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MUMBLES: ‘Absolutely devastated’ Verdi’s closed after overnight fire
Owner Ryan Hole is relieved nobody was hurt in the blaze, confined to the kitchen and toilet area, and has vowed to reopen as soon as it’s safe.
DROUGHT: All of Wales now in drought as July heads for driest in 190 years
Natural Resources Wales has extended drought status to the whole country, with rivers exceptionally low and just 8% of July’s normal rainfall.
SCARLETS: ‘Shocked’ Carmarthenshire Council demands answers from WRU over leaked Tierney recording
Council leader Linda Evans says any suggestion of a predetermined outcome would be “extremely troubling” as the county joins the row over the west Wales licence.
UPLANDS: £40,000 leaf move should have paid for Victoria Park toilets, says councillor
Cllr Peter May welcomes the Leaf Boat’s new Cwmdonkin Park home, but says the money should have gone on reopening the toilets at a park now busier than ever.
CYNHEIDRE: Memorial to colliery’s 37 lost miners to be unveiled next month
The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway will unveil the memorial on Sunday 23 August, alongside a woodland where visitors can hear former miners tell the pit’s story.
CARMARTHEN: Watchdog alerted three times over troubled Glangwili operating theatres
Board papers reveal safety concerns, staff conflict and a £4.5m funding gap, with cancer diagnostics among the work at risk.
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CARMARTHEN: Council to demolish former Wilko and car park built over tomb of Henry VII’s father
Cabinet approved the demolition without debate and with no agreed plan for what replaces it, on a site with more history than the shop that stands on it.
SWANSEA: New grants offer up to £30,000 to open a shop or café in communities across the city
Swansea Council’s £10m Economic Growth Fund offers up to £30,000 towards opening premises in the city centre and district shopping areas, plus a bursary to test an idea at a market first.
SWANS: Boyhood Swan Cullen closing in on Leicester reunion with Russell Martin
Liam Cullen is in advanced talks over a permanent move, where the Wales forward would link up again with former Swansea head coach Russell Martin.
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