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ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but gas isn't included, the price cap may rise anyway, and all-electric homes stand to save the most. The post ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home savin...
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LLANELLI: Flies traced to AMG Resources site as regulator orders 21-day clean-up
After weeks of swarms across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha, Natural Resources Wales has confirmed the waste site as a source of the infestation — and issued an enforcement notice giving the operator three weeks to bring it under control. The post LLANELLI: Flies traced to AMG Resources site as regulat...
ABERAVON: Birmingham pensioner arrested on suspicion of carrying blade after beachfront anti-social behaviour report
Police called to the seafront on Monday found the man was already in breach of bail conditions — with the area's MP, newly appointed Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock, calling the incident "very concerning". The post ABERAVON: Birmingham pensioner arrested on suspicion of carrying blade after beachf...
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SWANSEA: Council electricians patent lightning-protection process experts said couldn’t be done
David James and Ross Miller spent hundreds of hours in a shed refining a safer way to join the metals in lightning conductors — a process now patented, lab-tested to three times the strength of a typical strike, and attracting interest from electricity network operators. The post SWANSEA: Council ...
KINNOCK: Aberafan Maesteg MP becomes Welsh Secretary in Andy Burnham’s new cabinet
Stephen Kinnock — the MP whose constituency includes the Port Talbot steelworks — has been named Secretary of State for Wales by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the fate of other local Labour MPs in government still to be confirmed. The post KINNOCK: Aberafan Maesteg MP becomes Welsh Secre...
CASTLE SQUARE: First foundations go in for Swansea’s new city centre gardens
The fountains and paving are gone and the digging is largely done — with contractors now building the foundations of the new Castle Square Gardens, due to open in summer 2027. The post CASTLE SQUARE: First foundations go in for Swansea’s new city centre gardens appeared first on Swansea Bay News...
First look at transformation of Swansea city centre that has been hidden behind barriers for months
The council say the new-look square is due to open in summer 2027.
COFFEE: Swansea crowned Wales’ coffee capital in UK-wide study
Swansea has been ranked the fifth-biggest coffee hotspot in the UK — the best in Wales — in new research from Nespresso analysing everything from café numbers to how many of us always drink from the same mug. The post COFFEE: Swansea crowned Wales’ coffee capital in UK-wide study appeared fir...
FOOD: Llanarthne restaurateur chosen to lead Wales’ first national food strategy
Simon Wright, the man behind Wright's Food Emporium, will chair the expert group shaping a new National Food Strategy for Wales — a plan covering everything from the farm gate to school dinner plates, announced at the Royal Welsh Show. The post FOOD: Llanarthne restaurateur chosen to lead Wales’...
FLY-TIPPING: Morriston man must pay more than £1,400 after waste strewn along two miles of Dulais Valley road
Roger Townsend admitted illegally dumping a load including vehicle parts and oil-coated components along the road between Crynant and Cilfrew — then came forward to investigators himself. The post FLY-TIPPING: Morriston man must pay more than £1,400 after waste strewn along two miles of Dulais Va...
Swansea casino to close after facing 'significant challenges'
The operator behind the casino said profitability had declined by 107% at the venue in the last ten years
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PARC TAWE: Ninja Warrior venue could be replaced by six padel courts under new plans
The Ninja Warrior UK adventure park at Parc Tawe could make way for indoor padel courts, after an operator lodged plans to convert the Swansea retail park unit — though its parent company says no final decision has been made and the centre trades on as normal for now. The post PARC TAWE: Ninja War...
Major Swansea road closures as Wales Airshow returns to city
Over the two days, the free event will showcase some of the best pilots and flying displays in the world
FARM FUNDING: Welsh farmers promised £1bn over Senedd term in multi-year deal
The Welsh Government has guaranteed £340 million a year for the Sustainable Farming Scheme until 2030, ending the year-to-year model farmers said made planning impossible — though opposition parties and unions say the figure is frozen at 2012 levels and falls short of the £500m the sector says i...
THEATRE INTERVIEW: ‘Just do it. Don’t wait for the phone to ring’ — Gorseinon writer Jonathan Houlston on Physical Education and finding his voice
After Grand Ambition's Physical Education drew some of the strongest reviews Swansea theatre has seen this year, our writer Jon Marshall sat down with the play's Gorseinon-born writer and cast member Jonathan Houlston — on masculinity, four years of rewrites, and why bold Welsh stories should be m...
GORSEINON: Hundreds ride out to remember 18-year-old Ceiran — as a community answers his family’s call to ‘come together’
Hundreds of riders filled the streets of Gorseinon on Sunday for a memorial ride-out honouring 18-year-old Ceiran Evans — answering his family's call to come together in his memory. The post GORSEINON: Hundreds ride out to remember 18-year-old Ceiran — as a community answers his family’s call ...
Community come out in force to remember 18-year-old after mum's plea to bring 'everyone together'
Eighteen-year-old Ceiran Evans died following a collision between a car and an off-road motorbike
LLANELLI: ‘I’m happy with that, Mam’ — how 13-year-old Soffia faced losing her leg to beat cancer
Diagnosed with a rare bone cancer at 13, Llanelli's Soffia met the decision to amputate her leg with a smile — and is now painting ward windows and planning her return to horse riding. The post LLANELLI: ‘I’m happy with that, Mam’ — how 13-year-old Soffia faced losing her leg to beat cance...