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Eluned Morgan addressing the Labour Party conference from the lectern, outlining Welsh Labour’s vision for stability and delivery ahead of the Senedd election.
Adam Price MS

SENEDD SHAKE-UP: Winners and losers revealed as First Minister on course to lose seat

A major new poll suggests a dramatic political shake-up across west Wales — with big names set to lose out,…

Carl Peters-Bond stands at a level crossing in St Clears near the proposed site of the reopened railway station.
Carl Peters-Bond

Candidate demands action on stalled St Clears station after ‘five years of promises’

A political row has erupted over the long-delayed return of St Clears railway station — with a Senedd hopeful accusing…

Mike Hedges, wearing a grey suit and red tie, seated on a park bench outdoors in a public green space.
Gŵyr Abertawe

Independence warning: Top Labour candidate says Wales ‘£15bn better off’ in UK

Swansea and Gower Labour frontrunner, Mike Hedges sets out economic case against going it alone

Paxton Hood Williams - Lord Mayor of Swansea
Cllr Paxton Hood-Williams

TRIBUTES: Swansea mourns former Lord Mayor Paxton Hood-Williams after death following short illness

Tributes have flooded in from across Swansea and beyond following the sad passing of former Lord Mayor Paxton Hood-Williams after…

Steelworks at Port Talbot
David Chadwick

PORT TALBOT: Steel plan sparks cautious hope — but big questions remain for Welsh jobs

The UK Government’s long-awaited plan to reshape the steel industry has sparked a wave of reaction across South West Wales…

A domestic heating oil tank outside a rural home alongside a portrait of Carl Peters-Bond, highlighting the heating cost crisis in Carmarthenshire.
Carl Peters-Bond

“HEATING CRISIS HITTING US HARD”: Carmarthenshire families ‘forced to pay triple’ as oil reliance laid bare

Rural communities across Carmarthenshire are being hit hardest by the spiralling oil crisis — with some areas seeing nearly 70%…

Firefighters helping dogs into crates on an inflatable rescue sled during flooding at Glanrhyd Dog Sanctuary.
Carmarthenshire

CARMARTHENSHIRE £10M STORM BOOST: Welsh Government confirms massive funding for flood recovery

Carmarthenshire is set to receive a multi-million pound boost to help communities rebuild following the devastating storms that battered the…

First Minister Eluned Morgan, a woman with short blonde hair, smiling and chatting with a group of people inside a social club bar.
Cllr Rob Stewart

PENLAN: Selfies and fish and chips – First Minister’s ‘off-script’ surprise visit to Swansea social club

First Minister Eluned Morgan stunned regulars at a Swansea social club this weekend, disappearing from her own event to take…

Torsten Bell MP
Abi Tierney

‘BE STRAIGHT WITH FANS’: Swansea MP challenges WRU bosses in crisis talks over Ospreys future

Torsten Bell has urged rugby chiefs to “reset their plans and be straight with fans” after confronting the Welsh Rugby…

Several large offshore wind turbines stand in the sea against a golden sunset. The sun is a bright red orb low on the horizon, and its light reflects on the calm water.
Business

SWANSEA: City firm lands £8m to become world leader in deep-sea wind power

A SWANSEA company developing pioneering technology for deep-water wind farms has secured an £8 million investment from the Welsh Government.