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Man pleads not guilty to murder of retired horsewoman outside her home
Courts
The trial of Brian Whitelock is expected to take place in January
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'Devastated' golf club left almost completely underwater facing thousands in repairs
Swansea
Mond Valley Golf Club in Clydach will have to rely on the goodwill of members and the local community
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The worst pictures from across Wales after heavy rainfall and flooding hits
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Swansea golf club left almost completely underwater as heavy rainfall and flooding hit Wales
Swansea
Mond Valley Golf Club will remain closed until the extent of the water damage is assessed
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Hot weather blamed as more than 100 fish found dead in Welsh canal
Environment
Tests carried out in the water revealed a lack of oxygen and high temperatures
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Newly refurbished Swansea Valley building set on fire and ruined
Clydach
"If anyone has information relating to this mindless act of vandalism, I would urge them to contact either the council or the police so we can take action"
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The beautiful LGBTQ+ inclusive church in the heart of the Swansea Valley
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Rory Castle Jones and his husband were the first same-sex couple to get married in the church and now Rory is the minister after he fell in love with the place.
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Man throttled estranged wife after driving to her house while drunk
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A judge told Jonathan Griffiths that strangulation was a 'particularly cruel and effective way of exerting dominance'
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'A troll told people I made up my terminal cancer'
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'For six or seven months it was a nightmare. Every day I was frightened of what was going to be on Facebook'
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Six-day teacher strike over alleged 'management failings' at Clydach Primary School called off at eleventh hour
Swansea
But the dispute continues, union officials have said
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The sister act from a successful family hospitality business who have opened a new coffee shop and bar in Swansea
Swansea
Sisters Kristina Wadham, 43 and Mia McNab, 49, daughters of the man behind Remo's and Franco's in Aberavon, have opened their new family business, Mimi and Kiki's, in Clydach this week
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Primary school to see partial closure as teachers strike over 'inadequate management' claims
Clydach
Staff at the school are planning six days of industrial action
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Inside the Welsh gym where you can lift actual cars and giant boulders
Swansea
The gym is tucked away in an unsuspecting industrial estate in the Swansea Valley and is run by a world-champion strongman who wants as many people as possible to feel included in his beloved sport.
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Woman who sold 'party drug' cocaine to friends jailed for 16 months
Courts
Louise Dobbs' advocate told the court that his 30-year-old client had not appreciated the seriousness of what she was doing in supplying what she termed a 'party drug'
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Swansea food business shut down on the spot because it was so infested with rat and mouse droppings
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Hygiene officers said the conditions at the Clydach-based business unit were 'among the worst' they had seen in years
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University IT expert wanted to meet 13-year-old girl for sex while wife was away
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Steven Woltering told someone he believed to be a child that he had a 'fantasy' of teaching a youngster about sex
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Man who 'groomed' young girl on Facebook claimed his account had been hacked
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Jordan Hill sent the schoolgirl a series of highly sexualised messages and videos, and encouraged her to perform sex acts
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The run-down parks and playgrounds in Swansea being transformed
Swansea
The parks have been refurbished as part of a £5m project to transform play areas across Swansea
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The Italian who walked to Wales to open a cafe and his great-granddaughter who is continuing her family's legacy
Swansea
It was the first of many Conti's Cafes
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'Goodnight, I love you': The last text a kind and caring boy with a rare heart condition sent his friends the night before he died
Swansea
But 'cheeky chappy' Leon Montanari has left behind an incredible legacy with £250,000 raised in his name and a real difference made to people's lives, the latest of which is a special sensory garden at his old school
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The community toy bank which has made a huge difference to families struggling to buy presents this Christmas
Clydach
Some people told Gareth the toy bank had provided the bulk of what they would be able to give their kids this year
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House where three generations of the same family were murdered is up for sale
Clydach
The three-bed property was the scene of one of Wales' most notorious killings
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It's so unfair the men who killed my daughter racing at 90mph are free and getting on with their lives
Swansea
'They are out now, and it just feels so unfair'
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'Dying' great-grandfather taken to hospital in a police van after ambulance failed to show up
Swansea
John Thomas, 82, was suffering with sepsis and was drifting in and out of consciousness when the 999 call was made by his distressed daughter
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