Debate on showroom
VILLAGE councillors in Skewen will decide whether to comment on plans to change a car showroom in Siding Terrace into an MoT testing station when they meet on Wednesday.They were asked by Neath Port...
View ArticleSummer start on new Afan Lido
WORK on Port Talbot's new Afan Lido should finally get under way this summer.Although the timetable is sketchy, it's likely the seafront complex will then open either late next year or early 2015.The...
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Tributes to rugby player pulled from River Aman on Valentine's Day
AN Amman Valley community has been called on to rally around the family of a former rugby player who died on Thursday.The 25-year-old, named locally as Michael Richards, was pulled from the River Aman...
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More to the new Afan Lido than just a swimming pool
THERE'S a lot more to the proposed new Afan Lido than just the size of the swimming pool.As well as the eight-lane, 25-metre pool with 100-seat spectator gallery, the recommendations call for a...
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Children make bird boxes at Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre
HELPFUL children spent their half-term Friday making bird boxes at a Llanelli attraction.The Wildfowl and Wetlands centre in Penclacwydd saw 15 youngsters in all turn out to make the small houses for...
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Schools's out but soccer school starts for youngsters in Port Talbot
AFTER saying goodbye for half-term, a group of Port Talbot youngsters went straight back to school.They have been taking part in a soccer school based at Port Talbot Town Football Club.It is run by...
View ArticleIT upgrade a 'failure'
A COMPUTER system upgrade at Swansea Council was branded a failure by the cabinet member of finance.Labour councillor Rob Stewart said the Service@Swansea programme signed off by the Liberal Democrat...
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Chamber set for £658k upgrade
SOMBRE but well-appointed, Swansea Council's debating chamber is not normally the sort of room people get excited about, writes Richard Youle.But excitement abounded at Wednesday night's budget meeting...
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£1m for road repairs
SWANSEA'S Labour administration has pledged £1million to fill potholes and other road repairs.The council also agreed to put a £250,000 subsidy towards bus services.Money will also be spent creating...
View ArticleUnion promises to fight health changes
UNION leaders say they will fight proposed changes to the NHS in Mid and West Wales.Hywel Dda Health Board has agreed plans which it says will ensure patients receive the best possible care.But it...
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Rossi chip shop puts on birthday spread for regular customer for her 100th...
SHE'S had her chips — and then some!And for Violet Rowe there is only one place in Swansea to go.The great-grandmother from Townhill recently celebrated her 100th birthday, and was taken by her family...
View ArticleWelsh Government considers options for tackling bovine TB
WALES'S chief veterinary officer has visited Ethiopia to look at vaccinating cattle against TB.The Welsh Government believes cattle vaccination could contribute to TB eradication, and Dr Christianne...
View ArticleFree support from Welsh Government for people wanting to get on housing ladder
PEOPLE wanting to get on the housing ladder are being offered support from a new Welsh Government Scheme.NewBuy Cymru will see the Welsh Government and house builders act as guarantors so that buyers...
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Two Swansea regeneration projects receive £500,000 funding
MORE than £500,000 has been awarded to two Swansea regeneration projects.Swansea Council's Waterfront Connections project, which aims to improve the link between the city centre and the waterfront for...
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Robber bursts into shop with knife in Pontnewydd
A man burst into a shop in Pontnewydd with a kitchen knife and demanded money from the terrified woman assistant.The man, who wore a black scarf over his face, got away with a quantity of cash in the...
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Search for missing Mid Wales photographer Terry Hudson
A search has been launched for a missing photographer.Terry Hudson, from Aberystwyth, has not been seen since leaving home on Thursday.It is understood he left his keys, mobile phone and dog at home...
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Police intervene after clashes before Cardiff City v Bristol City match
A Cardiff city centre pub was forced to close after fans left a trail of destruction before the Cardiff City v Bristol City game this lunchtime.Police led a group of fans to safety when trouble flared...
View ArticleLiverpool vs Swansea: Enrique expects Suarez backlash
Liverpool defender Jose Enrique believes striker Luis Suarez will be even more fired up against Swansea by his failure to find the net in the past three matches.The Uruguay international was probably...
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Hunt for absconders with South Wales connections
Police are appealing for help to trace two Leyhill absconders who have connections with South Wales.Stephen Rees, aged 31, and Liam Ahearne aged 24, are described as a possible risk to the...
View ArticleWilliams boots Scarlets back into play-off spots
SCARLETS 18 MUNSTER 10FLY-HALF Owen Williams kicked a match-winning haul of 18 points as the Scarlets leapfrogged the Ospreys into fourth in the RaboDirect Pro12 table.The 20-year-old landed five...
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