Wales to face Australia at Millennium Stadium
WALES will lock horns with Australia yet again after it was revealed the two sides will meet at the Millennium Stadium on November 30. This will be the seventh match between the teams in little over...
View ArticleLib Dem Peter Black to hold South West Wales surgeries
THE Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for South Wales West, Peter Black, will be holding three advice surgeries next week.On Friday, June 7, he will be in Pencoed Library from 2pm to 3pm, he will then be at...
View ArticleRotary Club concert in Briton Ferry
THE Rotary Club of Briton Ferry will be holding a concert tonight.It will take place Briton Ferry Community Centre, Shelone Road, beginning at 7pm.
View ArticleDancers winning hearts of the nation
IF there was a prize for the cutest kids on television they would definitely be top of the class.Pre-Skool have stolen the hearts of the nation and have made it through to the grand final of Britain's...
View ArticleCharity hit by thieves
THIEVES have targeted an animal charity in Maesteg.Maesteg Animal Welfare Society moved into temporary premises earlier this year while its shop in Church Street was renovated.However, when charity...
View ArticleCrime figure for Mayals and Wets Cross
THERE were 10 incidents of violent crime for the Mayals and West Cross areas during April and May.Police Community Support Officer Luke Raddenbury also told a Pact meeting for the area that there had...
View ArticleIncreasing demand for the MMR jab as measles cases are on the up
DEMAND for the MMR jab is soaring as measles cases go up again following the Swansea outbreak.A total of 2,432 doses of the jab have been given to patients in GP surgeries in Wales during the last week...
View ArticleSwansea Vale Railway Society talk about roaming the rails
MONDAY'S meeting of the Swansea Vale Railway Society will feature an illustrated talk entitled "Roaming the rails."The meeting starts at 8pm in the Salisbury Club.
View ArticleCrowds set to flock to coast and attractions this weekend
WILDLIFE in Gower is set to be confronted by a human migration this weekend as half-term ends with a riot of sunshine.After yesterday's long overdue temperatures of 20C, the mercury will climb again...
View ArticleTest drive vocational qualifications in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli
A DAY celebrating vocational qualifications will give people the chance to try them out.National VQ Day — Wednesday, June 5 — aims to give young people a chance to have a go at a range of...
View ArticleSchool to increase numbers
CABINET members in Neath Port Talbot have given the green light to increase the number of pupils at a special school in Neath.Neath Port Talbot Council wants to increase the number of pupils at Ysgol...
View ArticleNow Alan really has something to Boast about
IT'S as easy as riding a bike — even when you learn for the first time at 75.Getting his balance in check was his first challenge, but now pensioner Alan Boast is riding high using pedal power.Mr...
View ArticleVolunteers can take a friend to the Botanic Garden of Wales next week for free
VOLUNTEERS can bring a friend for free at the National Botanic Garden of Wales from today for one week.During National Volunteers' Week all the Garden's volunteers are being urged to show off the good...
View ArticleLast chance for Ty Olwen fundraiser tickets
THE Indian Society of South West Wales are holding a black tie evening in aid of Ty Olwen today.It takes place at the Dragon Hotel from 7.30pm.For tickets telephone Daksha Patel on 01792 405 602.
View ArticleHague calls for 'red card' system
WILLIAM Hague has called for individual nation states to be given powers to block unwelcome laws from Brussels.The Foreign Secretary outlined plans for a new "red card" system for national parliaments...
View ArticleMPs call for tougher action on payday lenders
ACTION against payday lenders by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has come under fire from MPs.That end of the credit market costs borrowers £450 million a year, the Public Accounts Committee said, but...
View ArticleResidents have their say on school proposal
A COMMUNITY is being given a chance to have its say on plans to build a school in a local park.Swansea Council has sent leaflets to every home in Manselton and Cwmbwrla inviting them to join in the...
View ArticleSix arrested in police rogue trader operation
SIX people were arrested by police in the Dyfed-Powys force area after a rogue traders operation saw more than 700 vehicles stopped and checked.Officers worked over a number of days as part of the...
View ArticleMotorist anger over road closure to allow boulevard work near Swansea Museum
WORK to improve the road and pavements around the setting of historic Swansea Museum has now started. Burrows Place is being resurfaced with natural stone materials as part of the boulevard project....
View ArticleSwansea City chairman Huw Jenkins set to meet with Michael Laudrup's agent
HUW Jenkins is set to meet with Michael Laudrup's agent next week to thrash out the future of Swansea City.The two are poised for talks with Laudrup growing concerned that Swansea have so far failed to...
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