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CELTIC SEA: New Welsh Government approves its first offshore wind farm

Section 36 consent has been granted for Cierco Energy's Llŷr wind farm off the Pembrokeshire coast, a test and demonstration project the Welsh Government says will create around 2,000 jobs during construction. The post CELTIC SEA: New Welsh Government approves its first offshore wind farm appeared ...

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Deliberate fires at Swansea retirement complex leave residents 'shaking and in tears'

Round-the-clock security has been put in place and a police probe has been launched into the arson attacks

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TUMBLE: Made in Chelsea star joins fight to buy back the Workies

Sam Thompson has never been to Tumble and admits most of the village won't know who he is, but the reality TV star is backing the £2-a-month campaign to bring the Great Mountain club into community hands before its September auction. The post TUMBLE: Made in Chelsea star joins fight to buy back the...

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Historic Swansea building that had leaky roof to undergo major works

A part of the building was affected by a leaky roof, which meant plastic sheeting and buckets had to be put down in the main foyer for a lengthy period

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Health board missing vital cancer treatment targets developing plan of action

There's backlog of samples that need testing to provide a diagnosis

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GORSEINON: Banking hub to open at former High Street vintage shop in September

The temporary hub at 20 High Street, the old Kirstie's Vintage Emporium opposite Home Bargains, will open weeks before the town's last bank branch shuts for good in October, with a different bank's community banker on site each weekday. The post GORSEINON: Banking hub to open at former High Street v...

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GORSEINON: £20.6m college rebuild complete as new-look campus opens for September

Students returning to Gower College Swansea's Gorseinon campus next month will find new classrooms, refurbished science labs, a full-height atrium and a net zero extension, with the two-year rebuild delivered on the timetable set out in the spring. The post GORSEINON: £20.6m college rebuild complet...

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Met Office weather maps forecast another heatwave for Wales in days

More temperatures close to 30C are on the way according to the latest Met Office forecast

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BABY FORMULA: Parents watering down feeds and going without heating as prices soar, Swansea study finds

Nearly half of the 281 struggling parents in the first UK study of its kind, led by Swansea University, had taken on debt they could not repay to feed their babies, and one in ten had taken formula from a shop without paying. The post BABY FORMULA: Parents watering down feeds and going without heati...

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TRAINS: Neath and Swansea stations get new ticket gates and video help points this month

Each station faces a five-day installation with manual ticket checks, Neath from 17 August and Swansea from 24 August, as Transport for Wales upgrades seven stations. The post TRAINS: Neath and Swansea stations get new ticket gates and video help points this month appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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DAILY BRIEFING: A new St Thomas neighbourhood, Betfred limbo and the Welsh Robin Hood

A whole new neighbourhood planned for the St Thomas riverside, a dozen betting shops waiting on their fate, and the Welsh Robin Hood whose cave you can still walk to. The post DAILY BRIEFING: A new St Thomas neighbourhood, Betfred limbo and the Welsh Robin Hood appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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ST THOMAS: 124-home riverside neighbourhood planned for empty railway land

124 homes, half of them affordable, are now proposed for the seven-acre site north of the river bridges, down from the 150 unveiled last September, with drop-in events on 12 and 13 August. The post ST THOMAS: 124-home riverside neighbourhood planned for empty railway land appeared first on Swansea B...

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Man crashes into paramedic before swearing at her and driving off

The paramedic has suffered 'persistent headaches and overwhelming fatigue' following the shocking incident

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BETFRED: The dozen south west Wales betting shops waiting to learn their fate

The bookmaker is closing 132 shops with more than 600 jobs going, but hasn't said which, leaving branches from Morriston to Milford Haven in limbo. The post BETFRED: The dozen south west Wales betting shops waiting to learn their fate appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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BROADBAND: How your county scores as full fibre reaches 90% of Swansea homes

Swansea has passed the Welsh average, Neath Port Talbot is the region's fastest riser, and Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire are closing the gap, the region's City Deal says. The post BROADBAND: How your county scores as full fibre reaches 90% of Swansea homes appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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NEATH: Rebuilt Briton Ferry Road Lidl reopens next week, almost double the size

The store on Briton Ferry Road in Melyn opens its doors again at 8am on Thursday 13 August, with food sampling for early birds and familiar faces behind the tills. The post NEATH: Rebuilt Briton Ferry Road Lidl reopens next week, almost double the size appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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LLANELLI: Safer walk to school promised as missing pavement gets filled in from Monday

Two weeks of work and temporary lights at the Iscoed Road and Denham Avenue junction will turn a grass verge into a footway on the walking route to Ysgol y Strade. The post LLANELLI: Safer walk to school promised as missing pavement gets filled in from Monday appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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LLANSAMLET: Riverside boardwalk and sensory garden open at Coed Brân day service

Service users helped build both, and cut the ribbon themselves at an open day showing off the transformed outdoor spaces at the Llansamlet centre. The post LLANSAMLET: Riverside boardwalk and sensory garden open at Coed Brân day service appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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LLANDEILO: Five £3m business units open to tenants at Beechwood

The Welsh Government says the units answer a workspace shortage the community itself identified, with one of the larger ones expected to be occupied soon. The post LLANDEILO: Five £3m business units open to tenants at Beechwood appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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Man who kept animals in 'appalling' conditions 'should stand down as councillor'

Two mayors have written to Cllr Wayne Erasmus calling on him to consider his position