Press Releases

Comprehensive £3.23m programme to repair and maintain paths, roads, bridges and drainage across NPT

Neath Port Talbot Council Cabinet members have approved a wide ranging £3.23m programme of improvements, repairs and maintenance to footpaths, roads, bridges and drainage in all parts of the county borough.

Council delivers a balanced budget while protecting jobs and key services

A balanced budget protecting essential services and safeguarding hundreds of local jobs while increasing spending in important areas like education and social services was approved at a special meeting of Neath Port Talbot Council on Thursday (March 2nd, 2023).

Neath Port Talbot Council issues call for UK Shared Prosperity Fund projects

Neath Port Talbot Council is seeking applications for projects that can be delivered as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

New Neath Port Talbot Youth Mayor Maddie Pritchard to focus on Welsh Language and the Environment

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Chief Executive Karen Jones has inaugurated 17-year-old Maddie Pritchard as the council’s new Youth Mayor at a ceremony held in the Civic Centre, Port Talbot, on St David’s Day, 2023.

Amgueddfa Cymru – Portable Antiquity Scheme Finds Day with NPT Young Archaeologists’ Club

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) encourages the reporting of archaeological items found by metal detectorists and other members of the public in England and Wales. Thousands of objects are discovered by metal detectorists in Wales each year, including 20-30 items declared as Treasure.

Essential Afan Valley road works – change to schedule

Due to unforeseen circumstances, resurfacing at Maesteg Road will no longer go ahead on Thursday 2nd March. The resurfacing works have been rescheduled to take place on Friday 3rd March instead.

Decision time for Neath Port Talbot councillors on 2023/24 budget proposals

Neath Port Talbot Council’s 2023/24 budget proposals focus on protecting vital services and safeguarding hundreds of jobs against a background of the Ukraine War, Covid, Brexit and damaging inflation.

Round Table event begins focus on skills and training needed for Wales’s green energy revolution

A well attended round table discussion at the Swansea University Bay Campus on February 17th began a major examination of how best to maximise the skills and training needed for the fast expanding green economy in South West Wales.

Essential road works as part of scheme to tackle Afan Valley transport issues

Neath Port Talbot Council is progressing with its plans to tackle essential access/transport concerns, which if not undertaken could have major impacts on the residents of Abercregan and Glyncorrwg.

Can you help develop Neath Port Talbot’s new local strategy for culture?

Neath Port Talbot Council is working with arts consultants Counterculture to develop a new local strategy for culture encompassing heritage, sports, tourism and arts.