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Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

Academics say the villa, found in Welsh deer park, shows the area was not on fringes of Roman empire

The Guardian - UK

Huge Roman villa found in Wales dubbed ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’

Surveys unexpectedly reveal buried remains of largest Roman villa ever found in Wales

The Independent UK

Reform UK would be ‘catastrophic’ for businesses, Welsh First Minister says

Baroness Eluned Morgan was in Port Talbot to announce a new £547 million funding pot from the UK Government to create new jobs and boost productivity.

Evening Standard

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Attachment to our home town runs deep – so what happens when it faces dramatic change?

When the news broke in the autumn of 2023 that the blast furnaces at the steelworks in Port Talbot, south Wales, were closing, the headlines were laced with emotion: “devastating”, “fear”, “end of an era”. For many in the town, it wasn’t just the loss of 3,000 jobs, it was…

The Conversation

Port Talbot, one year on: steelworks closure shows why public is losing trust in net zero

The rolling mills are still working, but the furnaces are long cold. Of the 4,000 people previously employed at the steel mill in Port Talbot, Wales, only half still work there. Despite union protests and local rallies, one year ago on September 30 2024, the plant’s last coal-burning blast furnace…

The Conversation

Michael Sheen ‘worried’ about opportunities for young people getting into acting

The actor was speaking about what it had been like to attend youth theatre in Port Talbot growing up.

Evening Standard

Steel company fined £1.5m following death of ‘much-loved’ contractor

Justin Day, 44, from Llansamlet, Swansea, died from injuries he sustained while working at the Port Talbot site

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Port Talbot moves towards arc furnace future with groundbreaking ceremony

Ministers and Tata chiefs will mark the beginning of construction of the new electric arc furnace with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage ‘not interested in Wales’, Starmer claims

Reform UK is looking to end Labour’s 26 years of domination at the Senedd elections in May next year.

The Independent UK

Reynolds: Port Talbot plant does not meet US rules to get steel tariff exemption

Negotiations are ongoing to secure the outstanding tariff agreements.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage calls for ‘re-industrialisation’ of Wales

Nigel Farage has called for the blast furnaces in Port Talbot to be reopened and for Wales to start producing coal again.

Evening Standard

Farage to call for Port Talbot blast furnaces to reopen

Mr Farage will pitch Reform UK as Labour’s main challenger in the Welsh elections next year.

Evening Standard

‘Welsh is a living, breathing language’: joy as Port Talbot hosts Eisteddfod yr Urdd

Youth festival celebrating Welsh culture has brought delight at a rough time after closure of steelworks last year

The Guardian - UK

Port Talbot Gotta Banksy review – street art Santa’s awkward gift to small town

Play edited from 150 hours of interviews shows how working-class communities are always subject to the whims of global market forces – be those of steel or the art world

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Play to tell tale of surprise Banksy that appeared on garage in Port Talbot

Season’s Greetings, which was removed from the town much to residents’ sadness, is focus of touring show

Evening Standard

Plaid Cymru says Labour ‘abandoned’ Port Talbot steelworkers after Tata closure

Liz Saville Roberts says the Government does not know how many people have used a fund for retraining redundant workers.

The Guardian - UK

Britain must steel itself for the future

Brief letters: Saving Scunthorpe and Port Talbot | Supply security question | Anthemic way to stop the noise | Coffee and newspaper prices | Hay fever remedy

The Guardian - UK

‘To hell with RP’ … how surprise Olivier nominee Rosie Sheehy is following in Richard Burton’s footsteps

To survive in acting, she thought she had to nail received pronunciation. Then she remembered Port Talbot’s extraordinary lineage, reverted to her native accent – and everything changed

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Evening Standard

Comparing Port Talbot with Scunthorpe ‘not entirely fair’, says union official

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has new powers to control steelworks in England.

The National (Scotland)

'Scotland is watching': Stephen Flynn presses Labour on Grangemouth nationalisation

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has questioned the UK Business Secretary on whether the UK Government would back the nationalisation of…

Evening Standard

Stop Brexit Man made Braverman’s then-chief of staff ‘feel a victim’, court told

Steve Bray, from Port Talbot, is known as Stop Brexit Man.

The Guardian - UK

‘His genius is elusive’: Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones on bringing Richard Burton back to the screen

In new film Mr Burton, the Industry star plays a young Richard Burton, with Jones as the mentor who helped him find his acting chops. The duo discuss trying to understand a cultural icon – and how to nail that voice

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen recounts UFOs sighting over Port Talbot: 'There's something going on'

Sheen first recalled an incident from his youth before sharing more recent experiences with the paranormal

The Independent UK

Michael Sheen may be a real-life Robin Hood in Port Talbot, but campaigning TV doesn’t get results

COMMENT: Phil Harrison admires the actor’s commitment to ending personal debts in ‘Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway’, but says it won’t force politicians to act

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts

The actor grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. Doesn’t he think he’s done enough?

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