay on track to file their self-assessment tax return before 31st January 2022, even though...
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched its search for budding new lifeguards to start their lifesaving career on some of Wales’ most popular beaches,...
Wales’ fishing community is being invited to submit applications to a £1m fund to primarily help mitigate the ongoing impact Covid is having on the industry...
The eight new Local Area Coordinators will join an existing team of six to help support more people and communities across the county borough. Local Area...
Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff University and a host of volunteers have repeated the Welsh National Survey for Otters for the first time since 2010. Using the...
Research by Admiral has shown that Swansea is the most student-friendly city in the UK for renters, with 87.3 rentals per 100 available to renters looking...
Today marks Blue Monday, supposedly the most difficult day of the year, but the leading suicide prevention charity says feeling low can happen on any day...
Carmarthenshire Council have announced a proposed 4.4% increase in council tax, around £1.15 a week more for the average Band D property. Despite the proposed increase,...
It was in 1922 that Francesco Dallavalle first started selling his ice cream around the Amman Valley on a horse and cart. The Italian art of making...
AB Glass, the Swansea-based award-winning architectural aluminium specialist, has appointed a new Head of Finance as it embarks on a new chapter for the business. Kirsty...
A Swansea Bay surgeon will swap the operating theatre for the TV screen later this month when he appears on Channel 5’s Watercolour Challenge. Mr Shehzad...
Work has started on building a new £8.25million primary school for Pembrey. The new school building is being constructed on the recreation ground/playing field immediately adjacent...
23 year old Owain Coleman, from the Strand in Swansea City Centre has been charged with robbery and possession of an offensive weapon. He has been...
A Stormtrooper costume, a trumpet, a marriage certificate, six Bridesmaid dresses and a Galleon made of matchsticks make the 2021 Travelodge Lost & Found audit for...
A plan to return Wales to alert level zero measures will today be set out by First Minister Mark Drakeford. The move comes as the latest...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has written to ASDA regarding the supermarket’s decision to step away from its pledge to source 100% fresh British beef...
The romantic, fantasy drama TV series ‘A Discovery of Witches’ has just returned to our screens for season three and those with a keen eye watching...
Swansea Council looks likely to serve up another boost to the city’s cafes, pubs and restaurants as the pandemic continues. Its ruling cabinet is being asked...
From engineering and decorating to flooring and landscaping, new figures show businesses in the Swansea Bay City Region have benefited from over £34.6 million worth of...
A report by Audit Wales has found that the process that led to a departure payment to the Chief Executive of Pembrokeshire County Council represented a...
A police officer equipped with a miracle spray has saved the life of an overdose victim in Carmarthenshire. PC Gareth Rees, one of several officers across...
Minister for Climate Change Julie James is urging anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their local authority to...
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published a report into the derailment and fire of a tanker train at Llangennech in Carmarthenshire on 26 August...
South Wales Police are investigating an alleged indecent exposure at Swansea’s Singleton Park. The incident took place at 12.50pm on Thursday 6 January. The white male...
Finance Ministers in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have jointly called on the Treasury to guarantee that money allocated to support Covid responses will be provided...
EDF Renewables has announced a joint venture partnership with Pembrokeshire-based international renewable project developer DP Energy, to generate up to 1GW of low carbon green energy...
Swansea Council has launched a new round of funding for ideas that can bring new vibrancy to local communities. The opportunity is part of Crowdfund Swansea,...
Volunteers at a community agriculture scheme in Gower are planning to buy a tractor to help reduce manual labour – thanks to house-builder Persimmon. Big Meadow...
Neath Port Talbot Council are looking for prospective operators to tender for a lease to operate and maintain a café, informal visitor information centre and campsite...
An outline business case for the development of a Wellbeing Centre to be based in Cross Hands is to be resubmitted to Welsh Government, Hywel Dda...
From 31 January Morrisons will scrap ‘Use By’ dates on 90 per cent of its own brand milk – and encourage its customers to use a...
The Welsh Government has raised its “significant concerns” with UK Government plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights. Jane Hutt, Minister...
The return of Kevin the Carrot in the ‘standout’ TV advert of Christmas helped Aldi attract more than half a million new customers from the ‘Big...
A multi-million pound package of investment is on the way to further help Swansea recover from the impact of the pandemic the city council have said....
Plans to continue to grow the number of Welsh speakers in Swansea and increase their opportunities to use the language are going before the council’s cabinet...
Work to build almost 140 houses on Aberavon seafront is set to start shortly. Persimmon say they are breathing fresh life into the former Afan Lido...
Carmarthenshire County Council has secured a two-week showing of Sky Cinema original movie Save The Cinema at Carmarthen’s Lyric Theatre – the very subject of the...
Secondary school children struggled to concentrate and engage with schoolwork in the move to online learning during lockdown, negatively affecting their confidence and wellbeing, according to...
The Welsh Government is making £15.4m available to support the arts and cultural sector in Wales during the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn...
Runners are being invited to get their entries in for the 2022 Admiral Swansea Bay 10k. Swansea Council is planning for this year’s event to take...
Public toilets in Pembrokeshire experienced a high level of vandalism throughout the Christmas period the council have said. Several facilities in the County suffered vandalism including...
Labour ministers in Cardiff Bay must make more financial support available for struggling hospitality businesses across the country, the Welsh Conservatives have demanded. First Minister Mark...
Tributes have been paid to Cllr Mair Stephens, Deputy Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, who has sadly died. Cllr Stephens, who led the Independent Group of...
Charities, volunteer and community groups tackling food poverty in Swansea were directly supported with almost £200k by the council last year. More organisations than ever applied...
Wilko has confirmed that it intends to close it’s St Elli Centre store in Llanelli town centre in August. The retailer said that “with regret”, it...
A free advice and support lifeline has been launched in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot for people living with Dementia, and their carers. Age Cymru West...
Three directors, led by co-founder Ashley Davies, have completed the management buy-out of Bridgend-based A&R Services. Ashley is joined by 25 year-old Chloe Stanford who first...
A Welsh accountancy body has said that HMRC’s one-month postponement of the Self Assessment deadline to the end of February is a welcome reprieve given the...
Sainsbury’s has announced an increase in its basic hourly rate of pay for all Sainsbury’s and Argos store colleagues from £9.50 to £10 an hour. This...
The Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed the most inappropriate calls made to 999 in the past year. Among them was someone who had eaten a mouldy...
The First Minister has announced the appointment of Rocio Cifuentes as the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales. Ms Cifuentes will take up the position in April...
A group of GP practices has launched a new scheme to help the environment by recycling inhalers that are no longer needed. The Upper Valleys Cluster,...
Machynys Golf Club Ladies Section have aced their fundraising yet again this year by raising over £4,000 for the Urology Department and Breast Care Unit at...
Cavegirl Fitness Training Group has raised over £5,000 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Glangwili Hospital by hosting an All Girl Tractor Run in July 2021....
A teacher who has also become a foster carer says it is one of the most rewarding things he has done and is urging others to...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed alert level 2 measures will stay in place in Wales following the outcome of the latest regulations review. The Welsh...
Drivers of electric vehicles could save an average of £110 a year – and cut their carbon footprint by 20% – by using “smart charging” to...
Pentrepoeth dental practice in Morriston and Chapel Street dental practice in the heart of Mumbles owned by Gower Healthcare have been sold. The sale was announced by...
GMB union has accused Carmarthenshire Council of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with residents’ safety over a gritter strike. The claims came as the council issued their own...
A group of GP practices in Swansea is helping the environment as well as its patients thanks to a new electric vehicle. The City Health Cluster,...
Welsh Health Secretary announces ‘reluctant’ relaxation of testing for international travellers, to bring Wales in-line with recently announced changes in England Eluned Morgan MS warned against...
Pupils and staff at a thriving primary school are starting the new year in a new £9.9m home. Everyone at Ysgol Gymraeg Tan-y-lan said goodbye to the...
A plastic surgeon in Morriston Hospital has invented a specialist instrument for use in breast reconstruction surgery and named it the Swansea Retractor after the city...
