IT’S party time for youngsters in Port Talbot – Christmas party time! And NSA Afan have a whole host of delights on offer at this year’s special Christmas Fayre, which will be held at the NSA Development Centre in Bevin Avenue, Sandfields, on Friday, December 7. They include a chance to meet Santa, bouncy...
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PORT Talbot Camera Club held its annual awards evening last week. Thursday 27September saw an enjoyable evening of Port Talbot Camera Club finals and end of year awards, showcasing some of the area’s best photographic talent. The awards were presented by acclaimed photographer, Jenny Hibbert MPAGB AWPF ‘Photographer of the Year’ was awarded to...
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PORT Talbot Magnet will host a live Q&A on our website with Dave McKean at 8pm tomorrow (Monday, October 1) when he will talk about the making of Passion movie The Gospel Of Us. The film had its world premiere in Port Talbot last Easter. The acclaimed director will be at the London Film School...
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CAPTAIN Beany’s numerous fans will be delighted by his latest fundraising idea – an A3 charity wall calendar featuring a portrait of the orange wonder. The portrait has been painted by local artist Graham Clarke, who decided to add the captain to his collection of Port Talbot and Welsh celebrities – he has also...
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ABERAVON AM David Rees has stepped in to the row over the closure of acute medical services at Neath Port Talbot Hospital by calling for closer scrutiny of services at Morriston Hospital to ensure they do not become overloaded. Mr Rees attended a public meeting on the issue last week at the Dalton Road...
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HEALTH services across South Wales are in line for a once-in-a-generation shake-up, and bosses at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board are urging people in Port Talbot to have their say in the run-up to the changeover. There are two parallel elements to the programme, Changing For The Better (C4B), which covers the services...
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MORE than 5,000 people have signed a petition condemning the withdrawal of acute medical services from Neath Port Talbot Hospital. The petition, which has now been handed in to the Assembly, was organised by local Plaid Cymru members. It calls on Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board to reconsider the decision to move the...
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A LOCAL woman who has been denied a life-prolonging cancer drug will start her treatment tomorrow, thanks to the generosity of people responding to a Port Talbot appeal. The Gina Herman Ippy Appeal was set up by friends and family of Gina Herman, aged 44, a mum of four from Tan-y-Groes who has been diagnosed...
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A THIRD meeting of the Afan Lido task and finish group will be open to the public, the council confirmed late yesterday. The meeting will take place on Monday (September 24) at 2.30pm in the council chamber, and will hear more evidence on the redevelopment of the Afan Lido leisure complex. The task and...
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TAKING a trip back in time is something many may have wished for on occasions, but it has become something of an annual excursion for the people of Neath and Port Talbot thanks to the continuing appearance of a series of fascinating pictorial nostalgia books. Compiled by someone who has spent one half of...
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