Swansea cabinet member shares frustrations over county’s airport
A SWANSEA cabinet member said he shared people’s frustration about the county’s airport, whose licence was provisionally suspended in February on safety management grounds. Campaigners asked a series of questions at a meeting of full council about what had gone…
New independent research highlights the safest places for students in Wales
Parents and carers rightly worry about how safe their children will be when they go off to university but the team behind the trusted and independent Complete University Guide has delved into the publicly available data to help you and…
Swansea Council to deliver pre-start business grant scheme
THE pre-start business grant scheme being delivered by Swansea Council will help cover the costs of equipment or tools, website development and business software, training, accreditation and marketing and promotional work. The grant is part of the business support anchor…
Swansea man handed 10-year extended sentence for a string of sexual offences
Twenty-year-old Harvey Kristian Blyth from Gorseinon has been given a 10-year extended sentence – seven years plus three on licence – for offences including: • Rape • Disclosing private sexual video • Possession of Class A images • Possession of…
Two missing cats found following Swansea gas explosion
Two cats caught up in a major gas explosion have been reunited with their owner. After searching high and low for Teddy, who had been missing for nearly a week since the incident, he was found thanks to efforts…
Progress made to Mumbles Pier development project
THE company behind a multi-million pound project to develop land at Mumbles Pier has cleared a planning hurdle by demolishing fire-damaged buildings and preparing the ground for foundations. Family firm Ameco was given revised planning permission for a headland hotel…
Behind the scenes at Swansea Arena
ON March 15 last year Lisa Mart and her sleep-deprived team were putting the chairs out for the first time in Swansea Arena ahead of a performance by comedian John Bishop. The brand new venue had held test events with…
King approves honour for Swansea nurse
A nurse so dedicated to helping others that she even gives up her spare time to do it has received a special honour. Morriston Hospital’s Katie Arnold has been admitted into the Order of St John for her work with…
Tŷ Olwen’s tea bar serves up a cuppa, chat and comfort for those who need it most
A tea bar in Morriston Hospital is serving up more than just hot drinks and refreshments after reopening for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Tŷ Olwen Hospice, which delivers specialist palliative and end of life care, has welcomed…
Swansea University academics develop world’s first completely roll-to-roll printable perovskite solar cell
Swansea University has established a low-cost and scalable carbon ink formulation capable of unlocking, for the first time, the potential for perovskite solar cells to be manufactured at scale. Using slot die coating in a roll-to-roll (R2R) process, academics from…