Port Talbot

Port Talbot play area gets revamp

The playground at Port Talbot’s Talbot Memorial Park has had a revamp with new play equipment installed.

Shaun Ryder – rock’n’roll wild man heads to Port Talbot as part of major UK tour

He’s the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Now Shaun Ryder, front man of Happy Mondays and…

Youths sentenced following terrorism investigation in South Wales

Two youths from South Wales have been sentenced following an investigation carried out by Counter Terrorism Policing Wales.

Port Talbot steelworks gets £500m UK Government funding to remain open – but major job losses still feared

The UK Government has announced a £500m funding package for Tata Steel’s Port Talbot Steelworks to help keep the works…

Port Talbot and Morriston Wilko stores first to shut as administrator announces 52 closures

Administrators of Wilko have announced the first raft of 52 stores to close after it failed to find a buyer…

Contractors appointed to build £20m facility to help industries in the region achieve Net Zero

Morgan Sindall Construction has been commissioned to design and build a new £20m Swansea Bay City Deal backed facility in…

£1.2million project to train UK biological recorders hailed a success by Welsh-based charity

More than 5,500 people were trained and an additional 35,000 invertebrate records were submitted to the national record database as…

Man pays heavy price for fly-tipping in wooded area overlooking Port Talbot

A man who repeatedly dumped waste at a wooded area in the Broomhill area of Port Talbot has appeared before…

Consultation launched on plans to build sustainable aviation fuel plant in Port Talbot

LanzaTech announces consultation on its proposed Port Talbot industrial facility to turn ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel.

Wilko goes into administration after rescue talks fail

High Street chain Wilko has announced that it has gone into administration, putting 12,000 jobs at risk across the UK.