This is best I've felt in three years, says Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland
WALES and Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland is set to return to action, declaring this is the best he has felt for three years.Priestland has spent the summer recovering from a recurrence of an...
View ArticleWRU and BBC agree new deal for autumn Tests
THE Welsh Rugby Union and BBC have signed an agreement which guarantees exclusive live coverage of Autumn internationals until the end of 2018.The WRU say the deal will make a "significant...
View ArticleHot weather sees shortage of paddling pools in Swansea Bay region
IT WAS a simple plan but the results would have been brilliant, providing a little oasis of cool in sizzling Swansea on the hottest weekend of the year — in theory at least.Many people coming up with...
View ArticleLegal action starts against a group of travellers in Port Talbot
COUNCIL bosses have started legal processes against a group of travellers in Port Talbot.Around 15 caravans have parked up on land owned by Neath Port Talbot Council near Dock Road behind the old...
View ArticleWoman from Swansea area denies killing baby
A WOMAN from the Swansea area has pleaded not guilty to murdering a baby.She also faces a second charge of causing grievous bodily harm to another child.The woman, who cannot be named for legal...
View ArticleWoman airlifted to hospital after falling off her bike on a Swansea footbridge
A WOMAN had to be airlifted to hospital after falling off her bike on a Swansea footbridge. The 45-year-old casualty was flown by Sea King from RAF Chivenor to the University Hospital of Wales in...
View ArticleSteve Phillips Blog:Why we still need press photographers
As chief examiner for press photography of the National Council for the Training of Journalists I have been asked to write a guest blog for Hold The Front Page – their website is...
View ArticlePremier League transfer talk: July 16
CHELSEA midfielder Eden Hazard says Manchester United's Wayne Rooney would be a "brilliant signing" for the Blues. ARSENAL are reportedly ready to waive their first refusal on signing former midfielder...
View ArticleEx-Swansea City striker Danny Graham linked with Hull move
FORMER Swansea City striker Danny Graham could be on the move again just six months after leaving the Liberty for Sunderland. Premier League new boys Hull City have launched a bid to take Graham on a...
View ArticleFilm-makers looking for extras to star in Swansea City film Jack To A King
JACKS are needed to be kings!Film-makers have already begun work on a movie charting Swansea City's roller-coaster recent history — and now they are looking for extras to star in the film.The movie,...
View ArticleGlamorgan continue to flog Lancashire as Goodwin passes 150
MURRAY Goodwin passed 150 as Glamorgan continued to punish Lancashire in their LV= County Championship Division Two clash, reaching 418-5 at lunch on day two. The 40-year-old Zimbabwean was unbeaten on...
View ArticleActive Swansea boy ready for 22-mile ride
A BUSY seven-year-old has decided the time has come to get on his bike for charity.Cameron Greenall is planning to ride from his Swansea estate to Mumbles and back — a 22-mile jaunt.The youngster's...
View Article£7k of cocaine found in car of speeding driver
A TRAFFIC cop who stopped a man she saw driving at 56mph in a 30mph zone later discovered he had up to £7,000 of cocaine stored in the car.Andrew Lewis, aged 34, of New Road, had abandoned the car in...
View ArticleMumbles Pier barge sails away as work enters new phase
MUMBLES lifeboat station workers have waved goodbye to a jack-up barge, signalling a new phase in the £9.5million project.The barge chuntered across from Holland last autumn and has been ever present...
View ArticleFormer Arsenal man hopes to prove Arsene Wenger wrong at Swansea City
FORMER Arsenal youngster Jernade Meade will bid to prove Arsene Wenger wrong by shining at Swansea City.After nine years as a Gunner, the 20-year-old made the first-team breakthrough at the Emirates...
View ArticleCouncil criticised over Five Roads wind turbine plans
RESIDENTS battling against plans for a new wind turbine in Five Roads have hit out at the council's planning department — as the application has been recommended for approval.Over a number of months,...
View ArticleCarmarthenshire fly-tipping probe costs £163,000
THE council has revealed it was forced to carry out 816 fly-tipping investigations across Carmarthenshire last year — costing the tax payer more than £163,000.The revelation, which led to 25 people...
View ArticleThe Prodigy front man Keith Flint falls in love in Pontarddulais
THE Prodigy front man Keith Flint has been in town — and his bark is definitely worse than his bite.Keith, who is one of the founder members of the electronic dance group, has bought a personal...
View ArticleFresh start for Llanelli Town under new chairman David Craddock
LLANELLI Town have declared they are ready to "start afresh" after renaming the club and appointing a new chairman.The Reds, formerly known as Llanelli AFC, were wound up at the High Court in April...
View ArticleAberavon RFC and Port Talbot Town FC in stadium share talks
TALKS have taken place between Aberavon RFC and Port Talbot Town FC over moving to a new shared stadium.Officials from the two clubs have held several meetings — together with council chiefs — over the...
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