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Torsten Bell

Torsten Bell MP - Member of Parliament for Swansea West and Pensions Minister.
cost of living

OPINION: Torsten Bell MP — Britain must stay out of the Iran conflict while protecting households from the fallout

Swansea West MP and Pensions Minister Torsten Bell writes exclusively for Swansea Bay News on the conflict in Iran, the…

Torsten Bell MP, Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens and Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart stand outside Swansea Civic Centre with daffodils in the foreground after £20 million funding announcement.
city development

£20m boost for Swansea Civic Centre days after MP’s call for action

Just days after calling for urgent progress on Swansea’s Civic Centre, Swansea West MP Torsten Bell has secured £20 million…

Composite image showing Swansea Civic Centre building on Oystermouth Road and Swansea West MP Torsten Bell.
city regeneration

Opinion | Torsten Bell MP: Reviving Swansea’s Civic Centre must be the city’s next big regeneration step

Swansea West MP Torsten Bell argues that redeveloping the Civic Centre should be the city’s next major regeneration project –…

Torsten Bell MP
Abi Tierney

‘BE STRAIGHT WITH FANS’: Swansea MP challenges WRU bosses in crisis talks over Ospreys future

Torsten Bell has urged rugby chiefs to “reset their plans and be straight with fans” after confronting the Welsh Rugby…

WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood, WRU director of rugby and elite performance Dave Reddin and WRU CEO Abi Tierney, WRU Chief Executive
Cardiff Rugby

Rugby clubs formally call WRU Emergency General Meeting as MPs and council leader back vote of no confidence in chair

Grassroots rugby clubs have officially submitted papers to call an Emergency General Meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union, with Swansea's…

Composite image showing Torsten Bell MP on the left, the Ospreys team on the pitch in the centre, and Carolyn Harris MP on the right.
Carolyn Harris MP

MPs accuse WRU of “stitch‑up” as political pressure intensifies over Ospreys’ future

The political storm surrounding the Ospreys has intensified again, with Swansea’s MPs accusing Welsh rugby bosses of engineering a “stitch‑up”…

Lance Bradley, Ospreys CEO, and Cllr Rob Stewart at St Helen’s for the lease‑signing agreement relating to the Ospreys’ future in Swansea.
Cllr Rob Stewart

Swansea Council leader says legal options being examined as uncertainty over Ospreys intensifies

Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart says the authority is exploring “every option, including legal avenues” to keep the Ospreys playing…

First Cymru 3A bus parked outside Swansea Guildhall on a city centre route.
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£2 bus fare cap ‘would slash Swansea commuting costs by a third’

Single bus fares in Swansea could be capped at £2 under a Welsh Labour plan, a move they say would…

crop black student walking with female friend near brick wall
employment

Swansea MP warns of “lost generation” as 565 young people stuck on benefits

Hundreds of young people in Swansea West are out of work or training, prompting urgent calls for action.

Exterior of 71/72 Kingsway building in Swansea with glass facade and visible signage.
71/72 Kingsway

Big tech boost as Amazon‑owned Veeqo opens new Swansea HQ at 71/72 Kingsway

Welsh tech firm Veeqo has opened a flagship headquarters at 71/72 Kingsway, with Amazon pledging more than £150 million of…