Tories accuse Labour of 14 years of continuous failure, on Assembly election...
THE Welsh Conservatives have today accused Labour of 14 years of continuous failure in Wales, on the anniversary of the first Assembly elections.The Tories claim that since Labour first came to power...
View ArticleHelp for people in Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea Valley struggling to make...
A DIGITAL age is dawning for Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea Valley residents struggling to make their benefit claims online.NPT Homes has appointed an in-house digital inclusion co- ordinator as part...
View ArticleUK Independence Party can win seats in Wales - says Welsh MEP
THE UK Independence Party can win seats in elections in Wales, it has been claimed.Welsh MEP John Bufton has told BBC Radio Wales that opinion polls suggest that if a Welsh Assembly election was around...
View ArticleLlanelli town mayor calls on action to save Calsonic jobs
NEWS of redundancies in Llanelli have been described as disappointing by the town mayor.On Friday, it was announced 48 jobs were set to go at the Calsonic Kansei plant, based in Llethri Road, following...
View ArticleWidow and single mother tells of bedroom tax struggle at May Day rally.
A WIDOW and single mother told a May Day rally how she and her teenage daughter had to survive on just £18 a fortnight due to the bedroom tax.Megan Wateland, who until a month ago had never spoken in...
View ArticleToday's petrol and diesel prices in your area
HERE is your daily round up of petrol and diesel prices in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire. Swansea: Morrisons Swansea Brunel Way, Penre-chwyth, Swansea Petrol: 131.9p Diesel: 134.9p...
View ArticleTemperatures set to rise for Bank Holiday Monday
TODAY could be the hottest day in Britain so far this year.Forecasters have tipped that Bank Holiday Monday is set to be a scorcher.The weather is expected to start mild, with low cloud and patchy mist...
View ArticleFormer Swansea City star Danny Graham was not fit, claims Sunderland boss
PAOLO Di Canio has claimed Danny Graham was not fit when he took charge at Sunderland - and says he was not sure if the former Swansea City man could play football.Graham is still waiting for his first...
View ArticleMotorists seriously injured in Porthcawl crash
EMERGENCY services are on the scene of a serious road collision near Porthcawl. Three vehicles were involved in the incident on the A4229, and it is understood two of them may have collided head-on....
View ArticleNantgaredig actor Julian Lewis Jones pulls struggling wallaby out of...
STREWTH mate . . . that fish can jump!Nantgaredig actor Julian Lewis Jones has fished a wallaby out of the ocean while filming in Australia.Julian, who starred in Clint Eastwood's rugby-based film...
View ArticleOspreys and Scarlets make up third of RaboDirect Pro12 team of the season
THREE Ospreys and two Scarlets have been included in the RaboDirect Pro12 team of the season.After the regular 2012-13 campaign came to an end on Friday night, the Scarlets are the only Welsh side to...
View ArticleRow breaks out on Facebook, as Cardiff City fans and players sing anti-Swans...
A ROW has broken out online among Swansea and Cardiff supporters, after newly-promoted players were seen to sing anti-Swans songs during their parade yesterday.A video shows players from the newly...
View ArticleAccused Swansea-born MP Nigel Evans "should not step down"
DEPUTY Speaker Nigel Evans should not step down over allegations of rape and sexual assault, a fellow MP has said.Mr Evans, 55, was arrested at his home and questioned by police on Saturday but insists...
View ArticleExtraordinary Heroes Challenge fundraiser for injured soldiers - John...
POLICE officers are gearing up for an epic challenge to help raise money for injured soldiers. Officers from the South Wales and Dyfed-Powys forces are joining former and serving military personnel -...
View ArticleFfos Las Bank Holiday report
PETER Bowen was in the money when his Pension Plan paid dividends at Ffos Las today.The nine-year-old was an easy winner of the Parker Plant Eisteddfod Handicap Hurdle, the richest race of the day at...
View ArticleDriver killed in Porthcawl bank holiday crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to a bank holiday road smash which claimed the life of a driver and left his passenger in hospital with serious injuries. The collision happened on the A4229 Pyle...
View ArticleHomeless person rescued from burning shed in Swansea
A HOMELESS person was rescued from a burning shed in Swansea city centre in the early hours of this morning.Firefighters from Swansea were called to the building on The Strand opposite the Kon Tiki...
View ArticleApril Jones trial: jury hears from young friend
The jury in a trial of a man accused of murdering April Jones has been shown a recording of a police interview given by a girl who was playing with the five-year-old before she went missing. Mark...
View ArticleCameras return to the streets of Swansea to document homeless
THE television cameras have returned to the streets of Swansea to document the homeless for a second time.A series of three programmes looking at life for those living rough in our city, Swansea Living...
View ArticleSwansea unclaimed Euromillions ticket is cashed-in
A MYSTERY millionaire has claimed an outstanding lottery ticket in Swansea. Camelot UK Lotteries announced last week a £1million ticket dating back to Tuesday, April 16, had not been claimed. Today...
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