The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins based in Llantrisant, has confirmed that coins featuring the portrait of His Majesty King Charles III will...
Swansea Council have announced it has approved close to 90 projects as part of a major on-going investment helping Swansea residents, communities and businesses recover from...
The image of HRH Queen Elizabeth II has featured on many day to day items that we all use for the past 70 years. Following her...
Following the Ofgem decision to raise the energy cap, Swansea’s Energy Awareness Hub team has announced a series of free community roadshows in September that are...
New research has shown residents of Swansea are some of the most worried in the UK about the cost of living crisis – with only residents...
Living Streets Cymru, part of the UK charity behind the biggest walk to school campaign is encouraging families to leave the car at home as schools...
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced that it is increasing the energy price cap for dual fuel households to £3,549 per year from 1 October 2022. The...
A pioneering scheme helping Swansea businesses and communities recover from the pandemic is getting a near-£25m cash injection to provide more vital support in the year...
New polling from Citizens Advice Cymru shows one hundred thousand households have no money left after bills have been paid. The worrying snapshot reveals the state...
The average Brit carries out over an enormous 19,656 life admin tasks in their lifetime, resulting in mountains of forms and paperwork. A study of 2,000...
Swansea Council says its fraud detection team is helping lead the way in Wales in clamping down on people trying to abuse the system by claiming...
Citizens Advice Cymru is calling for more action to assist people falling behind on paying their council tax. The consumer charity say that council tax arrears...
During the biggest cost-of-living crises most people will have ever experienced, only 6% of employees in Wales believe their employer is doing enough to support them...
The Welsh Government has launched its basic income trial scheme that sees it giving more than 500 people leaving care in Wales £1600 each month for...
A third (33%) of UK households have multiple individual memberships for the same streaming service, when they could be saving money by paying for one household...
Planning on getting hitched? Then start saving now! A new study has shown that the cost of getting married is likely to rise by 36% in...
Swansea Building Society’s Chief Executive, Alun Williams, has officially been named the longest currently serving CEO of a building society, following 21 years at the helm of...
Sewing machines, patio heaters and hot tubs are the most regretted purchases from previous lockdowns. New research from GoCompare home insurance reveals that more than one in 10 people...
From going to bed earlier to taking quicker showers and using a slow cooker instead of an oven – GoCompare reveals the measures people are taking...
A new study reveals the UK’s fairest, best and worst places to work as a woman, compared to how much men are paid – with Swansea...
Carmarthenshire will be amongst the worst hit by soaring energy costs, as research reveals it has one of the highest energy bills in the whole of...
Rocketing costs of domestic oil make it a valuable commodity for homeowners, but majority of home insurance providers cover loss of domestic oil as standard, says...
Britons are buying holiday currencies at far higher levels than before the Covid-19 pandemic first took hold in the UK in Spring 2020. The first Post...
New research has revealed that the UK’s young people may be the generation most likely to need to work more and take on additional jobs, in...
New research has found that seven in 10 Brits are left overwhelmed by the amount of jargon used around money and savings. Half admitted they did...
The Royal Mint has announced plans to build a world first plant in South Wales to recover gold from UK electronic waste. The pioneering facility will...
The Development Bank of Wales has appointed experienced equity investor Duncan Gray as Technology Venture Investments Director. Duncan takes over from Simon Thelwall-Jones who led the...
Swansea Building Society has increased the interest rates payable on all its savings accounts, for the second time in just two months. The second interest rate...
The Royal Mint has confirmed that a 50p coin celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be released into circulation via Post Offices across the...
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...
The Welsh Government is working with Monmouthshire Building Society to accelerate the establishment and roll-out of a community bank – Banc Cambria – across Wales, Economy...
One lucky Halifax saver will be celebrating in style this festive season after he found out he’d won the top £100,000 prize in the Halifax Savers...
Welsh Government have announced plans for a consultation next year on a package of council tax reforms. The move forms part of the Labour and Plaid...
Around one quarter of Welsh people expect to experience poor physical and/or mental health this Christmas, according to a survey of 2,000 people carried out by Censuswide for...
Barclays has confirmed the permanent closure of its Gorseinon and Port Talbot bank branches as part of its swath of almost 50 branch closures across the...
Swansea Council’s award-winning pension fund has cut its carbon footprint by almost 60% and aims to go all the way to net carbon zero in the...
A group of trusted household names, public figures and celebrities, including Martin Lewis OBE, Sir Richard Branson, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne OBE, Peter Jones CBE, Phillip...
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has advised on a record number of transactions in the last 18 months, worth in total over £100m. The deals include...
The cheapest average premiums quoted have tumbled over the summer to just £533 – a £60 drop year-on-year. This is the lowest quarterly average for cheapest...
The average age of a policy holder is down by 20% in the past year The average age of those investing in private medical insurance (PMI)...
More than two thirds (67%) of householders in the UK admit to letting their home insurance renew automatically, according to GoCompare. Over a quarter (29%) leave...
People in Swansea who have phoned a free advice line to check whether they are missing out on benefits they are entitled to have received an...
While most UK households have felt the financial impact of the pandemic, some have suffered more than others. Almost a third of families with children at...
Swansea Building Society has undergone a brand refresh with an updated logo and a new-look website as part of its continuing investment and long-term growth strategy. The refresh comes at...
Wetherspoon’s is to cut the price of all food and drinks in its pubs by 7.5 per cent on Thursday 23 September – to highlight the...
Swansea Building Society has strengthened its team with a new senior appointment as it continues to expand its business and win new customers in South East Wales. Dan Goulding has joined Swansea Building...
Older people in care homes in Wales will benefit from new facilities and improved services with the help of a £4 million investment in the first...
Swansea Building Society has appointed a new branch manager in Cowbridge, as the branch aims to build on its recent success passing the significant milestone of £100 million in mortgage balances. David Osterland comes to the role...
The cost of running a car for young drivers has plummeted by £536 year-on-year, primarily driven by lower fuel and insurance costs, according to comparethemarket.com’s latest Young Drivers research. On...
The number of new business start-ups in Wales is outperforming all other areas of the UK with an increase of 31% in quarter one of 2021...
Higher prices for food, petrol and other everyday goods is leaving UK households struggling to meet these rising costs. Over a quarter (28%) of families with...
Pokemon cards, private hearing aids and postage stamp collections are among the most expensive items to be insured by UK householders, according to GoCompare Home Insurance. The...
According to GoCompare data, the two are second only to jewellery and watches when it comes to the most popular possessions to be covered by home...
Swansea Council’s fraud detection team is helping lead the way in Wales in clamping down on people trying to abuse the system by claiming money or...
Latest data from insurance company GoCompare shows that just 7% of home insurance quotes are for customers renting homes. Approximately 16% of UK households currently live...
Wales has benefitted from £8.6 billion of UK government funding to the devolved administrations, figures released by the Treasury show. The annual publication of the Block...
The Royal Mint, the Original Maker of UK coins, has unveiled the official Team GB commemorative 50p to honour Britain’s shining stars competing on the world...
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has warned that buy-to-let landlords, second homeowners and those who have inherited a property they are not living in are being tripped up...
With driving lessons back in full swing and the backlog for practical driving tests starting to decrease, more young drivers could be close to getting their...
Consumer organisation, Which? is calling for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to be given greater powers to deal with businesses that break consumer law –...
In a year dominated by Covid-19 and Brexit, Giles Thorley, Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Wales says the Bank has worked with and supported...
The Post Office has launched a major new campaign today calling on government and industry to work together to ‘Save Our Cash’. Around eight million adults have...
New research from Churchill Home Insurance reveals that last year saw more than 280,000 burglaries reported to police forces across the UK – an average of...
Two-person households need an average annual income of £26,000 for a comfortable retirement latest research from consumer organisation Which? has found. With the past year altering...
Swansea Building Society was the most profitable building society in the whole of the UK last year – a remarkable achievement confirmed in the same month that...
Two thirds of students would consider using cryptocurrency to pay for university costs, reveals student accommodation provider UniHomes. Research has revealed students are twice as likely to...
A new survey from a new Consumer Insights Panel set up by Nationwide and Ipsos MORI found consumers are planning on being more cautious with spending...
Green listed Portugal scores on both counts as Holiday Money Report unveils the best bargain holiday hotspots and holidaymakers’ favourites After being named one of 12...
The Royal Mint, the Original Maker of UK coins based in Llantrisant, has produced a ten-kilo gold commemorative coin for the first time in its 1,100-year...
People who have phoned a free advice line run by the councils and partner organisations in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to check whether they are...
One of the Open University’s (OU) most popular free courses is going bilingual, giving Welsh language speakers the skills and knowledge they need to master their...
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has unveiled the design of the new £50 banknote featuring the scientist Alan Turing. The polymer £50 will be issued...
