Press Releases

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)

Waterfall Country Park and Ride Service to Return This Summer

Neath Port Talbot Council is working in partnership with Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and local transport operators DJ Thomas and Forge Travel to reintroduce the free Waterfall Country Park Ride Service this summer.

Extended Flying Start and £4.25m to clean up public spaces - new Cabinet continues its work

Members of Neath Port Talbot Council’s new Coalition Cabinet will discuss a range of important issues at what will be their second meeting on July 28th.

Restoration Underway as part of the climate change fighting Lost Peatlands of South Wales Project

FOLLOWING extensive work during the past winter months, the National Lottery funded Lost Peatlands of South Wales Project is happy to announce that 23 hectares of bog habitat has now been restored within the project area.