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SINGLETON PARK: The £34 Halloween ‘scarefest’ Swansea Council says doesn’t exist

A website is selling tickets for a 13-day Halloween scare park in Singleton Park. The council says it is a…

FIREWORKS: Swansea’s Bonfire Night display is leaving St Helen’s for Singleton Park

Lasers for the first time, a myths-and-magic theme, and tickets on sale now. What it costs, when the gates open…

SWANSEA: No UK city recycles more, new green league table shows

The city came sixth of 94 for green living, ahead of Cardiff and Bristol. Its air scored well too, a…

COPR BAY: Shops, cafés and restaurants wanted for the units beneath Swansea’s newest car park

The council says it is in positive talks with a number of businesses, and local traders can find out more…

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…

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…

MUMBLES: Businessman’s alternative padel plan would use £400,000 of his own money, so the council doesn’t have to

He wants a long lease on the old seafront tennis courts in return, and says he would run them either…

SWANSEA.COM STADIUM: Swans close in on owning their ground, and want the training ground too

The stadium deal is now with the lawyers. The club also wants to own its Fairwood training ground, but there's…

MUMBLES: Campaign group’s alternative plan for the old tennis courts swaps the car park for a lido

The padel courts stay. The parking goes. Mumbles Action Group thinks the council has the wrong idea about what brings…

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…