NPTC Group of Colleges boys’ football team have finished in the top four in the UK. The boys’ football team competed in the Association of Colleges...
Older people will face the real possibility of not being able to heat their homes or even afford food, as the cost-of-living crises intensifies, warns a...
New research has revealed the most expensive places in Wales to refuel – with Neath Port Talbot in the top 5. Despite not having the cheapest...
The election for the Port Talbot electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot Council on Thursday 5 May, 2022 will be rearranged following the sad death of...
A Neath man received custodial sentences totalling 24 months at Swansea Crown Court on Monday 28th March 2022, in connection with a fraudulent attempt to claim...
A new business forum has been launched for Neath Port Talbot. The NPT Innovation Exchange will bring together construction, digital, technology, engineering and manufacturing firms for...
A number of freshly planted trees at playing fields in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen have been snapped in what has been described as “a mindless act of vandalism”. The...
Patients in Swansea Bay are benefiting from a new service which allows them to receive the care they need at home, avoiding admissions into hospital. A...
Hundreds of brand new single beds and mattresses which were urgently procured for the Covid-19 field hospitals in Swansea Bay will now be donated to people...
Neath Port Talbot Council is making big changes at its waste facility at Crymlyn Burrows to meet modern requirements. For many years the Materials Recovery and...
A specially adapted ball court for learners with additional learning needs partly paid for by a fund established by Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has been...
Over 130 residents gathered at St. Modwen sites across Wales last weekend (19th-20th March) to welcome in spring, as the communities at Glan Llyn in Newport...
South Wales Police is renewing its appeal for information on the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of 15 year-old Robert Williams. Robert went missing from his...
Event management company Front Runner Events have announced that they will take-over the organisation of the Port Talbot Half Marathon The event, set in the idyllic...
Bus operator First Cymru has announced changes to their timetables for a number of services in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend in April. Some of...
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Culture, Cllr Peter Rees, has officially opened the £29m Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School in Cimla, Neath....
Councillors across the political divide in Neath Port Talbot have pledged support for “fair campaigning” ahead of council elections in Wales in May. A Notice of...
Pupils from Cilffriw Primary School in Neath Port Talbot helped to celebrate the launch of a new 20mph speed restriction in the village today (March 16)...
Climate Change Minister Julie James has revealed the Welsh Government’s ‘largest ever’ flood programme, totalling more than £214m over three years. The Minister revealed the details...
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Youth Service enjoyed a royal visit (Wednesday 9 March) when HRH the Countess of Wessex visited young parents, their children and staff...
Neath Port Talbot Council has appointed a temporary adviser to oversee its housing strategy. Ann Cornelius will be responsible for developing relationships with registered social landlords...
This year Neath Port Talbot Libraries will be celebrating World Book Day with an open invite to all children to come and visit the library and...
The route for the first ever Parc Margam 10k run has been revealed. The mixed terrain run is set to take place on Sunday 13th March...
A meeting of Neath Port Talbot Council on Tuesday, (March 1) agreed a Council Tax freeze together with a number of other proposals designed to help...
Customers at Poundstretcher’s Neath and Pontardawe stores will have even more to celebrate this St David’s Day as the discount chain launches a special 50% sale!...
Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Councils have both issued strongly worded statements condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Swansea Council have tabled an emergency notice of...
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet are considering setting up a £2m Hardship Relief Scheme to help those hardest hit by the cost of living crisis. The...
Contractors are being sought to carry out the rebuilding of the culvert at Castle Drive in Cimla, Neath, which collapsed due to a torrential rainstorm towards...
An application for outline planning permission to build 1,800 new homes at the Coed Darcy development near Neath has been submitted to Neath Port Talbot Council...
A clinical team has been recognised for adapting the way staff cared for older people in care homes during the pandemic. The Neath Port Talbot Acute...
The health board’s Fabian Way drive-through Covid testing unit has moved to a new home in Port Talbot. The unit carried out around 94,000 tests, since...
The very first Parc Margam 10k run raising money for the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot’s Charity Fund is to get under way in the beautiful...
British Transport Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak with in relation to an incident on board a train travelling...
Neath Port Talbot Council has inaugurated Bethan Nicholas-Thomas as the new Youth Mayor at a ceremony held online. The annual ceremony took place on Thursday 3rd...
Neath Port Talbot Council has been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme’s Bronze Award, in national recognition of its commitment to the Armed Forces. The Defence...
Timber frame construction specialist, SO Modular, has brought in a new Business Development and Marketing professional to join its rapidly growing team and build relationships with...
A health and safety specialist in Neath has unveiled a series of positive announcements including new hires, a new office and a rebrand as it celebrates...
Welsh building contractor, J.G. Hale Construction, has completed work on an innovative development consisting of 12 residential dwellings and five commercial units in Neath town centre...
At their meeting on Tuesday, February 1st, 2022, Cabinet members agreed to bring Neath Port Talbot Council’s leisure services back under the council’s management (in-house). A...
Swansea Bay University Health Board have said their vaccination team ‘has undergone an amicable parting of the ways’ with The Orangery at Margam. After delivering more...
Councillors have given the go ahead for public consultation on plans for a new Welsh-medium primary school in Neath. If approved, the proposed school, which would...
One of Neath Port Talbot’s most popular open spaces is plagued by persistent vandal attacks according to the council. They say Neath’s Gnoll Estate Country Park...
No increase on Council Tax rates, investment in the recovery of our communities and local economy, and monies to help tackle the climate and nature emergencies...
Its plans include a move to bigger premises, an investment in systems and streamlining its offering Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture,...
Tai Tarian has unveiled plans for two major housing developments. The Neath Port Talbot-based social housing provider has had the go-ahead to build a total of 77 new homes across two sites. 25 properties...
A foster carer from Neath Port Talbot has shared her 30 years of experience to help inspire more people to also make a difference in a...
Conditional planning permission for a new development team to take forward the transformational Afan Valley adventure resort project has now been granted after the signing of...
The Development Bank of Wales have announced that they have successfully exited Vortex IoT Limited just three years after providing initial pre-seed capital funding to the technology start-up...
Neath Port Talbot Libraries’ Home Library Service has celebrated the New Year with a brand new addition. The council say that the delivery of a new...
The eight new Local Area Coordinators will join an existing team of six to help support more people and communities across the county borough. Local Area...
Neath Port Talbot Council are looking for prospective operators to tender for a lease to operate and maintain a café, informal visitor information centre and campsite...
Work to build almost 140 houses on Aberavon seafront is set to start shortly. Persimmon say they are breathing fresh life into the former Afan Lido...
A free advice and support lifeline has been launched in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot for people living with Dementia, and their carers. Age Cymru West...
A major part of a £700,000 drainage project in Ystalyfera which will reduce the flood risk to residents of the Varteg Estate has now been completed....
Pupils and staff at a Swansea Valley Welsh medium school are about to move into new £9m facilities which include a concert hall, canteen and kitchen,...
Pupils and staff at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tyle’r Ynn in Briton Ferry are benefiting from the successful completion of a school improvement project which has seen...
Rachel Ann Thomas, an RNLI volunteer at Port Talbot for 21 years has been promoted to Deputy Launch Authority. This new role means she will be...
Fourteen schools in Wales will trial providing additional hours this academic year, with up to £2m of funding available to support the scheme, Education and Welsh...
Pupils at Neath Port Talbot Council’s Welsh-medium 3-11 primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg (YGG) Cwmllynfell are enjoying extra space and modernised facilities after the successful completion...
The Amazon team at the fulfilment centre in Swansea has made a £1,000 donation to Kid’s Cancer Charity as part of the company’s global Amazon Goes...
Neath Port Talbot housing association, Tai Tarian’s paint suppliers Crown Paints have donated a bench with a difference to a Haven scheme in Crynant, made entirely...
New and refurbished schools, the major redevelopment of Neath’s town centre, the building of a self powering technology centre to attract new jobs and investment and...
The historic turbine house located in Margam Country Park has been restored to once again provide electricity for the Margam Estate. The Turbine house was built...
A mother who needed in-the-womb blood transfusions during her pregnancy and a man who depends on regular, lifesaving blood donations are encouraging communities across Wales to...
Neath Port Talbot Council has secured Welsh Government funding of £100,000 to design a replacement for the vital culvert at Castle Drive in Cimla, Neath, which...
Defence engineering specialists MMEngineering are enjoying record growth as they prepare to relocate to their second home on the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone. Established in...
Director of Public Health for Swansea Bay University Health Board, Dr Keith Reid has issued a statement urging people to follow the Welsh Government’s guidance on...
A new mural has been unveiled at the recently re-opened Sandfields Library, with the aim of welcoming the local community back to the building following the...
The drive to deliver Covid booster vaccines across Swansea Bay as rapidly as possible has itself been boosted by community pharmacies. All 49 GP practices in...
Margam Country Park has been voted among the top ten most popular parks and green spaces in Britain following a public vote – the only one...
Councillors in Neath Port Talbot have agreed to reinvest more than £4m back into local services from a projected budget underspend to underpin the process of...
The Woodland Trust in Wales are calling for communities to help plant a new native woodland in its industrial heartland. On 4 December 2021, The Woodland...
Neath Port Talbot Council have confirmed that they will sign up to the Edinburgh Declaration – a commitment to tackling the twin challenges of climate change...
The new homes will be insulated using wood, wool, and mushrooms Two Neath-based construction companies – J.G. Hale Construction, and timber frame construction specialist, SO Modular – are collaborating on a state-of-the-art project to build 55 new homes, and refurbish 72 existing flats, in...
Eight care homes in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot have offered more than 50 beds between them to help ease the unprecedented pressures on health and...
Street artist Banksy’s mural ‘Season’s Greetings’ that appeared on a garage in Port Talbot in 2018 is to leave the town for an exhibition in Peterborough...
Neath Port Talbot Council engineers are currently carrying out additional inspections of Port Talbot’s 118-year-old Newbridge Road Bridge which was closed to vehicles in 1972 and...
The transformation of Neath’s iconic former Metal Box container factory into a job creating business zone has been a big success with much of the work...
Tai Tarian has launched its 2022 Community Challenge and is inviting community groups across Neath Port Talbot to apply for a day of free building or...
A new outdoor seating area has been established at the Café and Visitor Centre in Neath’s Gnoll Estate Country Park thanks to a generous legacy left...
South Wales Police is taking part in a pilot which will see officers in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot carrying nasal Naloxone (Nyxoid). Naloxone is an...
Free Christmas parking has been approved for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres from Saturday, December 11th 2021 to Saturday, January 1st, 2022. Members of...
More adults eligible for the free flu jab have been vaccinated in Swansea Bay than any other part of Wales so far this autumn Swansea Bay...
With the UN Climate Conference (COP26) nearing its end in Glasgow, Neath Port Talbot Council have said that there is no better time to take stock of what...
Children across Swansea Bay are the first in Wales to be offered sight-saving treatment which will prevent them from needing a transplant. Youngsters with keratoconus, where...
Catch-up flu vaccinations for children and young people in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being offered at a new drive-through delivered by the school nursing...
The 22-year-old man who died following a fatal road traffic collision on Saturday 30th October has been named at Christopher Howells, 22, from Cimla, Neath. The...
Householders in Neath Port Talbot who leave additional bin bags at the side of their wheelie bins are being warned they could face enforcement action. The...
A specialist nurse has been recognised for helping women receive a quicker diagnosis and short-term treatment for cancer until surgery can be performed. Paula Bidder, an...
South Wales Police are appealing for information after a fatal two-car collision in the Neath Port Talbot village of Efail Fach. The collision between a green...
New figures show that one South West Wales accountancy firm, Ashmole & Co helped over 600 local employers to claim almost £12million from the Government’s Furlough...
More than 65 homes in Neath Port Talbot have now benefited from a free gas central heating system thanks to the Warm Homes Fund. Since launching...
The Welsh Government is calling for more funding to help emergency preparedness after releasing new data on the number of coal tip sites – with Neath...
A footpath on Castle Drive, Cimla – which suffered a major road collapse due to torrential rainfall earlier this month – will be restored to pedestrian...
Swansea Bay University Health Board say they are making it easier for older people to get their Covid-19 booster vaccinations with the use of converted shipping...
Swansea Bay health board have announced two new free bus routes to help people get to the mass vaccination centre at the Bay Field Hospital from...
A project run by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Youth Service has supported more than 300 young people to help get access to either employment, full-time education...
Swansea University has once again been named among the country’s best green spaces. The hard work of the University’s grounds team means the prestigious Green Flag...
Neath Port Talbot are celebrating after several parks and open spaces are recognised as Keep Wales Tidy unveils this year’s winners of the Green Flag Award...
