After yesterday’s first visit to the 2022 Strictly Ballroom, we spoke to Paralympian and former Olchfa Comprehensive School pupil, Ellie Simmonds on her Strictly ambitions. What...
Nine women from across West Wales been chosen as finalists for this year’s Chwarae Teg Womenspire Awards and are hoping to become category winners at the...
Movie loving residents in Swansea aged 50 and over are being made an offer difficult to refuse. The council’s partnership and involvement team has joined forces...
Staff and pupils at Cadle Primary School have received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea. The donation from Amazon Swansea will go...
Bus strikes scheduled for Monday 26 and Friday 30 September have been cancelled after regional bus company, First Cymru came to an agreement with union Unite...
Skateboard facilities in Swansea are in line for a revamp as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to improve play equipment the council have announced. Swansea...
Swansea’s basketball players have been given a boost, with new facilities in Victoria Park. The park court’s two posts have been replaced with new ones –...
An annual rugby tournament which supports a life-saving cardiac service at Morriston Hospital is going from strength to strength. The proceeds from the fifth annual Decky...
New research has revealed that Swansea is one of the cheapest cities in the UK to ‘rent a desk’ in the UK, as the growth in...
Organist Jane Watts returns to the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea to give her first recital there since 2007. Her programme includes two works by William Lloyd Webber,...
First Cymru Buses have confirmed that staff who are members of Unite union will strike on Monday 26 and Friday 30 September. The strike, over pay...
People across Swansea are being invited to an event spotting a range of “wonderful wildflowers” and insects to add to a national database. The Environment Centre...
Care & Repair Western Bay, who deliver practical support to older people in the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot area, have moved from Enterprise Park on...
Officers from South Wales Police are appealing for help following an assault on a 23 year-old man on Gwydr Square in Uplands sometime between 2.30am and...
Swansea has been named as one of the top 10 cities in the UK for nuisance neighbours – with an average of 4,653 complaints every year!...
A major on-going improvement programme at the city’s indoor market has led to Swansea Council being recognised at a prestigious UK-wide awards scheme. Beating off competition...
A new community clinic is helping to diagnose people with lung conditions quickly and will prevent hospital admissions in future. The clinic determines whether they have...
After spending more than 40 years laying down foundations to help his colleagues shine, Gareth Howells has been identified as a star in his own right....
South Wales drivers have accrued some of the most speeding fines per capita than any other part of the UK according to new research – with...
Leading leisure, travel and tourism company, TUI has invested heavily in its staff by enrolling 50 members of its team onto several apprenticeship programmes, all of...
Mumbles Coastguard have released some dramatic pictures of a car that had fallen over the cliff edge at Bracelet Bay car park in Mumbles. The images...
There were thousands of participants taking part in the Admiral Swansea Bay 10k held today (Sunday 18 September) All participants were asked to be mindful of...
An innovative Swansea project is set to host a Harvest Festival celebrating the newly acquired food growing skills of committed Penderi residents. Room to Grow, which...
Families across Penderi enjoyed over 30 free planter building sessions, gardening days, outdoor play and wellbeing sessions over the summer thanks to a partnership led by...
Historic video footage has been released, showing HM Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Swansea in 1965. The short film, which Swansea Council has put together using...
Freedom Leisure, who operate leisure centres in Swansea on behalf of the council, have announced plans for National Fitness Day on Wednesday 21 September, including free...
Swansea’s Coastal Housing Group has added 96 homes at Caswell and Dunvant to its portfolio, following a stock review by Wales & West Housing Association. Bids...
Swansea Bay University Health Board have outlined which services will close on Monday (19 September) for the Queen’s funeral – and which will still go ahead....
Thousands of runners will take part in this weekend’s Admiral Swansea Bay 10k. It’s due to take place on Sunday, September 18, with runners and spectators...
Caredig Housing Association has submitted pre-application plans for 30 new homes on the site of the former Clayton works on Tyn y Bonau Road in Pontarddulais....
Swansea Council say they’ll be suspending all non-essential services on Monday, September 19 to mark the late Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral. The day is...
Welsh electric vehicle charging company Clenergy EV has announced that it is increasing charging rates at their Swansea and Carmarthenshire charging stations from 35p/KWh to £1/KWh....
Proposed train and bus strikes scheduled for Thursday 15 September have been postponed unions have confirmed – although overtime ban may still affect First Cymru bus...
Homebuyers have had their first chance to look around two showhomes at a new Bellway development in Penllergaer. Bellway Wales is building 184 new homes at...
On Sunday, crowds gathered at the steps of Swansea’s Guildhall to hear the city’s official accession proclamation for HM King Charles III. Flowers were laid at...
South Wales Police have confirmed that Brian Whitelock, aged 55 from Clydach, has been charged with the murder of Wendy Buckney in a property on Tanycoed...
Public figures and politicians in Wales have paid tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II following news of her death yesterday. Wales First Minister, Mark Drakeford said:...
Three men have been charged, and remanded into custody, after a man was attacked with a knife on Oxford Street in Swansea City Centre on Tuesday...
Families in Swansea are being invited to a special ceremony on Sunday 11 September to commemorate the loss of babies before or during child birth. Swansea...
Plantasia Tropical Zoo, located in the heart of Swansea City Centre, has been awarded full membership of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums...
A project to bring new life to Swansea’s historic Hafod-Morfa Copperworks has secured an extra £750,000 in grant support. The council-backed scheme, that’s due to see...
Plans for new sea defences to help protect Mumbles for decades to come are about to take another big step forward. Swansea Council’s cabinet will meet...
Swansea Council say they’re set to extend the pandemic support it gives to key partner organisations that help deliver leisure services to people across the area....
A disused industrial car park, close to the border between Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, could be transformed into a housing estate of 165 homes according...
Regional bus company, First Cymru has confirmed bus drivers belonging to Unite union will stage a one-day walkout on Thursday 15 September in a dispute over...
Meet the nurses who visit patients across Swansea to help keep them out of hospital. As chronic conditions nurses, Laura Williams and Rachel Woollacott, spend their...
The Manfreds are bringing their iconic sound to Swansea’s Grand Theatre on Friday 7 October. About to embark on a year-long tour celebrating 60 years as...
The owners of The Lewis Jones Sports Bar on Lime Street in Gorseinon have made early enquiries with Swansea planners about turning the property into 6...
Preparing the way for major redevelopment of the area, the former Llys Dewi Sant building in Swansea is now starting to disappear from the city centre....
They’ve done it – again! Hundreds of cyclists led by rugby legend Jonathan Davies completed a challenging road ride to raise funds for cancer services in...
Following the Ofgem decision to raise the energy cap, Swansea’s Energy Awareness Hub team has announced a series of free community roadshows in September that are...
Members of Gower Riding Club, including 73-year-old twins, are celebrating their success in the British Riding Clubs National Championships at Lincoln Show Ground on September 3....
It was a glittering night at Swansea’s Mansion House last night when Lord Mayor Mike Day hosted a civic reception for the city’s Commonwealth Games heroes....
Glais House Nursing Home in Swansea has been chosen by residents and their families as one of the Top 20 care homes in Wales. There are 1,024 homes...
A Mumbles school has staged a garden rescue – with a little help from a community grant from Tesco. Oystermouth Primary School used the £1,500 grant...
Transport for Wales (TfW) say they’re continuing its rollout of life-saving defibrillators at stations across the Wales and Borders rail network. The work is the latest...
New research has shown residents of Swansea are some of the most worried in the UK about the cost of living crisis – with only residents...
As part of Cadw’s Open Doors heritage festival, more than 200 of Wales’ historic sites, landmarks and hidden gems will offer visitors free entry this September – 12 of...
Over 40 giant Castle sculptures will be decorating the streets of Swansea in one of the largest mass-participant events ever to be held in the city....
Proposals for a huge new solar farm that could generate as much power as is used by 11,500 homes has started a first stage of public...
Which artists are Swansea’s pick of the pops? New research reveals not only who the city’s favourite music artists are – but also how much they...
A new initiative in Swansea Bay, aimed at strengthening the bond between new mothers and their babies through music, really does pull on the harp strings....
Prioritising and investing in education in Swansea is benefitting thousands of pupils and their teachers as well as the city’s schools, according to Welsh Government appointed...
Smoke can be seen for miles across Swansea Bay after a fire broke out at the former Cinderella’s nightclub on Mumbles Pier. Diners at a café...
Swansea Council are planning a new boating pontoon at Knab Rock in Mumbles – and they want people’s views on the plans. The council say the...
A Welsh triathlete paralysed from the neck down after falling from his bike during a race in Scotland is taking small steps on his long road of...
Just one year ago, keen photographer Ashley Lovering had to be carried up the steps to his apartment because he was too poorly to climb them....
Three new archways are now open to better link Swansea city centre with the sea the council have announced. The archways – which have replaced a...
More than 130 people have gained employment thanks to a Pop-Up Employment Hub that opened in Swansea city centre earlier this year. They are among more...
Fresh plans have emerged to convert the Rock and Fountain pub in Craig Cefn Parc into a home – 16 months after council planners rejected a...
Nineteen new electric vehicle charging points have been installed at 12 council-owned car parks in Swansea – and they’re now waiting to be connected to the...
South Wales Police have said that a 55 year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering 71 year-old Wendy Buckney at a property on Tanycoed Road in...
The unnecessary death of a much-loved relative has driven Bethel Ohanugo’s passion for improving healthcare in her native Nigeria. Now she has gained a place at...
Budget supermarket Aldi look set to open a new supermarket at Fforestfach retail park. The retailer has submitted a planning application to Swansea Council for signage...
Students from across South West Wales are celebrating after receiving GCSE results, but there are fewer top grades across Wales as a whole following the results...
A Community Interest Company has launched a business to supply local people with energy from their solar farm in Dunvant, Swansea. Gower Power‘s 1MW solar farm...
Wales’ first electric and hydrogen charging facility for vehicles is set to be created in Swansea the council have announced. The hub will provide zero carbon...
The 71 year-old woman who died at a property on Tanycoed Road in Clydach on Tuesday (22 August) has been named as Wendy Buckney. Her family...
Welsh tennis star, Niall Pickerd-Barua, was crowned the boys under-12 GB champion at the LTA Junior National Championships at Nottingham Tennis Centre last week (19th August)....
South Wales Police are appealing for information after a cyclist was involved in a serious collision on Bonymaen Road in Swansea yesterday (Tuesday 23 August). The...
Stunning new aerial photos show two giant cranes on The Kingsway towering over Swansea city centre and the seafront. The cranes are located at the former...
Specialist counselling provider Breathe has opened additional premises in Swansea to accommodate growth as the organisation celebrates 4 years since its opening. The social enterprise, which is...
Garden Centre Dobbies is hosting a free session in Swansea for its Little Seedlings Club on Sunday 4 September. During this workshop, children aged 4 to 10 will...
South Wales Police have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of the body of a 71 year-old woman at a property in Clydach. The body...
With building work now complete, many residents have already started moving into a new apartment complex in Swansea city centre. The 33-apartment block being run by...
A new service to help relieve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms is now available to patients at GP practices across Swansea Bay. The service, run by...
Hosted by Sky Sports’ Jeff Stelling, the ultimate pundrity panel comprising Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas, will be at Swansea Grand...
Environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has declared large parts of South West Wales are now in a drought area. The announcement affects Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath...
Swansea Council say they’re set to introduce a raft of new replacement multi-purpose litter bins. The council say they plan to replace bins in communities around...
Learners across Swansea Bay are celebrating exam successes as A-Level results are announced. Top grades have fallen, however the percentage is still higher than the last...
Plans for a new central Swansea location for the city’s main library, archive service and other key services have taken a major step forward. The council...
Catherine Zeta Jones is set to star as Morticia Addams in a brand new Addams family spinoff directed by Tim Burton. The Netflix series will follow...
Plans have been submitted to transform the former Bethania Welsh Presbyterian Chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston into a craft market, café, community hall and apartments....
With 64.9 billion views under the TikTok hashtag #booktok, holiday lettings agent holidaycottages.co.uk have revealed the UK’s top literary locations outside of London. The research analysed...
Funding that enabled charities and organisations working to combat period poverty support almost 6,000 women and girls in Swansea last year is available again. During 2021/22...
