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Man strangled ex-partner to point she 'went limp' after she tried to leave house
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Ian Smith accepts he has to address his attitude towards former partners
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The beautiful woodland walk just off the M4 with a waterfall, a bird reserve and cosy country pub
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You'll hear the relaxing sounds of bird calls while you walk through woodlands before warming up in a cosy, dog-friendly pub
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Failures in mental health care for son who killed his father, inquest told
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An inquest into the death of Dr Kim Harrison heard his son simply walked out of the mental health unit where he was being detained
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Son who beat his own father to death was not psychotic, mental health expert tells inquest
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Renowned chest consultant Kim Harrison was beaten to death by his son at the family home
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Son who beat his dad to death reads poems in his memory at inquest
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Daniel Harrison killed his father, Dr Kim Harrison, at the family home in the Swansea Valley after absconding from a mental health hospital
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Man pleads not guilty to murder of retired horsewoman outside her home
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The trial of Brian Whitelock is expected to take place in January
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'Devastated' golf club left almost completely underwater facing thousands in repairs
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Mond Valley Golf Club in Clydach will have to rely on the goodwill of members and the local community
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The worst pictures from across Wales after heavy rainfall and flooding hits
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Swansea golf club left almost completely underwater as heavy rainfall and flooding hit Wales
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Mond Valley Golf Club will remain closed until the extent of the water damage is assessed
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Hot weather blamed as more than 100 fish found dead in Welsh canal
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Tests carried out in the water revealed a lack of oxygen and high temperatures
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Newly refurbished Swansea Valley building set on fire and ruined
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"If anyone has information relating to this mindless act of vandalism, I would urge them to contact either the council or the police so we can take action"
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The beautiful LGBTQ+ inclusive church in the heart of the Swansea Valley
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Rory Castle Jones and his husband were the first same-sex couple to get married in the church and now Rory is the minister after he fell in love with the place.
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Man throttled estranged wife after driving to her house while drunk
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A judge told Jonathan Griffiths that strangulation was a 'particularly cruel and effective way of exerting dominance'
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'A troll told people I made up my terminal cancer'
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'For six or seven months it was a nightmare. Every day I was frightened of what was going to be on Facebook'
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Six-day teacher strike over alleged 'management failings' at Clydach Primary School called off at eleventh hour
Swansea
But the dispute continues, union officials have said
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The sister act from a successful family hospitality business who have opened a new coffee shop and bar in Swansea
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Sisters Kristina Wadham, 43 and Mia McNab, 49, daughters of the man behind Remo's and Franco's in Aberavon, have opened their new family business, Mimi and Kiki's, in Clydach this week
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Primary school to see partial closure as teachers strike over 'inadequate management' claims
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Staff at the school are planning six days of industrial action
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Inside the Welsh gym where you can lift actual cars and giant boulders
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The gym is tucked away in an unsuspecting industrial estate in the Swansea Valley and is run by a world-champion strongman who wants as many people as possible to feel included in his beloved sport.
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Woman who sold 'party drug' cocaine to friends jailed for 16 months
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Louise Dobbs' advocate told the court that his 30-year-old client had not appreciated the seriousness of what she was doing in supplying what she termed a 'party drug'
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Swansea food business shut down on the spot because it was so infested with rat and mouse droppings
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Hygiene officers said the conditions at the Clydach-based business unit were 'among the worst' they had seen in years
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University IT expert wanted to meet 13-year-old girl for sex while wife was away
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Steven Woltering told someone he believed to be a child that he had a 'fantasy' of teaching a youngster about sex
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Man who 'groomed' young girl on Facebook claimed his account had been hacked
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Jordan Hill sent the schoolgirl a series of highly sexualised messages and videos, and encouraged her to perform sex acts
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The run-down parks and playgrounds in Swansea being transformed
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The parks have been refurbished as part of a £5m project to transform play areas across Swansea
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The Italian who walked to Wales to open a cafe and his great-granddaughter who is continuing her family's legacy
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It was the first of many Conti's Cafes
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