Councillors Warn Swansea Communities Being Dismantled by Rise in HMOs
COUNCILLORS have claimed a settled community in Swansea is being dismantled and becoming transient due to an increase in the…
Author: Richard Youle
McMakover for Swansea’s bustling McDonald’s Building
A DRAB-LOOKING city centre block in Swansea partially occupied by a McDonald’s restaurant could be given a major new lease…
Carmarthenshire Sees Fewer People in Temporary Housing but Costs Remain High
THE number of people placed in temporary accommodation in Carmarthenshire has fallen considerably but the costs haven’t. Like all local…
Pontarddulais Cycle Path Approved Despite Territorial Dog and a Decades-Old Van
PLANS for a new cycle path in Pontarddulais have been approved despite concerns about its effect on a territorial dog…
Swansea and Carmarthenshire Councils Paid Over £1m to Suspended Staff in Three Years
THEFT, turning up to work under the influence of alcohol, and aggressive behaviour led to a small number of council…
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman loses greenspace in favour of School Bus Park
The majority of a large lawn at a secondary school in Carmarthenshire will make way for a bus park although…
Swansea Councillor Francesca O’Brien explains her decision to join Reform UK
SWANSEA’S first ever Reform UK councillor said she reckoned others might follow and that she didn’t feel she’d broken the…
Ysgol Heol Goffa Replacement Approved, but Questions Over ASC Centres Remain
A CENTRE for pupils with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) in Burry Port will more than double in capacity over the…
Price of dilapidated house in the Mumbles raises eyebrows
AT first glance you might miss a three-bedroom house that’s up for sale at a price which might leave you…
Paradise or Power Hub? Brechfa Forest Wind Farm Plan Sparks Passion and Protest in Rural Wales
A SIGN on the edge of Abergorlech declares it was the best kept village in Carmarthenshire for four years between…