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The Latest Breaking News from Neath Port Talbot Council

Welsh Government spends millions reconnecting power to Baglan Energy Park

Baglan Operations, the energy park's sole electricity supplier, went into compulsory liquidation in March last year

Birmingham Post

Children 'threatened with detention' for wearing PE kit during heatwave, parents claim

Parents say they are worried about their children wearing a shirt and trousers in 'blazing' temperatures

Wales Online

Huge mound of earth outside school declared 'safe' despite concern from parents

The mound of earth, which is several metres high, could be seen cracking and spilling onto the school access road and footpath throughout June

Wales Online

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Hugely controversial plans to close three schools in the Swansea Valley are to be reviewed

The primary schools were set to shut in 2024, with pupils transferring to a new single establishment in Pontardawe

Wales Online

Smelly oily water is ruining a Neath canal

Natural Resources Wales and Neath Port Talbot Council are investigating what has happened along the banks of the Tennant Canal to leave the land so "smelly" and "oily"

Wales Online

Aberavon Aqua Splash finally opens after seagull chaos

The nesting seagull has moved on and the splash park has been cleaned and disinfected - and now it's finally open to the public

Wales Online

New £10m fund made available for developers to transform part of Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot Council is encouraging expression of interest on the huge site

Wales Online

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Defiant nesting seagull survives the rain to keep waterpark closed to public

The RSPB says the council has done the right thing by leaving the nest where it is - but members of the public say more should be done to protect the gull and her nest

Wales Online

Council warns days are numbered for nesting gull stopping £350,000 water park from opening - and some people aren't happy

It's illegal to move the nest or disrupt the nesting gulls in any way, but part of the Aquasplash feature next to the bird at Aberavon is filling up with water and when it reaches a certain level, it will tip over...

Wales Online

Nesting seagull shuts down £350k splash park before it even opens for the season

Aberavon Aqua Splash has been unable to open this morning, the first day of half term, as a gull has made a nest on top of a water feature

Wales Online

The £10m fund to bring hundreds of new jobs to Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot Council is now seeking expressions of interest from its Property Development Fund

Birmingham Post

Coalition leadership announced for Neath Port Talbot Council

It brings an end to 26 years of Labour administration in the county borough

Wales Online

Plaid exploring possibility of coalition at Neath Port Talbot Council after Labour lose overall control

Plaid's group leader at Neath Port Talbot Council, Alun Llewelyn, said the party is "eager" to discuss a programme of policies to form a new administration with independents and others

Wales Online

Plaid Cymru group leader at Neath Port Talbot Council opens up on need for 'valleys strategy'

Plaid group leader at NPTCBC before the 2022 local election period, Alun Llewelyn, said he thinks there "hasn't been enough ambition" for the valleys

Wales Online

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Neath Port Talbot's Labour leadership duo on the challenges of the last year and May's upcoming elections

Ted Latham and Leanne Jones were "thrown" in as leader and deputy leader of Neath Port Talbot Council following the resignation of Rob Jones in March last year

Wales Online

The key wards where Neath Port Talbot council election could be won and lost

Aberavon is seen as one of the key battlegrounds, especially by Plaid Cymru, who had overall control there before the 2022 election period

Wales Online

Councillor 'was sent death threats and parcel disguised as a bomb'

Independent councillor Scott Jones opened up on the 'terrifying ordeal' of having a parcel disguised as a bomb sent to him

Wales Online

The 12 Neath Port Talbot councillors stepping down ahead of May elections

One of the councillors stepping down at NPTCBC, Doreen Jones has 33 years of experience as a council member.

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The £10m new property fund for Port Talbot to help finance new buildings employing hundreds

The £10m Property Development Fund from Neath Port Talbot Council will support development of up to 60,000 sq ft of new speculative development

Wales Online

Locals playing 'hopscotch' with dog mess on Neath and Port Talbot streets left shocked at pitiful number of fines issued

It's a problem across the county, with people not cleaning up after their pets - but how many are actually fined for not doing so?

Wales Online

What's happening where you live as Neath Port Talbot Council promises £4.3m of improvements in every ward

Here's a breakdown of what improvement works are set to take place across the county borough, as listed in Neath Port Talbot Counci's Work Programme for 2022 to 2023

Wales Online

'If we lose this opportunity, it will be sacrilege' Councillors call for action on Valleys railways

Neath Port Talbot Councillors talked of the "irony" of a world class rail testing facility in an area with poor railway connections

Wales Online

The Neath and Port Talbot streets where you're most likely to get a parking ticket

Hundreds of parking tickets were issued in 2021 - but some of them were challenged successfully. This is where the most were handed out

Wales Online

Neath Port Talbot Council to take over leisure services after months of anxious waiting

Staff who have been waiting nervously for a decision to be made said they are "over the moon".

Wales Online

Contested plans to introduce 20mph speed limit along Tonna road to be decided on

One resident fears the work to introduce the measures could cause "massive disruption to the community".

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