Belle & Sebastian to headline Green Man 2016
Belle and Sebastian are to headline this year's Green Man Festival. Organisers of this year's event on the Glanusk state in the Brecon Beacons have unveiled this year's line up, which also sees James...
View ArticleNot guilty verdict for man following road death of Singleton...
A MAN behind the wheel of a car which caused the death of Singleton Hospital worker Jayne Parker has been found not guilty of dangerous driving. Kiran Giri knocked down and killed the mum-of-one as she...
View ArticlePupil's transport charge leads to policy review
A FAMILY has been awarded hundreds of pounds after a pupil educated at a Welsh primary school was charged for transport to an English medium secondary. Neath Port Talbot's Children and Young People's...
View ArticleHusky Tones feeling the blues - and look out for Liam!
LENNON could play a mean harmonica, and so can Jagger. But because anyone can blow into one and make a sound, the skill in making a noise worth listening to is sometimes underrated. Mumbles man Liam...
View ArticleFire fighting in the blood as son climbs career ladder
IT'S more of a vocation, than a job, and fire fighting also carries with it inherent dangers. Yet despite the risks and the dedication required for one of the most demanding of careers, for some people...
View ArticleDVLA tax check staff 'parking legally' on Mumbles Road
THE DVLA says that its vehicles always operate within the law when out and about checking for motorists who are dodging tax.It comes after one man published photos on Facebook of a DVLA vehicle parked...
View ArticleResidents raise traffic fears over Cockett store plan
PLANS for a new convenience store in Cockett could lead to an adjoining street becoming a rat run, residents fear. An application to develop the site at the bottom of Cockett Road, on the site of the...
View ArticleBusinesses told to leave Gorseinon Business Park
BUSINESSES have been given notice to leave their premises at Gorseinon Business Park, with plans to demolish buildings. Gower MP Byron Davies says he has been 'appalled' by the way some of the...
View ArticleLecturer saves life of M4 heart attack driver - and is traced by...
A QUICK-THINKING lecturer helped save the life of a man who was taken ill behind the wheel of his truck on the M4— and was traced by the grateful family thanks to a Facebook appeal. Professor Sue...
View ArticleThe Storys' Steve Balsamo on how the band break up became a new...
The songs never stopped coming. In the final days of The Storys, there was a change of personnel, but the music remained constant. Dai Smith had served with honours the band who had played with some of...
View ArticleTonna mum has one of the biggest and rarest collection of Harry...
HER wedding took the theme of the schoolboy wizard, and one of her son's is called Harry. So it's a pretty easy call to guess Victoria Maclean's passion, particularly after stepping into her Tonna...
View ArticleSketty CK's food bank promises to distribute locally
DONATED food items at a Sketty store are to be given to local people in need. CK's food bank initiative comes after the business teamed up with support group Swansea Homeless Soup Run, to ensure that...
View ArticleDevelopers vow to fight on after Gorseinon chapel plan rejected
IT'S fixtures and fittings were sold off to people looking for something a little different for home interiors — but now the development of a Gorseinon chapel has been put on hold. The sale of features...
View ArticleHistoric Dan y Coed House put up for sale by Swansea Council
A HISTORIC West Cross property used by thousands of young actors over the years is up for sale. Swansea Council is selling the 1.2-acre Dan-y-Coed site in West Cross as it continues to make budget...
View ArticleAnger at term-time school holiday ban
DAD claims he has been forbidden from taking his children out of school during term time to go on holiday, just weeks after Wales's Education Minister ruled such bans breached Welsh Government...
View ArticleDad's warning after son who had 'tazer' is jailed
THE father of a man who was jailed after being caught with a 'tazer' which he brought home from holiday abroad has issued a warning to other young men tempted to import one of the weapons. The...
View ArticleIris' pop-up Valentine Cafe to raise funds for cancer support
LAST year, it was Children in Need. This time round, a young fundraiser will be holding a pop-up cafe to raise money for a Gower cancer support centre, and is appealing for people to come along, dig...
View ArticlePlastic Sam's Valentine Thank You gig for Morriston cancer unit
LEGENDARY Swansea band The Squirts will once again grace the stage tomorrow on Friday night (February 12) as part of an annual fund raiser for Morriston Hospital's prostate cancer research unit. Group...
View ArticlePrime Minister hails Swansea Point of Light winner Carl
HIS face may well be familiar to some of the thousands of people who have taken part in Race of Life events held in Swansea. Carl Neale has volunteered at more than 150 such events, in addition to...
View ArticleSwansea tech help for Zambian school's solar power computers
When his colleagues first went over to Siavonga, many of the schools they visited were without mains power.But when Connor Smith flies out to Southern Zambia later this month, not only will they have...
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