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The 'grotesque mid-life crisis', the sordid affair and the violent abduction of a love rival

David Dallimore's barrister said his client hopes his wife will given him a second chance

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Man labelled sexual danger to kids in jail after what he forgot to tell police

A judge told Timothy Ayres he had committed a 'serious and disgusting offence'

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Peaceful camping meadow crowned the best in Wales

This peaceful camping meadow with campfires and safari tents has been crowned one of the best in Wales, and it’s closer than you think.

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Competitors in Swansea Triathlon bake in scorching Sunday heat

Athletes from all over the country headed to Swansea Triathlon on the hottest day of the year

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MORRISTON: Crane lift weekend approaches as £10m vascular hybrid theatre takes shape — the latest milestone in a quiet decade-long Morriston transformation

The new £10 million state-of-the-art vascular hybrid operating theatre at Swansea's Morriston Hospital takes a major step forward in early June, with a large crane set to lift the modular theatre building into place over the weekend of 4-7 June. First patients are expected in October — and it's t...

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KINGSWAY: Beloved Welsh indie record shop Tangled Parrot moves between two regeneration sites as it picks new flagship location

Twenty-six-year-old independent record shop Tangled Parrot is moving from Swansea's High Street to a new flagship store at 61 Kingsway. The kicker: both locations sit within the regeneration portfolio of the same housing association — Beacon Cymru, formerly Coastal Housing — which has quietly be...

Swansea Bay News

FRIED CHICKEN BOOM: Six major chicken chain openings in 18 months — and now Wingers picks Swansea for its biggest ever UK restaurant

Swansea has become the unlikely epicentre of a south-west Wales fried chicken explosion, with six major chain openings or expansions confirmed in just 18 months. The latest: American buttermilk chicken brand Wingers, whose first ever Welsh location at Parc Fforestfach will also be its largest UK res...

WalesOnline - Swansea

She grew up in a tiny terraced Swansea house, she died a princess

What happened inbetween is straight out of a fairytale, a tale of forbidden love, sacrifice and, ultimately, a royal wedding

WalesOnline - Swansea

Bloody scene of horror awaited woman when she peered through letterbox of blocked door

There was a bloody trail that led into the street and which eventually took police to the door of a 24-year-old, and a chilling confession

WalesOnline - Swansea

Latest death notices across Wales as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

WalesOnline - Swansea

Wingers to open first Welsh restaurant in Swansea and Nando's will open nearby as well

Nando’s and Wingers are set to open at M Parc Fforestfach in Swansea this summer,

Swansea Bay News

SWANSEA: New arrivals, fresh casualties — and the tenants tipped to fill the former Debenhams as Centurion’s big reveal nears

When we asked Swansea Bay News readers last summer which brands they most wanted to see come to the city, we got more than 20 responses from retailers and built the most comprehensive picture yet of what the next chapter of Swansea retail might look like. Ten months on, several of those names have a...

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KENFIG HILL: Man given suspended sentence after antisemitic Holocaust message to family member

A 31-year-old man from Kenfig Hill has been given a 10-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty to sending an antisemitic message to a family member — with the court increasing his sentence because the offence was motivated by hostility around both antisemitism and disa...

Swansea Bay News

SCHOOL SAFETY: Llanelli councillor calls on Welsh Government to put life-saving bleed kits in every school in Wales

A Llanelli town councillor who saved a man's life with CPR in the town centre last year is asking Wales's new education minister to back the placing of critical bleed control kits in every school in Wales — arguing that at £95 each, they are a basic safety tool the country cannot afford to refuse...

Swansea Bay News

Swansea: Dyfatty man sentenced for stamping on unconscious neighbour’s head

A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after he stamped on his neighbour's head and face while the victim lay unconscious and defenceless. The post Swansea: Dyfatty man sentenced for stamping on unconscious neighbour’s head appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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I found one of the most unexpected places in Wales to get a takeaway

Tell your friends you are just off to this location to get a takeaway and they will wonder what on earth you are talking about

WalesOnline - Swansea

Tributes paid to 'true Swansea statesman' and 'creative force for good'

Cllr Robert Francis-Davies 'was always full of ideas and plans and played a huge part in the development of Swansea'

Swansea Bay News

BRITON FERRY: Police throw a security ring around the docks all weekend as fears grow of bank holiday rave

South Wales Police have given officers powers to clear out anyone they suspect of being there for trouble — and have ordered extra patrols throughout the bank holiday weekend amid concerns about a potential illegal rave at Briton Ferry Docks. The post BRITON FERRY: Police throw a security ring aro...

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COAL TIP SAFETY: Welsh Government to revise tip boundary above demolished Godre’rgraig school this autumn — as council launches new public information hub

Neath Port Talbot Council has launched a public website giving residents access to technical reports on every coal tip in the county borough — and confirmed that the Welsh Government will revise the tip boundary above the former Godre’rgraig school this autumn, more than seven years after the sc...

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PONTYATES: The four-month fight to save Meddygfa’r Sarn — and the questions Hywel Dda still hasn’t answered as the board prepares to vote

On Thursday, Hywel Dda University Health Board meets at Yr Egin in Carmarthen to decide the future of GP services for the 4,350 patients of Meddygfa'r Sarn. After four months of sustained campaign pressure, the board's January recommendation to disperse the surgery's patients is no longer the only o...