High Street

The Oldway Centre student block on High Street, Swansea, with its tower rising behind the lower High Street extension
Planning

SWANSEA: The £45m student tower by High Street station wants to let 28 rooms to workers instead

The Oldway Centre opened in 2019 after a £45m conversion. Its owners say student numbers have fallen and the 556-bed…

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Kit Peters
The Argos store front at Parc Pemberton retail park in Llanelli, with a bilingual Hello Llanelli sign beside the entrance
Argos

ARGOS SOLD: The eight south west Wales stores caught up in the £120m deal

Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos to a new company set up by three retail veterans, a decade after buying…

A four-panel composite showing a derelict Edwardian cinema facade, an Art Deco cinema tower, an aerial view of a ruined overgrown chapel, and an abandoned pub gable.
Aberdulais

HERITAGE AT RISK: Two silent cinemas, two crumbling chapels and a lost village pub — five local landmarks join UK register of buildings in danger of being lost for good

Two cinemas — Swansea's Elysium and Llanelli's Art Deco Odeon — plus two Llanelli chapels and the Dulais Rock pub…

Police officers, council officials and partners standing together in Dyfatty, Swansea, during the launch of a crime reduction project
Clear Hold Build

DYFATTY CRIME CRACKDOWN: Major police operation targets Swansea hotspot

A major crackdown on crime has been launched in one of Swansea’s most troubled neighbourhoods — with police and partners…

Torsten Bell MP standing in front of the Palace Theatre in Swansea.
Brynmelyn

Swansea neighbourhood handed £20m boost as MP urges residents to shape decade of investment

A Swansea city centre neighbourhood is set for a £20m transformation as part of a UK Government scheme targeting areas…

Digital rendering of Swansea’s Kings Lane regeneration showing modern buildings, rooftop greenery, outdoor seating, and pedestrian pathways behind the Urban Village.
affordable homes

Work starts on new homes and business hub at Swansea’s Kings Lane

Diggers are now on site at Kings Lane, the narrow street linking Swansea’s High Street with The Strand, as work…

Aerial image of Swansea’s Strand area with railway station, car park, and student towers.
Civic Centre

Swansea’s future mapped out: new transport hub, market revamp and cultural quarter in draft city centre plan

Council unveils sweeping regeneration blueprint stretching from the seafront to Dyfatty.

Surveillance still showing a plain‑clothes officer intercepting a cyclist during a shoplifting arrest in Swansea.
Cannabis

Dramatic video shows moment Swansea shoplifter tackled off bike

A Swansea shoplifter has been jailed after plain‑clothes police officers pulled him off his bike in a dramatic chase through…

Becci Roberts and Tom Lynch of Matthew’s House with Alan Jenkins of UKSE inside Matt’s Café in Swansea.
Fair Share

£1,000 donation helps Matt’s Café serve hundreds of meals a week in Swansea

A Swansea charity that serves hundreds of hot meals each week to people in need has received a £1,000 boost…

Montage showing the exterior of Swansea’s Elysium Theatre, a decaying interior with a calendar book, and a broken auditorium with red ceiling and overturned seats.
arcade machines

Urban explorers reveal hidden interior of Swansea’s long-abandoned Elysium Theatre

A married couple with a passion for urban exploration have captured a rare glimpse inside one of Swansea’s most mysterious…

Closed Bob Marley Vapes store in Swansea city centre with shutters down and official council closure notices displayed.
Asia Vapes

Swansea magistrates extend closure of vape shops in crackdown on illegal sales

Eight Swansea vape shops have been ordered to remain closed for up to three months after magistrates backed council action…