The Chief Executive of Neath Port Talbot Council, Karen Jones, has praised the work of the local authority, following the announcement of the successful Freeport bid which was described as 'truly transformational' after it was granted to the borough this week.
The news came after Welsh Government announced that two areas of Wales would be named as Freeports, with a potential to create more than 20,000 new jobs and billions of pounds worth of investments over the next seven years.
The joint bid between the the ports of Port Talbot and Milford Haven, which was submitted under the name of the Celtic Freeport, was announced as successful alongside a second Welsh bid in The Port of Holyhead on Anglesey.
