A 13-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a river. South Wales Police confirmed the teenager who died was Kane Edwards from Morriston, Swansea. His body was found in the River Tawe, near Swansea Enterprise Park, at about 18:00 BST on Tuesday. Kane’s family is being supported by specially-trained officers and an investigation is continuing. Police, fire, ambulance...
Swansea MP Sian James will stand down at next year’s general election. The Labour MP for Swansea East said she wanted to concentrate on campaigning outside of parliament. Mrs James, first elected in 2005, will formally tell her constituency party on Friday evening she will stand down. She said: “It has been an honour to serve the people of Swansea East but there are limitations to what you can do...
Engineering students from Neath College believe they can benefit from the prospects of a £1.3bn tidal lagoon being built in nearby Swansea Bay. James Llewellyn, a lecturer involved with engineering courses, told BBC Wales economics correspondent Sarah Dickins that more students were putting themselves forward. Student Rhys Worlock, who hopes for an apprenticeship, said the chance to work on big...
A tech firm has teamed up with Swansea University on a digital healthcare project which, if successful, could change Wales’ health and social care sector. CPR Global Tech, based in Lakeside Technology Park, has partnered with the university for an Innovate UK Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership to research how wearable devices could allow NHS and social care staff to monitor patients...