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Tata Steel news from Port Talbot and its Trostre works in Llanelli: the switch from blast furnaces to an electric arc furnace, jobs, the grid connection and what it means for the town. More from Port Talbot.
Over 100 firefighters from across Wales and the West of England tackle massive fire at Port Talbot steelworks
Crews from 16 fire stations across south and west Wales — some scrambled more than 70 miles — were thrown…
TATA STEEL THEFT: Three workers jailed over £1.2m tin plot at Llanelli’s Trostre works
A casthouse supervisor, a security supervisor and a forklift driver helped an outside man smuggle nearly 49 tonnes of tin…
PORT TALBOT: Tata Steel sets out demands for next Welsh Government — as thousands of steelworkers live with the consequences of its £1.25bn transformation
Tata Steel has set out five key demands for the next Welsh Government - but the backdrop is thousands of…
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 Talbot, with schools keeping pupils indoors, road closures…
PORT TALBOT: Fire crews still battling Dock Road blaze this morning as dramatic new images emerge from inside the site
Fire crews from eight stations have spent the night battling the Dock Road blaze in Port Talbot, with Mid and…
PORT TALBOT: Huge industrial fire sends black smoke billowing over town as eight fire stations scramble to Dock Road
A massive fire involving around 200 tonnes of commercial waste at an industrial site on Dock Road sent thick black…
PORT TALBOT STEEL GETS NEW ROLE IN GREEN ENERGY FUTURE: Welsh consortium launches research into wind turbine towers made with local steel
A Welsh-led consortium including Tata Steel has won government funding to develop a new generation of wind turbine towers made…
PORT TALBOT: Steel plan sparks cautious hope — but big questions remain for Welsh jobs
The UK Government’s long-awaited plan to reshape the steel industry has sparked a wave of reaction across South West Wales…
PORT TALBOT: Government vows to “do whatever it takes” to protect steel jobs — but critics warn over end of traditional steelmaking
Thousands of steel jobs across South Wales could be protected under sweeping new UK Government plans — but questions are…
‘Green power’ boost for Port Talbot as council green-lights major substation expansion
A massive expansion of a "nationally important" electricity substation has been given the green light, marking a vital step in…