Utilities
60 years of service and counting… Openreach engineer hits massive milestone
Swansea man believed to be the longest serving employee ever to work for Openreach, it’s parent the BT Group, and…
Residents urged to get behind plans to speed up rural internet
Residents of rural communities in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire are being urged to get behind plans for ultrafast broadband in their…
Gas pipe replacement works mean 3 week closure for Mumbles street
A utilities company have warned that Dunns Lane in Mumbles will be closed for three weeks in January to allow…
Gigabit broadband rollout smashes target says Welsh Government
More than 44,000 homes and businesses across Wales are benefiting from improved connectivity the Welsh Government have announced.
Five weeks of ‘disruptive’ roadworks to start in Ammanford on Monday
National Grid have said that major works to upgrade the electricity network in Ammanford Town Centre will start on Monday…
South Wales-based engineer stars in first-of-its-kind calendar released to celebrate UK’s gas engineers
Barrie Couch, a 41-year-old Gas Safe registered engineer from South Wales has been chosen to feature in a first-of-its-kind calendar…
Fire service to use treated wastewater to tackle fires
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is leading a pioneering initiative to use treated wastewater to tackle fires.
Environment body downgrades Welsh Water to 2-star rating
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) says it has downgraded Wales’s largest water company, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, to a two-star (requires…
Openreach hit Welsh milestone as £210m ultrafast broadband network reaches 700,000 premises
Llangennech in Carmarthenshire is next on the ultrafast broadband rollout list.
First keyhole spinal op in Swansea Bay sees patient back home the same day
Keyhole surgery for people with a debilitating spinal condition has been carried out for the first time in Swansea Bay.