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SWANSEA: M&S blacked out ‘like it was in mourning’ as Oxford Street store closes after 69 years
The flagship Marks & Spencer on Oxford Street has shut for good after almost seven decades — and within a day its signage was stripped and its windows blacked out, prompting an outpouring of sadness across the city. The post SWANSEA: M&S blacked out ‘like it was in mourning’ as Oxford ...
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BRIDGEND: Canoe polo champion wins £149,000 after boss made her drive overnight from Germany for a meeting he didn’t attend
Beth Littlewood, a former Great Britain canoe polo gold medallist, drove through the night from a European championship to make a meeting at her Bridgend gym — only to find the manager who summoned her wasn't there. A tribunal has now awarded her almost £150,000. The post BRIDGEND: Canoe polo cha...
LLANELLI: Whitbread boss declines to meet MP and councillors over future of ‘much treasured’ Sandpiper
Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith and two Hengoed ward councillors say they are disappointed that Whitbread's chief executive has turned down their request for a meeting to discuss the threatened Sandpiper restaurant. The post LLANELLI: Whitbread boss declines to meet MP and councillors over future of â...
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LLANELLI: Man trafficked from Albania jailed over £82k North Dock cannabis factory
A 24-year-old man who told police he was repaying a £20,000 debt to the criminal gang that smuggled him from Albania has been jailed after officers found 89 cannabis plants in a flat overlooking Llanelli's North Dock. The post LLANELLI: Man trafficked from Albania jailed over £82k North Dock canna...
DOORSTEP FRAUD: Two charged after people ‘pressured into withdrawing money’ for building work across Neath and Swansea
A man and a woman are due before Swansea magistrates charged with a string of fraud offences, after reports of people being approached and pressed into paying for building and decorating work across the Neath and Swansea areas. The post DOORSTEP FRAUD: Two charged after people ‘pressured into with...
LEE WATERS: Architect of Wales’ 20mph law admits it ‘came at a price’ as he warns Labour faces ‘existential crisis’
The former Llanelli MS who masterminded the default 20mph speed limit has said Welsh Labour faces an existential crisis after its near-wipeout at the Senedd election — conceding the policy that defined his time in government took a political toll. The post ...
MUMBLES: Plaid MS calls on politicians to cut ties with ‘toxic’ far-right group over skate park racism video
A Plaid Cymru MS has called on politicians of all parties to cut ties with a far-right group, after it made a video about the NHS doctor racially abused near Mumbles skate park. The post MUMBLES: Plaid MS calls on politicians to cut ties with ‘toxic’ far-right group over skate park racism video ...
Lib Dems say council by-election victory is a win for 'positive politics'
'I’m passionate about the area. I just want to do my bit to keep it nice for years to come'
Police launch two-day crackdown on bad behaviour in Swansea city centre
South Wales Police said officers 'won't hesitate' in using their powers to 'ensure the safety of our community'
People sobbing and floral tributes as Swansea M&S shuts for good
The flagship M&S store shut for the final time on Saturday, May 30, ending decades of service in the heart of the city, and people were there on Saturday to say thank you in scenes more akin to a funeral than a shop closure
Major Welsh employer quietly drops living wage commitment
Cleaning firm Mrs Buckét said more than 95% of its staff still got the real living wage but some were on minimum wage because of 'commercial constraints'
Graffiti-scrawled house abandoned filled with detritus including rotting food
'What happens when I die and my kids try to sell this place, with that eyesore next door? I wish it would get knocked down'
PENLAN: Man jailed for stabbing victim in the neck with a bicycle wheel spoke
A Swansea man has been sentenced to jail after a bike wheel spoke was used to stab another man in the neck in the Dyfatty area of Swansea. The post PENLAN: Man jailed for stabbing victim in the neck with a bicycle wheel spoke appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Teenager arrested for attempted murder after young boy saved from Rugby club blaze
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an 11-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a fire at a rugby club in Carmarthenshire. The post Teenager arrested for attempted murder after young boy saved from Rugby club blaze appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
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
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
We're selling our top-rated Swansea restaurant to improve our work-life balance
The owners of Truffle have decided to sell the business to spend more time with family, and customers have told them they are 'genuinely gutted'
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
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
Hundreds of drivers fined after parking illegally to visit Swansea beaches during heatwave
Swansea Council issued more than 300 penalty charge notices across two city hotspots over the course of bank holiday weekend