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Body found in search for woman last seen at Swansea bus station
Jagdish Randhawa, 80, was reported missing from the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea last week
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Over 100 firefighters from across Wales and the West of England tackle massive fire at Port Talbot steelworks
Crews from 16 fire stations across south and west Wales — some scrambled more than 70 miles — were thrown at the steelworks, with extra help drafted in from over the border in England, after flames tore through a processing line on Wednesday night. The post Over 100 firefighters from across Wale...
Major Swansea road closures this weekend as thousands expected for half marathon
The city will be busy this weekend as thousands of runners take part in the Swansea half marathon
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What NHS staff in Swansea Bay think about their jobs
The chief executive called for a workplace where staff come in as 'their best self and perform to their best effect'
New NHS dental practice to open for 5,500 patients in Neath
Many people have been struggling to find places where NHS services are offered
Update issued on massive sinkhole in Swansea
Cwmfelin Club general secretary Michael Kennedy has laid out the current stage of works in the long-running saga
New data shows almost HALF of all UK cigarettes smoked pay no tax — with Swansea ranked among highest for illegal vape seizures
Calls to crack down on "front shops" selling illegal cigarettes and vapes as Swansea is revealed as having the fifth largest haul of illegal vapes in the UK last year. The post New data shows almost HALF of all UK cigarettes smoked pay no tax — with Swansea ranked among highest for illegal vape se...
KNIFE ATTACK: Four jailed after violent disorder outside St Helen’s Road takeaway left victims with stab wounds
A knife and a large piece of wood were used in a violent attack outside a takeaway on St Helen's Road in Swansea, which left several people in hospital with stab wounds. Four men have now been jailed. The post KNIFE ATTACK: Four jailed after violent disorder outside St Helen’s Road takeaway left v...
M4 traffic delays in Swansea due to obstruction in road
Traffic cameras showed slow moving traffic along the M4 in Swansea heading westbound
TOWNHILL: Family-run convenience store reopens as a SPAR after major revamp
A Townhill convenience store has had a new lease of life, reopening as a SPAR after local retailer Mandeep Sohal and his family invested in a full revamp — with a bigger fresh food range, a new layout and an Iceland tie-up on the way. The post TOWNHILL: Family-run convenience store reopens as a SP...
PARAMEDIC JOBS: Welsh Government to hold emergency summit after 82 newly qualified paramedics left with no posts
The Welsh Government has confirmed it will convene a summit this month over the shortage of jobs for newly qualified paramedics — many of them trained at Swansea University — after admitting there are no posts for this year's graduates. The post PARAMEDIC JOBS: Welsh Government to hold emergency...
SCHOOL CLOSURES: Council confirms village schools in Meidrim and Llangyndeyrn to shut — but campaigners say they will fight on
Carmarthenshire Council has confirmed it will close Ysgol Meidrim and Ysgol Y Fro in Llangyndeyrn, issuing statutory notices from June after months of consultation — but Welsh language campaigners say they will fight on, warning the closures undermine the new government's promise on rural communit...
Mass rescue and lives saved on one of Wales' best beaches
Beachgoers left stunned as riptide swept people into difficulty
ACTIVE TRAVEL: The big redraw of Swansea’s walking and cycling map — what’s changing in your area
Dozens of new walking and cycling routes — many of them suggested by residents — are set to go out to public consultation as Swansea Council refreshes its Active Travel Network Map. Cabinet decides on Thursday. Here's what it means across the city. The post ACTIVE TRAVEL: The big redraw of Swans...
TATA STEEL THEFT: Three workers jailed over £1.2m tin plot at Llanelli’s Trostre works
A casthouse supervisor, a security supervisor and a forklift driver helped an outside man smuggle nearly 49 tonnes of tin out of the Trostre steelworks — using a cloned ID pass and a Ford Transit van. The post TATA STEEL THEFT: Three workers jailed over £1.2m tin plot at Llanelli’s Trostre work...
Woman attacks old school friend with a knife and chokes her before police find her in cupboard
Elizabeth Jones was found hiding in a cupboard after the frienzied attack
Health board finalising exceptionally challenging plan to save £65m
Swansea Bay University Health Board needs to address a deficit which is forecast to be over £76m
Don't go in the water warning at Welsh beauty spot after extremely dangerous snapping turtle found
Staff at Penllergare Valley Woods issued a warning as it worked to bring the creature to safety
O2 issue statement after users report repeated problems with signal in Swansea
The network provider confirmed a recent issue
The men who hatched reckless Tata Steel theft plan and their exact roles
The gang pocketed more than £700,000 from what a judge called a "very sophisticated operation"