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M4 Newport crash causing long queues - live
There are long delays on the M4 motorway on Friday in south Wales including in Newport and Neath Port Talbot
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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....
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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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
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
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...
SWANSEA: Man labelled sexual danger to kids sent to jail
A 39-year-old man with a history of sexual offending against children has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after failing to declare bank cards and a tablet device to police as required under the terms of a court order. The post SWANSEA: Man labelled sexual danger to kids sent to jail appeared f...
SWANSEA: Søstrene Grene announces opening date for city centre store
On Friday 26th June at 9:59 am, Danish lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene has confirmed it will open its second Welsh store at Princess Way, Swansea. The post SWANSEA: Søstrene Grene announces opening date for city centre store appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
SWANSEA: Plantasia awarded major industry accreditation
Plantasia Tropical Zoo in Swansea has been awarded full accreditation by BIAZA, placing the attraction among a select group of zoos and aquariums in the UK and Ireland recognised for meeting the highest standards of animal welfare, conservation, education, and research. The post SWANSEA: Plantasia...
Office building in Swansea can't be turned into a house even though it's never flooded
A planning inspector has had the final say
Woman, 39, found dead in Swansea flat
Paramedics and police officers were called to the scene in the Waun Wen area of Swansea
HOW WALES VOTES: Swansea MS Mike Hedges says new Senedd election system “does not work” — and “any system is better than the one we used”
Labour MS Mike Hedges has said the new Senedd voting system “does not work” and called for an open public discussion on both the voting system and the size of the Senedd — adding that while he does not favour the Single Transferable Vote, “any system is better than the one we used in the las...
PONTYATES: Health board agrees to explore independent GPs for Meddygfa’r Sarn in major U-turn — as campaigners say closure should never have been on the table
Hywel Dda University Health Board has agreed to test whether independent GPs could take over Meddygfa’r Sarn in Pontyates — a significant change of direction that hands the surgery a potential future, four months after the board first recommended dispersing its 4,350 patients. The post ...
GORSEINON: Victory for the ‘Pressure Cookers’ in charity cook off
Staff and residents at Awel y Mor care home in Gorseinon are over the moon because their fabulous Managing Director, Angela Bradford, from Barchester’s Central Division, and her team of fellow MDs have really brought home the bacon and won the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2026. The po...
Booming thunder heard during intense storm in Wales that left people without power
Over a thousand homes experienced power cuts as a result of the storms after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning
MUMBLES: Opticians take on new training role to improve local eye care and ease NHS pressure
A Mumbles opticians is helping ease pressure on NHS eye services by joining a training programme that enables more eye conditions to be treated on the high street. The post MUMBLES: Opticians take on new training role to improve local eye care and ease NHS pressure appeared first on Swansea Bay News...
Days of disruption after sinkhole opens up in Swansea street
It was discovered on Monday leading to emergency repairs being carried out
'Unreal' walking spot in Wales is so beautiful it 'feels like being in New Zealand'
A walking spot in Wales has been deemed so pretty that it "feels like being in New Zealand". People have been left blown away by its beauty and the stunning views it offers
BRIDGEND: Work to begin on Bus Station clock tower
Work to refresh the clock tower at Bridgend Bus Station is set to begin shortly after funding was secured through Bridgend County Borough Council’s Public Realm programme. The post BRIDGEND: Work to begin on Bus Station clock tower appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
SWANSEA: St Thomas man jailed after knife threats
A 37-year-old father-of-three who armed himself with a kitchen knife and terrorised a stranger in a jealousy-fuelled outburst has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The post SWANSEA: St Thomas man jailed after knife threats appeared first on Swansea Bay News....