Press Releases

Call for people in Neath Port Talbot to give their views on proposed boundary changes

People in Neath Port Talbot are being urged to respond to the Boundary Commission for Wales’s consultation on its proposed new map of Wales’s parliamentary constituencies.

Council approves ‘Rapid Rehousing Plan’ to tackle homelessness

Neath Port Talbot councillors have approved a Rapid Rehousing Plan which is part of a Wales-wide initiative aimed at making any homelessness “rare, brief and unrepeated”.

Another award for Neath Port Talbot Council’s energy positive Bay Technology Centre

Neath Port Talbot Council’s £7.9m Bay Technology Centre has picked up the Commercial Property Project of the Year award at the prestigious British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards.

Council seeks approval for its five year ‘Future of Work’ strategy

Neath Port Talbot councillors are to be asked to approve a new Strategic Workforce Plan 2022-2027.

Annual report - how the council performed in a challenging year and the lessons learnt

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Leader, Cllr Steve Hunt, said despite the challenges ahead, people in Neath Port Talbot learned in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic that “when we come together we can achieve remarkable things”.

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (14 October 2022)

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (14 October 2022)

Neath Port Talbot’s Youth Justice Service makes ‘significant progress’

Neath Port Talbot’s Youth Justice Service (YJS) has been praised for making major improvements over the past few years in supporting young people and their families who are on the fringes of or involved in crime and anti-social behaviour.

Fly tipping at local cemetery costs Port Talbot man £4,303.12

A MAN from Port Talbot has paid a heavy price for fly tipping on land at a local cemetery.

Councillors recommended to keep residential care home open until March 2024

Neath Port Talbot councillors are being recommended to keep Trem Y Glyn residential care home in Glynneath open until March 31st, 2024.

The Neath Food and Drink Festival is back!

The hugely popular Neath Food and Drink Festival is returning to the town on Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th, 2022 with a generous serving of all the very best local produce.