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EditorFirefighter quarry rescue for Daisy the dogThe incident at the Rosehill Quarry Community Park saw the dog, named Daisy, become trapped on the edge of a steep cliff after taking a walk at the popular Swansea hillside wildlife corridor, between Townhill, Mayhill and Mount Pleasant.Specialist firefighters with rope equipment came to the rescue however, navigating down the steep cliff face and reuniting Daisy with her worried owner. Daisy trapped on a cliff edge surrounded by dense vegitation being rescued by specialist firefightersSpecialist firefighters rescue Daisy from the cliff face using ropesDaisy reunited with her ownerFirefighters with Daisy and her owner after their rescueA spokesperson for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 7.49am on Sunday, May 4th, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crew from Pontardawe Fire Station was called to an incident at the Rosehill Quarry Community Park in Swansea.“The crew responded following reports of one dog that was stuck on the edge of a steep cliff. A Level 3 Rope Rescue Team was deployed to locate and safely retrieve the dog, crew members successfully recovered the dog, named Daisy, and reunited her with her owner.“The crew left the scene at 10.18am.”Once a stone quarry in the 1840s, Rosehill was transformed into a community park in the 1980s and 90s after years of neglect. The quarry features ponds, a stream, a waterfall, and various recreational facilities like a BMX track and a labyrinth. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/animal-rescue/" target="_blank">#animalRescue</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/dogs/" target="_blank">#Dogs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/mayhill/" target="_blank">#Mayhill</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/mid-and-west-wales-fire-and-rescue-service/" target="_blank">#MidAndWestWalesFireAndRescueService</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/mount-pleasant/" target="_blank">#MountPleasant</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/rosehill-quarry/" target="_blank">#RosehillQuarry</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/swansea/" target="_blank">#Swansea</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/townhill/" target="_blank">#Townhill</a>

EditorSwansea man jailed for drugs supply and importing weapon33-year-old Andrew Hanley, of Pantycelyn Road Townhill, was the intended recipient of a parcel which contained a police-style extendable baton that was intercepted by Border Force in November 2024.When officers attended to search Hanley’s address, they located four large sandwich bags containing a substantial amount of white powder. Hanley then directed officers to several other substances which were stored around the address.Judge Huw Rees told the defendant that at the age of 33 he would be wasting his life if he carried on with his involvement with drugs and weapons. With one-third discounts for his guilty pleas, Hanley was sentenced to 42 months in prison comprising 12 months for the importation offence, 42 months for the cocaine offence, and 14 days for the possession of cannabis all to run concurrently. The defendant will serve up to half the sentence in custody before being released on licence to serve the remainder in the community.Sergeant Geraint Thomas said:“For Andrew Hanley to have had such high quantities of drugs within his home, there can be no doubt that his intention was to supply these drugs to others in the community.“Like every other drug dealer before him, Andrew Hanley was motivated purely by financial gain, and did not care for the negative impact these drugs would have on those who purchased them.“He is rightly starting a term in prison for his actions.”[Lead image: South Wales Police]<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/drugs/" target="_blank">#drugs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/south-wales-police/" target="_blank">#SouthWalesPolice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/townhill/" target="_blank">#Townhill</a>

EditorSwansea takeaways fined for selling ‘unsafe food’The Council is now urging restaurants and fast-food outlets in Swansea to take allergies linked to certain food ingredients more seriously.The call to businesses in the city follows action taken by Swansea Council’s Trading Standards Team, which has seen three food business owners fined by Swansea Magistrates in March this year.Trading Standards carried out a series of test purchase exercises in early 2024. Posing as customers, they placed food orders with a number of restaurants and takeaways, declaring they were allergic to specific food ingredients, including milk, gluten and egg, and asked the businesses to reassure them that their order did not contain those ingredients.Some of the businesses contacted as part of the test purchase exercise made declarations that the requested food did not contain specific ingredients and were safe for consumption.Owners at Killay Spice in Killay, Clydach Kebab House and Townhill Spice, have all been fined after pleading guilty to the offence of Placing on the Market unsafe food.Killay Spice owner, Mr Tafozul Ahmed of Gower Road, was fined £3,000 and was required to pay a surcharge of £1,200 and costs of £2084.Mr Evren Bozkurt of Clydach Fast Food Ltd (Clydach Kebab House) was fined £200, with an additional surcharge and costs of £2,144.Mr Abdul Kabir of Townhill Spice Ltd was fined £500 with a surcharge and costs of £2,146.In the UK, approximately two million people, including children, have a food allergy and the most severe reactions to the consumption of food the person is allergic too, could prove fatal.The latest research by the Imperial College of London shows that in the UK, approximately 10 deaths occur each year as a result of allergens.David Hopkins, Cabinet Member for Corporate Service and performance, said: “Some food businesses in the city are still not doing what is expected of them in relation to allergens and keeping consumers safe.“Food allergies can be very serious for a small percentage of people and if they inform a food business they are allergic to specific ingredients, they need to have confidence that the business they are dealing with will keep them safe.“Trading Standards are continuing to work with food businesses, providing advice and training in relation to allergies. This latest action is part of an ongoing sampling exercise. “Hopefully, the latest action taken against local food businesses that are putting people at risk, will send out a strong message to other restaurants and takeaways, that they need to be more responsible or they will risk similar enforcement action.”In March this year, the Food Standards Agency published new best practice allergy <a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/allergen-guidance-for-food-businesses" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">guidance</a> for food businesses that sell non-prepacked food, such as restaurants and takeaways.The guidance helps food businesses provide written allergy information to consumers with food allergies and intolerances, to help them make safe and informed choices.<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/allergens/" target="_blank">#allergens</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/clydach/" target="_blank">#Clydach</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/food-drink/" target="_blank">#foodDrink</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/food-safety/" target="_blank">#foodSafety</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/killay/" target="_blank">#Killay</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/swansea/" target="_blank">#Swansea</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/swansea-council/" target="_blank">#SwanseaCouncil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/takeaway/" target="_blank">#takeaway</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/townhill/" target="_blank">#Townhill</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/trading-standards/" target="_blank">#TradingStandards</a>

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