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Smoke billows over Swansea as another grass fire breaks out close to homes
People are being told to keep their doors and windows closed due to smoke in the area
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Main points from attempted murder trial as jury told accused ran off, ate yogurt and hid
On Thursday the jury heard closing speeches in the case from prosecution barrister James Wilson and defence barrister Caroline Rees
Two arrested after reports of assault in Swansea
They are currently in police custody
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A bold new energy plan to heat buildings in Swansea's maritime quarter
A network of pipes taking spare heat from a wastewater treatment works on the outskirts of Swansea to buildings in and around the city’s Maritime Quarter is being looked into.
Mystery over death of man discovered by gardener 20 years after disappearance
Russell Scozzi's sister said: 'It’s over, but it’s not, and has given me more questions than answers.'
Stunning moment plane flies over Welsh beach at sunset
The beautiful footage was captured at Llangennith beach near Rhossili
Swansea council takes over city's two NCP car parks
Parking will cost £5 for the whole day
'Our baby died four years ago and we still don't know how or why'
Jacob Simpson died in June 2022 after complications during his birth at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen. More than four years later, another pre-inquest review has taken place with no date set for a full inquest
Major housebuilding project yet to start 19 months after it got approved
Things have been happening behind the scenes though
Call made to stop using 'predatory' teaching agencies in Swansea
He made it during a discussion about Swansea's oversubscribed home tuition service
Call made to stop using 'predatory' teaching agencies in Swansea
He made it during a discussion about Swansea's oversubscribed home tuition service
He approached who he thought to be schoolgirls before making sick propositions
James Brooks sent pictures of himself wearing lingerie to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl
WALES AIRSHOW: Full line-up confirmed for this weekend — but no Red Arrows this year
Typhoon jets, a wartime Dakota and the world's only wing-walking team head the bill as the free Wales Airshow returns to Swansea Bay this Saturday and Sunday — though the Red Arrows won't be among them, with the display team away touring the United States. The post WALES AIRSHOW: Full line-up conf...
BRIDGEND: Nine new shops and open-air square planned for McArthurGlen designer outlet
The shopping village at junction 36 wants to grow — with a new anchor store, an outdoor square with seating and planting, and a parking deck to keep spaces at today's levels. The post BRIDGEND: Nine new shops and open-air square planned for McArthurGlen designer outlet appeared first on Swansea Ba...
ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but gas isn't included, the price cap may rise anyway, and all-electric homes stand to save the most. The post ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home savin...
LLANELLI: Flies traced to AMG Resources site as regulator orders 21-day clean-up
After weeks of swarms across Seaside, Morfa and Tyisha, Natural Resources Wales has confirmed the waste site as a source of the infestation — and issued an enforcement notice giving the operator three weeks to bring it under control. The post LLANELLI: Flies traced to AMG Resources site as regulat...
ABERAVON: Birmingham pensioner arrested on suspicion of carrying blade after beachfront anti-social behaviour report
Police called to the seafront on Monday found the man was already in breach of bail conditions — with the area's MP, newly appointed Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock, calling the incident "very concerning". The post ABERAVON: Birmingham pensioner arrested on suspicion of carrying blade after beachf...
SWANSEA: Council electricians patent lightning-protection process experts said couldn’t be done
David James and Ross Miller spent hundreds of hours in a shed refining a safer way to join the metals in lightning conductors — a process now patented, lab-tested to three times the strength of a typical strike, and attracting interest from electricity network operators. The post SWANSEA: Council ...
KINNOCK: Aberafan Maesteg MP becomes Welsh Secretary in Andy Burnham’s new cabinet
Stephen Kinnock — the MP whose constituency includes the Port Talbot steelworks — has been named Secretary of State for Wales by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the fate of other local Labour MPs in government still to be confirmed. The post KINNOCK: Aberafan Maesteg MP becomes Welsh Secre...
Wales Airshow announces 2026 line-up - full list of aircraft on display
The Red Arrows won't be in Swansea but in their place is a never seen before show