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He worked in some of the world's most dangerous places, but what happened when he returned home broke him
After 20 years in the army and a career as a private military contractor Tony Gale saw death and destruction. He says burying his emotions made him so ill he lost his sight and mobility.
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GOWERTON: Sterry Road closure could be eased after structural report — but schools return to disruption next week
A specialist building control team is being brought in to carry out a structural integrity report on the fire-damaged former LNW Club on Sterry Road in Gowerton, with the result to determine whether the road can reopen — as concern mounts over congestion when schools return next week. The post GOW...
TENBY: Five arrested as police, council and rail bosses launch joint crackdown after station stabbing shocked Pembrokeshire
Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with the violent disorder at Tenby railway station on 7 April, as police, Pembrokeshire Council, British Transport Police and Transport for Wales announce a joint crackdown on anti-social behaviour ahead of the summer season. The post TENBY: Five arres...
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Multi-million pound riverside cycle path and e-bike hire coming to Swansea
Work will start on a new shared-use path that will run alongside parts of the River Tawe
Reform candidate claims placard removed and culprit has been 'caught on camera'
James Evans, a former Tory Senedd member who defected to Reform at the beginning of the year, claims that attempts to interfere with his campaign are unacceptable
Joanna Page was told 'not to bother' on first day of filming Gavin and Stacey
For anyone keen to find out new info about your favourite show, well Joanna Page's podcast is like a treasure trove of insider gems about the comedy sitcom
Hells Angel biker stalked ex and put device on her car to track her every move
Cerith Thomas also bombarded his victim with phone calls and messages, saying that it was 'pay back time' after their relationship had broken down
Passengers faced severe disruption on trains from Cardiff as services cancelled and delayed
Trains on multiple lines were cancelled on Friday evening, with disruption lasting for a number of hours.
Padel courts, zip wire and a year-round lido: Swansea’s big plans for the bay — but no answers on the slip bridge
Swansea Council has unveiled plans to transform the three-mile foreshore between the marina and Blackpill — with padel courts, a year-round lido, a relocated zip wire, beach sports, a new cycle bridge and an extended land train among the proposals put to councillors. No funding is yet secured, but...
Gorseinon Hospital bosses make personal pledge to councillors: ‘We are not closing this hospital’
Swansea Bay University Health Board’s Chair and Chief Executive have given councillors personal assurances that Gorseinon Hospital will not close, following a meeting at the hospital to discuss the security plates on the West Ward and the temporary transfer of inpatient beds to Singleton. The post...
PORT TALBOT: Victorian school building to be transformed into vocational training centre for teenagers — with a stunning new courtyard at its heart
Neath Port Talbot Council has secured planning permission to transform a ...
Hospital that's been closed for months broken into
Part of the Gorseinon Hospital site has been closed since September last year due to safety concerns
Reform UK Senedd candidate failed to declare Freemasonry membership on council register
A Reform UK Senedd candidate second on the list for a constituency covering parts of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot has admitted failing to declare his Freemasonry membership on his council register of interests — adding to a turbulent few weeks for the party ahead of next month's election. The pos...
‘We need action. We need jobs. We need answers’ — Welsh student nurses face unemployment after 2,300 hours of unpaid training
Student nurses in Carmarthen have written an open letter warning they face unemployment after 2,300 hours of unpaid training, as the RCN warns that up to half of Wales’s newly qualified nurses may have no job to go to — despite NHS health boards in the region spending recent years running major ...
Beach huts and padel courts among plans to improve Swansea seafront at Blackpill Lido and Singleton boating lake
Councillors were briefed on the findings of a feasibility study
Police issue update on 48-hour crackdown in Swansea city centre
A dispersal order was put into place after groups of youths engaged in 'violence and disorder' in the city
ABERAVON: Lifebuoy set on fire on beach during Easter holiday disorder — police and coastguard warn vandalism “could have had dire consequences”
Police and Port Talbot Coastguard have condemned the deliberate burning of a lifebuoy on Aberavon Beach during the Easter holidays, warning the vandalism could have proved fatal had anyone needed rescuing from the water. The post ...
Welsh weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth backs new domestic abuse booklets — “I wish they had existed when I was being abused”
Welsh weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth, a domestic abuse survivor, has backed a new bilingual resource launched by a South Wales charity — saying she wishes it had existed when she needed it most. The post Welsh weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth backs new domestic abuse booklets — “I wish they ...
SWANSEA: Swansea bus builder that shed 17 jobs after tax bill collapse is rescued — and sacked workers are being offered their jobs back
A Swansea minibus company that shed 17 workers after collapsing under an HMRC tax debt has been bought by a Yorkshire firm — which says it wants many of those sacked workers back. The post SWANSEA: Swansea bus builder that shed 17 jobs after tax bill collapse is rescued — and sacked workers are ...
'It's been going on for months' Swansea city centre's abuse and intimidation problem that people have had enough of
A section 35 dispersal order is currently in place, which allows police extra powers to tackle 'increased issues with youth anti-social behaviour' by breaking up groups causing trouble