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Port Talbot actress wins drama prize as Gavin and Stacey star takes lifetime achievement honour at Welsh TV awards
Gabrielle Creevy took the Drama Performance Award for The Guest while Ruth Jones — born in Bridgend and raised in Porthcawl — received the RTS Cymru Special Award for Lifetime Achievement at a ceremony in Cardiff. The post Port Talbot actress wins drama prize as Gavin and Stacey star takes lifet...
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Well-known Swansea square is a site of rubble and diggers as facelift continues
Work on the focal point in the city centre will see a greener and more active public space when work is completed later this year
A484: Average speed cameras to be installed between Cadle and Loughor Bridge after years of fatal accidents
A new average speed camera system is coming to one of Swansea’s most dangerous roads — with a local businessman saying the A484 between Cadle and Loughor Bridge is “a very fast road” that races at night. The post A484: Average speed cameras to be installed between Cadle and Loughor Bridge af...
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SWANSEA: Barges needed to build new £8m riverside cycle and walking path linking city centre to Swansea.com Stadium
A brand new mile-long path for pedestrians and cyclists along the River Tawe will take three years to build and cost £8.25 million — and engineers say barges will be needed to construct sections of it due to access restrictions along the riverbank. The post SWANSEA: Barges needed to build new £8...
FLOOD FIX: Funding confirmed to finally tackle Killay Square and Gower road misery after years of chaos
An £800,000 drainage scheme at Killay Square is set to go ahead this year — while the long-suffering A4118 on Gower moves a step closer to a fix, with funding confirmed to design a flood alleviation scheme for the route. The post FLOOD FIX: Funding confirmed to finally tackle Killay Square and Go...
We walked streets of crime-ridden suburb aching for change. The tension was palpable
We headed to Dyfatty - an suburban area that's long been associated with antisocial behaviour
Doomed bendy bus scheme led to tragedy and chaos in Swansea city centre - this is where they are now
The new transport scheme arrived in the city seventeen years ago. It wasn't popular then or after. Now we've discovered where the purple-coloured vehicles finally ended up
Swansea's buzzing, beating heart selling everything from thai food to tarot cards
There are people queueing out the doors at some stalls and many stallholders have said their customers have become friends
BRIDGEND: Youngest-ever councillor quits Reform, then independent — and has now joined party that wants to abolish the Senedd and bring back the death penalty
Owain Clatworthy has had quite a political journey for a 21-year-old. Having quit Reform UK over its candidate selection process, declared himself an independent, and hinted it was all about community rather than politics — he has now joined Restore Britain. The post BRIDGEND: Youngest-ever counci...
SWANSEA: Community champion sought to help shape how £20 million is spent on Gateway Communities regeneration
A key new role has been created to lead the board overseeing how £20 million of UK Government funding is invested in some of Swansea’s most overlooked neighbourhoods — and applications are now open. The post SWANSEA: Community champion sought to help shape how £20 million is spent on Gateway C...
Ammanford dad to take on London Marathon in memory of son who died before his second birthday
One of the biggest and most well-established marathons in the world, the TCS London Marathon 2026 is set to take place on Sunday, April 26. The post Ammanford dad to take on London Marathon in memory of son who died before his second birthday appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Customers were ordering 'Chinese' but getting a very different kind of takeaway
Jamie Cook and Jac Cadman were spotted looking 'overly nervous and fidgety' in a parked Renault
CAUGHT DEALING: Townhill man who tried to outrun police found hiding behind parked car — and cocaine was on the ground beside him
He was already out of prison for his role in a major Swansea drugs network. Then plain-clothed officers spotted him dealing on Prince of Wales Road. He ran. They caught him hiding behind a car, with cocaine on the ground beside him. The post CAUGHT DEALING: Townhill man who tried to outrun police fo...
SWANSEA: Scandinavian homeware brand to open city centre store in former Zara unit on Princess Way
Søstrene Grene — the Danish lifestyle brand known for its design-led homewares and crafting supplies — is opening its second Welsh store in Swansea later this year, taking over the large retail space on Princess Way that has stood empty since Zara departed at the end of 2024. The post SWANSEA: ...
Swansea Zara replacement confirmed in huge boost for city centre
Scandinavian lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene will open its second store in Wales on Princess Way in the city
Major employer's staff exceed annual sickness absence target within nine months
The target is 10 days for the full year per employee
Worm researcher from Llanelli wins £110,000 scholarship to study how medicines pollute our rivers
Ben Williams thought he was just applying for a scholarship. He ended up becoming one of only four people in the country to win a brand new £110,000 award — and now he’s heading back to the lab to find out what happens when our medicines end up in rivers. The post Worm researcher from Llanelli ...
PEMBROKESHIRE: Planning application lodged for 27 giant radar dishes at Brawdy as campaigners say Morgan’s intervention doesn’t go far enough
The Ministry of Defence has formally submitted a planning application for 27 radar dishes at Cawdor Barracks in Brawdy — as the anti-DARC campaign group welcomes Eluned Morgan's call to pause the project but warns it doesn't go far enough. The post PEMBROKESHIRE: Planning application lodged for 27...
150 youths met by police as they descend on city centre
The young people took a train from Llanelli to Swansea but police who had been monitoring social media were waiting for them
Nurse sacked after having sex in hospital three times
'The sex did not last very long,' said a witness. 'The noises went on for about two to five minutes'