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GARNGOCH: Former M&P building to become college's new construction and green energy campus
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (557+ words) A Swansea landmark known to generations of motorcyclists is to begin a new life training the region's next generation of builders and green energy engineers. Gower College Swansea has completed the purchase of the former M&P building at Garngoch…...
AMMANFORD: County's only nursery school to close " taking Carmarthenshire's last full-time nursery places with it
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (741+ words) Carmarthenshire's only council-run nursery school is to close, after county councillors approved a shake-up of early years education in Ammanford. Full council agreed on Wednesday to discontinue Ammanford Nursery School and extend the age range at Ysgol Bro Banw and…...
GODRE'RGRAIG: Council responds as campaigners question how tip above demolished school was recorded
3+ day, 24+ min ago (1269+ words) On the last day of the summer term in 2019, the children of Godre'rgraig Primary School came back from a school trip to find television crews outside and a letter waiting for them. Their school was closing " immediately. The reason was…...
PARAMEDIC JOBS: Welsh Government to hold emergency summit after 82 newly qualified paramedics left with no posts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (629+ words) The Welsh Government has confirmed it will hold an emergency summit this month over the lack of jobs for newly qualified paramedics, after figures revealed 82 graduates but no posts for them to fill. The admission came in a written answer…...
SWANSEA: Major graduate careers event aiming to keep Welsh talent in Wales comes to the Albert Hall
1+ week, 3+ day ago (484+ words) A major careers event aimed at connecting graduates with employers " and keeping Welsh talent in Wales " is coming to Swansea for the first time this summer. Grad Con South Wales will take over the city's Albert Hall on Wednesday 1 and…...
SCHOOL PHONES: First Minister rules out Wales-wide ban as Plaid Cymru leaves decision to individual schools " with Swansea parents already debating the issue
2+ week, 2+ day ago (916+ words) There will be no Wales-wide ban on mobile phones in schools " with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth saying his new Plaid Cymru Welsh Government will instead "empower schools" to make their own decisions on whether and how to restrict phone…...
SWANSEA: One in five people are neurodivergent " but just 31% are in work. A Mount Pleasant project just got "20, 000 to change that.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (668+ words) A Swansea project helping neurodiverse people find work and connect with others has secured "20, 000 from the National Lottery Community Fund " money its founder says will reach people who have been falling through the gaps for years. Neurokindinclusion, based in Mount…...
LLANELLI: "35m new Ysgol Heol Goffa to open in 2029 after years of uncertainty " but funding question hangs over Plaid Cymru government
4+ week, 2+ day ago (597+ words) Plans for a long-awaited new Ysgol Heol Goffa have moved forward after Carmarthenshire Council's education scrutiny committee unanimously recommended they should proceed " with the school now expected to open in September 2029 if all goes to plan. The "35 million price tag…...
MORRISTON: Plans submitted to demolish former Tan Y Lan school for 24 affordable flats " with Victorian building set to be lost
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (794+ words) Plans have been submitted to demolish the former Ysgol Gymraeg Tan Y Lan school in Morriston and replace it with 24 affordable apartments. The proposals " submitted by Dyfed Developments SPV2 Ltd through planning agent Asbri Planning " would see the existing buildings on…...
Swansea University unveils memorial sculpture honouring "silent teachers" of medical science
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) Their generosity provides an extraordinary resource for hands-on learning, giving medical students and healthcare professionals a deeper understanding of human anatomy and the complexities of disease. Swansea University makes extensive use of donated human tissue for anatomy teaching, not only…...