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Man threatened to throw his partner off balcony after relationship ended
A judge said the defendant had 'shown an inability to take no for an answer' after she ended their relationship
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24-hour adult gaming centre will harm Swansea, claim religious, political and academic figures
Figures from the city's religious, academic and political landscape have come together to call for the plans for a city building to be rejected
Dozens of black bin bags filled with drugs dumped on popular Swansea attraction
Robert Morgan, who runs the successful Gower Fresh Christmas Trees, described the act as 'mindless'
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Student died after vegan diet issue caused 'delusional beliefs'
An inquest into the death of 21-year-old Georgina Owen heard that 'psychiatric manifestations' caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, associated with a vegan diet, were a recognised phenomenon
SWANSEA: One in five people are neurodivergent — but just 31% are in work. A Mount Pleasant project just got £20,000 to change that.
Neurokindinclusion in Swansea has secured £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to help neurodiverse people find employment and beat loneliness — as new research shows employers are still failing to keep pace with the scale of the challenge. The post SWANSEA: One in five people are neu...
SWANSEA: Student died while suffering delusional beliefs caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, inquest finds
A 21-year-old Swansea University student died in September 2019 while suffering psychiatric symptoms brought on by a vitamin B12 deficiency linked to her vegan diet, a coroner has concluded. The post SWANSEA: Student died while suffering delusional beliefs caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, inquest f...
Reason why Red Arrows won't be performing at Swansea airshow this year
The spectacular red jets are often the highlight for many visitors to the Wales Airshow every summer
FUEL: Starmer freezes duty until end of year and cuts red diesel tax as pump prices hit highest level since Iran war began
Keir Starmer has announced the 5p fuel duty rise planned for this autumn is being postponed until at least 31 December — as petrol hits 158.52p per litre, its highest since the Iran war began. The post FUEL: Starmer freezes duty until end of year and cuts red diesel tax as pump prices hit highest ...
Fall from mobility scooter on holiday contributed to death of 'true Swansea legend'
Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea's longest-serving councillor, was on a trip away with his wife and friends when a mobility scooter he was using toppled over on uneven ground
Police issue urgent appeal after theft from Swansea lido
The water fountains help keep visitors cool during the warm weather as they visit the beloved family attraction
LLANELLI: Man arrested after spate of car break-ins in Gilbert Crescent as councillor calls for ‘swift justice’
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft after a series of cars were broken into in the Gilbert Crescent area of Llanelli on Sunday evening — with a local councillor praising the role of doorbell cameras and community vigilance in helping secure the arrest. The post ...
MUMBLES: ‘My sons were shocked and scared’ — NHS doctor speaks out after racist abuse at skate park as police launch hate crime investigation
A Swansea NHS doctor has described the moment three teenage boys directed racist abuse at him and his two young children at Mumbles Skate Park — prompting a police hate crime investigation and a public condemnation from Reform UK’s new Senedd shadow minister for housing and planning, who has inv...
MAESTEG: Family firm converts old Boxing Gym into £150,000 showroom — and plans to create ten new jobs
MPN Windows, Doors and Conservatories is transforming a 5,000 sq ft building on Maesteg high street into a new showroom, with an official launch planned for the end of June and up to ten new jobs expected to follow. The post MAESTEG: Family firm converts old Boxing Gym into £150,000 showroom — an...
It almost burnt down and cost millions to save - the question has been asked, was it worth it?
Swansea's Palace Theatre came close to burning down in 2019 when people broke in and lit fires there. A huge project later got underway to bring it back into use
GOWER: ‘Jayne is a fast walker — and I can keep up with her now’ — how a Kittle man’s Parkinson’s trial is helping him stride out again
Malcolm Sims, 75, from Kittle, was a science teacher who promised himself he’d take part in any research he was offered after his Parkinson’s diagnosis. The trial he signed up for at Swansea Bay University Health Board may now help thousands of others. The post GOWER: ‘Jayne is a fast walk...
CARMARTHEN: Reform MS vows to visit shop that ‘excluded’ his wife to seek ‘respectful dialogue’
Sir Gaerfyrddin MS Gareth Beer has claimed his wife, Llanelli councillor Michelle Beer, was excluded from a Carmarthen shop and subjected to abuse during the Senedd election campaign — and says he will visit the business personally. The shop has not been named. The post CARMARTHEN: Reform MS vows ...
WALES: ‘Every pound denied to Wales cannot be invested in Welsh rail’ — politicians round on UK Government as HS2 bill hits £102.7 billion
Welsh politicians from across the political spectrum have renewed calls for Wales to receive billions in HS2 consequential funding after the UK Government confirmed the project could cost more than £100 billion and may not fully open until the 2040s — with Plaid Cymru warning Wales is already owe...
SWANSEA: Francesca O’Brien handed housing and planning brief as Reform UK names its first ever Senedd shadow cabinet
The Gŵyr Abertawe MS and former Mumbles councillor will spend the next four years scrutinising Plaid Cymru’s government on planning, housing and local government — as Reform UK completes the first shadow cabinet it has ever built in a devolved parliament. The post SWANSEA: Francesca O’Brien h...
Man threatened to chop off teenager's fingers with axe
The teenager was so concerned that Michael Cullen would make good on his threat that he fled from his home
LLANELLI: Woman charged with robbery and shoplifting after string of incidents at Asda, Home Bargains and Tesco Extra
A Llanelli woman has been charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of shoplifting following incidents at Asda, Home Bargains and Tesco Extra across April and May — and has been remanded into custody after denying the charges. The post LLANELLI: Woman charged with robbery and shoplifting a...