We’ve all heard the mantra “Be Kind”, but staff at a Neath Port Talbot housing association are quite literally putting their money where their mouth is.
More people than ever are making use of a service which provides free over-the-counter treatments for a number of ailments a health board has said.
A new fund has been set up by Neath Port Talbot Council for community groups involved in safeguarding the counties' heritage, historic environment and language.
Drone footage of Neath’s new Town Centre leisure centre due to open at the end of this month gives a breathtaking fly-through of the completed multi-million...
Neath Port Talbot Council has been successful in attracting £17.7m in UK Government Levelling Up Fund money to establish the Vale of Neath as what it...
Police want to speak with these men after they tried to scam an elderly lady in her own home.
South Wales Police have released images of a large cannabis factory discovered in a raid on a property in Neath yesterday (16 January).
A group of pharmacies in the Swansea and Neath Valleys are leading the way in Wales with an inhaler recycling project which could help the fight...
Entries have opened for Wales Business Awards 2023.
A new initiative offering private landlords the chance to rent out their properties through Neath Port Talbot Council has been given the go ahead.
Families of patients waiting to be discharged from hospital are being urged to do all they can to support them to go home as quickly as...
People with epilepsy in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are now able to help manage their condition, while reducing waiting lists for others at the same...
Toys, food, Christmas dinners, gift hampers and money have all been winging their way to good causes across Neath Port Talbot in the run up to...
Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock has paid a visit to the Neath hub which is collecting and distributing donations such as clothes, mobile phone sim cards, clean...
A man has paid a heavy price for employing an unknown person to remove waste for him without taking reasonable steps to ensure the person was...
Neath Port Talbot Council has launched a new online directory of public spaces and buildings which people can use to keep warm during the winter. The...
A nurse manager with a love of the Queen has been given a regal title of her own in recognition of her role in caring for...
Sioned Williams, Member of the Senedd for South Wales West has called for the plans to replace Alltwen, Godre-graig and Llangiwg Primary schools with a new...
Over the last decade homeschooling has risen by 410% in Neath Port Talbot, according to figures supplied through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by homeschooling...
Neath Port Talbot councillors have approved a £4.2m programme of ‘clean up and green up’ improvements to towns, valleys and villages over the next 18 months....
Neath Port Talbot councillors have approved Free Christmas Parking for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres from Saturday 10th December 2022 to Sunday 1st January...
Celtic Leisure and Neath Port Talbot Council have jointly decided to temporarily close Pontardawe Swimming Pool with effect from Wednesday 30 November 2022. An inspection of...
Neath Port Talbot councillors have opted to retain Cefn Coed Colliery Museum with a view to growing it into a major heritage attraction. Museum and culture...
Councillors in Neath Port Talbot have put forward a £106.2m funding bid to Welsh Government for five new school build projects. The approval came at the...
The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot, Cllr Robert Wood, has paid a visit to Afan Valley born Lillian May Jones to give his congratulations on her...
A museum and culture expert has recommended Neath Port Talbot Council should retain Cefn Coed Colliery Museum and make it a visitor attraction and gateway to...
Margam Country Park has made it into the UK’s prestigious top ten parks and green spaces list following a public vote. To celebrate the Green Flag...
A teacher has set himself the arduous challenge of running a daily 10k throughout the festive period, from December 1 until his final run on Christmas...
The grounds of a vital community hub in a remote village in the Amman Valley have had a makeover thanks to housing association, Tai Tarian. Established...
A man has been issued with a £300 fixed penalty notice in a multi-agency operation to uncover illegal waste carriers responsible for damaging the local environment...
Plans for a £250m adventure resort in Port Talbot’s Afan Valley with a 50-bed hotel, spa, restaurant, viewing area, 570 lodges and biking and walking trails...
Successful technology investor, Roger Maggs MBE, who also has experience in the metals and mining sector, has been chosen as the chair of the Celtic Freeport...
Secondary school students in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire are set to receive a hard-hitting lesson on the dangers of underage drinking in an effort...
Applications for nursery aged placements starting in January 2023, and reception age placements starting in September 2023 at a new Welsh language primary school in Neath...
A major transformation of Swansea Bay’s primary care audiology services will deliver quicker specialist access for patients all across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, and help...
The Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan Mrs Louise Fleet has handed over a lasting legacy of the environmental concerns of the late HM Queen Elizabeth ll...
Around 28,000 new patients are set to be offered appointments at dental practices in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot by April 2023. Updated contracts agreed with...
Although bats might be unfairly associated with Halloween, building officers at one Welsh social housing provider and tenants have been doing their bit to help our...
Tai Tarian, the Neath Port Talbot-based social housing provider says it’s investing in the skills of local people by taking on four new apprentices. Anastacia Bond,...
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Thomas, a fearless young military nurse from Seven Sisters rescued from the water after her transport ship was torpedoed went on to win the...
Hook a duck, ring toss and tin can alley aren’t usual methods of treatment, but they proved the perfect tonic when an old-fashioned funfair rolled up...
A man from Port Talbot has paid a heavy price for fly tipping on land at a local cemetery. At Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (6...
Neath Port Talbot councillors are being recommended to keep Trem Y Glyn residential care home in Glynneath open until March 31st, 2024. The home, which provides...
James Bay, Jake Bugg, Chase and Status, Twin Atlantic and Diversity lead names set to headline In It Together Festival‘s second event next Summer. The family...
An innovative approach to caring for Swansea Bay nursing home residents who have had a fall is now helping to keep them out of hospital. The...
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...