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SENEDD ELECTION: Polls have closed — here’s what happens next, how the new D’Hondt voting system works, and when results will land
Polls have closed across Wales in the 2026 Senedd election. With no exit poll to set the tone, the first results aren't expected until late on Friday morning. Here's what happens next, and how the new D'Hondt voting system will decide who wins. The post SENEDD ELECTION: Polls have closed — here’...
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Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma as Skewen-born singer’s condition worsens after Portugal surgery
Skewen-born singer Bonnie Tyler has been placed into an induced coma in intensive care at Faro Hospital in Portugal - a serious deterioration from earlier in the week when her spokesperson said the 74-year-old was recuperating well from emergency intestinal surgery. The post Bonnie Tyler placed in i...
Disabled woman told toilet will be installed in her living room
Sandra Robinson feels aggrieved the downstairs cloakroom is to be fitted into her living room
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TGJONES: Seven south-west Wales stores at risk as chain announces 150 closures
Up to 150 TGJones stores - formerly WHSmith - are set to close across the UK under restructuring plans announced this week. Stores affected by the decision include seven branches across south-west Wales, with the Swansea Quadrant, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Neath and Bridgend stores all potentially at ri...
SWANSEA: Children’s mental health service based in city wins national award for its work in more than 800 schools
A Swansea-based children's mental health service that delivers counselling in more than 800 schools across the UK has been named School Wellbeing Support Specialists of the Year at the 2026 Global Health and Pharma Mental Health Awards. The post SWANSEA: Children’s mental health service based in c...
SWANSEA: Police appeal for further victim-survivors to come forward after former bishop’s child sex offence conviction
South Wales Police is appealing for further victim-survivors to come forward following the conviction of former Bishop of Swansea and Brecon Anthony Pierce for child sex offences - with three additional reports already received since his sentencing. The post SWANSEA: Police appeal for further victim...
Fresh allegations investigated against paedophile bishop
Police are asking any potential victims to come forward as they look into three new reports which date back to the 1970s and 80s
MUMBLES: Plans unveiled for new £4.5m marine sports centre at Knab Rock — funded by 12 luxury flats on the site of the historic yacht club
Mumbles Yacht Club has unveiled plans for a major new £4.5 million marine sports centre at Knab Rock - funded by the demolition of its existing clubhouse to make way for 12 luxury flats. Council planning officers have given the proposals a mixed verdict. The post ...
SWANSEA: Plans to convert iconic Sandfields restaurant into 12-bedroom HMO complex submitted to council
A pre-application planning notice has been submitted to convert the late-Victorian Pantygwydr restaurant in Sandfields into 12 bedrooms across two Houses in Multiple Occupation - though the independent French restaurant remains open and trading. The post SWANSEA: Plans to convert iconic Sandfields r...
SENEDD ELECTION: Voting today? Here’s everything you need to know about the new system before you head to the polling station
Polls are open across Wales today, but this Senedd election is using a brand new voting system that two-thirds of voters said they didn't understand. Here's everything you need to know before you head to the polling station. The post SENEDD ELECTION: Voting today? Here’s everything you need to kno...
PORT TALBOT: Cocaine dealer joins brother in prison after Boxing Day crash left him ‘covered in cocaine’ at the wheel of his car
Ryan Tucker, 27, of Gwyn Terrace, Port Talbot, has been jailed for five years for cocaine dealing - joining his older brother Nathan in prison after being found 'covered in cocaine' at the wheel of a crashed car on Boxing Day. The post PORT TALBOT: Cocaine dealer joins brother in prison after Boxing...
BURRY PORT: Local lad Brook Fox lands support slot for Emeli Sandé at one of the world’s biggest music festivals
Singer-songwriter Brook Fox, from Burry Port, will support Emeli Sandé at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod this July - a major step for the BBC Radio Wales A-Lister whose debut EP is released later this month. The post BURRY PORT: Local lad Brook Fox lands support slot for Emeli Sand...
New images of watersports centre planned next to one of Mumbles' busiest cafes
The club behind the plans hope to create a well-used community facility which they aim to fund by turning their existing headquarters into flats
NEATH: Bonnie Tyler recovering after emergency surgery in Portugal — as fans send get-well wishes to the girl from Skewen
Bonnie Tyler, the Neath-born singer behind Total Eclipse of the Heart, is recovering in a Portuguese hospital after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery - with her spokesperson confirming the operation went well. The post NEATH: Bonnie Tyler recovering after emergency surgery in Portugal — as f...
CARMARTHEN: ‘I woke up seven days later and was told what had happened’ — the job centre staff who saved a man’s life with a defibrillator they’d never used before
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Stalker turned up at school wearing balaclava
The court heard Matthew Samuel put on a balaclava and turned up at the school attended by his ex's children
He’s 18, he’s doing his A-Levels, and his school lets him leave class to fight fires
Bobi Jones, 18, balances A-Levels at Ysgol Bro Teifi with emergency callouts as one of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service's youngest on-call firefighters - following three generations of his family into the service. The post He’s 18, he’s doing his A-Levels, and his school lets him lea...
BRIDGEND: Prolific shoplifter jailed for ten months — and banned from every store she targeted
Emma Faulkner, 48, from Bridgend has been jailed for ten months after repeatedly shoplifting from businesses across the town - just months after being jailed for a £927 spree at the same McArthurGlen store. The post BRIDGEND: Prolific shoplifter jailed for ...
LLANELLI: Dafen’s Black Bridge closes until October for replacement — as next stage of walking and cycling route takes shape
Dafen footbridge - the Black Bridge - has closed until October in Llanelli while Carmarthenshire County Council installs a new accessible replacement, forming the next section of a walking and cycling route along the B4303. The post LLANELLI: Dafen’s Black Bridge closes until October for replaceme...
Huge three-day festival to take over Swansea's Singleton Park
There are now six events scheduled to take place at Singleton Park this summer