Work could start on the overhaul of the park - one of the oldest municipal parks in Wales - next winter if Swansea Council's cabinet approves the project at its meeting on 10 March.

The scheme has been awarded £820,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund, while an additional £256,000 is available through a Sustainable Tourism Convergence Funding grant.

Plans would see the park's links with poet Dylan Thomas increased, while facilities aimed at developing the beauty spot as a tourism destination will also be improved.

Swansea Council cabinet member for culture, recreation and tourism Graham Thomas said: "Cwmdonkin Park will be restored as a wonderful green site and developed as a heritage and visitor destination centre in Swansea."

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