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The Latest Breaking News from Port Talbot

Planning application for land at former Port Talbot school approved by council

It could now see the construction of 43 affordable properties built on the site

Wales Online

Neath Port Talbot Council to join national empty homes scheme

The £50 million Scheme is backed by Welsh Government

Wales Online

The Regan Grace interview: My new target and long-term Wales hope after World Cup dream was wrecked

If ever someone deserved better fortune, it's the 26-year-old from Port Talbot

Wales Online

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The ghost school and the crumbling swimming pool - the massive problems that now need solving in the Swansea Valley

Council bosses decided not to go ahead with plans for a new super school in Pontardawe - but it's left them with two very tricky issues that may cost tens of millions to solve

Wales Online

'Level playing field' with European competitors needed to decarbonise says Tata Steel

Tata said it wanted the same level of government support to decarbonise already being delivered to steelmakers in Europe

Birmingham Post

'We live under a busy motorway - it's not for everyone but we LOVE it'

Mums Joanna Care and Gabrielle Gillings from Port Talbot in Wales explain why they enjoy living under a 45ft high flyover

Daily Mirror

Residents oppose plans for solar farm and seven large wind turbines in a Welsh valley

The site would be named Hirfynydd Renewable Energy Park and would consist of up to seven turbines, a solar farm and battery storage facility

Wales Online

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Controversial plans for new Swansea Valleys super school scrapped

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

Wales Online

Consultations launched ahead of upgrades at historic Margam Castle in Port Talbot

The move comes after the local authority secured a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2021

Wales Online

The historical reason why money from the sale of a former Port Talbot comprehensive is going to spent in a special way

Glanafan Comprehensive School was closed in 2016 and declared surplus to council requirement

Wales Online

Steeltown Murders: release date, plot, cast and all we know about the true crime drama

BBC One drama Steeltown Murders tells the tale of 'The Saturday Night Strangler' who terrorized Port Talbot in the 1970s.

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BBC Steeltown Murders: First look at crime drama based on real life Port Talbot case

Stars of Gavin & Stacey, Life on Mars, The Pembrokeshire Murders and more star in a Welsh true crime drama, Steeltown Murders

Wales Online

Revellers clear up mess after 1,000 strong illegal rave that left four in hospital

Revellers who travelled to Kenfig Industrial Estate in Margam in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot over the weekend cleaned up the area and only left a small amount of rubbish

Daily Mirror

Ketamine dealer was supplying customers in Port Talbot bar

When police searched Luke Williams' house they found half a kilo of ketamine and bottles of an American codeine-based syrup - a Class B drug

Wales Online

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Welsh Government-owned land sold for new glass factory creating 100 new jobs and safeguarding 500

Glass Systems has bought the 30-acre site in Port Talbot from the Welsh Government for an undisclosed sum

Wales Online

Driver admits causing death of Port Talbot biker

Ralph Thompson changed his plea to guilty on the first day of his trial

Wales Online

Free school meals to be rolled out to almost 2,000 more children in Neath Port Talbot

An additional 1,908 children across the borough will now receive free school meals directly through their school

Wales Online

What's next for Port Talbot after 'truly transformational' Freeport bid is successful

'You have days when the sun shines and you look forward to your day, and today is definitely one of those as far as I'm concerned'

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Port Talbot engineering firm acquires premises to combat rising rental costs

Foredowel secured £400,000 from Barclays to purchase its unit which it says will add extra security for the business

Daily Mirror

Victory for 16,000-job Celtic Freeport campaign to benefit wind farms and steel

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the go-ahead for two freeports in Wales, including a development based at Port Talbot and Milford Haven

Wales Online

What is a freeport, where in Wales is getting one and what does it mean?

Milford Haven, Port Talbot and Holyhead will all benefit from freeport status

Birmingham Post

Two freeports in Wales “double boost” for Welsh economy, say business groups

The Port of Holyhead and the Ports of Milford Haven and Port Talbot under the Celtic Freeport bid will become freeport zones

Wales Online

Rugby boss urges Wales' grassroots clubs to vote for change and insists their own funding will never be cut

The Welsh Rugby Union's member clubs are being reassured their funding will not drop if they vote in favour of the proposed changes at Sunday's extraordinary general meeting in Port Talbot

Wales Online

New mayor and deputy mayor elected in Neath Port Talbot

The local authority elects a new mayor and deputy mayor to preside over council proceedings each year

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve got the perfect storm’: people of Port Talbot say budget needed to go further

The struggling Welsh town wishes the UK government had done more to tackle deprivation

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