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KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS: The Swansea Bay and Carmarthenshire names on this year’s list
An MBE received days before his death for a Swansea legend, a hospice nurse, a suicide prevention pioneer, half a century of jazz — and the festival bringing music to Llandeilo. The people of Swansea Bay and Carmarthenshire recognised in His Majesty The King's Birthday Honours. The post KING’S B...
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HONOURS: The MBE Swansea legend RFD knew about — but couldn’t tell anyone — before he died
Robert Francis-Davies received word of his MBE by letter in his final days — but honours rules meant he could share it with no one. Tonight, as the King's Birthday Honours are published, his family say they are "immensely proud" of the recognition he never lived to receive. The post HONOURS: The M...
Man killed in suspected paragliding accident
An inquest has been opened into the death of 42-year-old Daniel Morgan
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SKETTY: Michelin Guide restaurant Slice to close after 13 years as owners plan new concept
The tiny Eversley Road restaurant — whose chef Adam Bannister twice represented Wales on BBC's Great British Menu — will serve its final meals on 25 October, with co-owner Chris Harris set to undergo heart surgery and the team promising "a new concept" to come. The post SKETTY: Michelin Guide re...
CANCER CARE: Double win for Swansea Bay’s NHS innovators — and a third award comes to Hywel Dda
A new service supporting patients with long-term effects of radiotherapy and a Wales-wide workforce collaboration have both been honoured at the Moondance Canc...
GREEN STEEL DELAY: ‘No formal change’ to furnace timetable — as row breaks out over who knew what
Stephen Kinnock says there is "no formal change" to the timetable for Port Talbot's £1.25bn electric arc furnace after a briefing from Tata — as the Welsh Conservatives demand a timeline of who knew what about the delay, and the First Minister insists his government "acted so quickly". The po...
GARNGOCH: Former M&P building to become college’s new construction and green energy campus
Gower College Swansea has completed the purchase of the landmark former motorcycle superstore — and plans to open it as a purpose-built campus for construction trades and renewable energy training in late 2028, with welding bays, a green Energy Centre and courses aligned to the Celtic Freeport. Th...
DESIGNATED DRIVERS: Free soft drinks at Swansea pubs during summer of football — here’s how it works
South Wales Police is backing a scheme offering designated drivers free or discounted soft drinks at more than 30 pubs and bars — including four in Swansea — throughout the summer's international football. The post DESIGNATED DRIVERS: Free soft drinks at Swansea pubs during summer of football â€...
FOOD FRAUD: Swansea kebab checks exposed national ‘lamb’ scam — and led to a £500,000 fine
A routine sampling exercise at Swansea takeaways led the city's trading standards team to an Essex factory where 'lamb' kebabs were being made with little or no lamb — and ended with one of the biggest food fraud fines in recent Welsh court history. The post FOOD FRAUD: Swansea kebab checks expose...
SENEDD: Local Reform members split in childcare row — and Plaid’s flagship policy ‘could cost £710m’
Reform UK's Swansea Bay and Carmarthenshire Senedd members split three ways in a vote on the party's own childcare debate — while the Deputy First Minister delivering Plaid's flagship policy represents the same patch. Swansea Bay News has examined what the voting record actually shows. The post SE...
SWANSEA: Everything you need to know as Morriston and Mumbles head to the polls next Thursday
Voters in two Swansea wards will choose new councillors on Thursday 18 June, as a month of by-elections in the city continues. Here's who's standing — including the daughter of the councillor whose death created one of the vacancies — and why each seat is empty. The post SWANSEA: Everything you ...
Judge warns the public to beware if they see this man on a night out
David James has a long history of violence stretching back over the last 20 years
Man stabbed in back outside primary school
The victim was trying to leave the scene of a confrontation when he was twice knifed in the back
Ospreys to have new home as £5.1m sports ground upgrade agreed
The redeveloped St Helen's will be home to the Ospreys, Swansea RFC, and community rugby
KENFIG: ‘Unacceptable’ — Welsh Water under investigation over sewage pollution of River Kenfig
Natural Resources Wales says the scale of environmental damage to the River Kenfig is "unacceptable" — as it builds a formal case over repeated sewage discharges from a pumping station whose pipeline has been bursting since 2023. The post KENFIG: ‘Unacceptable’ — Welsh Water under investigat...
SWANSEA: Stay safe in the water this summer — council backs drowning prevention campaign
Swansea Council is urging residents and visitors to follow the Water Safety Code ahead of Drowning Prevention Week — with its water safety team already working with the city's young people ahead of the summer holidays. The post SWANSEA: Stay safe in the water this summer — council backs drowning...
LLANDEILO: Carmarthenshire farmer re-elected to lead Farmers’ Union of Wales
Ian Rickman, who farms sheep, beef and Wagyu calves on a 220-acre upland farm near Llandeilo, will continue as FUW President after being re-elected at the union's Grand Council in Aberystwyth. The post LLANDEILO: Carmarthenshire farmer re-elected to lead Farmers’ Union of Wales appeared first on S...
BRITON FERRY: Man banned from keeping animals for seven years after cats found living among rubbish
Jordan Saunders admitted failing to meet the needs of three cats and two kittens found living in filthy conditions at his Victoria Street flat — with an RSPCA inspector telling the court she was "overwhelmed with the smell". The post BRITON FERRY: Man banned from keeping animals for seven years af...
RESOLVEN: Crushed! Van used to dump cannabis farm waste in Neath Valley forest is destroyed — after five prosecuted
The tipper van used to fly-tip cannabis farm waste in Rheola Forestry has been crushed by Neath Port Talbot Council — after the court ordered it forfeited and five people were fined almost £7,000. The post RESOLVEN: Crushed! Van used to dump cannabis farm waste in Neath Valley forest is destroyed...
SWANSEA: New card and gift shop to open in the Quadrant this Saturday — with a buy one get one free launch offer
Cards Direct will open its fourth Welsh store in the Quadrant Shopping Centre on Saturday — as attention builds on owner Centurion's bigger plans for the former Debenhams unit. The post SWANSEA: New card and gift shop to open in the Quadrant this Saturday — with a buy one get one free launch off...