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A row of seated veterans and serving personnel in naval and army uniforms with medals, watching the ceremony in the sunshine.
Armed Forces

SWANSEA: City honours its armed forces community as flag is raised over the Guildhall

Veterans, serving personnel, cadets and dignitaries gathered for Armed Forces Day, with a free bus laid on for the Wales…

Highways workers laying fresh tarmac as part of Swansea Council’s winter road repair programme.
Blackpill

SWANSEA: Extra £2m for the city’s roads — and the £686k that unlocks a long-awaited flood fix

Councillors are being asked to approve another £2m for resurfacing and £686,000 in match funding that would draw down nearly…

Two tents pitched on a grassy clifftop above Three Cliffs Bay, with the beach, sea and the three limestone peaks in the background under a blue sky.
camping

GOWER: Campsites could open without planning permission as new rules slip past council protections

A change in Welsh Government law means some recreational camping on Gower no longer needs a planning application — and…

Six people standing on the concrete bowl of the new Victoria Park skatepark, two holding skateboards, with houses and trees behind.
BMX

SWANSEA: Three more skateparks open as £3m wheeled sports drive rolls on

Riders are already trying out the new and upgraded parks at Victoria Park, Townhill and Penlan — with a string…

Police officers, some in armed-response gear, and a Welsh Ambulance Service crew behind a cordon on St Helen's Road near the YMCA in Swansea.
knife crime

ST HELEN’S ROAD: Man charged with attempted murder after Swansea knife incident

Police have said they have charged a 35-year-old man with attempted murder following a knife incident on St Helen's Road…

School Meals
education

FREE SCHOOL MEALS: £15m to extend support to more Swansea Bay secondary pupils from September

The Welsh Government has confirmed £15m to begin removing the income limit on free school meals for secondary pupils whose…

Aurora apartment building in Swansea Marina covered in scaffolding during remediation work
building safety

BUILDING SAFETY: New protections could spare Swansea cladding leaseholders from bills they never should have faced

Leaseholders in Swansea's waterfront towers — many trapped for years in flats they cannot sell — could finally be shielded…

A worker in orange overalls on a raised platform cutting into a steel floodlight tower with sparks flying, above the dug-up pitch and empty terraces at St Helen's, Swansea.
Ospreys

ST HELEN’S: Floodlights come down in dramatic drone footage as historic ground’s transformation gathers pace

The Ospreys have released drone footage showing the famous St Helen's floodlights being lifted away and the pitch stripped bare,…

Aerial view of the drained Blackpill Lido, fenced off with hazard tape and traffic cones, the rainbow-coloured surround empty apart from a few people by the kiosk.
Blackpill

BLACKPILL LIDO: Popular pool still shut as heatwave looms — with theft and flooring faults to blame

With temperatures set to hit 30C in the coming days, Swansea Council has explained why Blackpill Lido remains closed —…

Children and an adult helper spray-painting the "Mumbles" mural on a skatepark ramp, with the artist working at the far end.
Blackpill

MUMBLES: Skaters, families and even the local PCSOs grab spray cans to give skatepark a colourful makeover

A submarine, a giant "Mumbles" sign and a spray-can character now brighten Mumbles skatepark, after a community project brought skaters,…

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