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COVERT FILMING: Row erupts at Llanelli Town Council as motion to protect staff from being recorded is deferred
Labour councillors say a deferred motion has left Llanelli Town Council staff without protection from an "epidemic" of covert filming — but the council's Independent leader insists the delay is due diligence, not rejection, and asks why Labour never acted during its own years in charge. The post C...
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COUNCIL DEBT: Swansea owes £629m — second highest in Wales — but council brands record borrowing figures ‘misleading’
New figures show councils across the UK owe a record £154.6 billion — and Swansea carries more debt than any Welsh council outside Cardiff. All three of the area's biggest councils insist the borrowing is affordable. Here's what every council owes, per resident, and what it pays for. The post COU...
Huge new multi-storey car park opening in Swansea city centre with £1 charge
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SWANSEA: First look inside the Civic Centre’s aquarium — as new images land a day before the public exhibition opens
A whale above the atrium, a saltwater lido busy with swimmers and apartments looking over the bay — a new set of images has given the most detailed view yet of the Civic Centre's proposed transformation, a day before residents can see the plans in person at Y Storfa. The post SWANSEA: First look i...
HAFOD: Snapchat messages led police to a dealer’s ketamine stash — hidden in a Tesco bag in his spare bedroom
A Hafod drug dealer who kept 2.7kg of ketamine and hundreds of grams of cannabis in a Tesco carrier bag has been jailed for four years — as police say the case sends a strong message to those involved in criminality around Dyfatty. The post HAFOD: Snapchat messages led police to a dealer’s ketam...
SWANSEA FERRY: Who pays, where does it dock, and how does it hit 60 knots? — councillors sharpen their questions as leader hails “remarkable” support
The councillors who forced the ferry report into the open have set out what they want answered when its authors face scrutiny — while council leader Rob Stewart points to overwhelming public backing for the crossing. The post SWANSEA FERRY: Who pays, where does it dock, and how does it hit 60 knot...
SWANSEA: Tracked from 1,500ft — Sur-Ron rider who sped across SA1 footbridge banned from the roads
An 18-year-old who rode an electric motorbike dangerously through the SA1 area was followed by a police aeroplane before officers arrested him at a nearby address. He has now been sentenced. The post SWANSEA: Tracked from 1,500ft — Sur-Ron rider who sped across SA1 footbridge banned from the roads...
CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean for Swansea, Neath and Carmarthen’s names — as Tory MS says it “must be resisted”
A Senedd petition calling for Cymru to become the nation's only official name — and for towns to use one name, not two — has drawn a sharp response from Conservative MS Andrew RT Davies. Here's what it actually proposes. The post CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean f...
FISHGUARD: Cleared of every charge, £500,000 poorer — and refused compensation again, as MP vows “a dozen more debates” until he gets justice
Brian Buckle spent more than five years in prison before a jury took less than an hour to find him not guilty of every charge. The Ministry of Justice has now rejected his compensation claim for a second time — and his MP says he won't let it lie. The post FISHGUARD: Cleared of every charge, £500...
MILFORD HAVEN: Major incident declared as fire sends black smoke over town — the second major industrial blaze in the region in weeks
A fire involving a decommissioned oil tank and around 60 gas cylinders sent black smoke over Milford Haven on Monday evening, prompting a major incident at the Impala terminal — the site earmarked for a green hydrogen plant, and the scene of the second serious industrial fire in the region in week...
THEATRE INTERVIEW: ‘Authentic. Dangerous. Tender.’ — Richard Mylan on the play laying bare life for Swansea’s teenage boys
Having reviewed Grand Ambition's Physical Education as "quite simply phenomenal", our writer Jon Marshall sat down with director Richard Mylan to talk masculinity, a three-week rehearsal room and why the stories that matter to Swansea are so often the uncomfortable ones. The post THEATRE INTERVIEW: ...
Secluded £2.8m mansion has one of Wales' most popular beaches on the doorstep
The landmark estate is tucked away in one of Wales' most exclusive areas
Monster dies in prison after confessing horrific child abuse in call from phone box
Kenneth Kesans plied a young girl with alcohol and made her perform sexual acts on him
BRIDGEND: Town’s Post Office moves into the Rhiw — where to find it, when it’s open and what’s happened to Dunraven Place
The Dunraven Place branch has closed as demolition work begins around Wyndham Street — with a renamed Bridgend Post Office now open inside the Rhiw Shopping Centre, the arcade the council bought earlier this year. The post BRIDGEND: Town’s Post Office moves into the Rhiw — where to find it, wh...
Swansea to Devon ferry could be 'fastest in the world' with tickets starting at £15
Whilst the design is at an early stage the first ferry from Swansea to Devon could be in service by 2030
COPR BAY: Opening day named for long-delayed car park — with 628 spaces, £1-an-hour parking and a city centre car park closing the same day
The Copr Bay North multi-storey opens to motorists on Monday 13 July — and the 375-space St David's car park shuts for good the same morning, ahead of demolition for the next phase of the city centre's regeneration. The post COPR BAY: Opening day named for long-delayed car park — with 628 spaces...
BBC issue statement on Radio 1's Big Weekend Cardiff rumours
Will Radio 1 be coming back to Wales with an amazing line-up?
PEMBROKESHIRE: Second homes tax battle reopens — as council’s own data shows numbers rising and 92p in every £1 propping up the budget
Pembrokeshire is consulting again on its most divisive tax — with the council's own figures showing second home numbers have risen despite the premium, only 16% of empty homes actually pay, and almost all the money now goes on the day-to-day budget rather than affordable housing. The post PEMBROKE...
Man shoves and kicks woman into lift moments after raping her
Dominik Szymanski's victim died after giving evidence in his trial
MUMBLES: Gold Lamborghini, live music and a fleet of wacky rafts — the RNLI Raft Race turns 40 in two weeks
The Mumbles RNLI Raft Race marks its 40th year on Sunday 19 July at Knab Rock — with a new entertainment hub at Southend Gardens, free family activities on the seafront and homemade rafts racing for the lifeboat charity. The post MUMBLES: Gold Lamborghini, live music and a fleet of wacky rafts —...