The Latest Breaking News from Pontardawe

The long-standing plans would have seen primary schools at Alltwen, Llangiwg and Godre'rgraig closed and replaced by a new school in Pontardawe

The proposals have been met with fierce opposition from parents, teachers, and residents

Environmental health officers from Neath Port Talbot Council carried out a noise monitoring programme at the venue

Some of those issues were still outstanding, councillors have heard at a meeting which was also told urgent work to deal with structural issues in pool tank walls and columns would only extend the life of the pool for two more years

The site at King George V Park is due to be closed for around two months after engineers found defects in columns beneath spectator seating and a 'void' around the training pool

The community in Pontardawe is demanding better pharmacy services out of fears for some patients' safety

It is a busy lunchtime in the Swansea valley town of Pontardawe. People are visiting their local bakery to get a bite to eat and picking up their prescriptions from the high street. Perhaps at first glance, you would not guess there were any tensions

An organisation promoting Welsh-language education has welcomed the High Court ruling, but the Labour Group on the council has claimed it just delays pupils being able to study in a new state-of-the-art school

Pontardawe, in the Swansea Valley, is being joined with large parts of rural Powys in the Boundary Commission for Wales' proposed new political map for the next General Election