Press Releases

Nearly £1m to go on nature recovery projects across Neath Port Talbot communities

Almost £1m will be spent in Neath Port Talbot over the next two years on a ‘nature on your doorstep’ project to reconnect communities with the outdoors.

Lights, Camera, Community! Council Leader opens Pontardawe Arts Centre’s plush new cinema

Neath Port Talbot Council Leader, Cllr Steve Hunt, officially opened Pontardawe Arts Centre’s new cinema on October 6th, 2025, ushering in a new era of first-release blockbuster movies for the Swansea Valley.

More than £2.5m to go on refurbishing Neath Port Talbot playgrounds

Over the next three years more than £2.5m will be invested to modernise and refurbish 16 children’s playgrounds across Neath Port Talbot identified as being in poor condition.

Blockbusters Come to Pontardawe as New Cinema Opens

The brand-new cinema at Pontardawe Arts Centre will officially open its doors to the public on Monday 6th October 2025.

Get ready for the 2025 Neath Food and Drink Festival!

The annual Neath Food and Drink Festival will be back in Neath Town Centre on Friday, October 3rd and Saturday, October 4th, 2025 (10am – 5.30pm each day).

Council leader hails community resilience on anniversary of blast furnace closure

One year on from the shutdown of Port Talbot’s blast furnace, the Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council has hailed the community’s response and is reminding affected people and businesses of the support available.

Trading Standards probe uncovers man described by judge as ‘the epitome of a rogue trader’

A 56-year-old Port Talbot based trader who carried out poor electrical and plumbing work, has pleaded guilty to undertaking a fraudulent business at Swansea Crown Court after an investigation by Neath Port Talbot Trading Standards.

Council services win prestigious UK award for use of AI in Social Care

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Digital and Adult Services Teams have won a national award for their innovative use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in transforming the way Adult Social Care staff engage with residents.

From Nagasaki to Neath Port Talbot – a Baglan man’s epic World War II troop ship voyages

In the year which has seen the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day and VE (Victory in Europe) Day 99-year-old Baglan resident Raymond Jones has recorded on video his inspirational and thought-provoking World War II memories.

Repeat fly tipping offenders given Criminal Behaviour Order

Swansea Magistrates’ Court has imposed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) on two Port Talbot men preventing them collecting and transporting waste for the next two years after both admitted fly tipping offences.