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Lib Dems say council by-election victory is a win for 'positive politics'

'I’m passionate about the area. I just want to do my bit to keep it nice for years to come'

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Police launch two-day crackdown on bad behaviour in Swansea city centre

South Wales Police said officers 'won't hesitate' in using their powers to 'ensure the safety of our community'

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People sobbing and floral tributes as Swansea M&S shuts for good

The flagship M&S store shut for the final time on Saturday, May 30, ending decades of service in the heart of the city, and people were there on Saturday to say thank you in scenes more akin to a funeral than a shop closure

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Major Welsh employer quietly drops living wage commitment

Cleaning firm Mrs Buckét said more than 95% of its staff still got the real living wage but some were on minimum wage because of 'commercial constraints'

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Neighbours furious at landlord who's been ignoring the council for years

'What happens when I die and my kids try to sell this place, with that eyesore next door? I wish it would get knocked down'

Swansea Bay News

PENLAN: Man jailed for stabbing victim in the neck with a bicycle wheel spoke

A Swansea man has been sentenced to jail after a bike wheel spoke was used to stab another man in the neck in the Dyfatty area of Swansea. The post PENLAN: Man jailed for stabbing victim in the neck with a bicycle wheel spoke appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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Teenager arrested for attempted murder after young boy saved from Rugby club blaze

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an 11-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a fire at a rugby club in Carmarthenshire. The post Teenager arrested for attempted murder after young boy saved from Rugby club blaze appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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Grandad was on deathbed surrounded by family before 'modern-day miracle' saved him

Leighton Davies' family were called to his hospital bed to say their goodbyes, but thanks to a lot of fight and some incredible support from staff at Morriston Hospital, the grandfather of five is recovering well

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College lecturer with 'warped sexual interest' sent sickening video to colleagues

A judge said it was "astonishing and very worrying" that material of a "paedophile nature" was being distributed among those with responsibility for young people

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We're selling our top-rated Swansea restaurant to improve our work-life balance

The owners of Truffle have decided to sell the business to spend more time with family, and customers have told them they are 'genuinely gutted'

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Swansea M&S store will close its doors for good today

Approximately 92 members of staff were employed at the store when confirmation of the closure was made

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M4 Newport crash caused long queues

There are long delays on the M4 motorway on Friday in south Wales including in Newport and Neath Port Talbot

Swansea Bay News

SWANSEA: Primark marks 50 years in Wales — with the city’s store among its first in the country

Primark is celebrating half a century on the Welsh high street, with the retailer’s Swansea store — opened in 1978 — the second oldest in Wales. The post SWANSEA: Primark marks 50 years in Wales — with the city’s store among its first in the country appeared first on Swansea Bay News....

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FAIRWOOD: Lib Dems take Swansea seat from Conservatives in by-election following death of former Lord Mayor

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have won the Fairwood ward on Swansea Council from the Conservatives in a by-election held after the death of former Lord Mayor Paxton Hood-Williams, overturning a 30-point Tory lead from 2022. The post FAIRWOOD: Lib Dems take Swansea seat from Conservatives in by-electio...

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Hundreds of drivers fined after parking illegally to visit Swansea beaches during heatwave

Swansea Council issued more than 300 penalty charge notices across two city hotspots over the course of bank holiday weekend

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A bottomless Craft Brew Festival is being held in Swansea - here is everything you need to know

It is being billed as five hours of 'full-throttle, all-in party-mode madness' - here is everything you need to know about the event

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Warning for kids to stay out of river after vomiting and diarrhoea reports

A councillor has issued the urgent notice after receiving multiple reports of children falling ill with some instances of them being taken to hospital

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Former Swansea Chinese restaurant intended to be turned into flats

It has been vacant for eight to ten years and the building has been described as 'deteriorating'. Swansea Council has been asked for permission to give it a new life

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Once notorious former Swansea 'gentlemen's club' up for sale

It is now a six-room, 27-bed hostel and is on the market for a six-figure sum. Once upon a time a former business there offered massages to paying customers

Swansea Bay News

PONTYATES: “Our community has been heard” — campaigners celebrate as Meddygfa’r Sarn is saved from closure

The campaigners who fought to save Meddygfa’r Sarn have hailed a “major victory” after Hywel Dda University Health Board set aside its plan to close the Pontyates surgery and agreed to find a new GP partnership to run it instead. The post PONTYATES: “Our community has been heard” — campa...