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KIDWELLY: Send in a mobile post office, MP tells bosses, as the town’s five-month wait goes on

Dame Nia Griffith has asked the Post Office to send a mobile van to Kidwelly at least twice a week, with a town councillor backing the call, as the group rebuilding the post office says the shop could open this month. The post KIDWELLY: Send in a mobile post office, MP tells bosses, as the town’s ...

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GREENE KING: 65 pubs up for sale across the UK. What it means for the brewery’s seven pubs here

Greene King has put a further 65 of its pubs up for sale across the UK. Here is what it means for the brewery's seven pubs in Swansea and Llanelli. The post GREENE KING: 65 pubs up for sale across the UK. What it means for the brewery’s seven pubs here appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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SWANSEA BAY: The NHS course keeping lung patients out of hospital wins Wales’s first quality mark

Pulmonary rehabilitation helps people with damaged lungs get stronger and stay out of hospital. Swansea Bay's course is now the only one in Wales independently certified as up to national standards. The post SWANSEA BAY: The NHS course keeping lung patients out of hospital wins Wales’s first quali...

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SWANSEA: Hannibal Lecter is coming to the Grand as Silence of the Lambs hits the stage

The first stage adaptation of Thomas Harris's thriller arrives at Swansea Grand Theatre next February, with EastEnders star John Partridge as Lecter and Coronation Street's Mollie Gallagher making her theatre debut as Clarice Starling. The post SWANSEA: Hannibal Lecter is coming to the Grand as Sile...

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GWAUN CAE GURWEN: Man jailed over sexual messages to ’12-year-old girl’ on Snapchat

Ashley John, 26, sent explicit images and requested indecent images from a profile he believed belonged to a 12-year-old girl, South Wales Police said. The post GWAUN CAE GURWEN: Man jailed over sexual messages to ’12-year-old girl’ on Snapchat appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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SWANSEA: £470k of illegal vapes seized since disposable ban, the most of any UK council

Swansea Council seized more illegal vaping products by estimated value than any other council in the UK in the year after the disposable vape ban, according to Freedom of Information data. The post SWANSEA: £470k of illegal vapes seized since disposable ban, the most of any UK council appeared firs...

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Huge plans for new cafes, shops and aquarium in Swansea take step forward

A detailed application has now been submitted following a consultation process

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Children's entertainer unmasked as paedophile lied to police about secret phone

A judge has previously said it is worrying that Kingsley Perera had been working as a children's entertainer while having a sexual interest in youngsters

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SWANSEA: ‘Pinch me moment’ for nurse of 37 years honoured at Westminster Abbey

Nicola Lewis, Swansea Bay's deputy head of nursing for specialist community services, walked in the procession at the Florence Nightingale commemorative service after scholarships with two national nursing foundations. The post SWANSEA: ‘Pinch me moment’ for nurse of 37 years honoured at Westmin...

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Swansea man dumped big mound of furniture and waste near Llanelli

The rubbish dumped included household waste, construction and demolition materials, mattresses, electrical items, plastics, metal, tyres, furniture and other mixed waste

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HIGH STREETS: What Andy Burnham’s vape and betting shop crackdown means in Wales

Downing Street's high street shake-up gives Welsh councils a stronger hand on betting shops and doubles closure powers, but the headline vape shop planning rules apply only in England. The post HIGH STREETS: What Andy Burnham’s vape and betting shop crackdown means in Wales appeared first on Swans...

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Police discovered his secret on Snapchat before catching him in supermarket car park

A search of 21-year-old Keiron Paton's house recovered more than £1,500 in cash, empty snap-seal bags, weighing scales, and a knuckleduster

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EV CHARGING: Wales scraps business rates for charging points until 2036

Operators of electric vehicle charging bays and forecourts will pay no business rates for a decade, under Welsh Government plans aimed at getting more chargers built in the areas that lack them. The post EV CHARGING: Wales scraps business rates for charging points until 2036 appeared first on Swanse...

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CELTIC SEA: Japanese giant Sumitomo buys into 1.5GW wind farm planned off south west Wales

Sumitomo Corporation has joined EDF and ESB as an equal partner in the Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind project, which took its first formal step towards a planning application this summer. The post CELTIC SEA: Japanese giant Sumitomo buys into 1.5GW wind farm planned off south west Wales appeared ...

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LLANELLI: Waste ban lifted as watchdog says AMG site no longer fuelling fly swarms

Natural Resources Wales has withdrawn the suspension notice that stopped certain waste arriving at the AMG Resources site, saying conditions have significantly improved, but an enforcement notice and close monitoring remain in place. The post LLANELLI: Waste ban lifted as watchdog says AMG site no l...

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Swansea Council give update on Blackpill Lido closure

Blackpill Lido has had numerous setbacks during the hottest months this summer

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Plans for new riverside neighbourhood in Swansea

Plans from Urban Splash will go on public display

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SWANSEA: Named fourth in the UK for ‘fixer uppers’, but what does that actually mean?

New research puts Swansea joint fourth in the UK for properties needing work. We ran the filter ourselves, and what came back stretches from a house nobody is allowed inside to a £900,000 coaching stop above Horton Bay. The post SWANSEA: Named fourth in the UK for ‘fixer uppers’, but what does ...

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BURRY PORT: Historic cockle factory ‘mothballed’ following ‘most challenging season in living memory’

Eight people have lost their jobs at Parsons Pickles, the Burry Port shellfish firm that has been part of the town since 1948. The company says production is paused rather than finished, and that it hopes to restart if the cockles come back. The post BURRY PORT: Historic cockle factory ‘mothballed...

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YSGOL HEOL GOFFA: No permanent nurse for seriously ill children at Llanelli special school as parents told to wait until 2027

Teachers are doing medical care for children with life-limiting conditions. Parents have been asking for a permanent nurse on site for five years. They have been turned down again, by the health board and by the Welsh Government. The post YSGOL HEOL GOFFA: No permanent nurse for seriously ill childr...