A service of thanksgiving with a difference has been organised in memory of John Charles Williams, the man who back in 1929 gifted Parc Williams to the people of Loughor. The service, which will take place at St Michael’s church in Loughor on Friday, September 27 at 10am, will be part of a packed weekend […]
The Labour-led Swansea Council have given the green light for work to upgrade a busy traffic intersection in Swansea beginning in November. The Council is making changes at the junction of Vivian Road, Broadway, Cockett Road and Townhill Road to help improve traffic flows and reduce waiting times for motorists. Currently there are two mini […]
Swansea Council’s Labour administration is set to trial an innovative scheme to encourage more people to self-build their own homes. Despite a shortage of affordable housing the UK has a much lower rate of self-building than many other countries in Europe. To address this and increase the availability of suitable plots the Welsh Government is […]
Generous Swansea councillors from Llansamlet have organised a special trip to the seaside for pensioners and their families. The four Labour councillors – Ryland Doyle, Penny Matthews, Alyson Pugh, Mo Sykes – took a coach load of 60 to Weston-Super-Mare on a day trip. “People were disappointed that our regular event for the older people […]
Swansea Council’s Labour-led administration have been celebrating the achievements of GCSE, A-Level and BTEC students across the city whose results are way above the national Wales average. And Jennifer Raynor, Swansea Councils’s cabinet member for education, has put on record her delight at results. “Education is the top priority of the Labour Council,” she said. […]
The four Labour councillors from Cockett have sponsored Waunarlwydd Rugby Club’s jerseys for the 2019-2020 season. Club chairman Andrew Wedlake said the club were delighted with the councillors’ contribution from their community budget. “We are very grateful for the Cockett Labour councillors for sponsoring our club jerseys for the 2019-2020 season. It is a very […]
Townhill’s three Labour Councillors are funding a flag pole to fly the Green Flag Community Award presented to Friends of Mayhill Washing Pond. The flag pole is to be donated by Cllrs Cyril Anderson, David Hopkins and Lesley Walton from their Community Budget. The award, which is judged by Keep Wales Tidy, is in recognition […]
Pupils in Clydach will be able to walk to school more easily thanks to a new road safety scheme completed in time for the new term. The Labour-led Swansea Council completed the first phase of a ‘Safe Routes in Communities’ scheme in Clydach ahead of the start of the new school term. It means children […]
Not only have Swansea schools celebrated exceptional A-level, GCSE and BTEC results, but they are now also among the best performing in Wales when it comes to lesson attendance. New Welsh Government figures show an overall pupil attendance rate of 94% in the city which is above the Welsh average. It also makes Swansea the […]
Townhill’s three Labour Councillors are funding a flag pole to fly the Green Flag Community Award presented to Friends of Mayhill Washing Pond. The flag pole is to be donated by Cllrs Cyril Anderson, David Hopkins and Lesley Walton from their Community Budget. The award, which is judged by Keep Wales Tidy, is in recognition […]