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RIVER TOWY: Extra water released from Llyn Brianne as drought leaves river running low
Flows below Nantgaredig will rise by about 50% for 30 days, drawing on a water bank set aside to protect fish when the river needs it. The post RIVER TOWY: Extra water released from Llyn Brianne as drought leaves river running low appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
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Senior police officers had sex with colleagues in station, claims sacked officer
The allegations were made by Rhodri Davies, who was sacked for striking a handcuffed detainee and claims South Wales Police victimised him
CARDIFF AIRPORT: Top marks again for disabled passenger help as demand hits record levels
The regulator has rated Cardiff 'Very Good' for a second year running, with a record 5.9 million passengers using assistance services at UK airports in 2025. The post CARDIFF AIRPORT: Top marks again for disabled passenger help as demand hits record levels appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
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ALEX JONES: Ammanford star leads The One Show’s 20th birthday party
The Carmarthenshire presenter has fronted the BBC's teatime flagship for 16 of its 20 years, and will lead a week of anniversary specials ending with an extended show on Friday 14 August. The post ALEX JONES: Ammanford star leads The One Show’s 20th birthday party appeared first on Swansea Bay New...
DAILY BRIEFING: Freezer case, beach burns and 141 new homes
The day's local news from Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire, all in one place. Every headline links to the full story. The post DAILY BRIEFING: Freezer case, beach burns and 141 new homes appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Inside the 'internationally important' copperworks building being transformed
Future uses could include a restaurant for more than 100 diners
Father found his son, 30, dead in flat, inquest hears
Rhys Williams had tried to take his own life on two previous occasions, and his family have told an inquest that they feel 'let down by mental health teams'
BEACH BBQ WARNING: ‘I had to be carried off the beach’ as burns unit reports rise in injuries
Two people who put their disposable barbecues out and moved them aside were still badly burned by the sand underneath, one of them unable to walk properly for months. Morriston's burns centre says the injuries are entirely preventable. The post BEACH BBQ WARNING: ‘I had to be carried off the beach...
GARDEN VILLAGE: Council buys 141 homes at new estate, 70 for the housing waiting list
Swansea Council has bought the affordable homes at Persimmon's Garden Village development outright, the first time it has done so, with 71 to be sold to first-time buyers below market price. The post GARDEN VILLAGE: Council buys 141 homes at new estate, 70 for the housing waiting list appeared first...
Massive celebration of Bonnie Tyler's life planned at Welsh castle
The singer's official Facebook page shared that there would be a tribute event held on Sunday, August 16, titled 'Simply the Best – A Tribute to Bonnie Tyler'
PORTHCAWL: Son jailed for hiding mother’s body in freezer and claiming £78,000 of her benefits
Christopher Phillips kept Sylvia Phillips in a chest freezer at their home for almost three years after she died, telling her GP and then police she had moved to London. The post PORTHCAWL: Son jailed for hiding mother’s body in freezer and claiming £78,000 of her benefits appeared first on Swans...
LANDORE: New floors go into the copperworks ruin that could become a 100-seat restaurant
The Laboratory Building is getting floors for the first time in decades. It is one of six schemes now under way at Hafod-Morfa and along the Tawe, from a bridge coming home to a cable car on Kilvey Hill. The post LANDORE: New floors go into the copperworks ruin that could become a 100-seat restauran...
Swansea Council reignites legal action against the WRU and demands evidence
The fight for survival will escalate in the coming weeks, with Swansea Council accusing the WRU of a lack of transparency
LLANELLI: ‘Jewel in the crown’ park left to decay, says Labour councillor
The duck pond at Parc Howard has run dry, the bandstand is fenced off and Graham the goose has been rehomed. Cllr Shaun Greaney is asking residents to sign a petition against further cuts. The post LLANELLI: ‘Jewel in the crown’ park left to decay, says Labour councillor appeared first on Swanse...
SWANSEA: City’s university and hospitals get major mobile boost as part of £11bn upgrade scheme
New equipment has been switched on at Swansea University's two campuses and at Morriston and Singleton hospitals, promising faster internet and clearer calls for anyone on Vodafone or Three. The post SWANSEA: City’s university and hospitals get major mobile boost as part of £11bn upgrade scheme a...
NHS DENTISTRY: Only half the expected NHS work being done in Wales since April shake-up, dentists warn
Charges went up on 1 April and check-ups moved further apart. Four months on, the British Dental Association says NHS dental activity across Wales is running at around half the expected level. The post NHS DENTISTRY: Only half the expected NHS work being done in Wales since April shake-up, dentists ...
SWANSEA: The summer wellbeing sessions being run inside Minecraft
More than 30 children with additional learning needs are expected to take part, after Swansea Council put money behind a pilot that ran earlier this year. The post SWANSEA: The summer wellbeing sessions being run inside Minecraft appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
MICHAEL SHEEN: Port Talbot star’s new war film caught up in $105m Netflix lawsuit
An unreleased second world war thriller featuring the Port Talbot actor is at the centre of a legal fight in California, after its producers say the master copy was stolen from a desk in Netflix's Los Angeles office. The post MICHAEL SHEEN: Port Talbot star’s new war film caught up in $105m Netfli...
PORT TALBOT: Inside the exhibition documenting a town after steelmaking
Steeling Ourselves pairs Jon Pountney's photographs with residents' own words about what changed when the furnaces stopped. It's at The Plaza until Friday. The post PORT TALBOT: Inside the exhibition documenting a town after steelmaking appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
SWANSEA: The horror collection written after work, in bed, with a cup of tea
A. Sjoberg has published her debut collection in paperback, hardback, Kindle and audiobook inside four months, all of it around a full-time job. The name on the cover is not hers, and she says it never will be. The post SWANSEA: The horror collection written after work, in bed, with a cup of tea app...