Croeserw

A large community cast in period costume on a blue-lit stage, with a black-and-white portrait of Richard Burton projected on the screen behind them
Afan Valley

PORT TALBOT: Seven chances in October to say what should go in the town’s £3m culture bid

Drop-ins at Cwmafan Library, Aberafan Shopping Centre, Sandfields and Croeserw, a pre-kick-off session at Trefelin's ground and two ticketed evenings,…

The Upper Afan Valley with a village and viaduct in the valley floor, wind turbines on the hilltops above
Neath Port Talbot Council

AFAN VALLEY: What should £20m buy? You’ve got until Halloween to say

Ideas for the valley's Pride in Place millions are wanted by 31 October, from fully costed plans to a "twinkle…

View of the Upper Afan Valley, the neighbourhood selected for Neath Port Talbot’s £20 million Pride in Place funding proposal.
Afan Valley

AFAN VALLEY: The 16 people who will decide how £20m is spent

Neath Port Talbot Council has named the residents, business owners and community leaders who will steer £20m of Pride in…

A blue cycle route signpost showing directions to Swansea and Port Talbot along National Cycle Network Route 4, with a shared-use path sign below.
Active Travel

NEATH PORT TALBOT: Safer routes to schools, stations and parks — the walking and cycling plans for your area

From a safer walk to a Seven Sisters primary school to a car-free path along the Swansea Canal, Neath Port…

Artist's impression of a proposed two-storey red-brick house alongside single-storey bungalows in Croeserw
Affordable Housing

CROESERW: 25 new affordable homes and assisted-living flats planned for vacant Menai Avenue land

Social landlord Tai Tarian wants to build houses, bungalows and assisted-living apartments on long-empty plots in the Afan Valley village…