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Wildfire breaks out in Mumbles as smoke seen for miles around
A large-scale emergency services response has been seen in the area on Tuesday evening
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BUDGET DEFEAT: Plaid government’s £294m spending plan voted down 49–44 — as schools funding row claims its first casualty
The new Welsh Government has lost the vote on its first budget — with £294m for NHS waiting lists, childcare and free school meals rejected by the Senedd, a "flabbergasted" finance minister accusing Labour of destructive opposition, and a fresh attempt now expected in the autumn. The post BUDGET ...
SAVE THE LOCAL: New Welsh law to give communities first refusal on buying their pub — announced the day Baglan’s Bagle Brook went up for sale
Community groups in Wales are set to win the legal right of first refusal when treasured local assets go up for sale, under the first laws planned by the new Welsh Government — a move CAMRA says could be a "gamechanger" for saving pubs, announced the same morning a Swansea Bay local hit the market...
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GORSEINON: World champion kickboxer, 18, to stand trial accused of murdering Ceiran Evans
Tyler Ford, 18 — a nine-time world kickboxing champion — appeared at Swansea Crown Court charged with the murder of Ceiran Evans and the attempted murder of a second person following the Pen Cae Crwn Road collision, with a two-week trial fixed for January. The post GORSEINON: World champion kick...
SWATTING: Welsh dark-web administrator jailed over hoax that shut down a Cardiff city-centre street
Callum Dare, 26, of Talbot Green, has been jailed for encouraging swatting attacks around the world — and was linked to a 2018 hoax bomb threat that forced the evacuation of one of Cardiff's busiest streets. The post SWATTING: Welsh dark-web administrator jailed over hoax that shut down a Cardiff ...
Loving little boy who 'runs like Usain Bolt' needs £1.5m in race against time
Tammy McDaid says she has to live in a world of 'hope and denial' that little Tate will be able to access the treatment
MUMBLES: Car driven along Gower coast path months after £80,000 accessibility upgrade
Walkers watched in disbelief as a car with a burst tyre was driven along the coastal footpath between Limeslade and Rotherslade — a route upgraded for wheelchair users and families only last November. Police have confirmed the incident; the council says it will now look at whether changes are need...
SWANSEA SCHOOLS: ‘Owed £11m’ for children with additional needs, says council leader — as Plaid’s budget faces knife-edge vote tonight
Swansea council leader Rob Stewart says the city's schools should be getting at least £11m this year for pupils with additional learning needs — as Welsh Labour urges the Plaid government to pull its budget, and the teaching unions declare a formal trade dispute, ahead of a knife-edge Senedd vote...
PONTYBEREM: Six weeks of roadworks to close Capel Ifan Road — and cut the village’s direct bus to Ponthenri
A six-week closure of the B4317 from Monday 20 July will sever the direct bus link between Pontyberem and Ponthenri, with First Cymru running a replacement shuttle and rerouting three services while traffic signals are installed on the embankment stretch. The post PONTYBEREM: Six weeks of roadworks ...
SWANSEA: MP calls cross-party community meeting to tackle ‘division’ in politics
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell has invited residents, trade unions, charities and politicians from other parties to a 'Bringing Swansea Together' event next month — saying too many are "deliberately stoking hatred and division for their own gain." The post SWANSEA: MP calls cross-party community mee...
SWANSEA: Scaffolding tops the copperworks chimneys — as engine house restoration gathers pace
Contractors have scaffolded the landmark chimneys at the historic Hafod-Morfa Copperworks from base to summit, as work to restore the Vivian and Musgrave Engine Houses moves forward. The post SWANSEA: Scaffolding tops the copperworks chimneys — as engine house restoration gathers pace appeared fir...
LLANELLI: Opulence closes — as prime Eastgate unit loses its third bar in a decade
The owners of the Eastgate bar say the closure is "one of strategy, not necessity" — but the unit opposite Nando's has now seen three ventures come and go since the council-backed development opened in 2013. The post LLANELLI: Opulence closes — as prime Eastgate unit loses its third bar in a dec...
Road reopens after M4 crash near Swansea stopped all traffic
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash on the M4 westbound
BAGLAN: Bagle Brook up for sale at £850,000 — with councillors urging buyer to save 1979 institution and its staff
The Bagle Brook Beefeater, a Baglan fixture since 1979, has been put on the market for £850,000 — and the councillors who fought its closure now hope a buyer will keep it running as a going concern, with all its staff. The post BAGLAN: Bagle Brook up for sale at £850,000 — with councillors urg...
LLANELLI: Two sites cleared in Seaside fly investigation — but source still not found
Carmarthenshire Council has named the locations it's investigating over the fly infestation plaguing Seaside and Morfa — as it confirms two sites have been ruled out and the source remains unidentified. The post LLANELLI: Two sites cleared in Seaside fly investigation — but source still not foun...
Popular Swansea lido hit by repeated setbacks will finally re-open
The water attraction has been out of action since May
Dad-to-be who keeps getting caught dealing drugs is back behind bars
The defendant's barrister said the aspiring personal trainer 'wants to be the father to his child that his father wasn't to him'
GORSEINON: Memorial ride-out to celebrate life of Ceiran Evans, 18
The family of the Gorseinon teenager have invited the community to a ride-out this Sunday in his memory — celebrating his love of bikes and the motorbike he had saved up to buy. The post GORSEINON: Memorial ride-out to celebrate life of Ceiran Evans, 18 appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Welsh property guru and wife sued for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands out of struggling firm
Richard Hayward has been accused of improperly "enriching" himself while allegedly enjoying an extremely lavish lifestyle
LLANELLI: ‘Thousands of children’ — charity boss retires after 29 years keeping Carmarthenshire’s kids safe
Tracy Pike MBE walked into a small Llanelli play centre in 1997. Nearly three decades later she leaves as the boss of one of Carmarthenshire's most trusted children's charities — with thousands of families helped along the way. The post LLANELLI: ‘Thousands of children’ — charity boss retire...