Four defibrillators have been provided around the Penyrheol ward at key locations. Labour councillors Jan Curtice and Andrew Stevens have provided three with the fourth being funded via Swansea City in memory of Mitchell Joseph, who sadly passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest playing for his local Swansea Senior League side St Joseph’s last […]
The following are two letters published recently in the South Wales Evening Post by Cllr Lesley Walton from Townhill Ward: Tackling Fly-tipping (Evening Post, 25.2.19) I note there have been two articles this week highlighting fly-tipping. This issue seems never-ending, but I don’t think it needs to be. To tackle it I think we need to take a two stage approach, firstly […]
A Swansea Labour-inspired campaign to encourage more people to recycle their household waste has been brought into force by the City Council. Residents who have not yet got on board with existing kerbside recycling services and are putting recyclable items into black bin bags, will need to start doing the right thing to enable the […]
Swansea Labour is delighted to be driving forward a plan for around 150 new council homes set to be built from now until 2022. There are also opportunities for the development of approximately 550 affordable council homes for rent on council land, identified in the Local Development Plan, as well as exploring opportunities for partnerships and joint ventures with other social landlords […]
Swansea Labour is delighted that plans to revitalise a former hotbed of the city’s industry have taken another big step forward. A major scheme that will see Penderyn Distillery expand into part of Swansea’s historic Hafod Morfa Copperworks site has been given listed building consent and planning permission. Plans for the disused site opposite the […]
Swansea Council, under the control of Swansea Labour, is pledging to invest in education and social care despite continued cuts to local government funding. The positive move by the Council to provide extra support for vital services comes despite continuing Tory austerity cuts in funding for local government in Wales that have required £24m of […]
A defibrillator has been donated by Labour councillors in Mynyddbach to Treboeth Public Hall. Cllrs Mike Lewis, Sam Pritchard and Gloria Tanner have paid for the defibrillator out of their Mynyddbach ward community budget. A statement from the three councillors said: “The hope is that nobody will ever need to use it, but if the […]
Swansea Labour is behind a major tree planting scheme which is being rolled out by the city council. Already, the first 170 new trees of the regeneration scheme have been planted. The trees stand up to 10m tall and line the city centre’s Orchard Street, with some also up in The Kingsway. It is part […]
The Labour-led council is delighted to be behind development plans for even more social housing in Swansea. The development has taken a step forward with the submission of plans for two new sites in the city. Swansea Council is looking to continue the development of new council homes in Birchgrove and and will follow the […]
Swansea Labour are behind new contracts between Swansea Council and local transport providers that will mean thousands of schoolchildren can continue to get safe passage to and from school. The proposed scheme, which will save the council almost £70,000 a year, will be presented to the council’s Cabinet after formal open tendering was completed for […]