Press Releases

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (30 September 2022)

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (30 September 2022)

Council’s HR and Learning and Development teams first in Wales to gain prestigious new status

Neath Port Talbot Council has become the first employer in Wales to achieve People Development Partner status from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development.

Neath Port Talbot Council declares climate emergency

Members of Neath Port Talbot Council have unanimously declared a climate emergency.

Neath Port Talbot Council approves Welsh language improvement plan

Neath Port Talbot councillors have approved the publishing of the council’s Welsh in Education Plan 2022-32 (WESP).

Less than three weeks left for Third Sector organisations in NPT to bid for share of £500k+ fund

Third sector organisations in Neath Port Talbot are being urged not to miss their chance to bid for a share of more than half a million pounds worth of funding.

ATTENTION! - Tickets now on sale for Armed Forces Festival Concert

Tickets are now available for the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot’s Armed Forces Festival Concert on Friday 11 November. The concert will be one of the highlights of this year’s Festival, following a break of two years when the festival was held as a virtual event because of Covid-19.

South-West Wales launches a freeport bid consortium

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 explore the case for a green freeport in South-West Wales.

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (16 September 2022)

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (16 September 2022)

Day of State Funeral – council service updates

Neath Port Talbot Council has published its service arrangements for Monday 19th September, following the UK Government’s announcement that the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be an additional national bank holiday.

Council expresses sorrow at death of Queen and extends sympathy to Royal Family

Members of Neath Port Talbot Council have adopted a resolution expressing their profound sorrow at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and extending their deepest sympathy to His Majesty King Charles III and members of the Royal Family.