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HMP SWANSEA: Prison healthcare £4.8m short as frozen funding pot loses a third of its value, MPs warn
A committee of MPs says the money sent to cover healthcare at HMP Swansea and two other Welsh prisons has been frozen since 2014 — and is now worth far less than it was, leaving services millions of pounds short. The post HMP SWANSEA: Prison healthcare £4.8m short as frozen funding pot loses a th...
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RUTH JONES: Cameras roll on new BBC comedy ‘Better Later’ — 35 years after star first met her co-writer
Filming has begun on a warm new BBC comedy co-written by and starring Porthcawl-raised Ruth Jones and her long-time friend Steve Speirs — a project Jones says has been “35 years in the making”. The post RUTH JONES: Cameras roll on new BBC comedy ‘Better Later’ — 35 years after star first...
TGJONES: Landlords revolt and bailiffs reclaim a Midlands store — as seven south-west Wales branches still hang in the balance
The crisis at TGJones has deepened, with bailiffs reclaiming a store, major landlords branding the rescue plan “unacceptable” and a new turnaround plan unveiled — while the future of seven branches across south-west Wales, including Swansea’s Quadrant, remains unresolved. The post TGJONES: L...
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SWANSEA: ‘Don’t blame us’ — residents round on council over bin warning, but the council has answers
Swansea Council says litter bins could be removed if people keep dumping household rubbish in them. The warning drew an angry response from residents who blame collection cuts — but the council has a published answer to many of their complaints. The post SWANSEA: ‘Don’t blame us’ — residen...
Opening in sight for Swansea multi-storey car park hit by four-year delay
It was one of several updates given to councillors about major development projects in Swansea
Man ordered to do hundreds of hours of unpaid work for his crime completed just two
Martin O'Reilly was handed a suspended prison sentence for cocaine dealing
COCKETT: Women’s centre forced through against 215 objections still not open four years on — and ministers still won’t confirm if it ever will
A residential centre for female offenders in Cockett — pushed through on appeal despite 215 objections from residents — was meant to open in 2024. Four years on it stands empty, and a committee of MPs says the delays are "unacceptable." The post COCKETT: Women’s centre f...
LLANELLI: Cocaine dealer jailed after claiming Albanian crime gang forced him to sell drugs
A Llanelli cocaine dealer has been jailed after telling police he was coerced into selling drugs by an Albanian crime gang who left him with a £10,000 debt — an account a judge said showed only the "dark world" of dealing. The post LLANELLI: Cocaine dealer jailed after claiming Albanian crime gan...
MOBILE PHONES: Welsh Government to crack down on classroom phone use as 8 in 10 school staff back tougher rules
Mobile phones in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire classrooms face a fresh clampdown, after the Welsh Government confirmed new statutory guidance — as a survey finds eight in 10 school staff want tougher rules. The post MOBILE PHONES: Welsh Government to crack down on classroom phone ...
PUPPY BREEDING: Carmarthenshire still Wales’ biggest hot spot — but investigations fall as RSPCA urges new law review
Carmarthenshire recorded more dog breeding investigations than any other Welsh council in 2025, though its own figures fell — as RSPCA Cymru calls on the new Welsh Government to overhaul breeding laws. The post PUPPY BREEDING: Carmarthenshire still Wales’ biggest hot spot — but investigations ...
CROESERW: 25 new affordable homes and assisted-living flats planned for vacant Menai Avenue land
Social landlord Tai Tarian wants to build houses, bungalows and assisted-living apartments on long-empty plots in the Afan Valley village — and is asking residents for their views. The post CROESERW: 25 new affordable homes and assisted-living flats planned for vacant Menai Avenue land appeared fi...
MYNYDDBACH: Drone images show former Daniel James school reduced to rubble as site cleared for new Bishop Vaughan
New aerial pictures reveal how far demolition has progressed at the former Daniel James school, where a new school is set to rise from the cleared ground. The post MYNYDDBACH: Drone images show former Daniel James school reduced to rubble as site cleared for new Bishop Vaug...
FUNDED CHILDCARE: Swansea families set to benefit as Welsh Government pumps £55m into expansion
Hundreds more two-year-olds across Wales will get funded childcare under a new cash injection — with Swansea already among the first areas to offer it. The post FUNDED CHILDCARE: Swansea families set to benefit as Welsh Government pumps £55m into expansion appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
PORTHCAWL: BEM for the RNLI volunteer behind 34 years on the lifeboats — and the town’s Christmas swim
Ian Stroud, who has given more than three decades to Porthcawl's lifeboat station, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours. The post PORTHCAWL: BEM for the RNLI volunteer behind 34 years on the lifeboats — and the town’s Christmas swim appeared first on Swanse...
Where was Light in the Hall season 2 filmed? Locations around South West Wales
The Light in the Hall is making a comeback with another dark mystery to solve
SWANSEA: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to return to Wales Airshow — with a rare chance to see wartime Dakota
The historic RAF aircraft will roar over Swansea Bay on 25 and 26 July — and with the famous Lancaster grounded for maintenance, visitors will see a D-Day veteran Dakota in its place. The post SWANSEA: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to return to Wales Airshow — with a rare chance to see warti...
Bonnie Tyler out of coma but ‘very unwell’ as Skewen-born singer cancels summer shows
The Total Eclipse of the Heart star is no longer in a coma and her doctors remain confident of a good recovery — but her family has cancelled or postponed all her shows until the end of August. The post Bonnie Tyler out of coma but ‘very unwell’ as Skewen-born singer cancels summer shows appea...
GOWERTON: ‘Surely they should have foreseen this?’ — the decade-long fight over homes, schools and mine shafts now in the hands of a Welsh Government inspector
Swansea Council says claims about the Fairwood Terrace development are "misleading and inaccurate". Campaigners say the documents tell a different story — one a decade in the making. The post GOWERTON: ‘Surely they should have foreseen this?’ — the decade-long fight over homes, schools and m...
OPINION: ‘That is the line in the sand. The work now is on the lines that follow’ — Kirstie Logan-Townshend on the under-16s social media ban
Swansea-based communications consultant and former government AI adviser Kirstie Logan-Townshend welcomes the under-16s social media ban — and argues the harder work lies in what comes next. The post OPINION: ‘That is the line in the sand. The work now is on the lines that follow’ — Kirstie ...
SOCIAL MEDIA BANNED: Under-16s to be blocked from popular apps — here’s what it means for Welsh teens
Under-16s will be blocked from platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X by spring 2027. Here's what changes for families across Swansea Bay. The post SOCIAL MEDIA BANNED: Under-16s to be blocked from popular apps — here’s what it means for Welsh teens appeared fir...