Port Talbot

French bulldog Alfie with family members and sitting by a decorated Christmas tree with presents.

“I fed eight for £27!” – Port Talbot dad’s Christmas dinner bargain

A Port Talbot dad has revealed how he’s serving Christmas dinner for…

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Ayla Jones smiling in graduation cap and gown beside a decorated Christmas tree, celebrating her nursing degree from Swansea University.

“I was just existing, not living” — Port Talbot’s Ayla beats the odds to graduate as mental health nurse

From paranoia and mania at 15 to walking across the graduation stage…

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Emergency crews in high‑visibility gear respond to a nighttime rescue on the North Pier at Aberavon Beach, with bright floodlights reflecting off the wet surface.

Coastguard and police in dramatic late‑night rescue at Aberavon Beach

Emergency crews raced to Aberavon Beach on Thursday night after reports of…

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3D rendering of modern apartment buildings with balconies, solar panels, and landscaped surroundings.

Bulldozers move in: Aberavon’s 1950s seafront flats set for dramatic revamp

Part of Carmarthen House will be torn down as Tai Tarian launches…

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Conceptual image of a wind farm with tall turbines across forested hills, representing the proposed Y Bryn site near Port Talbot

Plans for giant Y Bryn wind farm near Port Talbot refused after landscape concerns

A proposal to build one of the UK’s tallest onshore wind farms…

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Litter and dumped materials on Edward Street, Port Talbot, including cardboard boxes, clothing and motor oil.

Neath man fined over fly-tipping in Port Talbot after ignoring £400 penalty

A Neath man who dumped food packaging, cardboard boxes and other waste…

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Detailed close‑up of the underside of a large offshore wind turbine, illustrating the scale of renewable energy infrastructure central to Wales’ offshore wind ambitions.

Port Talbot tipped for key role as third Celtic Sea wind farm confirmed

Port Talbot has been named among the leading contenders to play a…

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Portrait of Richard Burton, the Welsh actor born in Pontrhydyfen in 1925, whose centenary was commemorated at the Senedd.

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Senedd pays tribute to Richard Burton on centenary of his birth

Tributes have been paid at the Senedd to legendary Welsh actor Richard…

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Front view of participants in elf hats and costumes gathered at the start line under the arch for the Mental Elf 5k in Aberavon.

‘Mental Elf’ 5k fun run brings festive cheer to Aberavon Seafront

Dozens of runners in elf hats and costumes will take over Aberavon…

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Front of Classic Vape shop in Port Talbot with shutters closed and council closure notice displayed.

Four Neath Port Talbot vape shops shut down in crackdown on illegal sales

Four vape shops across Neath Port Talbot have been ordered to close…

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