Press Releases

Fly tipping at local cemetery costs Port Talbot man £4,303.12

A MAN from Port Talbot has paid a heavy price for fly tipping on land at a local cemetery.

Councillors recommended to keep residential care home open until March 2024

Neath Port Talbot councillors are being recommended to keep Trem Y Glyn residential care home in Glynneath open until March 31st, 2024.

The Neath Food and Drink Festival is back!

The hugely popular Neath Food and Drink Festival is returning to the town on Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th, 2022 with a generous serving of all the very best local produce.

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (30 September 2022)

Update for Skewen Residents from the Coal Authority (30 September 2022)

Council’s HR and Learning and Development teams first in Wales to gain prestigious new status

Neath Port Talbot Council has become the first employer in Wales to achieve People Development Partner status from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development.

Neath Port Talbot Council declares climate emergency

Members of Neath Port Talbot Council have unanimously declared a climate emergency.

Neath Port Talbot Council approves Welsh language improvement plan

Neath Port Talbot councillors have approved the publishing of the council’s Welsh in Education Plan 2022-32 (WESP).

Less than three weeks left for Third Sector organisations in NPT to bid for share of £500k+ fund

Third sector organisations in Neath Port Talbot are being urged not to miss their chance to bid for a share of more than half a million pounds worth of funding.

ATTENTION! - Tickets now on sale for Armed Forces Festival Concert

Tickets are now available for the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot’s Armed Forces Festival Concert on Friday 11 November. The concert will be one of the highlights of this year’s Festival, following a break of two years when the festival was held as a virtual event because of Covid-19.

South-West Wales launches a freeport bid consortium

A freeport bid consortium consisting of Associated British Ports, Neath Port Talbot Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Port of Milford Haven has been launched to explore the case for a green freeport in South-West Wales.