Thousands in Swansea to be supported by £500k grant this winter
GROUPS and organisations providing free food for school aged children during the holidays, free or subsidised activities, or are opening their doors to offer a warm welcome to residents, were invited to apply for grants funded by the council. The…
GP practices across Swansea Bay will be helped to spot signs of domestic abuse among patients
Staff working in GP practices across Swansea Bay are being helped to spot the signs of domestic abuse among their patients. The project was initially trialled at the practices within the Upper Valleys and Neath Local Cluster Collaboratives (LCCs). Following…
Swansea authority hears plans for beach music festival from organiser
THE organiser of a music festival planned on Swansea beach told councillors it would be a family-oriented event with artists who wouldn’t attract trouble. Tom Job wants to put on a three-day event called Tunes in the Bay for up…
Landowner told to demolish luxury holiday chalets which did not have planning permission
A LANDOWNER in Gower has been told to demolish four luxury holiday cabins, along with their hot tubs. Swansea Council issued the enforcement notice because it said the cabins overlooking the Loughor Estuary were built without planning permission and had…
Swansea Bay earns national recognition for boosting wellbeing of staff, patients and volunteers
CREATING live nature links, developing green spaces and helping wildlife flourish has earned Swansea Bay national recognition for boosting the wellbeing of staff, patients and volunteers. Pictured above: (From left) Des Keighan, Mark Humphreys, Richard Thomas, Andrew Stevens, James Mackay,…
Giant solar battery will take Morriston Hospital’s solar farm to ‘The next level’
A GIANT battery which can store the sun’s power to use after dark is set to take Morriston Hospital’s trail-blazing solar farm to the next level. The solar farm – which was the first of its kind in the UK…
Fire in Swansea Marina
A FIRE broke out in the Swansea Marina during the evening hours of the 19th of November. It is believed that a vessel caught fire while moored in the Marina. Pictures and a short video clip were taken of the…
Jail for ‘deluded and ill-tempered’ driver who ‘used car as a weapon’
A DRIVER who killed a man walking near his home, robbing his family of a ‘devoted husband, father and tadcu’, has been jailed. Barry Thomas, aged 73, was found to have been driving too close to the car in front…
Swansea University’s Egypt Centre to host and study 6,000 year old artefacts
Swansea University’s Egypt Centre has been given a rare opportunity to host and study the artefacts that date back 6,000 years. Having spent the majority of their existence in private collections, over 800 rare Egyptian antiquities have arrived at Swansea…
Dad thanks hospital staff for ‘brilliant’ care after suffering heart attack while on morning run
A dad who suffered a heart attack while out running has thanked hospital staff for their “brilliant” care. Paul Whapham was on an early morning run near his home in the Morriston area of Swansea when he started to experience…