Press Releases

Let’s Keep Talking – just days left to have your say!

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Let’s Keep Talking campaign to get feedback on what matters most to people living and working in the county borough has just a few days to go.

Neath Port Talbot Council expresses concern over widespread bus service changes impacting residents

Bus services in Neath Port Talbot will be reduced at the end of October with one being completely withdrawn on weekdays as the council and bus operators get to grips with a fall in Welsh Government funding and lower passenger numbers.

Improvements to Talbot Memorial Park play area now completed

A Neath Port Talbot Council project to refurbish and renew the play area at Port Talbot’s Talbot Memorial Park has been completed.

Council Teams up with 'Gathering Place' Charity to Strengthen Support for the Community

Neath Port Talbot Council has teamed up with a local charity in Neath to offer a helping hand to families and individuals facing challenges during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Mal Pope to compere Mayor of Neath Port Talbot’s Remembrance Concert 2023

The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot's Remembrance Concert, which returns to the Princess Royal Theatre on Friday October 27th, will be hosted by popular singer, songwriter and radio and TV presenter Mal Pope.

Duw it’s hard! A bronze statue of Max Boyce will soon be in place in his beloved Glynneath

A spectacular statue of Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer Max Boyce will be unveiled in the popular ex-miner’s home town of Glynneath on September 30th, 2023.

Neath Port Talbot Council steps in to preserve Remembrance Day parades

Neath Port Talbot Council has taken decisive action to ensure the continuation of cherished Remembrance Day Parades in Neath and Port Talbot.

UK Levelling Up Fund proposals at Waterfall Country Pontneddfechan out for consultation.

Neath Port Talbot Council is asking residents and visitors for their views on proposals to invest £7.7 million in facilities and infrastructure at Waterfall Country Pontneddfechan in order to ease visitor pressures in the area.

Bold strategies unveiled for a cultural transformation of Neath Port Talbot by 2030

Three dynamic new strategies have been unveiled with the aim of making Neath Port Talbot a nationally recognised destination with a high-quality, accessible offer of sport, heritage, arts and culture.

Council unveils latest weapon in the fight against potholes in Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot Council has taken delivery of a new pothole fixing machine which will make repairing the damaging road defects much quicker and easier.