Science and Technology
MOBILE PHONES: Welsh Government to crack down on classroom phone use as 8 in 10 school staff back tougher rules
Mobile phones in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire classrooms face a fresh clampdown, after the Welsh Government confirmed new…
OPINION: ‘That is the line in the sand. The work now is on the lines that follow’ — Kirstie Logan-Townshend on the under-16s social media ban
Swansea-based communications consultant and former government AI adviser Kirstie Logan-Townshend welcomes the under-16s social media ban — and argues the…
SOCIAL MEDIA BANNED: Under-16s to be blocked from popular apps — here’s what it means for Welsh teens
Under-16s will be blocked from platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X by spring 2027. Here's what changes…
SWANSEA: University research helps power world-first hydrogen aero engine breakthrough
Scientists at Swansea University have played a key role in a global aviation milestone — a modern aero engine running…
NEATH: The TikTok ‘Diva Supreme’ nearing 150,000 followers — and using his fame to change minds about autism
A year after starting his account, Neath journalist Nicholas Fearn is on the brink of 150,000 TikTok followers — and…
SOCIAL MEDIA: ‘Swansea backs a ban’ says MP Torsten Bell as survey finds strong local support for child age limits
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell says he has found an "overwhelming consensus for action" on children and social media, after…
SCHOOL PHONES: First Minister rules out Wales-wide ban as Plaid Cymru leaves decision to individual schools — with Swansea parents already debating the issue
There will be no Wales-wide ban on mobile phones in schools, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has confirmed — with…
SWANSEA: ‘Technology has transformed childhood in ways we’re only beginning to understand’ — packed public meeting hears parents’ fears about social media and their kids
Parents, teachers and residents filled a Swansea meeting room this week to share their fears about social media and children…
OPINION: ‘It was about as close to a strategy as padding a pillow with iron filings’ — Kirstie Logan-Townshend on the Online Safety Act
Swansea-based communications consultant and former government AI adviser Kirstie Logan-Townshend argues that the Online Safety Act was built to fail…
SWANSEA: MP calls emergency public meeting on social media ban for under-16s — and says the issue tops his postbag
Torsten Bell is inviting parents, children and community members to Swansea’s Guildhall next month to shape the national debate on…