Category Archives: Swansea

Big Panda author using proceeds to set up animal sanctuary in Swansea

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Exclusive: James Norbury says he is fulfilling pledge made after his debut book landed him a six-figure deal

The self-taught artist and writer James Norbury was living below the poverty line and volunteering with a cat charity when his self-published book was snapped up by a leading publisher in 2021.

After repeated rejection by literary agents, the six-figure deal was all the more astonishing for him being a debut author and he vowed to invest money he earned in creating a sanctuary for animals.

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Major incident declared after suspected gas explosion in Swansea

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Number of buildings believed to have been destroyed as police say emergency services responding

A major incident has been declared after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a number of properties on a street in south Wales.

South Wales police said emergency services were responding to the incident on the junction of Field Close and Clydach Road in Morriston, a community in Swansea.

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Neo-Nazi group National Action’s founder faces jail after guilty verdict

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Alex Davies, described in court as the ‘biggest Nazi of the lot’, found to have remained in the group after it was banned

The founder of a violent neo-Nazi group created to inspire a race war in the UK is facing jail after being found guilty of continuing to be a member of the organisation after it was banned.

Alex Davies, 27, who was described in court as the “biggest Nazi of the lot”, formed the group National Action (NA) when he was a teenager and acted as its main recruiter.

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Roughly the size of Wales: four reflections on Welsh identity in the 21st century

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From addressing the grievances of history to making ancient music modern, four writers consider what it means to be Welsh today

History helps people feel they belong. This is why people can feel angry when history is reinterpreted or retold in ways that make them feel uncomfortable. And yet that is not always a bad thing, since so many comforting views of the past are deeply flawed. History should not just exist to serve the present, but to challenge it, too.

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Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli face lockdown after coronavirus cases rise in Wales – video

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Swansea and Llanelli are expected to go into lockdown on Saturday, and Cardiff on Sunday, after a spike in coronavirus cases, the Welsh health minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced.

Meetings between extended households, known as ‘bubbles’, will be suspended. Travel will be monitored and can only be for essential reasons

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Congolese torture survivor gets Home Office reprieve

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Whistleblower granted refugee status after hard-won campaign against deportation

A torture survivor from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is celebrating after a Home Office U-turn allowed him to stay in the UK.

Otis Bolamu, 39, who lives in Swansea, was detained just before Christmas in 2018. The Home Office had planned to deport him to DRC on Christmas Day that year.

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