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Private sector rent in Swansea has risen to around £1,000 a month
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Police raid man's house after reading Snapchat messages
It lead them to discovering a stash in a supermarket carrier bag hidden in a spare bedroom
Man with no source of income had almost £1.5m paid into his six bank accounts
Jason Partridge was running a £1.5m steroid and pill dealing operation from his modest Swansea home and wanted to 'get rich quick'
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Justin Tipuric to run holiday lodges and horse-riding facilities at a farm near Morriston
A planning inspector has had the final say on the project
BRITON FERRY: The whitewash begins — town’s Brunel mural disappears under the roller
White paint was rolled across Briton Ferry's much-loved Brunel mural today — weeks after an ownership dispute sealed the gateway artwork's fate. The post BRITON FERRY: The whitewash begins — town’s Brunel mural disappears under the roller appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
HERITAGE AT RISK: Two silent cinemas, two crumbling chapels and a lost village pub — five local landmarks join UK register of buildings in danger of being lost for good
Two cinemas — Swansea's Elysium and Llanelli's Art Deco Odeon — plus two Llanelli chapels and the Dulais Rock pub at Aberdulais are among 14 Welsh additions to SAVE Britain's Heritage's...
WALES AIR AMBULANCE: Prince of Wales toasts 25 years of the Llanelli-based lifesavers — as gala raises £180,000
The Prince of Wales joined patients, crews and volunteers to mark 25 years of the Wales Air Ambulance — praising the Llanelli-headquartered charity's "help and hope" as a gala dinner raised £180,000. The post WALES AIR AMBULANCE: Prince of Wales toasts 25 years of the Llanelli-based lifesave...
Council explains £10m deal to build gondola and zipline attraction on Swansea hill
Higher than anticipated land assembly costs one of the reasons the investment has climbed
SWANSEA: Elite 999 paramedics now training with the Army — at the city’s Morfa reserve centre
The Welsh Ambulance Service has teamed up with the Army's Welsh medical regiment to train its most highly skilled paramedics — with the first course held at Swansea's Army Reserve centre. The post ...
SWANSEA: ‘Swansea still gets to see me in a dress this year’ — Kev Johns returns to Grand panto as the Dame in the Mirror
Months after his stroke, Swansea's beloved panto dame will be part of the Grand's Snow White after all — appearing digitally as the Dame in the Mirror alongside a star cas...
SWANSEA: Nursery children get new garden and water play area — as school beats thousands to national funding
Parkland Primary and Nursery School has transformed its nursery outdoor space into a garden and water play learning area — after being chosen from more than 3,000 applications for a share of national school funding. The post SWANSEA: Nursery children get new garden and water play area — as schoo...
KILVEY HILL: Council refuses to put a figure on worst-case Skyline losses — as costs rise to £10.2m
Swansea Council says there are "too many variables" to say how much public money could be lost if the Skyline attraction does not proceed — as written answers reveal a £2.1m budget rise that was not part of the original approved plan. The post KILVEY HILL: Council refuses to put a figure on worst...
SWANSEA: University researchers grab five of just 30 places on Wales’ future research leaders programme
Five Swansea University researchers — working on everything from unpaid carers to trustworthy AI — have been picked for the 2026 Welsh Crucible, taking a sixth of the places available across the whole of Wales. The post SWANSEA: University researchers grab five of just 30 places on Wales’ futu...
SWANSEA: Beauty giant Charlotte Tilbury lands at the Quadrant on Friday — one of only two stores in Wales
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty makes its Boots debut on Friday — and Swansea's Quadrant branch is one of just two Welsh stores chosen, with launch-day makeovers, a red carpet and prizes for shoppers. The post SWANSEA: Beauty giant Charlotte Tilbury lands at the Quadrant on Friday — one of only two sto...
CARMARTHEN: Police want to speak to this man after a woman was sexually assaulted at the train station
A woman was subjected to sexualised comments and then sexually assaulted at Carmarthen railway station in May — now British Transport Police have released CCTV images as they appeal for help identifying a man who may have information. The post CARMARTHEN: Police want to speak to this man after a w...
TGJONES: Rescue plan approved — seven south-west Wales stores now wait on landlord rent deals as up to 150 closures loom
The High Court has approved the restructuring that puts up to 150 TGJones stores at risk — and the fate of branches in Swansea, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Neath, Bridgend, Tenby and Haverfordwest now rests largely on whether their landlords accept steep rent cuts. The post TGJONES: Rescue plan approved...
SWANSEA: Amazon operations designer shortlisted for national industry award
Mariel Ruartes, who moved from Buenos Aires to South Wales for the job, is a finalist in the everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. The post SWANSEA: Amazon operations designer shortlisted for national industry award appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
£37k car stolen from Swansea showroom
Police found the stolen Jeep partially concealed in bushes in a car park
SWANSEA: Dylan Thomas museum shortlisted for national award for third year running
The Dylan Thomas Exhibition in Swansea's Maritime Quarter is again a finalist for Best Small Museum at the Kids in Museums Awards — its third shortlisting in a row. The post SWANSEA: Dylan Thomas museum shortlisted for nationa...
Gardener discovers remains of man missing for over 20 years
Russell Scozzi, from Swansea, had not been seen since 2002 when his remains were accidentally discovered by a resident who was cutting back brambles in their garden