Press Releases

PARKING SCAM WARNING

NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNCIL is warning drivers to be vigilant after fake QR codes were discovered on parking machines in the Swansea Valley.

Roll up for a really big new attraction at Aberavon Seafront!

Neath Port Talbot Council has entered into an agreement with long established fairground company Studts Events Ltd to bring a spectacular, 118ft high ‘big wheel’ ride to the Aberavon Seafront this year.

We want your views on our management of flood risk

People are being asked for their views on Neath Port Talbot Council’s draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and Plan (LFRMSP).

Neath Port Talbot’s budget 2025/26 – protecting your services in challenging times

DESPITE HUGE FINANCIAL pressures Neath Port Talbot Council hopes to deliver a 2025/26 budget for its residents without significant cuts in essential services like social services, housing and specialist education for which demand is soaring.

Avian Influenza Alert

The UK is currently experiencing outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI). Wild birds migrating to the UK over winter can spread AI to poultry and other captive birds.

New beach attraction with ‘Ocean Giant’ centrepiece officially opens

A NEW ADVENTURE playground with a zip wire and spectacular play tower has been officially opened at Aberavon Beach.

Green light for Tata Steel UK’s £1.25bn Port Talbot Electric Arc Furnace project

TATA STEEL UK’S PROPOSALS for a £1.25bn Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) based steel making facility at its Port Talbot site have been approved by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee.

Leader welcomes Government Steel Strategy but says ‘it must be achievable’

THE LEADER OF Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Steve Hunt, has welcomed the UK Government’s proposed new strategy to inject £2.5bn into the country’s steel industry.

Council wins vape shop closure order

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully obtained a Closure Order against a “pop up” vape shop in Port Talbot.

Neath Port Talbot celebrates RB100: the Richard Burton Centenary

Throughout 2025, Neath Port Talbot Council will take the lead on the Richard Burton Centenary - a programme of events celebrating 100 years since the Hollywood actor was born in Pontrhydyfen, Afan Valley.