Swansea news

Swansea Council is promoting free courses to help more people get online during National Adult Safeguarding Week. A key theme of this year's event that...

Around 25,000 people logged on to watch Swansea Council's countdown to Christmas begin with a Virtual Christmas Parade. The viewing figures were possibly three or...

Swansea manufacturing firm Viscose Closures has welcomed its first apprentice of many, in a scheme aimed at building closer relationships with local education establishments...

Police are appealing for information on a road traffic collision in Kenfig Hill. A 78-year-old woman was knocked over while crossing the road at the...

A milestone moment in one of Wales' most high-profile current regeneration schemes was marked by the online release of a dramatic video today. The topping...

Dylan Thomas Community School is set to become the latest comprehensive in Swansea to benefit from an all-weather pitch. Swansea Council's cabinet is being asked...

Generations of Swansea families who helped the area become an industrial powerhouse are to be recognised in the name of a vibrant new city...

https://youtu.be/U757TJ14l9E Poppy wreaths have been placed on a special train in Swansea bound for London. To mark Remembrance Day, Great Western Railway organised a Poppies to Paddington...

A new temporary mini bus service is being introduced by Swansea Council to help transport residents between Gorseinon and Pontarddulais. The council has stepped in...

Swansea Council and the city's Interfaith Forum are joining up to help celebrate Interfaith Week this week. The annual event normally sees hundreds of people...

Pioneering technology has been unveiled at a Swansea city centre regeneration project, allowing visitors to peer into the future. Lookout, which launched today, 11 November,...

Wales faces a wave of mental health problems in the wake of Covid-19, with younger adults, women and people from deprived areas suffering the...

Mae Cymru’n wynebu ton o broblemau iechyd meddwl yn sgil Covid-19, gydag oedolion iau, menywod a phobl o ardaloedd difreintiedig yn dioddef fwyaf. Dyna’r rhybudd...

Generations of Swansea families who helped the area become an industrial powerhouse are to be recognised in the name of a vibrant new city...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQqx06k6KSo&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=SkyViz Developers are being invited to bring top class new public facilities to an under-used seafront site. Swansea Council is looking for a business to lease...

A main road through Gower has reopened to motorists following the completion of emergency repairs to a large sinkhole. Swansea Council closed a section of...

A new car parking incentive scheme is being introduced in Swansea city centre from November 9 to help the city recover from the effects...

As Wales moves out of a two-week firebreak lockdown, South Wales Police is calling on communities to do the right thing to help stop...

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on the A474 Neath Road in Briton Ferry. The collision, at around 9am...

All Welsh wilko stores are open for essential shopping All wilko stores remain open across Wales for families to easily and safely shop for the...

Four Swansea University projects aimed at making a life-saving difference to patients’ lives have taken a major step forward. The initiatives, based at Swansea University...

Mae pedwar prosiect gan Brifysgol Abertawe sy'n ceisio gwneud gwahaniaeth a allai achub bywydau cleifion wedi cymryd cam mawr i’r cyfeiriad cywir.  Mae'r mentrau yng...

A project run by Swansea Council's Dylan Thomas Service has won a UK national award. The service's Literature and Trauma initiative won a prize in...

Swansea Council is urging residents to join in the National Two Minute Silence on Sunday at 11am by standing on their doorsteps in honour...

housands of city businesses are benefiting this week from almost £10.7m in grants to help them get through the latest Covid-19 firebreak. Swansea Council handed...

A floodlit all-weather sports pitch is coming to Pontarddulais. Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart announced funding for the £200,000 project at the town's comprehensive school...

The Royal British Legion and Swansea Council have joined forces to commemorate those in the armed forces who have served their country This year's Remembrance...

People in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being urged to continue playing their part to keep health and social care services from becoming...

Homelessness and rough sleeping in Swansea is being drastically reduced thanks to ongoing efforts by Swansea Council and partner organisations. Concerns about a rise in...

The new Pupil Referral Unit being built in Swansea is already a work of art. Young people who will attend 'Maes Derw', the new £9.65m...

Swansea Council, South Wales Police and the city's two universities are continuing to work together to encourage local communities to help tackle the spread...

Mae cwrdd â phartner oes, meithrin cyfeillgarwch a mwynhau gyrfa hir a hapus ymysg y profiadau bythgofiadwy sydd bellach yn cael eu coffáu ym...

Meeting a life partner, forging friendships and enjoying a long happy career are just some of the life-changing experiences now commemorated at Swansea University. As...

Swansea has set its sights on working towards official Age Friendly status from the World Health Organisation. The Older People's Commissioner for Wales has offered...

Swansea Council is pledging to become net carbon neutral within the next 10 years. As Wales Climate Week launches today (Monday, Nov 2) council leaders...

Teams of council-operated contact tracers in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot have been working flat-out over the last few weeks to help slow the...

Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, has today announced his intention to appoint DCC Jeremy Vaughan as Chief Constable of South Wales Police. The...

Support remains in place 24/7 in Swansea for people experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. Swansea Council's hi-tech chatbot is still available to provide...

A project connecting people to local care and support services to help them remain in their own homes is being trialled in two Swansea...

A Swansea University honorary senior tutor and a master’s student have been honoured for their dedication to diabetes care at a major UK healthcare...

Mae uwch-diwtor er anrhydedd a myfyriwr gradd meistr o Brifysgol Abertawe wedi cael eu hanrhydeddu am eu hymroddiad i ofal diabetes mewn seremoni fawr...

The firebreak will see more work carried out as Swansea's Kingsway project moves closer to completion. Construction work can continue in line with the latest...

A voluntary organisation which regularly supports more than 50 of Swansea's young adult carers has been given a helping hand. With young adult carers reporting...

Despite the unusual year we have all faced, the South Wales Seniors Classic has raised £4,000 for the Wales Air Ambulance during a classic...

As Wales heads in to the firebreak – a period of increased national restrictions – South Wales Police is urging its communities to continue...

Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn atgyfnerthu neges Llywodraeth Cymru i’r cyhoedd cyn i’r cyfyngiadau symud cenedlaethol - ‘y cyfnod atal byr’ - ddod i rym,...

Transport for Wales is reinforcing the Welsh Government’s message to the public prior to the national ‘firebreak’ lockdown, urging people to only make essential journeys. The Welsh Government is introducing new...

The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority has published its Annual Performance Assessment 2019/2020. The Annual Performance Assessment (APA) outlines how we...

Mae Awdurdod Tân ac Achub Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru wedi cyhoeddi ei Asesiad Perfformiad Blynyddol ar gyfer 2019-2020. Mae’r Asesiad Perfformiad Blynyddol yn amlinellu’r...

Swansea University Medical School’s Professor Steve Conlan has taken up a key role helping to highlight UK nanomedicine research. He has been appointed Chair of...