Eligible parents urged to take advantage of free school meals
07 April 2020
Neath Port Talbot Council is calling on parents whose personal circumstances may have changed recently to check if they are eligible for free school meals.
Update on coronavirus grant payments to local businesses
06 April 2020
Under the Government scheme, eligible businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors can register for grants of £10,000 and £25,000. NPT Council is reassuring local businesses that have already applied for these grants, that funds should be in their accounts by the end of this week (week ending April 10th)
Update on marriages / civil partnerships, birth and death registrations
06 April 2020
Following decisions made by the government at the end of last week, here are the latest updates and service changes from our Register Office:
Social care across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot - Joint Press Release
06 April 2020
Social care across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot is being expanded and services prioritised to the most vulnerable to support the NHS during the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Michael Sheen backs council’s NPT Safe and Well volunteer recruitment campaign
04 April 2020
Hollywood star Michael Sheen is backing the volunteer recruitment campaign for Neath Port Talbot Council’s NPT Safe and Well service.
Call to fill vacant key worker jobs in Neath Port Talbot
04 April 2020
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Work Station is calling on people who are unemployed and looking for work to fill vacant key worker roles.
Temporary closure of cemeteries
03 April 2020
In common with a number of other Welsh local authorities, Neath Port Talbot Council will be temporarily closing its cemeteries to members of the public (unless they are attending a funeral) to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.
Isolation! NPT Music Service’s uplifting version of Covid-19 stay safe messages
03 April 2020
Staff from Neath Port Talbot Council’s Music Service (NPT Music Service) have produced a lively music video packed with self isolation, hand washing and other Coronavirus safety messages based on Kool and the Gang’s classic hit Celebration.
Free school meals – Bank transfer payments to replace ‘grab and go’ bag system
03 April 2020
Neath Port Talbot Council is to issue bank transfer payments to parents of pupils entitled to free school meals instead of the ‘grab and go’ bag system.
Storm damaged valley bridge shut for safety reasons
02 April 2020
The Blaengwrach River footbridge in the Neath Valley has been closed for safety reasons for the foreseeable future.