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CARDIFF AIRPORT: Children aged eight and nine can now use eGates — just in time for the summer getaway
The change is live at the airport's arrivals hall from today, with up to 1.5 million more children eligible to pass through UK eGates with their families over the next year. The post CARDIFF AIRPORT: Children aged eight and nine can now use eGates — just in time for the summer getaway appeared fir...
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Teen on E-bike 'a danger to both cars and pedestrians' as he sped through city centre
Callum Payne was seen speeding through pedestrianised areas and over a footbridge before riding on the wrong side of the road
KILVEY HILL: Tree felling to continue ‘for months’ as Skyline gondola corridor takes shape
Skyline Swansea says the felling is a key step in delivering the gondola line — and swapping the hill's conifers for native woodland has been the plan since before the attraction was approved. The post KILVEY HILL: Tree felling to continue ‘for months’ as Skyline gondola corridor takes shape a...
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'Internationally-important' remains force design rethink of multi-million pound project in Swansea
Swansea council hopes the scheme will further revive the Tawe riverside
LABOUR EXIT: ‘An affront to the people of Swansea’ — ex-MP Geraint Davies goes public over blocked candidacy
The former Swansea West MP has told constituents on social media he was unfairly blocked from standing for re-election in 2024, saying complaints against him — which he denied — were never heard despite an 18-month wait. The post LABOUR EXIT: ‘An affront to the people of Swansea’ — ex-MP G...
PORTHCAWL: Quentin Tarantino becomes Vice President of town’s male voice choir
The Hollywood director worked with Porthcawl Male Voice Choir members while filming in the town last month — now he's accepted an invitation to become one of the choir's Vice Presidents. The post PORTHCAWL: Quentin Tarantino becomes Vice President of town’s male voice choir appeared first on Swa...
NEW WDA: Swansea and Port Talbot ports boss to shape Wales’ development agency — as Tories warn there’s ‘no plan’
The chair of Associated British Ports — owner of Swansea and Port Talbot docks — will lead the panel designing the agency tasked with halving Wales' productivity gap. But ministers cannot yet say when it will exist. The post NEW WDA: Swansea and Port Talbot ports boss to shape Wales’ developme...
Swansea Ironman road closures set to cause disruption in city
The Ironman 70.3 will be taking place in Swansea on Sunday, July 12. Here is everything you need to know
IRONMAN 70.3: 2,700 athletes descend on Swansea Bay this Sunday — with a record-chasing ‘Ironwoman’ among them
Swansea's biggest triathlon returns on Sunday 12 July with around 2,700 athletes, professional racing back in Wales — and one competitor attempting something no woman has done before. The post IRONMAN 70.3: 2,700 athletes descend on Swansea Bay this Sunday — with a record-chasing ‘Ironwoman’...
LAUGHARNE: Wales’ oyster comeback starts on the Taf — as town lands share of £540,000 coastal fund
A purpose-built oyster "nursery" is to be created at Laugharne to breed native shellfish for reef restoration across Wales — the only project in south west Wales to win backing from a £540,761 Welsh Government coastal fund announced today. The post LAUGHARNE: Wales’ oyster comeback starts on th...
Welsh toddler with 'sickness bug' told to go 1,100 miles for treatment
Doctors thought Dominic Rockcliffe's vomiting was a sickness bug or acid reflux
Wales beach named one of 'UK’s safest' for families - not Tenby or Conwy
Kid's safety at the seaside is vital to any day out at the beach, and according to new research, this Welsh gem is proven to be the safest that families can enjoy this summer - with great facilities nearby
COVERT FILMING: Row erupts at Llanelli Town Council as motion to protect staff from being recorded is deferred
Labour councillors say a deferred motion has left Llanelli Town Council staff without protection from an "epidemic" of covert filming — but the council's Independent leader insists the delay is due diligence, not rejection, and asks why Labour never acted during its own years in charge. The post C...
COUNCIL DEBT: Swansea owes £629m — second highest in Wales — but council brands record borrowing figures ‘misleading’
New figures show councils across the UK owe a record £154.6 billion — and Swansea carries more debt than any Welsh council outside Cardiff. All three of the area's biggest councils insist the borrowing is affordable. Here's what every council owes, per resident, and what it pays for. The post COU...
Huge new multi-storey car park opening in Swansea city centre with £1 charge
It's been a long time coming
SWANSEA: First look inside the Civic Centre’s aquarium — as new images land a day before the public exhibition opens
A whale above the atrium, a saltwater lido busy with swimmers and apartments looking over the bay — a new set of images has given the most detailed view yet of the Civic Centre's proposed transformation, a day before residents can see the plans in person at Y Storfa. The post SWANSEA: First look i...
HAFOD: Snapchat messages led police to a dealer’s ketamine stash — hidden in a Tesco bag in his spare bedroom
A Hafod drug dealer who kept 2.7kg of ketamine and hundreds of grams of cannabis in a Tesco carrier bag has been jailed for four years — as police say the case sends a strong message to those involved in criminality around Dyfatty. The post HAFOD: Snapchat messages led police to a dealer’s ketam...
SWANSEA FERRY: Who pays, where does it dock, and how does it hit 60 knots? — councillors sharpen their questions as leader hails “remarkable” support
The councillors who forced the ferry report into the open have set out what they want answered when its authors face scrutiny — while council leader Rob Stewart points to overwhelming public backing for the crossing. The post SWANSEA FERRY: Who pays, where does it dock, and how does it hit 60 knot...
SWANSEA: Tracked from 1,500ft — Sur-Ron rider who sped across SA1 footbridge banned from the roads
An 18-year-old who rode an electric motorbike dangerously through the SA1 area was followed by a police aeroplane before officers arrested him at a nearby address. He has now been sentenced. The post SWANSEA: Tracked from 1,500ft — Sur-Ron rider who sped across SA1 footbridge banned from the roads...
CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean for Swansea, Neath and Carmarthen’s names — as Tory MS says it “must be resisted”
A Senedd petition calling for Cymru to become the nation's only official name — and for towns to use one name, not two — has drawn a sharp response from Conservative MS Andrew RT Davies. Here's what it actually proposes. The post CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean f...