Press Releases

Swansea Valley schools reorganisation plan to go back out to public consultation

A proposal to replace three Swansea Valley primary schools with a new build £22m school for three to eleven-year-olds in Pontardawe is to go back out to public consultation.

Council to increase payment to care home providers

Neath Port Talbot Council is set to invest an additional £667,000 to the amount it pays to its older people care home providers.

£2m Neath Port Talbot Hardship Relief Scheme now open

The £2m Neath Port Talbot Hardship Relief Scheme aimed at supporting local residents most in need of help during the cost of living crisis is now open.

Pontardawe Swimming Pool – temporary closure

A joint decision has been taken by Celtic Leisure and Neath Port Talbot Council to temporarily close Pontardawe Swimming Pool with effect from Wednesday, November 30th, 2022.

Council aims to change the fortunes of the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum

Neath Port Talbot councillors have opted to retain Cefn Coed Colliery Museum with a view to growing it into a major heritage attraction.

Planned £4.2m clean-up programme for Neath Port Talbot’s towns, valleys and villages

Neath Port Talbot councillors are being asked to approve a £4.2m programme of ‘clean up and green up’ improvements to towns, valleys and villages over the next 18 months.

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (25 November 2022)

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (25 November 2022)

Five new school projects in pipeline for Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot councillors have agreed to put forward for Welsh Government funding five school building projects with indicative costs totalling around £106.2m.

Councillors asked to approve free festive period parking for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe

Neath Port Talbot councillors are being asked to approve free Christmas parking for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres from Saturday 10th December 2022 to Sunday 1st January 2023.

Transformational Celtic Freeport bid unveiled

Today (23 November 2022), a public-private consortium unveiled their transformational bid for a Celtic Freeport, which will deliver an accelerated pathway for Wales’ net zero economy. The bid is expected to generate over 16,000 new jobs and generate up to £5.5 billion of new investment.