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Industrial action has no impact on rail travellers in Swansea
INDUSTRIAL action by union members angry over the dismissal of a conductor had no impact on rail travellers in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot today.Members of the RMT union went on strike over the...
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Hundreds of jobs at risk at engineering firm Rowecord Engineering Ltd
HUNDREDS of jobs are at risk at an engineering company which built structures such as Swansea's Sail Bridge and parts of the Olympic Aquatic Centre.Around 400 people are set to be affected by the...
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Readers in Chicago get a slice of Swansea
YOU want to go where everybody knows your name and, if you are from Swansea, walking into a bar in Chicago might not be as crazy as it sounds.Shortly after Swansea City was promoted to the Premier...
View ArticleSwansea man lodges planning appeal with Welsh Government
SWANSEA man Iory Jones has lodged an appeal with the Welsh Government over the council's decision not to grant him planning permission for 13 new homes — 6 semi-detached homes and 2 terraces of 3 and 4...
View ArticleNew boardwalk for Swansea Point dunes
SWANSEA Council has given the green light to a new boardwalk.The plans include a boardwalk and viewing platform on the sand dunes adjacent to the existing promenade at Swansea Point, next to where the...
View ArticleSwansea University the new sponsor of the Dylan Thomas prize
SWANSEA University is the new sponsor of the Dylan Thomas Prize, organisers have announced.And the £30,000 prize is calling for entries for the award, which aims to recognise the best literary work...
View ArticleBusinesses urged to enter National Tourism Awards
SWANSEA'S tourism businesses are being urged to get their nominations in for the 2013 National Tourism Awards.According to organisers entries from the area are proving slow to arrive, despite the South...
View ArticleStudents' look at medical future
A-LEVEL students have seen the future of medicine during a visit to Swansea's Singleton Hospital.Around 50 of them from across South West Wales learned how maths and science support healthcare,...
View ArticleAM Gwenda Thomas backs calls for microchip legislation
A SWANSEA Valley AM has welcomed plans by the Welsh Government is to make regulations to ensure that dogs must be microchipped by March 2015.Gwenda Thomas said that dog owners already had a duty of...
View ArticleOpen windows 'reduce infection'
LEAVING windows open on traditional NHS wards can dramatically reduce the risk of infection, researchers have said.Their study suggested that closing windows, for example to cut heating bills,...
View ArticleMorriston Ladies' Choir annual concert this evening at Tabernacle Chapel
MORRISTON Ladies' Choir will be entertaining the crowds at their annual concert this evening.It takes place at the Tabernacle Chapel in Morriston, and the choir will be joined by Haverfordwest Male...
View ArticleShelter Cymru produces guide to dealing with 'bedroom tax' rule changes
A HOMELESSNESS charity which works with people in Swansea has produced a guide for tenants hit by the 'bedroom tax' to challenge the cut to their housing benefit.Social housing tenants will have their...
View ArticleConservative AM Byron Davies backs calls for First World War memorial in...
A REGIONAL AM has joined calls for a Welsh memorial to the men killed in the First World War.Byron Davies said the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign has won support from entertainers Max Boyce and...
View ArticleCarbon footprint up 10% in 20 yrs
A DECLINE in manufact- uring has limited the UK's growing carbon footprint, an independent report has found.But our overall carbon emissions have increased by 10 per cent or more in the last 20 years...
View ArticleWelsh Government announced National Adoption Service model
A MODEL for a National Adoption Service has been announced by the Welsh Government.Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, said she had received a functional model for the service proposed...
View ArticlePlaid calls for more help for youngster looking to buy a home
PLAID Cymru has warned that action must be taken to support a generation of young Welsh people on to the housing market.It follows new figures which showed a 55 per cent increase in private rentals in...
View ArticleWelsh Conservatives Conference takes place at Swansea's Liberty Stadium
THE leader of the Welsh Conservatives was today set to address his party at a conference at the Liberty Stadium.Andrew RT Davies, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, is a keynote speaker...
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Dyfed-Powys Police commissioner Chris Salmon to recruit a deputy
THE Dyfed-Powys Police commissioner is to recruit a deputy — a job that comes with a salary of up to £58,000 a year.Chris Salmon said the role of second in command will be crucial in helping him to...
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Case of 16 people accused of allegedly being involved in a Sky scam has been...
THE case of 16 people accused of allegedly being involved in a scam selling warranties for Sky Television has been delayed.A plea hearing was due to take place on May 13. But Judge Keith Thomas set a...
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Swansea Market's new roof plans given a thumbs-up
THE million-pound renovation of Swansea Market could be just the beginning if match- funding is found.Cabinet members approved plans to spend just over £1 million on a new doomed roof for the city's...
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