Masonic lodge make donation to Treat Trust Wales
THE Masonic Lodge of Saint Illtyd in Neath has donated £1,000 to Treat Trust Wales.The charity aims to develop a multi-million- pound state-of-the-art rehabilitation and wellbeing centre in the grounds...
View ArticleStaff extra watchful
SOCIAL services staff in Swansea are being extra vigilant when they visit the elderly during the current heatwave.Cabinet Member for Wellbeing, Mark Child, said: "The very old and very young are more...
View Article'Up to 100' have died in heatwave
UP to 100 people may have died in Wales as a result of the heatwave so far, according to a study.The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) estimated 60 to 100 mostly elderly people may...
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Paramedics in overdrive as heatwave causes havoc
PARAMEDICS in the sky and on land have experienced soaring workloads as the heatwave peaks in South Wales.Temperatures again hit the high 20s in the shade yesterday.Wales Air Ambulance (WAA) flew 113...
View ArticleTOP TIPS FOR KEEPING COOL . . .
NHS Direct Wales has issued the following heat wave advice:Keep out of the sun between 11am and 3pm.Avoid extreme physical exertionWear light, loose-fitting cotton clothesIf you do go out in the heat,...
View ArticleNeath traders are urged to back post office campaign
TRADERS in Neath are being encouraged to support a campaign to save the town centre's Crown post office.Post Office Ltd plan to close the Crown post office in Windsor Road, Neath, and seek a retail...
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Swansea City still wait on Wilfried Bony work permit
WILFRIED Bony is training with former club Vitesse Arnhem as Swansea City attempt to sort out their £12 million record-signing's work permit. Bony made his Swansea debut at Den Haag last weekend, but...
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Fire crews tackle Carmarthenshire house blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Carmarthenshire house fire last night. The blaze broke out at a two storey home in Ropewalk Road in Morfa, Llanelli, yesterday at 8.32pm. A fire spokeswoman said the two...
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Firecrews called to tackle house fire in Swansea
FIRE crews were called to tackle a Swansea house blaze. The fire broke out at a home in Baptist Well Place in Waun Wen, Swansea, last night at 10.40pm. Crews from Swansea Central, Sketty and Morriston...
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Michael Laudrup may be on Barcelona shortlist
MICHAEL Laudrup has insisted he knows nothing about Barcelona despite speculation that he could be on the shortlist to take over at his former club. Barca coach Tito Vilanova stepped down yesterday...
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Ninja spotted climbing on Swiss Cottage in Singleton Park
A COUNCIL worker had a surprise when he spotted a ninja climbing on the burnt-out Swiss Cottage in Singleton Park. Musahid Islam, aged 19, was decked out in black with a bandana and a scarf. But he...
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Yeovil Town 0 Swansea City 5
EITHER Hibernian or Malmo may only be 12 days away. But on this evidence, Swansea City are warming up nicely. Michael Laudrup has accepted that his team are unlikely to be firing on all cylinders when...
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Wales Air Ambulance sent to Gower beach
THE Wales Air Ambulance has landed on Gower just aftyer 2pm today following reports that a 29-year-old female, who was on the beach at Llangennith, was taken unwell with chest pains.
View ArticleFoul pong stops homeowners from opening their windows in the heat
HOMEOWNERS have been complaining they can't open their windows or sit in the sunshine because of a foul smell in the air. Residents in Crymlyn Burrows claim the pong is coming from a sewage treatment...
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Old photo back in its rightful place
AN old photograph from the dedication of St Clears War Memorial has been returned to the town after it was found in a Malvern antiques sale.Cwmbran man Stuart Cameron found the original picture from...
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Next stop is Chicago
A LLANDYBIE beauty queen is jetting off to America to compete in an international pageant.Sophie Vijay won an array of awards at the Miss Teen International GB final in Blackpool in April, including...
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VIDEO AND PICTURES: Swansea Race for Life
MORNING Swansea Race for Life entrants. Good luck with your running this morning. To see your tweet, photo, time, or good luck or well done message here, just use #raceforlife or #swracefor lifeClick...
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Swansea teacher deported over inappropriate student photos
A TEACHER originally from Swansea is being deported from America after admitting sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old female student, it has been reported. Gawain Roberts, a former Loveland, Colarado,...
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LIVE: Mumbles Raft Race
IT'S the Mumbles Raft Race tonight. The event in aid of the Mumbles Lifeboat starts at 4.45pm and will see hardy souls rowing their way from Norton to Knab Rock. Entrants include Nev from The Call...
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Coastguard crews called out following Gower cliff fall
SWANSEA Coastguard has been alerted after it is understood a man has fallen from a cliff in Gower. Crews are on scene now in Overton following the incident.
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