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Exterior of the abandoned former Manselton School in Swansea, a three-storey Victorian stone building with turrets, boarded ground-floor windows and weeds growing through the yard
B&R Urban Explorers UK

MANSELTON: Star of the Week stars still hang inside the Victorian school left empty for a decade

Urban explorers' photographs show classrooms left as they were when the last pupils moved out in 2015 inside the Grade…

The weathered timber deck and trestles of the Morfa Bascule Bridge over the River Tawe, with the Swansea.com Stadium in the background
Bascule Bridge

LANDORE: Bascule Bridge set to return to the Tawe as contractor appointed for final restoration phase

Swansea Council has appointed Ian Davies Plant to deliver the last phase of the Morfa Bascule Bridge restoration, which will…

CGI of a tree-lined street of new brick homes with a family walking
3M

GORSEINON: Up to 400 homes planned for former 3M factory site

Early plans have been lodged to turn the former 3M factory site on Gorseinon Road into a neighbourhood of up…

Actor Di Botcher looking out over the docks in Port Talbot
Cllr Cen Phillips

PORT TALBOT: Princess Royal Theatre’s new name revealed by Twin Town star Di Botcher

Port Talbot's revamped theatre will reopen under a new name this autumn — revealed in a video fronted by Twin…

Llannon

LLANNON: Historic tollgate cottage from the age of the Rebecca Riots goes under the hammer

Gate House was built by a turnpike trust to collect the road tolls that drove west Wales to revolt —…

David James, Rob Stewart and Ross Miller standing in front of greenery at the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, with the scaffolded engine house tower behind them
Cllr Rob Stewart

SWANSEA: Council electricians patent lightning-protection process experts said couldn’t be done

David James and Ross Miller spent hundreds of hours in a shed refining a safer way to join the metals…

Aerial view of the excavated Castle Square construction site in Swansea, with diggers at work and Swansea Castle in the background
Castle Square

CASTLE SQUARE: First foundations go in for Swansea’s new city centre gardens

The fountains and paving are gone and the digging is largely done — with contractors now building the foundations of…

A Ninja Warrior UK adventure park course with obstacles including a warped wall
Centurion Group

PARC TAWE: Ninja Warrior venue could be replaced by six padel courts under new plans

The Ninja Warrior UK adventure park at Parc Tawe could make way for indoor padel courts, after an operator lodged…

The new angled oak-panelled ceiling installed above the balcony level of the Princess Royal Theatre auditorium, with scaffolding on the construction site below
Cllr Cen Phillips

PORT TALBOT: First look inside the £16.9m Princess Royal Theatre revamp — as the auditorium’s timber ceiling goes in ahead of autumn opening

New photos from inside the Princess Royal Theatre show the auditorium's sweeping timber ceiling in place and the new glass…

Architect's visualisation of the main entrance atrium inside the proposed Llanelli Market Hall, with orange-framed market stalls, timber-lined balconies and shoppers
Andrew Scott Ltd

LLANELLI: First look inside the new market hall — 70 orange-framed stalls, a balcony over the central void, and terrazzo floors throughout

New images reveal the inside of Llanelli's planned market hall for the first time — and the design documents show…