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MAESTEG: Historic hospital faces uncertain future as health board picks new site for Llynfi Valley’s health services
Maesteg Community Hospital has served the Llynfi Valley since it was built more than a hundred years ago, funded by the communities it has cared for ever since. Now the future of the Edwardian-era building is uncertain — and local people still don't know whether they will keep the hospital beds th...
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Man set colleague's clothes on fire then said it was common practice at work
A judge told 41-year-old Kyle Blackett it was 'astonishing' that he had done something so dangerous
Swansea takeaway forced to close over rat infestation
A dead rat as well as a significant quantity of droppings were found during a food hygiene inspection, according to Swansea Council
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VAT CUT: Theme parks, soft play and children’s meals to get cheaper this summer — but Wales misses out on England’s free bus scheme
Families in Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot will pay less to visit attractions and eat out this summer after the UK Government announced a temporary cut to VAT — but a separate free bus travel scheme for children applies only in England. The post VAT CUT: Theme parks, soft play and ...
Doubts over plan to move Welsh Government workers to new Swansea city centre building
Swansea Council Labour leader, Cllr Rob Stewart, wants tenants lined up for a new public sector hub and says he has letters of intent from the former Labour-led Welsh Government
Welshman brutally attacked and abused after fleeing police
A court heard that what happened to Keith Storer in a French prison had resulted in long-term physical and psychological effects
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Swiss Valley councillor elected as new council chair — and he wants to get around the whole county to meet its people
Cllr Giles Morgan has been elected Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council, taking over the chain of office from outgoing Chair Cllr Dot Jones — and becoming the third new civic figurehead in south-west Wales in less than a week. The post CARMARTHENSHIRE: Swiss Valley councillor elected as new cou...
Man threatened to throw his partner off balcony after relationship ended
A judge said the defendant had 'shown an inability to take no for an answer' after she ended their relationship
24-hour adult gaming centre will harm Swansea, claim religious, political and academic figures
Figures from the city's religious, academic and political landscape have come together to call for the plans for a city building to be rejected
Dozens of black bin bags filled with drugs dumped on popular Swansea attraction
Robert Morgan, who runs the successful Gower Fresh Christmas Trees, described the act as 'mindless'
Student died after vegan diet issue caused 'delusional beliefs'
An inquest into the death of 21-year-old Georgina Owen heard that 'psychiatric manifestations' caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, associated with a vegan diet, were a recognised phenomenon
SWANSEA: One in five people are neurodivergent — but just 31% are in work. A Mount Pleasant project just got £20,000 to change that.
Neurokindinclusion in Swansea has secured £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to help neurodiverse people find employment and beat loneliness — as new research shows employers are still failing to keep pace with the scale of the challenge. The post SWANSEA: One in five people are neu...
SWANSEA: Student died while suffering delusional beliefs caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, inquest finds
A 21-year-old Swansea University student died in September 2019 while suffering psychiatric symptoms brought on by a vitamin B12 deficiency linked to her vegan diet, a coroner has concluded. The post SWANSEA: Student died while suffering delusional beliefs caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, inquest f...
Reason why Red Arrows won't be performing at Swansea airshow this year
The spectacular red jets are often the highlight for many visitors to the Wales Airshow every summer
FUEL: Starmer freezes duty until end of year and cuts red diesel tax as pump prices hit highest level since Iran war began
Keir Starmer has announced the 5p fuel duty rise planned for this autumn is being postponed until at least 31 December — as petrol hits 158.52p per litre, its highest since the Iran war began. The post FUEL: Starmer freezes duty until end of year and cuts red diesel tax as pump prices hit highest ...
Red Arrows won't be flying in Wales this summer
The iconic jets will be touring in the US instead
Fall from mobility scooter on holiday contributed to death of 'true Swansea legend'
Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea's longest-serving councillor, was on a trip away with his wife and friends when a mobility scooter he was using toppled over on uneven ground
Police issue urgent appeal after theft from Swansea lido
The water fountains help keep visitors cool during the warm weather as they visit the beloved family attraction
LLANELLI: Man arrested after spate of car break-ins in Gilbert Crescent as councillor calls for ‘swift justice’
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft after a series of cars were broken into in the Gilbert Crescent area of Llanelli on Sunday evening — with a local councillor praising the role of doorbell cameras and community vigilance in helping secure the arrest. The post ...
MUMBLES: ‘My sons were shocked and scared’ — NHS doctor speaks out after racist abuse near Mumbles skate park as police launch hate crime investigation
A Swansea NHS doctor has described the moment three teenage boys directed racist abuse at him and his two young children at Mumbles Skate Park — prompting a police hate crime investigation and a public condemnation from Reform UK’s new Senedd shadow minister for housing and planning, who has inv...