Archive for the 'Swansea Area' Category
Friday, April 6th, 2007
With Easter Sunday nearly upon us, thoughts turn to colorful eggs, Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts and big dental bills from too much chocolate.
Swansea is organizing an egg hunt in city centre and inviting all the kids to follow the egg trail this coming Saturday, April 7th. For a chance at winning a […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Dr. Who fans in four locations in Wales were treated to an exclusive preview of the new series season. Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Wrexham hosted the premieres of the series which is produced in Wales. Much of of filming is also done in Wales (Cardiff), with rave reviews by the lead actor, […]
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
It’s happened. Despite the valiant battle by the workers, Burberry’s Treorchy factory has closed its doors for the last time.
The factory has been operating the Rhondda Valley for the past 60 years but today Burberry ceased to operate in South Wales as the site was no longer considered ‘commercially viable’.
Spare a thought for the […]
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
Well, in part at least.
It seems the Connaught Motor Company plans to bring in a new sports car plant and global offices to Llanelli and Amazon is putting in a huge distribution centre, offices and roads in the Fabian Way area. Amazon reckins to hire some 1,200 full-time jobs with an additional 1,500 possible […]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Unity Mine in Neath Valley is going into production in June bringing 60 new jobs to the area with the potential of adding 200 more. This is good news in a time when it seems all we see are facilities closings, layoffs and bad news. Hoping to bring out a million tons of […]
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
In a topic near and dear to my heart (namely castles), there’s a move afoot to upgrade Oystermouth Castle. The City and County of Swansea officials are looking for funding to pay for the upgrade which would contribute to the preservation of the existing structure, enhance visitor experience and improve access. So far […]
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Saturday, March 17th, 2007
The Neath Port Talbot planning commission has now given its OK to plans for a new warehouse, some offices and new roads off Fabian Way on the old Delta Compton site. Hoping to bring 1,500 jobs to the area, the distribution point warehouse will run round the clock and employ about 350 people.
Stori yn […]
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Plans to re-vitalize the waterfront in Swansea will include a new sports centre. Focusing on “adrenaline sports” such as wind surfing and water-skiing, the Sports Park will be part of a “revamp” of five miles of Swansea coastline. Plans include, among other things, new tourist and family-oriented attractions, Mumbles Pier and Blackpill Lido. […]
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