Neath Port Talbot

All the latest news from across the county of Neath Port Talbot.

TGJONES: Seven south-west Wales stores at risk as chain announces 150 closures

Up to 150 TGJones stores - formerly WHSmith - are set to…

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Kit Peters

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Ryan Tucker (Image: South Wales Police)

PORT TALBOT: Cocaine dealer joins brother in prison after Boxing Day crash left him ‘covered in cocaine’ at the wheel of his car

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Kit Peters

6 Min Read

Bonnie Tyler

NEATH: Bonnie Tyler recovering after emergency surgery in Portugal — as fans send get-well wishes to the girl from Skewen

Bonnie Tyler, the Neath-born singer behind Total Eclipse of the Heart, is…

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Kit Peters

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An aerial CGI visualisation of Tata Steel's Port Talbot plant, showing the planned new Electric Arc Furnace facility integrated with the existing steelworks, with the site's industrial buildings, cooling towers and surrounding hills of the Afan Valley in the background

PORT TALBOT: Tata Steel sets out demands for next Welsh Government — as thousands of steelworkers live with the consequences of its £1.25bn transformation

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Kit Peters

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Rows of cannabis plants under grow lights inside a property on Middleton Street in Briton Ferry, seized by South Wales Police following a community tip-off

BRITON FERRY: Cannabis factory with up to 120 plants discovered after neighbours tip off police

A cannabis factory containing up to 120 plants has been dismantled at…

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Kit Peters

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The exterior of the Bagle Brook pub restaurant in Baglan, showing the Bagle Brook sign above the entrance, outdoor picnic tables and parasols on a paved forecourt, with trees and hills visible in the background

BAGLAN: Councillors demand answers from Whitbread CEO over Bagle Brook Beefeater closure — and urge rethink

Three Baglan councillors have written to Whitbread CEO Dominic Paul demanding answers…

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Kit Peters

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The exterior of The Sandpiper Brewers Fayre pub restaurant on Sandy Road in Llanelli, showing the Brewers Fayre branded frontage with an outdoor beer garden with wooden picnic tables and parasols on a sunny day

Four local restaurants face closure as Whitbread axes up to 3,800 jobs across UK estate

Four restaurants across the Swansea Bay area face closure after Premier Inn…

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Kit Peters

6 Min Read

Night shot, two firefighters with hose. Caption: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews work through the night at the Water Street industrial fire in Port Talbot. Image: MWWFRS

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Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

PORT TALBOT: In pictures — the aftermath of the Water Street fire as crews continue to damp down

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has released new images…

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Kit Peters

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Two firefighters in yellow protective gear and breathing apparatus directing a hose into smouldering debris at the Port Talbot Dock Road fire site

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

PORT TALBOT: Fire enters controlled phase as road closures lifted and air quality monitoring deployed

The major fire at Water Street in Port Talbot is entering a…

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Kit Peters

4 Min Read

Aerial drone view showing a large fire still smouldering at an industrial site in Port Talbot, with a thick plume of grey smoke rising above the ruins of a collapsed building alongside a canal, with residential streets and the wider town visible in the background

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

PORT TALBOT: Schools keeping pupils indoors as fire crews remain on scene at Water Street blaze – road closures in place

Emergency services remain on scene at the Water Street fire in Port…

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Kit Peters

4 Min Read