cost of living
WALES: Record £447m capital gains tax bill as thousands more dragged into the net
HMRC figures show 18,000 people in Wales paid capital gains tax last year, up nearly a third, after the tax-free…
ROGUE TRADERS: Crackdown targets the gutter-clean con that fleeced valley pensioners
The scam the UK Government wants to kill off is one Swansea Bay courtrooms know well. New protections will hold…
SWANSEA: One of the UK’s cheapest cities for a Friday night curry, survey finds
New research puts the average chicken tikka masala in Swansea at £10.40, cheaper than Cardiff and nearly £5 less than…
ENERGY BILLS: Older people in Wales have ‘nothing left to cut back on’ as prices rise again, warns Age Cymru
Ofgem has confirmed a 4% rise in the price cap from 1 October, adding around £5 a month to a…
TOWNHILL: Breakfast, a mile-long walk and dodgeball, what £700,000 of summer funding looks like on the ground
The Phoenix Centre summer club is one of hundreds of projects sharing the council's holiday fund, which pays for food…
BABY FORMULA: Parents watering down feeds and going without heating as prices soar, Swansea study finds
Nearly half of the 281 struggling parents in the first UK study of its kind, led by Swansea University, had…
SWANSEA: Nearly £700,000 for holiday food, activities and older residents — as summer fund jumps from last year’s £400k
More than 300 community groups will share the council's #Hereforyouthissummer funding — covering food when free school meals stop, free…
SUMMER SAVINGS: Cheaper days out and kids’ meals at the click of a button — with Dan-yr-Ogof among the attractions signed up
A new postcode-search website shows families where the Chancellor's summer VAT cut is being passed on — covering children's meals,…
LLANELLI: Nearly 7,000 items handed to families in need as town charities join anti-poverty drive
A councillor's "hugs not handouts" campaign has distributed thousands of clothing and household items — and baby milk — to…
CHEQUE MATE: Lloyds caves in and brings back Post Office cheque deposits after MP backlash
With bank branches vanishing from high streets across south-west Wales, Lloyds has bowed to pressure from 121 MPs and agreed…
SWANSEA: Cheaper days out and meals as summer VAT cut takes effect — here’s what’s included
A temporary VAT cut on children's meals, cinema tickets and family attractions has come into force for the summer holidays,…