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NEATH: The TikTok ‘Diva Supreme’ nearing 150,000 followers — and using his fame to change minds about autism
A year after starting his account, Neath journalist Nicholas Fearn is on the brink of 150,000 TikTok followers — and says the platform has let him show what an autistic life can look like. The post NEATH: The TikTok ‘Diva Supreme’ nearing 150,000 followers — and using his...
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WELSH WATER: £44.7m sewage package confirmed — but critics say it is too little, too late
An enforcement package forcing Welsh Water to spend £44.7m fixing its sewage failures has been confirmed by the regulator — but critics say it is too little, too late after years of spills into Wales' rivers and seas. The post WELSH WATER: £44.7m sewage package confirmed — but critics say it i...
GOWER: The former journalist who took on the lorries and machinery to save the family farm business
When ill health forced her husband to step back from the farm diversification business he had founded, former journalist Louisa Harry Thomas took over the lorries, machinery and manufacturing — and has grown Gower Granary into a success supplying customers across Wales and southern England. The po...
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CARDIFF AIRPORT: Bristol reported to be fighting on over £205m subsidy as Welsh rival hits a million passengers
Bristol Airport is reported to be taking its battle against the Welsh Government's support for Cardiff Airport to the Court of Appeal — just as its Welsh rival posts record growth and restores a direct link to Canada. The post CARDIFF AIRPORT: Bristol reported to be fighting on over £205m subsidy...
PRIDE IN PLACE: Former council chief to lead Afan Valley’s £20m regeneration drive
Karen Jones, who retired as Neath Port Talbot Council's chief executive in late 2024, has been named independent chair of the board that will decide how £20m of government money is spent across the Upper Afan Valley. The post PRIDE IN PLACE: Former council chief to lead Afan Valley’s £20m regene...
Swansea parents whose son died of cancer aged just three share beautiful news
The parents of Morgan Ridler have shared a special announcement on social media
NATWEST: Llanelli and Port Talbot branches to close in September
Two of the bank's three remaining branches in the Swansea Bay area will shut within a day of each other this autumn — leaving customers in both towns facing journeys of more than 10 miles to the nearest counter. The post NATWEST: Llanelli and Port Talbot branches to close in September appeared fir...
Anyone in Wales with these surnames may be in line for a fortune
UK Government figures show most Welsh counties have at least one unclaimed estate on record
Lifetime ban for man who kept goats and pigs in squalor
Senedd candidate Wayne Erasmus was sentenced after pleading guilty to Animal Welfare Act offences
Your chance to have a say about new cycling and walking paths in Swansea
Council officers are updating a map which will need Welsh Government approval
Full cost of St Helen's rugby ground transformation emerges
The famous rugby ground is being revamped and will host its first Ospreys match at the end of September
UK's oldest cave art painted over 17,000 years ago discovered in Wales
This discovery is said to rewrite what we knew about the social and ritual lives of our early Welsh ancestors
STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata aims to restart Hot Strip Mill mid-next week as fire crews finally leave Port Talbot after two days
The last fire crews left the Tata steelworks on Friday morning, more than two days after the blaze broke out — as the company set out plans to restart a key mill and the fire service revealed the full scale of one of its most demanding operations in years. The post STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata aims to re...
Boy, 10, hit by car
The incident resulted in a lengthy road closure as police attended the scene
Paddleboard firm owner who caused four deaths on River Cleddau loses appeal bid to cut sentence
Former police officer Nerys Lloyd, who admitted the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders in "extremely hazardous" flood conditions on the River Cleddau, has had her bid to challenge her 10-and-a-half-year sentence refused by the Court of Appeal. The post Paddleboard firm owner who ca...
The DVLA insider, dodgy Swansea car dealers and the million pound scam that made them all rich
Details of previous owners and crashes were wiped from the records, and stolen or cloned vehicles were given new identities
SKEWEN: Crews tackle huge recycling centre fire at Neath Abbey Wharf involving 150 tonnes of waste
Crews spent Thursday tackling a significant fire involving around 150 tonnes of waste at a recycling centre at Neath Abbey Wharf in Skewen — on the same day the fire service was also fighting a major blaze at the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot. The post SKEWEN: Crews tackle huge recycling centre f...
Rare ancient woodland near popular Swansea beach put forward for special status
The National Forest of Wales is growing bit by bit although much of it comprises existing woodland
ANIMAL CRUELTY: Senedd candidate and councillor banned from keeping animals for life after pigs and goats found in ‘appalling’ conditions
David Wayne Erasmus — a community councillor who stood for Gwlad in May's Senedd election — kept pigs and goats in faeces-filled shipping containers, built a "dam" of bones and entrails in a stream and set a nail trap for council officers, a court heard. The post ANIM...
SOCIAL MEDIA: ‘Swansea backs a ban’ says MP Torsten Bell as survey finds strong local support for child age limits
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell says he has found an "overwhelming consensus for action" on children and social media, after months of meetings and a survey, as the UK Government's consultation on age limits draws to a close. The post SOCIAL MEDIA: ‘Swansea backs a ban’ says MP Torsten Bell as surv...