Press Releases

Margam Country Park among UK’s top ten – again

Margam Country Park has been voted among the top ten most popular parks and green spaces in Britain following a public vote – the only one in Wales to get the accolade.

Update for Skewen residents from the Coal Authority (Friday 26 November)

Update for Skewen residents from the Coal Authority (Friday 26 November)

Council injects £4m into key services to get Covid recovery underway

Councillors in Neath Port Talbot have agreed to reinvest more than £4m back into local services from a projected budget underspend to underpin the process of recovery from the pandemic.

Neath Port Talbot residents thanked for recycling success

Neath Port Talbot residents have been thanked for helping the county borough achieve a large increase in its recycling rate helping Wales maintain its position as one the world’s top recycling nations.

Council’s commitment to nature – new Biodiversity Duty Plan agreed

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet has agreed an updated Biodiversity Duty Plan demonstrating how it will continue to help halt the decline of biodiversity.

Banksy Artwork – further update 19.11.21

The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr. Ted Latham, has issued a further update to set the record straight regarding the impending departure of the Banksy mural "Season’s Greetings"

Update for Skewen residents from the Coal Authority (Friday 19 November)

Update for Skewen residents from the Coal Authority (Friday 19 November)

Banksy artwork ‘Season’s Greetings’ – update

The temporary agreement between Neath Port Talbot Council and art dealer John Brandler to house his Banksy artwork Season’s Greetings in an unoccupied shop unit in Port Talbot’s town centre is coming to an end.

Newbridge Road Bridge, Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot Council engineers are currently carrying out additional inspections of Port Talbot’s 118-year-old Newbridge Road Bridge which was closed to vehicles in 1972 and then to all users in 2016.

From making cans to creating jobs and cleaner air - officials visit latest tenants at Metal Box site

The transformation of Neath’s iconic former Metal Box container factory into a job creating business zone has been a big success with much of the work being carried out during the Covid pandemic.