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KIDWELLY: Send in a mobile post office, MP tells bosses, as the town’s five-month wait goes on
Dame Nia Griffith has asked the Post Office to send a mobile van to Kidwelly at least twice a week,…
GORSEINON: Banking hub to open at former High Street vintage shop in September
The temporary hub at 20 High Street, the old Kirstie's Vintage Emporium opposite Home Bargains, will open weeks before the…
BETFRED: The dozen south west Wales betting shops waiting to learn their fate
The bookmaker is closing 132 shops with more than 600 jobs going, but hasn't said which, leaving branches from Morriston…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but…
CHANCELLOR: Could Swansea’s MP end up next door to the Prime Minister? Torsten Bell in the mix as Burnham chooses
Andy Burnham names his cabinet on Monday — and the MP for Swansea West is among the names being mentioned…
SUMMER SAVINGS: Cheaper days out and kids’ meals at the click of a button — with Dan-yr-Ogof among the attractions signed up
A new postcode-search website shows families where the Chancellor's summer VAT cut is being passed on — covering children's meals,…
COUNCIL DEBT: Swansea owes £629m — second highest in Wales — but council brands record borrowing figures ‘misleading’
New figures show councils across the UK owe a record £154.6 billion — and Swansea carries more debt than any…
SCARLETS: Club given 15 more years to repay taxpayers’ £2.6m — as accounts show just £5,380 left in the bank
The Scarlets have been given an extra 15 years to pay back a £2.6m loan from Carmarthenshire County Council that…
TAX DEADLINE: What self-employed people across Swansea Bay need to know before 31 July
Self-employed workers and landlords across the region have a month to prepare for the next Self Assessment payment deadline —…
CHEQUE MATE: Lloyds caves in and brings back Post Office cheque deposits after MP backlash
With bank branches vanishing from high streets across south-west Wales, Lloyds has bowed to pressure from 121 MPs and agreed…
SWANSEA: Cheaper days out and meals as summer VAT cut takes effect — here’s what’s included
A temporary VAT cut on children's meals, cinema tickets and family attractions has come into force for the summer holidays,…