Ashley Williams: Manchester United must expect a different Swansea City
ASHLEY Williams has warned Manchester United they will face a very different Swansea City side to the one they beat at the Liberty last season.Swansea admitted they were slightly star-struck when Sir...
View ArticleSwansea wheelchair user in battle over bus letter rule
A SWANSEA wheelchair user is refusing to carry a letter allowing him to travel on buses because he claims the move is "discrimin- atory".Pablo Rees, who requires the use of an electric wheelchair to...
View ArticleSchool banding data released in Wales
SCHOOL banding has been announced and while it's good results for some, it's not for others. This is the second year data of this kind has been released in Wales. A total of 219 secondary schools have...
View ArticleWelsh Government considering buying Cardiff Airport
THE possible purchase of Cardiff Airport by the Welsh Government has been largely welcomed. The government has entered into a "due diligence" agreement with its owners TBI.This means it might buy the...
View ArticleHeroin dealer jailed after raid
A HEROIN dealer has been jailed for more than three years after police raided his home and found drugs worth up to £5,600.Gareth Bushbye, 30, admitted possessing heroin with intent to supply and was...
View ArticleBruce's ball in capital
BRUCE Springsteen will be going centre stage in Wales next year.The American singer-songwriter, 63, nicknamed The Boss will be bringing his show Wrecking Ball to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.He will be...
View ArticleAn early present for the Scarlets as trio return from injury
SCARLETS head coach Simon Easterby has welcomed the return from injury of his international back-row trio ahead of a demanding period of league action. Wales squad members Josh Turnbull and Aaron...
View ArticleHopeful signs as Llanelli's players get paid
LLANELLI hope to have a full squad available for Sunday's match against Airbus (2.30) after players received some of the money they are owed in unpaid wages.Manager Bob Jeffrey revealed that Nitin...
View ArticleSacked Kidwelly waitress Sarah Finch settles claim with McDonald's
A WAITRESS who claimed she was unfairly sacked for sprinkling too much chocolate on a McDonald's McFlurry has settled her case days before reaching a tribunal.Sarah Finch of Kidwelly was fired for...
View ArticleSwansea couple is desperately seeking a diagnosis of their daughter's...
A SWANSEA couple is desperately seeking a diagnosis of their daughter's mysterious illness, which has seen the once independent teenager become as dependent as a toddler over the past year.Just over 14...
View ArticleLlanelli traffic wardens set to catch abusers on film
TRAFFIC wardens in Llanelli who have been chased, physically assaulted and called liars after handing out tickets can now film motorists who abuse them.The deterrent comes in response to the increasing...
View ArticleBirchgrove residents angry over Golwg y Waun street light switch-off
RESIDENTS left in the dark on a Swansea street came out in force after a letter from the council said they could have to pay £17,000 to get the lights turned back on.Golwg y Waun in Birchgrove was...
View ArticleFamily's pride over Swansea soldier's top award for combat course
A SWANSEA soldier who has followed in the footsteps of his dad and grandad into the Army has won a top award after complet- ing his training.Guardsman Rickey Dennis has won the best recruit award after...
View ArticleA&E waiting times on the rise at Swansea's Morriston Hospital and...
PATIENTS are having to wait longer than before to be seen at a Swansea A&E department.Worried staff have been raising major concerns following the worsening figures at both the Morriston Hospital...
View ArticleDyfed-Powys Police under fire over £7,000 smoking shelter
DYFED-POWYS Police has spent more than £7,000 on a smoking shelter for staff at its Carmarthen headquarters.The force confirmed the cost just a week after its new Police and Crime Commissioner,...
View ArticleMark Aizlewood: Carmarthen Town underdogs despite superb sequence
MARK Aizlewood insists Carmarthen Town are underdogs when Port Talbot Town visit Richmond Park on Friday — because his club cannot compete with their opponents' financial muscle.Town moved to within...
View ArticleSwansea City aim for the biggest scalp of all as they get set for Manchester...
SWANSEA City's Premier League roll of honour is getting longer all the time.But there are still prizes to be gained and plaudits to be earned, and an opportunity to break new ground presents itself...
View ArticleOspreys hooker Richard Hibbard predicts Scarlets will be fired up for derby
RICHARD Hibbard predicts the out-of-touch Scarlets will come out fighting in the big derby at the Liberty a week today.The Scarlets have lost three in a row, including two in the Heineken Cup against...
View ArticleSwansea City star Gerhard Tremmel has a score to settle with Manchester United
GERHARD Tremmel will have a score to settle when Swansea City take on Manchester United this Sunday. The German goalkeeper is a lifelong Bayern Munich fan and still shudders when he thinks back to one...
View ArticleSchools banded in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire
A SWANSEA school has been named as the best in Wales following the second annual banding announcement.The Welsh Government listed Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe as the best performing secondary...
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