Over 80 Swansea start-ups benefitting from funding support
DOZENS of start-up businesses in Swansea have benefitted from funding worth more than £80,000 in the last year or so. Figures for April 2021 to March 2022 show 87 start-up businesses received funding to help cover the costs of work…
Another busy year for fraud detection team
SWANSEA Council’s fraud detection team is helping lead the way in Wales in clamping down on people trying to abuse the system by claiming money or council services they are not entitled to. Last year there was a continuing high…
Major investment leads to reopening of Swansea Marina
BOAT owners can now access Swansea’s popular marina following a major upgrade. Swansea Council has completed a £750,000 upgrade to the marina’s inner lock gates to provide the important equipment with a further 10-15 years life span. The vital improvements…
Historic Sketty cottage goes to auction
NEW neighbours for one of Swansea’s most elegant landmark properties is being sought. The tenants of Sketty Hall Cottage have moved out and Swansea Council want new owners to preserve the home for future generations. It stands right next to…
Much of Swansea’s black bag waste now ends up in Bedfordshire
MUCH of Swansea’s black bag waste now ends up more than 200 miles away in Bedfordshire, which hasn’t gone down well with campaigners in the English county. Swansea Council stopped burying black bag waste at the city’s Tir John landfill…
17 acre solar power farm plan for Tir John near Morriston
PLANS to establish a council-operated solar farm at Tir John are set to go to Cabinet next week If approved the scheme would see the council selling green electricity generated to the national grid and help reduce the council’s carbon…