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Lifetime ban for man who kept goats and pigs in squalor
Senedd candidate Wayne Erasmus was sentenced after pleading guilty to Animal Welfare Act offences
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Your chance to have a say about new cycling and walking paths in Swansea
Council officers are updating a map which will need Welsh Government approval
Full cost of St Helen's rugby ground transformation emerges
The famous rugby ground is being revamped and will host its first Ospreys match at the end of September
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UK's oldest cave art painted over 17,000 years ago discovered in Wales
This discovery is said to rewrite what we knew about the social and ritual lives of our early Welsh ancestors
STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata aims to restart Hot Strip Mill mid-next week as fire crews finally leave Port Talbot after two days
The last fire crews left the Tata steelworks on Friday morning, more than two days after the blaze broke out — as the company set out plans to restart a key mill and the fire service revealed the full scale of one of its most demanding operations in years. The post STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata aims to re...
Boy, 10, hit by car
The incident resulted in a lengthy road closure as police attended the scene
Paddleboard firm owner who caused four deaths on River Cleddau loses appeal bid to cut sentence
Former police officer Nerys Lloyd, who admitted the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders in "extremely hazardous" flood conditions on the River Cleddau, has had her bid to challenge her 10-and-a-half-year sentence refused by the Court of Appeal. The post Paddleboard firm owner who ca...
The DVLA insider, dodgy Swansea car dealers and the million pound scam that made them all rich
Details of previous owners and crashes were wiped from the records, and stolen or cloned vehicles were given new identities
SKEWEN: Crews tackle huge recycling centre fire at Neath Abbey Wharf involving 150 tonnes of waste
Crews spent Thursday tackling a significant fire involving around 150 tonnes of waste at a recycling centre at Neath Abbey Wharf in Skewen — on the same day the fire service was also fighting a major blaze at the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot. The post SKEWEN: Crews tackle huge recycling centre f...
ANIMAL CRUELTY: Senedd candidate and councillor banned from keeping animals for life after pigs and goats found in ‘appalling’ conditions
David Wayne Erasmus — a community councillor who stood for Gwlad in May's Senedd election — kept pigs and goats in faeces-filled shipping containers, built a "dam" of bones and entrails in a stream and set a nail trap for council officers, a court heard. The post ANIM...
SOCIAL MEDIA: ‘Swansea backs a ban’ says MP Torsten Bell as survey finds strong local support for child age limits
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell says he has found an "overwhelming consensus for action" on children and social media, after months of meetings and a survey, as the UK Government's consultation on age limits draws to a close. The post SOCIAL MEDIA: ‘Swansea backs a ban’ says MP Torsten Bell as surv...
STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata says blaze restricted to ‘confined area’ of Cold Mill but is unable to assess damage while crews remain on site
More than 20 hours after flames tore through one of the site's processing lines, fire crews are still holding the Cold Mill — and the company says it cannot yet judge the cause or the full damage. The post STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata says blaze restricted to ‘confined area’ of Cold Mill but is unabl...
TOWNHILL: ‘A beacon of what good community work looks like’ — the Phoenix Centre at 25, through the eyes of one of its own
As the Phoenix Centre in Townhill marks 25 years at the heart of the hill, Swansea graduate Zoe Murphy — born and raised on the estate — reflects on the community hub that has shaped her life and so many others. The post TOWNHILL: ‘A beacon of what good community work looks like’ — the Pho...
SWANSEA: Japanese and Korean BBQ restaurant Joyato marks two years in the city — with UK expansion on the menu
The Salubrious Court restaurant says strong local support has helped it open a second site in Colchester, with more UK restaurants planned. The post SWANSEA: Japanese and Korean BBQ restaurant Joyato marks two years in the city — with UK expansion on the menu appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Bride went ahead with £12,000 wedding despite being jilted at the altar - but then found love
Kayley Stead went ahead with her £12,000 wedding alone after being jilted at the altar in 2022 — and has now announced her engagement to her old university friend Richard
EGGS: Welsh free-range farmers in the frame as Sainsbury’s ditches brown eggs for white in net-zero drive
The supermarket says white eggs have a lower carbon footprint — but the switch lands on a Welsh egg sector that produces more than a fifth of Britain's free-range eggs, and a Reform Senedd member has branded it "madness." The post EGGS: Welsh free-range farmers in the frame as Sainsbury’s ditche...
LLANELLI: Woman jailed after knife attack and strangling of friend she was due to go on holiday with
Elizabeth Jones, 26, was found hiding in a cupboard after a drug-fuelled attack on a long-standing friend at a house in Pontarddulais, Swansea Crown Court heard. The post LLANELLI: Woman jailed after knife attack and strangling of friend she was due to go on holiday with appeared first on Swansea Ba...
SWANSEA: Body found in search for missing 80-year-old Jagdish Randhawa
South Wales Police say they have found a body in the search for the Mount Pleasant woman, who was last seen at Swansea bus station last week. The post SWANSEA: Body found in search for missing 80-year-old Jagdish Randhawa appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Man kept animals in appalling conditions and built a dam out of entrails
A number of the pigs seized from the land died within days of being rescued 'as a direct result of the conditions they were kept in', a court heard
Body found in search for woman last seen at Swansea bus station
Jagdish Randhawa, 80, was reported missing from the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea last week