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1 January – Social services in Wales have estimated they face a £646m shortfall over the next three years as a result of Welsh Government budget cuts. [7]2 January – Provisional data released by the Met Office indicates 2023 was the second warmest year on record in the UK behind 2022, with Wales and Northern Ireland experiencing their warmest year on record during 2023.
Swansea City; 2024–25 season; Owner: Swansea City Football 2002 Ltd: Chairman: Andy Coleman: Head Coach: Luke Williams (until 17 February) [1] Alan Sheehan (interim) Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium: EFL Cup: Second Round: Top goalscorer: League: Liam Cullen (9) All: Liam Cullen (10) Highest home attendance: 20,174 (Vs Cardiff City 25 August 2024 ...
Swansea County Borough Council was the local authority from 1889 until 1974. It gained city status in 1969, allowing the council to call itself Swansea City Council. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Swansea became a lower-tier district council, with the new West Glamorgan County Council providing county-level services.
Swansea (/ ˈ s w ɒ n z i / SWON-zee; Welsh: Abertawe [abɛrˈtawɛ]) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe). [4] The city is the twenty-eighth largest in the United Kingdom.
Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils.The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible for providing local government services within their principal area, including education, social work, environmental protection, and most highway maintenance.
The Environment Centre was formed by the Swansea Environmental Forum (SEF) in May 1994 [5] [12] with the City Council of Swansea, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Prince of Wales Committee participating. [13] The SEF itself is now based in the Environment Centre. [14] In 1995 the Prince of Wales opened the building.
The new Swansea district was created on 1 April 1974 and covered the area of the former county borough of Swansea and the Gower Rural District, from the administrative county of Glamorgan. The new district inherited the city status of the former county borough and so was styled as the "City of Swansea", and was governed by Swansea City Council ...
Mumbles is a community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, covering the district of the same name. The community covers the areas of Blackpill, Langland, Limeslade, Mayals, Mumbles Head, Newton, Norton, Oystermouth, Thistleboon and West Cross. The population in 2011 was 16,600 making it the second biggest community in ...