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Grandad was on deathbed surrounded by family before 'modern-day miracle' saved him
Leighton Davies' family were called to his hospital bed to say their goodbyes, but thanks to a lot of fight and some incredible support from staff at Morriston Hospital, the grandfather of five is recovering well
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College lecturer with 'warped sexual interest' sent sickening video to colleagues
A judge said it was "astonishing and very worrying" that material of a "paedophile nature" was being distributed among those with responsibility for young people
Swansea M&S store will close its doors for good today
Approximately 92 members of staff were employed at the store when confirmation of the closure was made
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M4 Newport crash caused long queues
There are long delays on the M4 motorway on Friday in south Wales including in Newport and Neath Port Talbot
SWANSEA: Primark marks 50 years in Wales — with the city’s store among its first in the country
Primark is celebrating half a century on the Welsh high street, with the retailer’s Swansea store — opened in 1978 — the second oldest in Wales. The post SWANSEA: Primark marks 50 years in Wales — with the city’s store among its first in the country appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
FAIRWOOD: Lib Dems take Swansea seat from Conservatives in by-election following death of former Lord Mayor
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have won the Fairwood ward on Swansea Council from the Conservatives in a by-election held after the death of former Lord Mayor Paxton Hood-Williams, overturning a 30-point Tory lead from 2022. The post FAIRWOOD: Lib Dems take Swansea seat from Conservatives in by-electio...
A bottomless Craft Brew Festival is being held in Swansea - here is everything you need to know
It is being billed as five hours of 'full-throttle, all-in party-mode madness' - here is everything you need to know about the event
Warning for kids to stay out of river after vomiting and diarrhoea reports
A councillor has issued the urgent notice after receiving multiple reports of children falling ill with some instances of them being taken to hospital
Former Swansea Chinese restaurant intended to be turned into flats
It has been vacant for eight to ten years and the building has been described as 'deteriorating'. Swansea Council has been asked for permission to give it a new life
Once notorious former Swansea 'gentlemen's club' up for sale
It is now a six-room, 27-bed hostel and is on the market for a six-figure sum. Once upon a time a former business there offered massages to paying customers
PONTYATES: “Our community has been heard” — campaigners celebrate as Meddygfa’r Sarn is saved from closure
The campaigners who fought to save Meddygfa’r Sarn have hailed a “major victory” after Hywel Dda University Health Board set aside its plan to close the Pontyates surgery and agreed to find a new GP partnership to run it instead. The post PONTYATES: “Our community has been heard” — campa...
SWANSEA: Man labelled sexual danger to kids sent to jail
A 39-year-old man with a history of sexual offending against children has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after failing to declare bank cards and a tablet device to police as required under the terms of a court order. The post SWANSEA: Man labelled sexual danger to kids sent to jail appeared f...
SWANSEA: Søstrene Grene announces opening date for city centre store
On Friday 26th June at 9:59 am, Danish lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene has confirmed it will open its second Welsh store at Princess Way, Swansea. The post SWANSEA: Søstrene Grene announces opening date for city centre store appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
SWANSEA: Plantasia awarded major industry accreditation
Plantasia Tropical Zoo in Swansea has been awarded full accreditation by BIAZA, placing the attraction among a select group of zoos and aquariums in the UK and Ireland recognised for meeting the highest standards of animal welfare, conservation, education, and research. The post SWANSEA: Plantasia...
Office building in Swansea can't be turned into a house even though it's never flooded
A planning inspector has had the final say
Woman, 39, found dead in Swansea flat
Paramedics and police officers were called to the scene in the Waun Wen area of Swansea
HOW WALES VOTES: Swansea MS Mike Hedges says new Senedd election system “does not work” — and “any system is better than the one we used”
Labour MS Mike Hedges has said the new Senedd voting system “does not work” and called for an open public discussion on both the voting system and the size of the Senedd — adding that while he does not favour the Single Transferable Vote, “any system is better than the one we used in the las...
PONTYATES: Health board agrees to explore independent GPs for Meddygfa’r Sarn in major U-turn — as campaigners say closure should never have been on the table
Hywel Dda University Health Board has agreed to test whether independent GPs could take over Meddygfa’r Sarn in Pontyates — a significant change of direction that hands the surgery a potential future, four months after the board first recommended dispersing its 4,350 patients. The post ...
GORSEINON: Victory for the ‘Pressure Cookers’ in charity cook off
Staff and residents at Awel y Mor care home in Gorseinon are over the moon because their fabulous Managing Director, Angela Bradford, from Barchester’s Central Division, and her team of fellow MDs have really brought home the bacon and won the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2026. The po...
Booming thunder heard during intense storm in Wales that left people without power
Over a thousand homes experienced power cuts as a result of the storms after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning