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Disruption in Swansea ahead of half marathon after fire
Emergency serviceswere called to a fire in Swansea city centre prompting fears the event may have to be delayed
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Biggest ever Swansea Half Marathon pictures as fancy dress runners steal the show
There was a party atmosphere in the city on Sunday as the popular half marathon with views of the Welsh coastline made its return
GREEN STEEL: Port Talbot’s £1.25bn furnace could be delayed by up to eight months over power hold-up
Tata Steel has warned that its switch to greener electric steelmaking at Port Talbot may be held up, after the National Grid flagged delays to the power infrastructure the new furnace needs. The post ...
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DVLA FRAUD: Swansea insider jailed after doctoring car records in £1.3m scam
Matthew Holloway used his job at the DVLA to falsify vehicle records for Swansea car dealers, in a scheme that inflated the value of cars by almost £1.3m — including a Ferrari written off in Australia. The post DVLA FRAUD: Swansea insider jailed after doctoring car records in £1.3m scam appeared...
SWANSEA: University research helps power world-first hydrogen aero engine breakthrough
Scientists at Swansea University have played a key role in a global aviation milestone — a modern aero engine running at full take-off power on 100% hydrogen. The post SWANSEA: University research helps power world-first hydrogen aero engine breakthrough appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Controversial businessman and his wife can't pay their debts, claims taxman
Richard Hayward insisted the partnership 'is not insolvent and is defending the proceedings'
NEATH: The TikTok ‘Diva Supreme’ nearing 150,000 followers — and using his fame to change minds about autism
A year after starting his account, Neath journalist Nicholas Fearn is on the brink of 150,000 TikTok followers — and says the platform has let him show what an autistic life can look like. The post NEATH: The TikTok ‘Diva Supreme’ nearing 150,000 followers ...
WELSH WATER: £44.7m sewage package confirmed — but critics say it is too little, too late
An enforcement package forcing Welsh Water to spend £44.7m fixing its sewage failures has been confirmed by the regulator — but critics say it is too little, too late after years of spills into Wales' rivers and seas. The post WELSH WATER: £44.7m sewage package confirmed — but critics say it i...
GOWER: The former journalist who took on the lorries and machinery to save the family farm business
When ill health forced her husband to step back from the farm diversification business he had founded, former journalist Louisa Harry Thomas took over the lorries, machinery and manufacturing — and has grown Gower Granary into a success supplying customers across Wales and southern England. The po...
CARDIFF AIRPORT: Bristol reported to be fighting on over £205m subsidy as Welsh rival hits a million passengers
Bristol Airport is reported to be taking its battle against the Welsh Government's support for Cardiff Airport to the Court of Appeal — just as its Welsh rival posts record growth and restores a direct link to Canada. The post CARDIFF AIRPORT: Bristol reported to be fighting on over £205m subsidy...
PRIDE IN PLACE: Former council chief to lead Afan Valley’s £20m regeneration drive
Karen Jones, who retired as Neath Port Talbot Council's chief executive in late 2024, has been named independent chair of the board that will decide how £20m of government money is spent across the Upper Afan Valley. The post PRIDE IN PLACE: Former council chief to lead Afan Valley’s £20m regene...
Swansea parents whose son died of cancer aged just three share beautiful news
The parents of Morgan Ridler have shared a special announcement on social media
NATWEST: Llanelli and Port Talbot branches to close in September
Two of the bank's three remaining branches in the Swansea Bay area will shut within a day of each other this autumn — leaving customers in both towns facing journeys of more than 10 miles to the nearest counter. The post NATWEST: Llanelli and Port Talbot branches to close in September appeared fir...
Anyone in Wales with these surnames may be in line for a fortune
UK Government figures show most Welsh counties have at least one unclaimed estate on record
Lifetime ban for man who kept goats and pigs in squalor
Senedd candidate Wayne Erasmus was sentenced after pleading guilty to Animal Welfare Act offences
Your chance to have a say about new cycling and walking paths in Swansea
Council officers are updating a map which will need Welsh Government approval
Full cost of St Helen's rugby ground transformation emerges
The famous rugby ground is being revamped and will host its first Ospreys match at the end of September
UK's oldest cave art painted over 17,000 years ago discovered in Wales
This discovery is said to rewrite what we knew about the social and ritual lives of our early Welsh ancestors
STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata aims to restart Hot Strip Mill mid-next week as fire crews finally leave Port Talbot after two days
The last fire crews left the Tata steelworks on Friday morning, more than two days after the blaze broke out — as the company set out plans to restart a key mill and the fire service revealed the full scale of one of its most demanding operations in years. The post STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata aims to re...
Boy, 10, hit by car
The incident resulted in a lengthy road closure as police attended the scene