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SWANSEA: She started with £20 and a mop at 18 — now Rachael Flanagan has been named Wales Director of the Year

The founder of Swansea cleaning company Mrs Buckét has been named Medium to Large Business Director of the Year at the IoD Wales Awards — capping a remarkable journey from a one-woman operation to a 500-strong business with a projected £11.5 million turnover. The post SWANSEA: She started with Â...

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SWANSEA: ‘The first time they relaxed into a cuddle’ — foster carer shares the breakthrough moments that change young lives during Foster Care Fortnight

A Swansea foster carer has described the moment she knew a withdrawn baby was beginning to feel safe — as Foster Wales Swansea encourages anyone thinking about fostering to take the first step during Foster Care Fortnight this May. The post SWANSEA: ‘The first time they relaxed into a cuddle’ ...

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Police appeal as arsonists repeatedly target beauty spot

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Family man with his own business made a choice in the pub and his life unravelled

Ashley Jones boasted about his debilitating crime on Snapchat

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Rail travellers warned of weeks of delays on mainline as Severn Tunnel shut

The work will cause nearly three weeks of disruption to the rail network in south Wales

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ENERGY BILLS: New data shows 40% of people are afraid to get help after energy bills more than double — as Iran conflict threatens to push costs even higher

Free face-to-face energy advice events are coming to Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford this month — as new research reveals four in ten people are still too ashamed to ask for help, even as bills surge and a looming July price cap rise threatens to cancel out April's much-publicised £150 reducti...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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'

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Latest death notices across Wales as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

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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

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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

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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'

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Welsh football team named UK's worst completes incredible turnaround

Footballing legend Harry Redknapp was even roped in to help when the team were at their lowest ebb

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'My house started sinking a decade ago and the response has been a shambles'

Eddie Collins, from Swansea, described the last decade as a 'fiasco' after subsidence caused by his drain rotting away meant his house had to be demolished and rebuilt