Swansea, United Kingdom News

POLICE are investigating a series of house burglaries in the Gorseinon and Loughor areas.

RESIDENTS in Cwmbwrla and Manselton have added their voices to protests about thoughtless drivers parking on their roads on match days.

POLICE are appealing for the public to help them catch a dangerous arsonist who set a street full of cars on fire.

POLICE are hunting an arsonist who caused chaos on two St Thomas streets after setting five vehicles alight.

A SCHOOL governor has warned twice as many teachers than predicted could lose their jobs when Swansea Council slashes its education budget this year.

STUDENTS could soon be heading for the new Gower College Swansea. This is the name selected for the new institution which will be formed when Swansea and Gorseinon colleges merge.

POLICE have praised members of the public for their help after dramatic drops in reported crime.

THE grieving girlfriend of a dad killed in a motorcycle accident is paying her own special tribute to him - by changing her surname to his.

A TEENAGER who sparked an emergency search has been found more than six hours after he was reported missing.

JUSTICE bosses are refusing to reveal details of a security blunder which allowed a convicted killer to escape from court using his shoelace.

A WELDER committed suicide on the day he was due in court to face rape charges, an inquest has heard.

MATCH of the Day host Gary Lineker and his model wife Danielle visited patients at a Welsh burns unit yesterday.

A MOTHER was found with two Samurai swords and stolen china in her car when she was stopped by police.

RESIDENTS have claimed a new bus lane has left them out in the cold. A new expressway exclusively for buses has led to most of the buses heading down Swansea Vale for the city centre to bypass Hafod.

A SWANSEA dad who was over the limit while driving with his son in the car told a court his drink had been spiked.

A NEW Tesco store is on its way to the Swansea Valley - but its approval has forced a delay over plans for a second superstore just miles away.

Swansea Council is preparing studies for building six new primary schools to replace 13 existing schools where buildings and facilities are out-dated and in poor condition.

ANOTHER brutal tourist murder has further damaged the image of the Caribbean island of Antigua, where Welsh newlyweds Ben and Catherine Mullany were killed by robbers 18 months ago.

DRAINS and sewers are being checked in Swansea West in a bid to tackle pollution in Swansea Bay.

THE Young Men's Christian Association may not sound relevant to today's society.