Culture, investment and community: NPT News

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🕊️Remembrance Sunday in Neath and Port Talbot 🕊️

Communities across Neath Port Talbot will come together on Sunday 8th November to remember and pay tribute to all those who have served and sacrificed.

📍 Neath & Port Talbot
📅 Sunday 8 November 2026
🌺 Services and parades taking place

Remembrance events will also be held in Briton Ferry, Ystalyfera and Pontardawe organised by town and community councils with help from voluntary organisations.

👉 Read the full story here

Remembrance parade with standard bearers carrying flags, including the Union and Welsh flags, followed by participants through a park.

🎭 Port Talbot’s UK Town of Culture 2028 bid 🎭

Port Talbot’s bid to become the UK’s Town of Culture 2028 could bring £3 million of investment, shine a national spotlight on the town and create new opportunities for local artists, performers and communities.

The town already has a proud history of producing talented performers. Through San Portablo Arts and free weekly sessions with the National Youth Arts Trust at The New Plaza, Helen John is helping the next generation develop their skills and confidence.

Some young performers have already made the journey from Port Talbot to the West End, while others are just beginning to find their voice.

👉Find out more and have your say here

⭐Celtic Freeport investment in Port Talbot⭐

£4.2m in Celtic Freeport funding has been approved towards an £8.4m development at Waterside Innovation Park in Port Talbot.

The investment will help regenerate a large brownfield site, with six new business units planned as the first phase of the scheme.

👉Read the full story here

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👏 New Neath Port Talbot Council Leader appointed 👏

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Councillor Scott Jones has been appointed as the new Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council.

Councillor Carl Jordan has taken over as Cabinet Member for Streetscene following the appointment.
Both appointments were confirmed at Full Council on 14 October 2026.

👉Read the full report here

🌿Lost Peatlands project receives major funding boost 🌿

The Lost Peatlands Connections project has received almost £2 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore and enhance important habitats.

Led by Neath Port Talbot Council, the three-year project will carry out conservation work across 16 sites covering almost 870 hectares.

👉Find out more here

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♻️ Tackling fly-tipping across Neath Port Talbot♻️

A pile of fly-tipped waste discarded on grass beside dense vegetation, including broken plasterboard, packaging, bottles, clothing, cardboard and other household rubbish.

A pile of black bin bags and loose household rubbish dumped beside an overgrown grassy area surrounded by bushes and trees.

A man has been given a 12-month Community Order after construction waste was fly-tipped on an access road in Cwmgwrach.

The waste, mainly plasterboard and plaster, was found in two large piles near Unity Mine.

He was also ordered to pay more than £1,100 in costs following the offence.
Neath Port Talbot Council is urging residents and businesses to use authorised waste carriers and dispose of waste responsibly.

👉Read the full story here

A waste removal contractor has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after illegally dumping 14 bags of household waste beneath the M4 flyover at Baglan Energy Park.

The contractor pleaded guilty to illegally depositing controlled waste and transporting waste without being registered as a waste carrier.

Neath Port Talbot Council is reminding residents to check that anyone hired to remove waste is properly registered and disposes of it responsibly.

👉Read the full story here

🚗 Mega Drive helps young people stay safe on the road🚗

More than 270 pupils from secondary schools across Neath Port Talbot have taken part in the Mega Drive project, helping them become safer and more responsible drivers and passengers.

The interactive sessions covered road safety, vehicle maintenance, CPR and the dangers of drugs, alcohol, speeding and mobile phone use.

👉For more information on road safety in Neath Port Talbot click here

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☕Warm Spaces, Warm Welcomes☕

Crynant RFC’s Warm Space is offering a welcoming place for people to enjoy a cuppa, have a chat, take part in activities and meet others this winter.

Warm Spaces across Neath Port Talbot are created by and for local communities, helping people stay warm, connected and feel less alone.

👉 Find your local Warm Space here

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🚙£500,000 boost for roads across Neath Port Talbot 🚙

An additional £500,000 is being invested in highway repairs, road safety and traffic improvements across Neath Port Talbot.

From pothole repairs to resurfacing and road safety schemes, the funding will support improvements across the county borough. Behind these improvements is plenty of hard work to help keep our roads maintained and journeys safer.

👉 Read the full report here

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🎄Make Magical Christmas Memories at Margam Country Park 🎄

Make this Christmas one to remember at Margam Country Park.

Step inside beautiful Margam Castle for our Make Me an Elf workshops, where little ones can complete their official elf training with festive crafts, games, songs and plenty of Christmas fun. Then enjoy one of Margam’s most magical traditions: watching Santa feed our magnificent deer herd from the Castle Terrace.

A real castle. Magnificent deer. Festive family fun. Christmas magic that’s uniquely Margam.

Places are limited and selected dates are already proving popular, so don’t leave your Christmas plans too late. Gather the family, choose your date and create memories you’ll treasure long after Christmas Day.

Book your Christmas adventure now: Christmas at Margam Country Park