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SENEDD: Paul Davies bids to become next Llywydd – as Welsh Conservatives reflect on Sam Kurtz losing his seat
Welsh Conservative MS Paul Davies has launched a formal bid to become the next Llywydd of the Senedd - chairing the seventh Welsh Parliament after one of the most dramatic election results in devolved history. The announcement comes alongside disappointment in west Wales Conservative circles after S...
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‘Respect the democratic vote’: Rob Stewart backs Mike Hedges after anonymous Welsh Labour call for him to quit Senedd seat
Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart has publicly backed Mike Hedges and rejected calls for the Swansea MS to resign mid-term - insisting voters' democratic verdict must be respected and that he has the Council leader's 'full support'. The post ‘Respect the democratic vote’: Rob Stewart backs Mike...
ITV's Believe Me filming locations that turned Cardiff, Swansea and Newport into the streets of London
Despite being set in London the majority of ITV's new factual drama Believe Me was filmed across Wales.
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TGJONES: Bailiff threat and tax debts cast fresh doubt over south-west Wales stores as WH Smith refuses to fund redundancy payments
New financial details about the crisis engulfing TGJones — formerly WHSmith — reveal the chain owes millions in unpaid taxes and faces the threat of bailiffs, while WH Smith has refused to fund enhanced redundancy payments for staff facing the axe. The post ...
SWANSEA: Man found hiding in cupboard jailed after police uncover 539-plant cannabis farm in Uplands
A man found hiding in a cupboard during a police raid on a Swansea property has been jailed after officers discovered 539 cannabis plants growing across eight rooms. The post SWANSEA: Man found hiding in cupboard jailed after police uncover 539-plant cannabis farm in Uplands appeared first on Swanse...
PORT TALBOT: Driver critically injured after four-vehicle collision on Margam Road
A driver has been left in a critical but stable condition in hospital after a four-vehicle collision on Margam Road in Port Talbot, with South Wales Police appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. The post PORT TALBOT: Driver critically injured after four-vehicle collision on Margam Road appeare...
LLANELLI: Crack cocaine dealer jailed for three years after police raid on Pwll property
Jake Ware, 26, of Pwll in Llanelli, has been jailed for three years after officers seized around £4,000 worth of crack cocaine and more than £2,000 in cash during a drugs raid. The post LLANELLI: Crack cocaine dealer jailed for three years after police raid on Pwll property appeared first on Swans...
MORRISTON: Stalker jailed after resuming campaign of terror against ex-partner within weeks of release
A Swansea man who bombarded a former partner with dozens of calls a day, turned up at her children's school in a balaclava, and told her "You are mine. You will always be mine," has been sent back to prison. The post MORRISTON: Stalker jailed after resuming campaign of terror against ex-partner with...
Moment criminal cowering in cupboard realised his luck had run out
Police said Antonjo Kodheli is the latest criminal to learn 'the illegal drug trade is not all it cracked up to be'
SWANSEA: Mike Hedges should quit Senedd seat for Rob Stewart, senior Welsh Labour figure says in scathing attack on ‘functionally broken’ party
Newly re-elected Swansea MS Mike Hedges should resign mid-term to make way for Council leader Rob Stewart - according to a senior Welsh Labour figure who has branded the party 'functionally broken' in a scathing intervention obtained by journalist Will Hayward. The post SWANSEA: Mike Hedges should q...
Latest death notices across Wales as families remember loved ones
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Locked Up: The criminals justice caught up with in April and what happened to them
These are the faces of the criminals who have been jailed for the most serious crimes in Wales in the past month
He lied his way into my house and sexually assaulted me after I rejected his advances
Steve Price was a regular at the pub where his victim worked. When she rejected his romantic proposition, she never thought he'd try to get his way by force
SWANSEA: Faith in Families CEO Cherrie Bija named IoD Wales Director of the Year in public and third sector category
Cherrie Bija, chief executive of Swansea Bay charity Faith in Families, has been named winner of the Public and Third Sector category at the IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards 2026. The post SWANSEA: Faith in Families CEO Cherrie Bija named IoD Wales Director of the Year in public and third secto...
SENEDD ELECTION: Mike Hedges warns Wales could face another election next year as Labour count the cost of historic defeat
Newly re-elected Labour Senedd member Mike Hedges has warned that Wales could be heading for another election as early as next year — if Plaid Cymru's minority government fails to pass its first budget. The post SENEDD ELECTION: Mike Hedges warns Wales could face another election next year as Labo...
SENEDD ELECTION: Rhun ap Iorwerth to lead Plaid minority government after historic victory ends 27 years of Labour rule
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has confirmed he will lead a minority government after his party's historic Senedd election victory, with a vote to make him First Minister expected as early as Tuesday. The post SENEDD ELECTION: Rhun ap Iorwerth to lead Plaid minority government after historic vi...
Ken Skates appointed interim Welsh Labour leader after historic Senedd defeat
Welsh Government Transport Secretary Ken Skates has been appointed interim leader of Welsh Labour - taking over from Eluned Morgan after the First Minister lost her seat at yesterday's Senedd election. Skates received unanimous support from the new nine-strong Welsh Labour group at the Senedd. The p...
RAIL: Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December as south Wales services brought into public ownership
Great Western Railway, which connects south Wales with London Paddington, will be taken into public ownership on 13 December, the Department for Transport has confirmed — making it the eleventh operator to be nationalised under the Government's rail programme. The post RAIL: Great Western Railway ...
SWANSEA: Cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies dies — tributes paid to ‘true Swansea legend’ after 43 years of service
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea's cabinet member for investment, regeneration, tourism and events, has died. Council leader Rob Stewart led the tributes, describing him as "a true Swansea legend and an absolute force of nature" who gave 43 years of public service to the city. The post SWANSEA: C...
Barber caught selling fake cigarettes and illegal vapes
A judge said Iranian national Many Kirimi was 'mocking the generosity of the authorities in this country'