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Cllr Richard Lewis and his daughter Francesca O'Brien sitting on a stone-filled gabion wall in front of a bank of daffodils
Cllr Richard Lewis

GOWER: Swansea’s longest-serving councillor joins Reform UK, his daughter’s party, after 53 years and four party labels

Richard Lewis first stood for the council as a Conservative in 1969, the year Swansea became a city. He has…

A banner reading Roof off, sound still on hung on scaffolding over the black frontage of The Bunkhouse bar and music venue on the Kingsway, Swansea
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KINGSWAY: Roof off, sound still on. The Bunkhouse’s leaking roofs are fixed and the solar panels are up

Its operator says storms, leaks and building work never stopped the gigs. Now the community-owned venue has three repaired roofs,…

Met Office map showing the yellow wind warning area for Storm Austen covering south Wales, including Swansea, and southern England on Friday 23 October
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STORM AUSTEN: 70mph gusts possible as the first named storm of the season hits south Wales on Friday

A yellow wind warning covers Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire from the early hours, and forecasters say it could…

Aerial view of Danbert House in Morriston, Swansea, showing the dilapidated Victorian building with a damaged roof, broken windows and overgrown vegetation surrounding the structure.
Halloween

SWANSEA: Wales’ ‘haunted house’ capital, but that bump in the night is probably your boiler

More than a third of the city’s homes were built before 1930, and over half have poorly insulated walls, according…

Buses lined up at Swansea bus station with the former Debenhams building behind
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FREE BUSES: Swansea’s buses are free on 19 days this Christmas, starting on parade weekend

Free travel starts in time for Santa and runs right through to New Year's Eve, but there is a cut-off…

The Gothic stone building of Swansea Mosque and Islamic Community Centre with its tall pinnacled tower and a modern grey extension
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SWANSEA MOSQUE: Energy savings to fund winter warm packs for food bank users

The centre on St Helen’s Road is getting battery storage and a new heating system. It also runs a baby…

Police officers, council officials and partners standing together in Dyfatty, Swansea, during the launch of a crime reduction project
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SWANSEA: Council housing officers given powers to shut ‘cuckooed’ homes

Cabinet has signed off powers the council adopted in 2018 but never built into its housing work. Its report said…

Guests cut a red ribbon to open Mowbray Yard in Swansea city centre
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SWANSEA: New city centre garden opens in memory of the council officer behind the arena

It links the Kingsway and Oxford Street, with trees, benches and a giant mural. His daughter says it’s somewhere for…

Council leader Rob Stewart and the Lord Mayor of Swansea in black and gold robes stand with veterans and guests in Swansea Market as a piper plays in the foreground.
Armed Forces

SWANSEA: Where to get your poppy, as the Royal British Legion appeal launches at Swansea Market

A garden of crosses has gone up among the market stalls. From there, it’s just over three weeks to Remembrance…

South Wales Police custody photograph of David Novac, a man with a shaved head and a dark beard
Sex Offender

SWANSEA: Man jailed for five months after filming sex act without woman’s consent

David Novac changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on 7 October, police say. He will be on the…