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HEATING OIL: Prices are back above the spring peak as winter starts, and suppliers are to be regulated for the first time
Around 100,000 Welsh homes off the gas grid buy their heating with fewer protections than anyone on a mains supply.…
PETROL PRICES: Google Maps now shows you the cheapest fuel near you
Every forecourt has had to report its prices within half an hour since February. From today the numbers sit on…
SINGLETON PARK: The £34 Halloween ‘scarefest’ Swansea Council says doesn’t exist
A website is selling tickets for a 13-day Halloween scare park in Singleton Park. The council says it is a…
PAYING A BUILDER: Check one date on Companies House before you hand over a deposit
Overdue accounts turned out to be the tell. Local firms that had them were four times more likely to be…
TALKTALK: What BT’s rescue means for your broadband, bills and money
TalkTalk's 2.5 million customers should stay connected while the business moves to BT, but anyone owed money is being told…
TRADING STANDARDS: Garden clearance pair admit fraud and pressuring customers into paying up
Customers who hired two Merlins Bridge men for garden and ground clearance work were given false claims about how much…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT scrapped from electricity – but you’ll still pay more
A typical home keeps around £45 a year it would otherwise have paid, a little more in south Wales. Whether…
LEGAL AID: £1.3m for free advice across Wales if you’re facing eviction, debt or a benefits row
Facing eviction, a debt you cannot pay or a benefits decision you think is wrong? A £1.3m UK Government fund…
SWANSEA: The earring maker who still takes cash at markets, and the hour it costs her to bank it
Ellie Jones sells handmade earrings at markets across Wales around a full-time job. Cash saves her the card fees. Banking…
SWANSEA: Leeds Building Society promises its branch will stay open until at least 2031, as banks keep leaving
The mutual says all 51 of its branches, Swansea included, will stay open every weekday with no appointment needed. It…
SWANSEA: Santander wants to turn its Union Street branch into a Work Café, with free desks, Wi-Fi and coffee for anyone who walks in
A planning application for new signage at 1 Union Street shows the branch rebranded as a Santander Work Café, the…