Press Releases

Cabinet gives go ahead for scheme to restore storm damaged Cimla culvert

A project to restore the vital culvert at Castle Drive in Cimla, Neath, which collapsed last year due to torrential rainfall, is due to start with immediate effect.

Wales and the Battle of Britain Exhibition to visit Port Talbot

An exhibition telling the story of Wales’s contribution in the largest air battle ever recorded is coming to Port Talbot this autumn.

Council launches new nappy and absorbent hygiene products collection service

Neath Port Talbot residents will now be able to present disposable nappies and other absorbent hygiene products like incontinence pads and absorbent bedsheets separately as part of their kerbside collection service.

Plan approved to extend Flagship Flying Start programme in Neath Port Talbot

A proposal to expand the Welsh Government’s flagship Flying Start in Neath Port Talbot has been given the go ahead.

Leisure Services in Neath Port Talbot to be brought back in-house by next April

Management of Neath Port Talbot’s leisure services will be transferred from Celtic Leisure to Neath Port Talbot Council (in-house) by April 2023.

Extra funding of £4.25m to improve the look of towns, valleys and villages across Neath Port Talbot

A total of £4.25m is going to be made available to “clean up and green up” towns, valleys and villages across Neath Port Talbot.

Investigation begins into deliberate tree poisonings

A number of trees have been destroyed after being injected with poison in the Baglan area of Port Talbot.

Green Flag awards for some of Neath Port Talbot’s best known parks and green spaces

Keep Wales Tidy has unveiled this year’s winners of its prestigious Green Flag Award - the international mark of a quality park or green space.

Margam Country Park welcomes new arrivals to the Farm Trail

Margam Country Park’s Farm Trail has had a very special delivery, just in time for the summer holidays.

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (22 July 2022)

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (22 July 2022)