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KILVEY HILL: The Green Man is home — beloved sculpture moved back into the woods after Skyline ‘eviction’
Volunteers have returned Kilvey Hill's moss-covered Green Man to the trees, months after he was left standing alone amid the felled woodland of the Skyline construction site — and they're challenging people to find him. The post KILVEY HILL: The Green Man is home — beloved sculpt...
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AMMAN VALLEY: Woman handed criminal behaviour order over bird feeding that drew rats near primary school
A woman from Tairgwaith has been fined £1,500 and made subject to a two-year criminal behaviour order after her bird feeding attracted swarms of rats near a primary school, an equine business and neighbouring homes. The post AMMAN VALLEY: Woman handed criminal behaviour order over bird feeding that...
DYFED-POWYS POLICE: Officers to knock on every home in the force area — all 257,416 of them
Neighbourhood officers across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Powys have set themselves a three-year target of visiting every household in the force area — working out at around six doors a day each. The post DYFED-POWYS POLICE: Officers to knock on every home in the force area — ...
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LLANELLI: More NHS services moving to Pentre Awel — here’s what’s relocating and when
A string of NHS services for Llanelli patients are moving to the new Canolfan Pentre Awel over the coming weeks, the latest stage in filling the flagship City Deal-funded health and leisure centre that opened last year. The post LLANELLI: More NHS services moving to Pentre Awel — here’s what’s...
MORRISTON: Hospital A&E ditches bottled water for jugs — saving more than £13,500 a year
Morriston Hospital's emergency department has swapped bottled water for jugs filled from a cold-water tap, in a switch the health board says will save more than £13,500 a year while cutting plastic waste. The post MORRISTON: Hospital A&E ditches bottled water for jugs — saving more than £13,...
THEATRE REVIEW: A starry New York hotel suite checks into Swansea — and the laughs keep coming in Plaza Suite
Neil Simon's much-loved comedy Plaza Suite is the latest production from Swansea Little Theatre at the Dylan Thomas Theatre — and reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds an exceptional ensemble mining the material for all it's worth. The post THEATRE REVIEW: A starry New York hotel suite checks into Swan...
SWANSEA: Council leader rules out suing new Welsh Government over city-centre offices deal — as a revived WDA could hold the key
A pre-election deal to base hundreds of Welsh Government civil servants in Swansea's new city-centre office hub is still up in the air — but the council leader says he won't go to law to enforce it, and believes the new government's own ambition to recreate a Welsh Development Agency could be part...
Man's showing off ended in horror after mowing his friend down in car
Mehmet Celik intended to pick up his friend after he had been on a night out, but what happened next had a devastating impact on Thomas Rees' life
PONTARDAWE: Town’s metals firm opens £2.5m plant that makes parts for jet engines
A Pontardawe firm that has made specialist metal parts in the Swansea Valley since 1969 has opened a £2.5m facility it says will protect skilled local jobs — and let the town make components most of Britain has to buy from abroad. The post PONTARDAWE: Town’s metals firm opens £2.5m plant that ...
SWANSEA: Kite festivals, a Christmas ice rink and big music back on the Bay — the ideas in the city’s 10-year events plan, and your chance to shape it
A festival of Gower food and Swansea Bay seafood, a kite-and-sand spectacular, a Christmas ice rink and the return of big-name music gigs are among the ideas floated in Swansea's draft 10-year events plan — and residents have until 4 July to say what they think. The post SWANSEA: Kite festivals, a...
SWANSEA: MBE news reaches cancer doctor 5,000 miles away as he teaches in India
A Swansea cancer consultant was more than 5,000 miles from home — teaching on a course in India — when he found out he had been awarded an MBE. The post SWANSEA: MBE news reaches cancer doctor 5,000 miles away as he teaches in India appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
FELINDRE: ‘A real let-down’ — two council leaders, years apart, share the same frustration over stalled flagship site
The long-promised Felindre site has been branded "a real let-down" to Swansea Council and the Welsh Government, with the authority now weighing whether to abandon its original vision for the land and "change track" after decades of false starts. The post FEL...
New shop and off-licence to open in Brynmill area of Swansea
An objector was worried about potential alcohol-related disorder but there were no representations from police or other key bodies
HMP SWANSEA: Prison healthcare £4.8m short as frozen funding pot loses a third of its value, MPs warn
A committee of MPs says the money sent to cover healthcare at HMP Swansea and two other Welsh prisons has been frozen since 2014 — and is now worth far less than it was, leaving services millions of pounds short. The post HMP SWANSEA: Prison healthcare £4.8m short as frozen funding pot loses a th...
RUTH JONES: Cameras roll on new BBC comedy ‘Better Later’ — 35 years after star first met her co-writer
Filming has begun on a warm new BBC comedy co-written by and starring Porthcawl-raised Ruth Jones and her long-time friend Steve Speirs — a project Jones says has been “35 years in the making”. The post RUTH JONES: Cameras roll on new BBC comedy ‘Better Later’ — 35 years after star first...
TGJONES: Landlords revolt and bailiffs reclaim a Midlands store — as seven south-west Wales branches still hang in the balance
The crisis at TGJones has deepened, with bailiffs reclaiming a store, major landlords branding the rescue plan “unacceptable” and a new turnaround plan unveiled — while the future of seven branches across south-west Wales, including Swansea’s Quadrant, remains unresolved. The post TGJONES: L...
Multiple road closures to hit drivers in Swansea over 11 hours for Ironman event
The event will feature a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run with 2,000 competitors set to take part
SWANSEA: ‘Don’t blame us’ — residents round on council over bin warning, but the council has answers
Swansea Council says litter bins could be removed if people keep dumping household rubbish in them. The warning drew an angry response from residents who blame collection cuts — but the council has a published answer to many of their complaints. The post SWANSEA: ‘Don’t blame us’ — residen...
Opening in sight for Swansea multi-storey car park hit by four-year delay
It was one of several updates given to councillors about major development projects in Swansea
Man ordered to do hundreds of hours of unpaid work for his crime completed just two
Martin O'Reilly was handed a suspended prison sentence for cocaine dealing