Up to 150 TGJones stores — formerly WHSmith — are facing the chop 🛒 Seven branches across south-west Wales are at risk, from the Quadrant in Swansea to Tenby and Haverfordwest. Full list 👇

A Swansea-based children's mental health service has been named the best in the UK at supporting wellbeing in schools 🌟 The Exchange now works in over 800 schools across the country — and they're based right here. Full story 👇

South Wales Police is appealing for further victim-survivors to come forward following the conviction of former Bishop Anthony Pierce.

While Wales heads to the polls today, 11 dogs at Swansea's Llys Nini RSPCA centre are still hoping to find their forever home 🐶 Could you offer one of them a paw-fect new family? Meet Bear and the rest 👇

Major plans for a new marine sports centre at Mumbles' Knab Rock 🏊 But to fund it, Mumbles Yacht Club wants to demolish its historic clubhouse and replace it with 12 luxury flats selling for up to £650,000 each. Full story 👇

One of Sandfields' best-known buildings — the late-Victorian Pantygwydr restaurant — could be converted into 12 bedrooms across two HMOs under plans submitted to Swansea Council 🏠 The independent French restaurant has traded there since 2008 and remains open for now 👇

Voting today? 🗳️ The Senedd election is using a brand new voting system that two-thirds of Welsh voters said they didn't understand. Here's everything you need to know before you head to the polling station 👇

A Port Talbot drug dealer found "covered in cocaine" at the wheel of a crashed VW Golf on Boxing Day has been jailed for five years 🚔 He joins his brother behind bars — both convicted of running cocaine operations from the family home in Port Talbot 👇

From writing songs in lockdown to opening for Emeli Sandé at Llangollen 🎸 Burry Port's Brook Fox is having a moment — and 2026 is shaping up to be his breakthrough year. Full story 👇

Bonnie Tyler — the girl from Skewen who became a global superstar — is recovering in hospital in Portugal after emergency surgery 💛 Sending her our best wishes. Full story 👇

He walked into Carmarthen Job Centre Plus. He left in an ambulance. Seven days later he woke up in Morriston Hospital with no memory of what had happened 💛 The incredible story of the staff who saved his life — one of whom had never used a defibrillator before 👇

When the alerter goes off, most teenagers are thinking about lunch. Bobi Jones is thinking about which fire engine to jump on 🚒 He's 18, doing his A-Levels — and his school lets him leave class to fight fires 👇

She was jailed for four weeks in December for stealing £927 from the same shop. Now she's back in court — and this time it's ten months. Bridgend's most prolific shoplifter has finally been handed a sentence to match her record 👇

Llanelli's Black Bridge is closed until October 🚧 The Dafen railway footbridge is being replaced with a new accessible structure — the next stage of the walking and cycling route that includes the Phil Bennett memorial bridge. Diversions via Olive Street and Heol Trostre 👇

The donkeys won't be returning to Coney Beach 🫏 Bridgend County Borough Council has banned all animals from Porthcawl's seafront this summer — ending a tradition that's been part of British seaside life for generations. Full story 👇

Banking is back in Mumbles — the new Banking Hub opened this morning at Castleton Walk Arcade 🏦 And Pembroke Dock's hub has been confirmed for early June. Great news for both communities 👇

Dawn raids in Swansea this morning — three people arrested as South Wales Police targets an organised crime network. Warrants at addresses in Mount Pleasant and Townhill. Full details 👇

Tata Steel wants the next Welsh Government to act on skills, funding and procurement — but thousands of Welsh steelworkers have already paid the price of its £1.25bn transformation. Full story 👇

Up to 120 cannabis plants — and you could smell it from the street. South Wales Police have dismantled a cannabis factory in Briton Ferry after local residents tipped them off 👇

Your new MS will earn £79,817 a year from Thursday. The First Minister? £174,600. Here's the full breakdown of what your elected representatives will be paid in the new Senedd 👇

A plastic sheet and a bucket in the entrance hall. That's been the reality at Swansea's iconic Grade I listed Guildhall this winter. Now the council has finally applied to fix the roof 👇

From -191 goal difference and losing every game to PROMOTED 🏆 Cwm Albion have completed the most remarkable turnaround in Welsh grassroots football — full story 👇

Want to overhaul your family's diet on national TV? Channel 4 is looking for Welsh families to take part in series two of What Not To Eat — the show that launched to 1.7 million viewers 👇

FINAL POLL: Eluned Morgan set to lose her seat. Labour down to just 4 seats across south-west Wales — and just 12 seats nationally out of 96. Plaid on 43, Reform 34. The most dramatic Senedd election in Welsh history is hours away 📊 Full breakdown 👇

Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn lives near the proposed DARC radar site in Pembrokeshire — and he's urging voters to back Plaid or the Greens on Thursday to stop it. The planning application is open for objections until 20 May 👇

11 arrests after the Tenby station stabbing — and police have officially debunked online rumours about an alleged spiking. All those arrested are aged 13-19 and local to Tenby and Pembroke Dock 👇

Direct trains from Milford Haven, Swansea and Carmarthen to Bristol? Transport for Wales wants to make it happen — and is hoping to launch as soon as September 🚆 Full details 👇

🏳️‍🌈 Swansea Pride is back on 16 May — Lady Gaga tribute headlining, Wayne King on the bill, Ruby Slippers hosting for the seventh year running. Free. No tickets. Wind Street 10.45am. Who's going? 👇

'No DSS, no kids' rental bans are becoming illegal in Wales next month 🏠 From 1 June, landlords who turn away tenants because they have children or claim benefits face fixed penalty fines — and they have until 14 June to update their paperwork 👇

Port Talbot's Michael Sheen is the early favourite to WIN Celebrity Traitors series two 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁮󠁳󠁯 The bookmakers have him at 6/1 — ahead of Maya Jama, Joe Lycett and the rest of the star-studded cast. Full odds breakdown 👇

The direct Carmarthen to London train is finally happening 🚆 Lumo has confirmed a December 2027 launch — with stops at Llanelli and Gowerton. Here's the full story of how we got here 👇

SWANSEA: Serial burglar caught drinking stolen milk after raiding family home A prolific burglar with more than 20 years of offending behind him was caught red-handed - drinking from a bottle of milk he had just stolen from a family's fridge.

Penclawdd's GG's Gelato is heading to Caswell Bay 🍦 The popular Gower gelato brand has taken over The Beach Shack — the iconic kiosk that Robert ran for 54 years. Full story 👇

A Bridgend woman has been sentenced after falsely pocketing more than £4,000 in council tax support — by not telling the council she and her son had both got jobs at Tesco 👇

Five ways EV drivers can keep charging costs low Electric vehicle drivers are being advised on how they can keep their charging costs low as prices fluctuate. This comes after Octopus Energy announced that some customers on Octopus Go and Octopus Go Smart energy tariffs will pay 32% more from May…

A Green Party Senedd candidate is calling for an independent review of the Meddygfa'r Sarn closure process — citing FOI evidence that no community engagement happened before closure became the preferred option, and that the equality assessment won't be completed until the board meeting itself 👇

Ffos Las Racecourse: Preview and tips for Tuesday’s six‑race meeting Ffos Las Racecourse stages its latest National Hunt meeting this afternoon, with six races on the card — four over hurdles and two over fences.

"Where is the money?" Rail campaigners are demanding answers ahead of Thursday's Senedd election — as Labour pledges a direct Milford Haven to London train and £50m for Pembrokeshire rail upgrades 🚆 Full story 👇

Sad news for Swansea — Wales Air Ambulance has announced its Cwmdu charity shop will close in June, after many years at the heart of the community 💛 The shop was once named Wales's favourite charity shop. Full story 👇

May the Fourth be with you! 🌟 The Millennium Falcon was secretly built in Pembroke Dock — workers told curious locals it was a flying saucer. And the boss of Lucasfilm grew up in Pembrokeshire. Wales's remarkable Star Wars story 👇

Reform UK has announced it will prioritise Green-held areas for new immigration detention centres — and launched a postcode checker website to go with it. The Greens call it "abhorrent." Three days before polls open in Wales 👇

Labour has collapsed to just 16% in the latest Wales poll 📊 Plaid on 30%, Reform on 27% — with the sixth seat in every constituency set to be decided by handfuls of votes. Here's what it means for YOUR constituency 👇

Wales is getting its first direct flights to Canada in nearly 20 years 🇨🇦 WestJet launches Cardiff to Toronto on 22 May — and with the FIFA World Cup arriving this summer, there's never been a better time to go. Here's everything you need to know 👇

Nearly 1 in 7 homes in Pembrokeshire has solar panels ☀️ New data reveals a stark divide — Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire among Wales's solar hotspots, while Swansea and Neath Port Talbot lag well behind. How does your area compare? 👇

Two of Wales's biggest stars are on screen together 🎬 Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined Sir Anthony Hopkins in a new Dylan Thomas film — A Visit to Grandpa's — already filming in Wales. First look images out now 👇

Old X-rays from Swansea's cancer centre are being destroyed — but the silver extracted from them is heading to the Royal Mint in Llantrisant ✨ The films could come full circle back to Wales as jewellery 👇

A bombshell for all concerned' — the community is rallying to save Llanelli's Sandpiper Brewers Fayre at Sandy Water Park 💪 Staff were told on Thursday. Closure due by end of August. The local MP and ward councillors are calling on Whitbread to think again 👇

Two former Debenhams buildings — two very different outcomes 🏬 Swansea's sold this week with three new tenants imminent. Carmarthen's? Delayed to 2027, structural defect found after purchase. Senedd candidates are asking questions — full story 👇

An independent Senedd candidate and Meddygfa'r Sarn patient is calling on Hywel Dda to scrap the Pontyates surgery closure — saying FOI documents prove the health board "never actually tried to recruit anyone" despite citing lack of interest as a reason to close it 👇

Could Swansea be home to a new Eden Project-style resort? 🌿 The team behind Xanadoo — a planned £840m economic impact attraction with a futuristic museum, food markets and giant playground — say they’re actively looking at Swansea as a potential site 👇