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Big tech boost as Amazon‑owned Veeqo opens new Swansea HQ at 71/72 Kingsway
Welsh tech firm Veeqo has opened a flagship headquarters at 71/72 Kingsway, with Amazon pledging more than £150 million of investment in Swansea over the next decade. The post Big tech boost as Amazon‑owned Veeqo opens new Swansea HQ at 71/7...
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New global HQ for tech firm opens in glossy Swansea city centre office development
It has moved into the city's flagship new 71/72 Kingsway office scheme
Two big names, one big day: Skechers and Boyes land in Swansea
Swansea city centre got a double retail shock today as Skechers and Boyes both threw open their doors — one in the Quadrant, the other in the former Wilko site on Singleton Street. The post Two big names, one b...
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Swansea leads Wales with rollout of life-saving bleed control kits
More than 430 critical bleed control (CBC) kits have now been installed across Swansea — the highest number of any area in Wales — in a major public safety initiative backed by Swansea Council and Heartbeat Trust UK. The post Swansea leads Wales with rollout of life-saving bleed control kits app...
Seaside village home comes with its own bar and micro brewery
It's not your usual auction property - home upstairs, bar and brewery downstairs
FUW warns collapsing milk prices threaten family farms across Wales
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has sounded the alarm over plummeting dairy prices, warning that family‑run farms face severe financial pressure unless urgent action is taken. The post FUW warns collapsing milk prices threaten family farms across Wales appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Swansea burns experts warn: don’t breathe in steam to treat colds or flu
Doctors at Morriston Hospital’s Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery have issued a strong warning against using steam inhalation as a home remedy for coughs, colds or flu — after seeing a rise in serious burn injuries caused by bowls of boiling water. The post Swan...
£1,000 donation helps Matt’s Café serve hundreds of meals a week in Swansea
A Swansea charity that serves hundreds of hot meals each week to people in need has received a £1,...
City's big transport problem just got eased
The new service in Swansea will also be free
New free ‘Shopper Hopper’ shuttle bus launches in Swansea city centre
A new free shuttle bus service is launching in Swansea city centre this week, connecting key transport hubs with Swansea Market and the newly opened Y Storfa central library. The post New free ‘Shopper Hopper’ shuttle bus launches in Swansea city centre appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
‘One in four Swansea kids in poverty’ – new plan promises biggest cut in decades
The UK Government has unveiled its Child Poverty Strategy, claiming it will deliver the largest fall in child poverty on record. Swansea leaders say scrapping the two‑child benefit cap could help thousands of local families, but campaigners warn the crisis runs deeper. The post ‘One in four Swan...
Inquest opens into death of Llanelli police officer found in Bristol harbour
An inquest has heard that a young police officer from Llanelli drowned after going missing during a night out in Bristol. The post Inquest opens into death of Llanelli police officer found in Bristol harbour appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Man threatened to cut off handyman's testicles then stabbed pensioner
A judge described the facts of the case as "disturbing to say the least"
Hopes amphitheatre will bring huge crowds to Welsh city
It appears there are plans to make more permanent use of the outdoor public event space.
He stabbed three strangers and got life. Back on the streets he pulled a blade again
A judge said 56-year-old Michael Mathews has a 'disturbing history of violence with a knife'
20mph speed cameras keep being vandalised in Welsh city suburb
Police have encouraged anyone with information to get in contact with them
He tried a door in the dead of night. Now he's locked behind one
Jordan Evans burgled three bedrooms in a bedsit while the victims were out delivering food for Uber Eats
Llanelli retail staff report high levels of abuse as campaign calls for stronger protections
Usdaw’s Freedom from Fear campaign returned to Tesco Trostre this week, as local retail workers shared concerns about rising abuse and called for stronger legal protections. The post Llanelli retail staff report high levels of abuse as campaign calls for stronger protections appeared first on Swan...
Plans revealed for listed Welsh building left derelict for years
The Mond Buildings in Swansea, which date back to 1911, are set for a fresh new chapter
Hospital warning as vomiting bug spreads
Swansea Bay University Health Board said the vomiting and diarrhoea bug norovirus is currently spreading in the community