Council venues across Swansea have been getting a virtual rainbow makeover to help our communities celebrate LGBT+ History month. Despite the pandemic they’ve been flying the...
Sixty-six-year-old Linda Sanders became the first person to receive an injection in a new vaccination clinic on wheels. The Primark worker from Clase in Swansea boarded...
Almost 80 commercial cockle fishers and shellfish farmers are to receive lifejackets – free of charge – for when they’re working. They were helped to fund...
There was excitement and lots of smiles today as primary schools in Wales started to welcome back some of their youngest pupils. In line with Welsh...
Swansea city centre is set for cleaner streets following the launch of new innovative cleaning vehicles. Swansea Council has strengthened its cleansing workforce by purchasing two...
Swansea Market is turning to solar power to help the city tackle the climate emergency, with more than 40 photovoltaic panels fitted to the roof to...
Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle collision near the CEM Day car dealership on Swansea Road in Garngoch, Gorseinon at approximately 11.15am on Tuesday (23...
A new off-road cycle and walking route between Gowerton and Kingsbridge near Gorseinon is now available for use the council has said. The 1.4 kilometre shared...
Work will be starting shortly to improve the lighting at Swansea’s Grand Theatre making it greener and more energy efficient for when it is safe for...
Between the 19th and 21st of February 1941, Swansea endured three consecutive nights of air raids. The heavy and sustained bombings of town were carried out...
South Wales Police arrested and charged a 32 year old man at Castle Square yesterday (Thursday 18 February) for attempted robbery. Police were called to Oxford...
Swansea Council’s cabinet has adopted a plan that aims to help deliver a greener city. The views of people across Swansea have already influenced the Regenerating...
Traders at Swansea Market are to receive another cash injection to help them through the current lockdown. Swansea Council’s cabinet approved a package of measures that...
Swansea Council has reaffirmed it has zero-tolerance to racism by signing Race Council Cymru’s Zero Racism Wales policy. An online signing ceremony took place today led...
More pupils will be supported to remain or return to schools within their communities says Council, thanks to a huge investment in specialist provision for some...
Swansea University paramedic students have received their coronavirus vaccine as they continue to work on the NHS frontline. The students say they are delighted they have...
Swansea Council’s cabinet is being asked to adopt a draft plan that aims to help deliver a greener city. The views of people across Swansea have...
A total of 138 fixed penalty notices were issued by South Wales Police at the weekend, as a minority continued to breach Welsh Government coronavirus restrictions....
Commanding Officer of 1998 Squadron, Francesca O’Brien has raised concerns for the future of the Army Reserve Centre in West Cross after the land was put...
Patients are to be recruited for a research study which aims to improve the way people with potentially life-threatening chest injuries are treated. It’s the latest...
South Wales Police detectives investigating a number of indecent assaults in Singleton Park and Bishopston have charged a man with a number of offences. It followed...
HMT Sancta Maria Hospital today (15th February 2021) opens its brand-new state-of-the-art facility in Swansea’s SA1. The hospital, which is owned and operated by not-for-profit healthcare specialists,...
Construction work is set to begin next week on work the council says will make Swansea’s Wind Street a more family-friendly environment. South Wales contractor Griffiths...
Arrests in Sketty, Brynhyfryd and Clydach follow an intensive operation targeting drug dealers across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot. The operation consisted of increased patrols by...
The Council are urging parents and carers to play their part in helping a return to school run as smoothly as possible for Swansea’s youngest pupils....
A Product Design & Technology graduate of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is helping students and businesses bring ideas to life. Ken Pearce,...
Traders at Swansea’s award-winning indoor market are to benefit from another substantial cash injection to help tide them through the current lockdown. Swansea Council’s Cabinet next...
South Wales Police are urging walkers living in rural areas who are using the countryside on their doorstep to take their daily exercise to stick to...
Swansea Council is set to invest a massive £59m building new homes and improving hundreds of others in the coming year. Under proposals being considered by...
Swansea Council’s cabinet is to discuss a smart new concept for the city centre Castle Square – one they say introduces more greenery, fun and reasons...
Swansea Council is set to invest a record amount in local communities, social care and education next year as part of Budget proposals to be considered...
Swansea Council plans to create a new community hub in three neighbouring retail units that no longer have tenants at the Dyfatty end of High Street...
Swansea Council is this week launching its annual apprenticeships recruitment campaign with 17 places in the Building Services team available. The council’s award winning programme is...
Eye-catching new images reveal how Swansea’s £135m Copr Bay Phase One project is changing the cityscape. The drone photos from main contractor Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd...
South Wales Police detectives have charged two men after a robbery at the Lifestyle Express store on Penderry Road in Penlan, Swansea on Friday 5 February....
The family of a man who died following a single-vehicle collision in Swansea on Thursday morning (February 4), have paid tribute to him. Richard Clive Hixson...
Building work has started on a new community facility at the heart of a major Swansea regeneration site. The building next to St David’s Church –...
South Wales Police are appealing for more information from the public following a single vehicle road traffic collision around 10.45am on Thursday 4 February at the...
A new chapter is being written in the story of the fight back against Covid with the conversion of a former mobile library into a vaccination...
Staff at a Swansea estate agency are celebrating after being recognised as one of the best in the country. Belvoir, which began as a husband and...
Two women have been sentenced to nine years imprisonment each after a sustained assault which left the victim with serious injuries. Rachel Miller, aged 29, of...
A 29 year old Morriston man has been given a life sentence for the murder of a Neath pensioner. The body of 76-year-old David Phillips was...
Young people in Swansea have been involved in the recruitment of the city’s new Director of Education. Helen Morgan-Rees was this week appointed to the role...
A man who burgled and stole from shops, pubs and restaurants in and around Swansea city has been jailed for a total of 46 months. Fernando...
South Wales Police’s local neighbourhood policing team in Blaenymaes are asking parents ‘do you know where your children are?’ after an increase of anti-social behaviour in...
Two large Swansea schools will see their energy bills reduced after having solar panels fitted in recent weeks. Swansea Council is working in collaboration with Egni...
Year 7 pupils at two local schools have been encouraged to read and boost their literacy during lockdown, thanks to a Swansea University project. The South West...
The city’s growing network of cycle and walking routes are becoming more popular than ever, according to a new survey. The city boasts around 120km of...
City residents have been increasing the amount of recycling they do during the pandemic and are on course to hit the Welsh government’s 64% recycling target...
People in Swansea are turning to exercise more frequently than people in any other part of Wales to help them improve their mental health during the...
A new shuttle bus service has been set up to help residents without easy access to cars to get to the Bay hospital for their vaccinations...
A new initiative is encouraging teenagers across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to get creative and better understand the effects of the pandemic. The Find Your...
The organiser of a surprise birthday party in Clydach got a surprise himself this weekend as Police issued them with COVID fines. A total of 240...
A specialist car and van insurance company in Swansea has made a five-figure investment in a new state-of-the-art phone system and expanded premises to ensure it...
Plantasia, the rainforest zoo in Parc Tawe, Swansea, has been awarded provisional membership of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), continuing its...
Swansea Council has started the search for an experienced contractor to transform the city centre’s historic Palace Theatre building. It is expected that the business selected...
A new cycle and walking route in the north of Swansea is expected to be completed in the coming weeks. The 1.4 kilometre shared use path...
A Swansea mum who was homeless for eight months has set up a thriving arts and community hub in Swansea city centre, which is helping people...
With Swansea’s growing student population and two universities, how does it rank when compared to the top 50 University towns and cities for broadband speed and...
Swansea Council’s roads teams are getting on with repairs and improvements despite the poor weather and the challenges of the pandemic. Late last year Swansea Council’s...
South Wales contractor Griffiths is to undertake Swansea Council’s work to make the city centre Wind Street a more family-friendly environment. The well respected firm was...
People in Swansea are being urged not to suffer in silence with common ailments and instead take advantage of an NHS scheme which provides over-the-counter medicines...
Residents struggling with their Council Tax or other payments during the pandemic are being urged to seek support as soon as they can. Since the start...
Swansea BID has been at the forefront of looking after the interests of city centre businesses for the past 15 years. In May 2021 it will ballot its...
Fifty semi mature trees are set to be planted along a Swansea road as part of new cycle route plans. Last year, Swansea Council surveyed all...
A leading discount retailer was forced to remove biscuits and cakes from shelves at hundreds of stores across the country after Swansea trading standards officers found...
Around 19 million items of personal protection equipment have been delivered by Swansea Council to staff working in social care and schools since the start of...
CITY residents are being urged to have their say on Swansea Council’s budget priorities for the year ahead. Swansea Council’s Cabinet has agreed to go out...
A new Mass Vaccination Centre (MVC) has opened in Swansea, which the health board says will increase the number of people being protected. Canolfan Gorseinon Centre,...
A new state-of-the-art Wellness Centre is coming to Swansea’s High Street thanks to a partnership between Swansea Bay University Health Board and Coastal Housing Group. The...
Offshore crew transfer specialists High Speed Transfers, based in Gorseinon Swansea, are closer to their zero emission dream after securing a £2.28 million loan from the...
Swansea’s foodbanks continue to support citizens through the pandemic. And the council remains a key supporter of the effort, with a number of foodbanks based in...
The Copperopolis project, which is at the heart of regenerating Hafod-Morfa copper works, has been selected as an example of how universities across Wales are working...
One hundred new trees have been planted improving biodiversity and the wider environment at four parks in Swansea. Swansea Council’s Nature Conservation Team secured a grant...
A Swansea street is being saved from losing its tree-lined character thanks to a multi-million pound investment to boost cycling in the city. Swansea Council received...
HMT Sancta Maria Hospital is set to close its doors in Swansea’s Uplands for the last time this week ahead of the opening of a new...
Music figures from across Swansea are forging a new relationship with the German twin city of Mannheim. Assisted by Swansea Council’s Cultural Services team, they joined...
An overgrown and neglected bridleway in a Swansea community is being given a new lease of life in a bid to encourage more use by walkers...
An important milestone has been reached in the building of a new home for a thriving Welsh medium primary school in Swansea. The steel frame for...
The families of more than 8,000 pupils in Swansea who are eligible for free school meals are continuing to be supported during the current lockdown. Parents...
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has opened a call for businesses in the Swansea Bay City Region to register interest in providing services to the new, state-of-the-art,...
More than £4m has been invested in Swansea’s schools to boost digital technology helping to improve online teaching and learning during the current pandemic. In the...
An £18 million pound New Year boost is on the way to support the delivery of a number of major projects worth thousands of well-paid jobs...
Libraries across Swansea are aiming to deliver as much assistance as possible to local people as Wales remains at Alert Level 4. With this new year...
A new two-storey extension that includes science labs and a state-of-the-art drama studio is ready to use when pupils at Bishopston Comprehensive are able to return...
Tesco are to open a new Express store in Treboeth, Swansea on the site of the former Pines Country Club this week – 10 years after...
Swansea Council is set to invest millions of pounds more in services that affect our communities every day as they emerge from the Covid-19 crisis. The...
Electronic cycle-counters installed along many of the routes along Swansea Bay have recorded a tripling of cyclists using routes in 2020 compared to previous years with...
People who want to make a real difference to the lives of young people in Swansea are being urged to consider fostering. Foster Swansea, the council’s...
Shoppers and traders are to help shape a bright new look that will revitalise a key area of award-winning Swansea Market. They are to have their...
A number of major possible partners have been shortlisted to help power Swansea city centre into a confident post-Covid future. They were attracted by Swansea Council...
Swansea Building Society has renewed its commitment to Mumbles by signing a new long-term lease on its premises and committing to a significant investment in refurbishing the...
A free helpline has been launched to support people in Swansea over the age of 66 who may be missing out on extra income through unclaimed...
South Wales Police took to social media over the weekend after issuing warnings and fines to COVID rule-breakers at Swansea’s beauty spot and beach car parks....
Mumbles Community Council have taken over the lease for Underhill Park from Swansea Council as part of investment plans by the community council. They are now...
Communities across Swansea are being asked to join the council in marking Holocaust Memorial Day later this month. Every year Swansea Council holds a service not...
There is still time to enrol in one of almost 40 free online courses being run in the spring term by Swansea Council’s Lifelong Learning Service....
South Wales Police are appealing for information after a violent disorder occurred in Clase on 4 January involving a large number of youths. The first incident...
GP practices across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are joining the Covid-19 vaccination programme. Primary care clusters (groups of GP practices who work in partnership) have...
One of Swansea’s most historic buildings is to benefit from a £64,200 grant lifeline. The money has been awarded to Morriston Tabernacle to help it with...