Swansea Labour has been driving forward work on a brand new centre that will help transform education for some of Swansea’s most vulnerable young people. Work to provide the new centre at the Council’s Cockett House site is due to start during January. Swansea Council has awarded Dawnus Construction Ltd the contract to develop the […]
Swansea Labour are the driving force behind the city council’s fleet of vehicles becoming one of the ‘greenest’ fleet operators in the country. And this has taken a further step forward after it recently approved a new ‘Green Fleet Policy’. The aim of the new policy is to reduce the impact on the environment of […]
The following is a letter published this week in the South Wales Evening Post by Cllr Lesley Walton from Townhill Ward: It’s very easy to cherry pick facts in order to say that the Tories care about ordinary people. Maybe some do, but there are plenty of other facts which lead me to believe that the UK […]
Swansea Council’s £12m programme to transform a key city centre area is due to get back under way on Monday (January 7). The Kingsway was cleared of construction activity to help shoppers and traders during the Christmas period, but next week contractors will be back on site. Swansea Labour and Council leader Rob Stewart said: “I’m glad […]
Swansea Labour is delighted with figures that reveal nearly 8,000 potholes were repaired within 48 hours of being reported during 2018. Despite wintry and wet weather around 640 potholes were repaired in the six weeks to December 10 alone and the council is pledging to continue the effort into 2019. Labour Councillor Mark Thomas, Cabinet […]
Organised by JR Events and Catering, with support from Swansea Council, ‘Together at Christmas’ in the Brangwyn Hall has been hailed a success by Swansea Labour. The event provided a two-course Christmas dinner for people in Swansea who are vulnerable, feel isolated or may be homeless. The three-hour lunchtime event gave around 200 people a […]
New measures, backed by the Labour-led Swansea Council, are set to be introduced to encourage more residents in to recycle household waste. Councils in Wales need to achieve a 64% recycling rate by 2019/20 and in Swansea the projected rate for 2018/19 is around 63%. By 2024/2025 that target will increase to 70%. To enable […]
Swansea Labour is in full support of a special Christmas event at the Brangwyn Hall on Wednesday to spread festive cheer to people in need. Organised by JR Events and Catering, with support from Swansea Council, the ‘Together at Christmas’ event will include a free, two-course Christmas dinner for people in Swansea who are vulnerable, […]
Uplands Labour councillors are concerned many residents have been receiving a misleading political leaflet over Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The Uplands Party has targeted households accusing the City and County of Swansea of trying to “split the city into two parts”, in an act of “discrimination”, leaving Uplands under a “blight” of HMOs. Uplands […]
Doug Thomas has been named winner of the Tony Blake volunteer of the year award 2018, presented annually by the Penderry ward councillors. In the awards ceremony at Penlan Social Club, Doug emerged as the winner from 16 other nominees. He was presented with his award by the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Cllr David […]