News in Mumbles

Here are some of the top community stories from this week.

The Mumbles café bringing people together through virtual cooking

A stand-up paddleboarding champion is among the founders of a new club for the sport in Swansea.

Emily King, a national stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) champion set up Swansea SUP Club with fellow paddle-boarders Kevin Jackson, Melanie Allen, and Ian Rees.

Mumbles has the lowest rate of coronavirus, according to the latest data from Public Health Wales.

The data, calculated per 100,000 population in each ward of Swansea, shows that the number of cases has continued to fall across the city.

South Wales Police has warned residents across Swansea about a 'heartless' Covid vaccine scam.

"Heartless fraudsters are offering false #COVID19 vaccines in a bid to cheat others out of their hard-earned cash, and make money from a pandemic in which thousands in South Wales have died," the police force said in a statement on Facebook.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice over Mumbles and other parts of Wales.

Minus temperatures are expected, with lows of 1ºC in Mumbles on Saturday morning.

From North to South Wales, we asked our readers what they thought of the current Covid restrictions and whether sports facilities and children's sport reopen.

A majority of Nub News readers from towns across Wales think that the government should relax restrictions on sport and activity classes based on concerns for children's mental and physical health, once current rules begin to ease.

Pubs around the country have felt the impact of the pandemic since restrictions were announced in March last year.

Welsh pubs, restaurants, and bars were banned from serving alcohol and forced to shut by 6pm from 4 December. The First Minister then announced tougher restrictions from 20 December, with bars and restaurants only being able to open for takeaways.

Langland Bay Lifeguard Club has secured National Lottery funding to deliver voluntary lifesaving patrols at Llangennith this summer.

The club received the funding following positive feedback from beach visitors, tourists, and the local community after their team of volunteers carried out 33 rescues across weekends in July and August last year.

Swansea City Council has accepted the proposal for the skatepark at Llwynderw and has recommended the transfer of the land, under lease, to Mumbles Community Council (MCC).

Mumbles Skateboard Association and MCC say that they look forward to working with local businesses and residents to help with the future financial sustainability of the skatepark.

The Welsh Government has been asked to relax restrictions on sport and activity classes based on concerns for children's mental and physical health, once current rules begin to loosen.

At Nub News we want to hear your opinions on this topic, to give a voice to people in Mumbles.