Content based on the tag Uplands

Popular Swansea restaurant expands into new venue and serves ‘all you can eat’

Nishimura moved to Mumbles in 2022 but has now opened a second eatery in Uplands

28 days ago

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Taylor Swift's nod to Wales in new album

The singer shocked fans by dropping 31 new tracks on Friday - including one that referenced a Welsh legend

2 months ago

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The truly inspiring journey of the woman running one of Swansea's longest-running restaurants

Hundreds of people dine in Dawn's restaurant every week, but few know of the challenges she's overcome to get here. W...

4 months ago

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The suburb that seems to thrive when everywhere else struggles

Uplands in Swansea is having something of a renaissance, with several new businesses having opened in the last year -...

6 months ago

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Lorry driver was producing crack cocaine in his flat

Gino Alemmano had served less than nine months of a 32-month sentence for previous cocaine dealing when he was releas...

6 months ago

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Drunken arson attack caused £12,000 worth of damage at takeaway

While police were looking for Ashley Plumb he stole a restaurant worker's bank card then walked across the road and b...

8 months ago

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Man robbed on his way home from day at the beach

A judge said the victim must have felt 'very vulnerable and alone' in finding himself confronted by the pair

8 months ago

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Man armed with knife confronts people outside bars and restaurants

Andrew Furlong has a history of carrying knives

9 months ago

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The story of Uplands Diner - the legendary breakfast venue

'Uplands Diner has been running for 35 years next month. I treat the diner like a family, it’s my family, it’s the pl...

10 months ago

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Teenager ran drug-dealing business from flat above KFC

Harvey Young, aged 18, was subject to a youth referral order for dealing cannabis while he was peddling cocaine from ...

10 months ago

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A truck was left in the middle of the road at a busy Swansea junction and caused chaos

Motorists had to navigate their way past the obstacle for more than an hour before police attended

10 months ago

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Johnny Depp visits Dylan Thomas' birthplace as Hollywood star comes to Wales

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is a fan of Dylan Thomas' work and arranged to visit the Uplands attraction during...

11 months ago

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Tonnes of fruit were thrown down a Welsh street and a global brand set up fake accounts to compla...

'We were picking up bits of apple and orange peel for weeks afterwards!'

about 1 year ago

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Robert Harries

The Swansea restaurant rated top on Tripadvisor where Giles Coren says the meatballs are 'historic'

Truffle serves 'imaginative and delicious food' and is run by a couple who took a brave plunge when they decided to b...

about 1 year ago

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Burger King to open new Swansea branch in Uplands creating 30 jobs

It's understood the burger restaurant will fill the empty unit previously occupied by German Doner Kebab

about 1 year ago

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Heroin dealer caught after dishing out 'Vegas' business cards

John Smith was found in a car with two youngster who were discovered to be victims of modern slavery

about 1 year ago

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Drug dealer's mother died while he was awaiting sentence on new charges

Sending 24-year-old Emanuel Ollivierre to prison, a judge asked him what he had to show from his involvement with drugs

about 1 year ago

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Man pointed 'pistol' at young women's head in terrifying street robbery

Barry Cooke was described as looking "emotionless" during the incident

over 1 year ago

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A man was attacked outside a popular Uplands bar and police want to speak to this man in connecti...

Officers are also asking for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to get in touch

over 1 year ago

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Aspiring property developer was dealing heroin and crack 'to pay off cannabis debt'

Saddiq Uddin was using a 16-year-old boy as a drugs courier to make deliveries

over 1 year ago

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Swansea's stunning first houseplant shop that looks more like an urban jungle

People are travelling from across the city to a quaint and cosy houseplant shop in Uplands

over 1 year ago

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Exciting new Japanese bar-restaurant Ryugin opens in Uplands

Ryugin means 'dragon's roar' and will be serving authentic Japanese food and drinks

over 1 year ago

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The bars and restaurants that have shut in Swansea in 2022

Unfortunately we've seen a fair few popular businesses close their doors for the last time this year - here's hoping ...

over 1 year ago

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Man causes £33,000 worth of damage to home after his cannabis crop catches fire

A judge noted the defendant had never been in trouble with the police - but that was probably because officers had ne...

over 1 year ago

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Uplands restaurant shuts saying area 'has changed' and plans move to new location

GDK is planning to open a new restaurant in or near the city centre in 2023

over 1 year ago

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BBC's Britain's Top Takeaways team open new Thai fusion restaurant called Bangkok in Swansea

The gorgeous new restaurant fills a unit that's been empty since July

almost 2 years ago

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Beloved independent restaurant closing down because owners can't undo the damage caused by Covid

Maisie's Streetfood and Bar in Uplands is shutting its doors for the last time on Sunday, July 24

almost 2 years ago

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A long-running restaurant in Swansea's Uplands is closing for good

The restaurant never re-opened after lockdown and management have now confirmed they plan to concentrate on other ven...

almost 2 years ago

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Swansea University is sending people out to measure decibel levels during its Summer Ball, after ...

The annual end-of-year student festival is back on June 2 with headliners Jonas Blue and Shy FX - but this year's eve...

almost 2 years ago

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Alex Davies: The 'biggest Nazi of the lot' hiding in plain sight planning and training for race war

"This was a secretive group of white jihadists arming themselves for direct and violent confrontation" - Their aim wa...

almost 2 years ago

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Pensioner made thousands importing fake skincare products from China and selling them on eBay

Norman Gill was flogging the useless products for half the price of the genuine items. He carried on even when the le...

about 2 years ago

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Drug dealer shone laser at police helicopter and led them straight to his door

Narcis Pascu, 21, shone the green-coloured beam into the cockpit of the aircraft which hindered the crew in their bid...

about 2 years ago

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Women have said they are still being followed, touched and spied on in one of Swansea's most popu...

A year ago WalesOnline reported how some women felt the need to walk in pairs in Uplands and Brynmill, while others h...

about 2 years ago

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Car explodes into flames damaging other vehicles in Swansea street

It's just the latest in a string of incidents involving damage to cars in the Mount Pleasant, Uplands and Brynmill ar...

over 2 years ago

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Woman devastated after car stolen on day of grandfather’s funeral

Second victim believes the car was used in connection with theft of her own vehicle

over 2 years ago

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One of Swansea's most popular breakfast diners is going takeaway only

Owner Lance Pardoe said he needed to slow things down after 30 years in the business

over 2 years ago

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Restaurant forced to shut for a week after every chef caught Covid

The owner of Maisie's has called for urgent help from the Welsh Government, saying current pledges will come too late...

over 2 years ago

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The Swansea book-seller who's spent fifty years supplying artists, presidents and rock royalty

Known as 'the Dylan Thomas guy', Jeff Towns started out training to be a teacher - but got waylaid by Bob Dylan and D...

over 2 years ago

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Enduring mystery of the nun who vanished without a trace

Sister Jacinta Bracken walked into Swansea city centre to buy a birthday present for her mother more than 40 years ag...