Press Releases

School issues statement over tragic death of pupil after asthma attack at music festival

Ysgol Cwm Brombil has issued a statement regarding the tragic death following an asthma attack of a pupil at the In It Together Festival in Margam last Friday.

Come and see the latest attraction at Gnoll Country Park – the Woodland Play Tower!

A spectacular Woodland Play Tower has been completed in Neath’s Gnoll Estate Country Park – the early 18th Century landscaped attraction which covers around 100 acres.

Neath Port Talbot Council Secures £75,000 Grant for Energy Efficiency Project

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Adult Learning in the Community Team has been awarded a grant that will help towards making homes in the county borough become more energy efficient.

FREE Business support on offer to new and existing NPT businesses

A series of community events have been planned at which hands-on advice and support will be given to new and existing businesses across Neath Port Talbot.

Council’s Rainbow Coalition going from strength to strength despite challenging conditions

The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Steve Hunt, says he is ‘humbled’ to have been appointed to lead the authority’s ruling Rainbow Coalition for another year at the council’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023.

New Mayor of Neath Port Talbot Sworn in for 2023/24

Councillor Chris Williams (Bryncoch South) has been sworn in as the new Mayor of Neath Port Talbot.

Coming soon - family favourite the Aqua Splash!

One of the star attractions on the Aberavon seafront, the Aqua Splash, will be opening on Friday 26th May, 2023.

Woman must pay nearly £1,000 for discarding a cigarette after smoking in the street

Donna Forkin has paid a heavy price for littering the street in High Street, Glynneath, unaware a Neath Port Talbot Council Waste Enforcement Officer was nearby. The incident happened in October 2022 while the officer was conducting a dog fouling / littering patrol in the Glynneath area.

Renewed play area for Tonna now open for children – and pet dogs!

The opening of a refurbished children’s play park in Tonna, Neath, has been welcomed by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Wellbeing, Cllr Jeremy Hurley.

It’s like Toy Story! Port Talbot refuse worker Richard gets his own lifelike action figure

A renowned Marvel Comics artist has created an action figure of Neath Port Talbot Council refuse worker Richard Brace as part of a campaign by public services union UNISON to raise awareness of the role councils play in providing vital everyday services.