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STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata says blaze restricted to ‘confined area’ of Cold Mill but is unable to assess damage while crews remain on site
More than 20 hours after flames tore through one of the site's processing lines, fire crews are still holding the Cold Mill — and the company says it cannot yet judge the cause or the full damage. The post STEELWORKS FIRE: Tata says blaze restricted to ‘confined area’ of Cold Mill but is unabl...
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TOWNHILL: ‘A beacon of what good community work looks like’ — the Phoenix Centre at 25, through the eyes of one of its own
As the Phoenix Centre in Townhill marks 25 years at the heart of the hill, Swansea graduate Zoe Murphy — born and raised on the estate — reflects on the community hub that has shaped her life and so many others. The post TOWNHILL: ‘A beacon of what good community work looks like’ — the Pho...
SWANSEA: Japanese and Korean BBQ restaurant Joyato marks two years in the city — with UK expansion on the menu
The Salubrious Court restaurant says strong local support has helped it open a second site in Colchester, with more UK restaurants planned. The post SWANSEA: Japanese and Korean BBQ restaurant Joyato marks two years in the city — with UK expansion on the menu appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
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Bride went ahead with £12,000 wedding despite being jilted at the altar - but then found love
Kayley Stead went ahead with her £12,000 wedding alone after being jilted at the altar in 2022 — and has now announced her engagement to her old university friend Richard
EGGS: Welsh free-range farmers in the frame as Sainsbury’s ditches brown eggs for white in net-zero drive
The supermarket says white eggs have a lower carbon footprint — but the switch lands on a Welsh egg sector that produces more than a fifth of Britain's free-range eggs, and a Reform Senedd member has branded it "madness." The post EGGS: Welsh free-range farmers in the frame as Sainsbury’s ditche...
LLANELLI: Woman jailed after knife attack and strangling of friend she was due to go on holiday with
Elizabeth Jones, 26, was found hiding in a cupboard after a drug-fuelled attack on a long-standing friend at a house in Pontarddulais, Swansea Crown Court heard. The post LLANELLI: Woman jailed after knife attack and strangling of friend she was due to go on holiday with appeared first on Swansea Ba...
SWANSEA: Body found in search for missing 80-year-old Jagdish Randhawa
South Wales Police say they have found a body in the search for the Mount Pleasant woman, who was last seen at Swansea bus station last week. The post SWANSEA: Body found in search for missing 80-year-old Jagdish Randhawa appeared first on Swansea Bay News....
Man kept animals in appalling conditions and built a dam out of entrails
A number of the pigs seized from the land died within days of being rescued 'as a direct result of the conditions they were kept in', a court heard
Body found in search for woman last seen at Swansea bus station
Jagdish Randhawa, 80, was reported missing from the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea last week
Over 100 firefighters from across Wales and the West of England tackle massive fire at Port Talbot steelworks
Crews from 16 fire stations across south and west Wales — some scrambled more than 70 miles — were thrown at the steelworks, with extra help drafted in from over the border in England, after flames tore through a processing line on Wednesday night. The post Over 100 firefighters from across Wale...
Major Swansea road closures this weekend as thousands expected for half marathon
The city will be busy this weekend as thousands of runners take part in the Swansea half marathon
What NHS staff in Swansea Bay think about their jobs
The chief executive called for a workplace where staff come in as 'their best self and perform to their best effect'
New NHS dental practice to open for 5,500 patients in Neath
Many people have been struggling to find places where NHS services are offered
Update issued on massive sinkhole in Swansea
Cwmfelin Club general secretary Michael Kennedy has laid out the current stage of works in the long-running saga
New data shows almost HALF of all UK cigarettes smoked pay no tax — with Swansea ranked among highest for illegal vape seizures
Calls to crack down on "front shops" selling illegal cigarettes and vapes as Swansea is revealed as having the fifth largest haul of illegal vapes in the UK last year. The post New data shows almost HALF of all UK cigarettes smoked pay no tax — with Swansea ranked among highest for illegal vape se...
KNIFE ATTACK: Four jailed after violent disorder outside St Helen’s Road takeaway left victims with stab wounds
A knife and a large piece of wood were used in a violent attack outside a takeaway on St Helen's Road in Swansea, which left several people in hospital with stab wounds. Four men have now been jailed. The post KNIFE ATTACK: Four jailed after violent disorder outside St Helen’s Road takeaway left v...
M4 traffic delays in Swansea due to obstruction in road
Traffic cameras showed slow moving traffic along the M4 in Swansea heading westbound
TOWNHILL: Family-run convenience store reopens as a SPAR after major revamp
A Townhill convenience store has had a new lease of life, reopening as a SPAR after local retailer Mandeep Sohal and his family invested in a full revamp — with a bigger fresh food range, a new layout and an Iceland tie-up on the way. The post TOWNHILL: Family-run convenience store reopens as a SP...
PARAMEDIC JOBS: Welsh Government to hold emergency summit after 82 newly qualified paramedics left with no posts
The Welsh Government has confirmed it will convene a summit this month over the shortage of jobs for newly qualified paramedics — many of them trained at Swansea University — after admitting there are no posts for this year's graduates. The post PARAMEDIC JOBS: Welsh Government to hold emergency...
SCHOOL CLOSURES: Council confirms village schools in Meidrim and Llangyndeyrn to shut — but campaigners say they will fight on
Carmarthenshire Council has confirmed it will close Ysgol Meidrim and Ysgol Y Fro in Llangyndeyrn, issuing statutory notices from June after months of consultation — but Welsh language campaigners say they will fight on, warning the closures undermine the new government's promise on rural communit...