Neath Port Talbot councillors have approved a plan to improve the planning and standard of Welsh medium education in the county. The plan, known as WESP,...
A freeport bid consortium consisting of Associated British Ports, Neath Port Talbot Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Port of Milford Haven has been launched to...
South Wales drivers have accrued some of the most speeding fines per capita than any other part of the UK according to new research – with...
Neath Port Talbot Council has published its service arrangements for Monday 19 September, following the UK Government’s announcement that the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth...
A Neath woman who has nominated several people for awards over the years and even presented some is to be on the receiving end. Jacqueline Orrells...
Swansea Bay University Health Board have outlined which services will close on Monday (19 September) for the Queen’s funeral – and which will still go ahead....
Neath Port Talbot councillors held a special meeting on Monday (12 September) to express sorrow at the death of the Queen and extend sympathy to Royal...
A ceremony to mark the Proclamation of His Majesty King Charles III’s accession to the throne following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was...
The Wales and the Battle of Britain Touring Exhibition has been officially opened this week (Mon 5 September) by the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot, Councillor...
A disused industrial car park, close to the border between Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, could be transformed into a housing estate of 165 homes according...
Staff and pupils at a Neath Port Talbot primary school have received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea. The donation from the...
EDF Renewables UK have revealed plans for a renewable energy park in Neath Port Talbot that could power 40,000 homes. The project – Hirfynydd Renewable Energy Park –...
Neath Port Talbot Council has called for Government support as it reveals that it is facing an estimated rise in energy costs of more than £8m....
Neath Port Talbot Council has covered its bin lorries in huge adverts urging residents to cut food waste – something the council describes as ‘throwing money...
Visitors to Aberafan Shopping Centre will be greeted with a full-size replica of a Battle of Britain Mk I/II Supermarine Spitfire plane next week. The striking...
Students from across South West Wales are celebrating after receiving GCSE results, but there are fewer top grades across Wales as a whole following the results...
A new service to help relieve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms is now available to patients at GP practices across Swansea Bay. The service, run by...
The Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre in Port Talbot’s Afan Valley is ready to welcome visitors this bank holiday after almost half a million pounds of...
Environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has declared large parts of South West Wales are now in a drought area. The announcement affects Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath...
Learners across Swansea Bay are celebrating exam successes as A-Level results are announced. Top grades have fallen, however the percentage is still higher than the last...
A man caught dumping waste by hidden cameras at a fly tipping hotspot by Neath Port Talbot Council enforcement officers has been fined. James Steven Daniel...
The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Steve Hunt, has congratulated Neath Cricket Club on its success in attracting senior Glamorgan matches to its Gnoll...
Hywel Dda and Swansea Bay University Health Boards have both issued a warning of a major computer outage that is that is used to refer patients...
Swansea Bay health board have announced an extra 21 consultation rooms have been opened in Neath Port Talbot Hospital’s outpatients department to help tackle its 56,000...
Early ideas on potential rail and bus service improvements for passengers throughout the Swansea Bay City Region have been discussed. A presentation from regional local authority...
A project to restore the vital culvert at Castle Drive in Cimla, Neath, which collapsed last year due to torrential rainfall, is finally due to start...
An exhibition telling the story of Wales’s contribution in the largest air battle ever recorded is coming to Port Talbot this autumn. The Wales and the...
Neath Port Talbot residents will now be able to present disposable nappies and other absorbent hygiene products like incontinence pads and absorbent bedsheets separately as part...
Management of Neath Port Talbot’s leisure services will be transferred from Celtic Leisure back to Neath Port Talbot Council by April 2023 the council have confirmed....
Neath Port Talbot Council have launched an investigation after a number of trees were destroyed after being injected with poison in the Baglan area of Port...
Parks and green spaces across Neath Port Talbot have been recognised as part of Keep Wales Tidy’s Green Flag Award scheme Green Flags will now be...
Margam Country Park’s Farm Trail has had a very special delivery, just in time for the summer holidays. Two baby alpacas, also known as ‘cria’, will...
A popular park and ride scheme aimed at easing tourist traffic congestion heading to waterfalls near Pontneddfechan in the Neath Valley is returning for the Summer....
Ystradgynlais may be a small Swansea Valley town, but it’s set to celebrate the warmth of African culture thanks to its Welfare Hall. Thursday 11th August...
Businesses and other organisations at an energy park in Neath Port Talbot who faced having their electricity supply cut off after a private power network was...
A field hospital built from scratch at lightning speed to care for Covid patients but which ended up vaccinating hundreds of thousands is closing its doors...
Following extensive work during the winter months, the National Lottery funded Lost Peatlands of South Wales Project has announced that 23 hectares of bog habitat has...
A new blood test clinic is set to open its doors as the service at the Bay Field Hospital comes to an end. Swansea Bay University...
A month on from its formation, Neath Port Talbot Council’s new ruling coalition has set out its initial priorities. The council’s new Leader Cllr Stephen Hunt...
Neath Port Talbot Council is to start its phased roll-out of free primary school meals to all reception children this September. The roll-out is a part...
A 71-year-old grandmother of 10 from Margam, has travelled the world to find the perfect shot as part of the Welsh Photographic Federation, and has now...
An engineer’s report has confirmed the structure of an earth bank forming part of earthworks at the front of Abbey Primary School in Longford, Neath, is...
Neath Port Talbot ranked top with over 50% wanting to make a difference to their neighbourhood. Swansea ranked close behind at 4th in the UK. Over...
Neath Port Talbot Council’s new Rainbow Coalition Cabinet has agreed to move forward with plans to open Neath Port Talbot’s first ever Welsh medium primary “starter...
Brand new trains that aim to transform services across Wales and the English borders have been on show today at Chester railway station. Assembled by CAF...
A reprieve could be on the cards for Alltwen, Godre’rgraig and Llangiwg Primary schools as Neath Port Talbot’s new coalition administration say they want to review...
Plans for Neath Port Talbot’s first ever Welsh medium primary “starter school” at Neath Abbey are to be discussed by the Council’s new Rainbow Coalition Cabinet,...
Swansea Bay University Health Board say a £2.5million investment in a new service that provides enhanced recovery support for patients following some types of complex surgery,...
Aimed at securing funding worth nearly £138m to South West Wales over the next three years, a new regional investment plan is being produced. The plan...
The Queen’s Baton Relay celebrating the Commonwealth Games, which this year is being held in Birmingham, will pass through Neath Port Talbot on its journey through...
Swansea Bay is facing a “dentist shortage crisis” as 13.6% of dentists in the Swansea Bay Health Board approach retirement, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have warned. Welsh...
The Welsh Government will support 1,200 young people to start their own business as part of plans to foster a new culture of entrepreneurship among young...
Garden Centre, Dobbies has announced its Swansea store’s Helping Your Community Grow project winner, seeing Cwmafan Community Orchard receive gardening resources to brighten up their green...
Twenty organisations and community groups in South-West Wales have been awarded grants to help them improve their local communities. The funding, totalling £15,004.23, comes from the...
Neath Port Talbot Council could be forced to delay opening its popular Aquasplash water park facility on Aberavon Beach after contractors found Herring Gulls nesting in...
Aberavon Beach has been named as one of country’s best beaches by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy which has awarded it the prestigious Seaside Award for...
Opening up the hydrotherapy pool at Neath Port Talbot Hospital has led to lifesaving skills being taught in dedicated swimming classes to help safeguard babies and...
A new coalition is set to lead Neath Port Talbot Council after representatives from the Independent, Plaid Cymru and Dyffryn Independent groups made an agreement to...
Young singers from Neath Port Talbot schools are starring in a video of their inspirational cover of You’re the Voice, the song made famous by John...
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...
