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HEATWAVE: How to keep your home cool and actually sleep tonight as Swansea Bay swelters

With the red warning at its peak and overnight temperatures set to stay sticky, here are the tried-and-tested ways to…

A male voice choir in black, waving and smiling on a dockside in front of a cruise ship.
Associated British Ports

SWANSEA: Choirs, harmonies and a warm Welsh welcome as cruise visitors come ashore

Around 400 cruise passengers were given a taste of Wales on the quayside this week, with a male voice choir…

A dark-hulled luxury cruise ship named Le Champlain being guided into Swansea docks by a tug, with a person watching from the waterfront railings under a grey sky.
Associated British Ports

SWANSEA: Luxury cruise ship docks in the city — one of just two due all year

A sleek French expedition ship has sailed into Swansea, drawing onlookers to the waterfront for a sight the city sees…

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SWANSEA: Leisure centre visits top two million — but the figures show what it costs to keep them open

A council report reveals record use of Swansea's leisure centres and pools — alongside the rising energy bills and six-figure…

Passengers with luggage queuing at check-in desks inside Cardiff Airport, with a WestJet sign advertising direct flights to Toronto
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CARDIFF AIRPORT: A million passengers in a year as Welsh airport becomes UK’s second fastest-growing

More than a million people have flown through Cardiff Airport in the past 12 months, with new routes to Toronto…

Rhossili Bay and Worm's Head seen from the cliffs above the beach on a clear day
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SWANSEA: Economic impact of tourism close to £700M in 2025

Swansea’s tourism industry is on the up for the last calendar year, going from strength to strength, thanks to its…

WestJet Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft passing through a water arch created by airport fire crews as it taxis to the stand at Cardiff Airport.
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CARDIFF AIRPORT: First direct WestJet flight from Toronto touches down — restoring Wales’ first direct link to Canada in nearly 20 years

Cardiff Airport welcomed its first direct WestJet flight from Toronto on Saturday — restoring a direct Wales-to-Canada air link that…

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BANK HOLIDAY HEATWAVE: Temperatures set to hit 28C in south-west Wales next week — and that summer footwear could cost you £5,000

Temperatures across south-west Wales are forecast to climb to 28C on Monday and Tuesday — and with M4 traffic set…

Parents are being warned over unsafe viral “squishy dumpling” toys linked to TikTok trend (Image: Swansea Council)
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TOY SAFETY: Trading Standards issue urgent safety warning over viral TikTok ‘squishy dumpling’ toys

Swansea Council's Trading Standards is warning parents and retailers about squishy dumpling toys that have gone viral on TikTok —…

Landlady, Maddy Daniels serves local (Ian) and her dog (Norman) as The Foresters Arms, in Fordingbridge is crowned the UK’s most dog-friendly pub by Rover.com. Half (45%) of Brits say they’d head out more often if they could bring their dog along, showing just how important pup-friendly pubs are to the community.
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A dog, a pint and £1,000 — someone in Wales is about to get paid to visit ten pubs this summer

Rover.com is looking for a Welsh dog owner to spend six weeks visiting pubs across the region and rating them…