The Latest Breaking News from Port Talbot

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 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…

Negotiations are ongoing to secure the outstanding tariff agreements.

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

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

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

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

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

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