Cllr Rob Stewart

Aerial view of the red-brick Bay Campus buildings between the beach at Crymlyn Burrows and Fabian Way, with Kilvey Hill beyond
Amazon

FABIAN WAY: The £33m bridge Swansea designed ten years ago still has no money to build it

It would bring a new road into SA1, bypassing some of the busiest parts of Fabian Way. The council had…

The orange Mumbles RNLI all-weather lifeboat Roy Barker IV moored at Mumbles Pier on a sunny day, with the smaller orange inshore lifeboat alongside and crew members on deck, Swansea Bay visible in the background.
Cllr Chris Holley

MUMBLES: Councillor’s husband saved 92 lives on the lifeboat. She calls the abuse of RNLI crews ‘truly appalling’

Swansea councillors from all sides of the chamber lined up behind the lifeboat volunteers on Thursday night. One of them…

Aerial satellite view of Swansea Docks, showing the marina, docks and waterfront from above
Bristol Channel ferry

SWANSEA FERRY: Report promised £15 fares, but the leader ‘couldn’t tell you’ what a ticket would cost

One councillor wondered whether the 98% who backed the crossing would still say yes at £150 a return. The leader's…

The blue Admiral sign with its pink swoosh on the front of an Admiral office
Adam Price MS

ADMIRAL: Nearly 2,000 Swansea staff still don’t know if their jobs are among the 500 to go

Swansea's council leader has written to the insurer's UK boss demanding "urgent clarification", as a Swansea MS tells the Senedd…

Artist's impression of a gold-clad hotel tower with a rooftop bar beside the white curved wall of Swansea Arena, with people walking in the square below
Cllr Andrew Williams

SWANSEA: The council’s own study says the city needs more hotels. The one it promised beside the arena is still grass

Two and a half years after Rob Stewart said Swansea needed three new hotels, and two years after a developer…

Illuminated snow globe with castle and snow-covered trees, surrounded by spectators.
Christmas

CHRISTMAS PARADE: Santa’s back on Sunday 22 November, and the council’s new float hint points to infinity and beyond

Swansea's award-winning parade returns at 5pm on 22 November on last year's route from the Guildhall to Princess Way, with…

Aerial satellite view of Swansea Docks, showing the marina, docks and waterfront from above
Bristol Channel ferry

SWANSEA FERRY: Councillors get their date to grill the leader on the £25,000 report

A council-funded study promised a high-speed ferry from Swansea to the south west of England, 800,000 visitors and a first…

Red steel sculptures holding three circles of blue, yellow, purple and pink glass, surrounded by curved benches on the promenade with Swansea Bay behind
Angharad Pearce Jones

SWANSEA: The seafront Covid memorial is finished, and it’s a place for anyone to sit and remember

Sculpted steel, three circles of coloured glass inspired by the peacock butterfly, and seats facing the bay. The memorial near…

A white hydrogen-powered ferry docked at a coastal port with its vehicle ramp open, while a silver hydrogen car is parked in the foreground; cliffs and sea are visible in the background.
Bristol Channel ferry

SWANSEA FERRY: “Not a council proposal”, leader says, as councillors ask what checks were made on the £25,000 report behind it

Opposition councillors want to know what checks were made before £24,999.95 of public money paid for Ocean Prime's ferry report,…

Swansea Guildhall's stone frontage and clock tower with an inset of council leader Rob Stewart speaking at a cabinet meeting
Budget

SWANSEA: Council leader warns of ‘Trump-style shutdown’ if Welsh Government can’t pass its budget

Cabinet adopted the finance chief's spending restrictions for the rest of the year on Wednesday, with reserves at £10m against…