IT started as a burning ambition to play rugby. At the age of nine, Daniel Williams, from Margam, Port Talbot, helped his dad Barrie set up a rugby team based at Taibach RFC. They went as far as knocking on doors in the area to try to get a team together – and they succeeded, with...
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Tomorrow Port Talbot will welcome comedian Mark Watson, who will be performing at the Princess Royal Theatre. The sold-out gig forms part of Mark’s Request Stops Tour where he will be gigging exclusively at destinations that are off the beaten track for most comedians. Emily Davies speaks to Mark about his experiences of Port...
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ABERAVON MP Dr Hywel Francis has formally acknowledged Welsh MPs’ support for the Welsh rugby team in the Rugby World Cup by putting forward a Parliamentary Early Day Motion. The motion, which has been signed by MPs from across all Welsh political parties, congratulates the stellar Welsh team on reaching the semi finals of...
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This weekend, TV presenter and face of National Trust’s ‘I Love Wales’ campaign Leni Hatcher will join fellow Wizard of Oz fans to follow the yellow brick trail and explore the world of tinplate at Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall near Neath. The ‘Dorothy and the Tin Man Fun Weekend’ will be held this...
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Michael Sheen talks about what motivated him to stage The Passion in Port Talbot. Duration: 8:13
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Continuing our series of political profiles, Port Talbot MagNet met up with Hywel Francis MP recently. Hywel was born in 1946 and was educated at Llangatwg School and Whitchurch School and obtained a degree in history from Swansea University. He was professor of continuing education at Swansea before being elected MP for Aberavon in...
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Part two of Michael Sheen's Laugharne Festival interview where he talks about his passion for football and acting, and how the two came together in his portrayal of Brian Clough in the Damned United.
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Part one of Michael Sheen's Laugharne Festival interview where he recalls growing up in Port Talbot and why the town still means so much to him.
16 minutes duration
Part 2 will be posted on Wednesday 6 July
Part 3 will be posted on Thursday 7 July
Part 4 (final section) to be posted on Friday 8...
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Port Talbot MagNet is introducing a new politics section to our site in which we will profile local political representatives and the latest political developments in the county borough of Neath and Port Talbot. Local representatives have also been asked to submit a regular column on the issues that matter to them and the...
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The first part of the BBC dcumentary on the Passion of Port Talbot was aired on Sunday 5 June, with the second and final part to be screened next Sunday (12 June), again at 10.25pm on BBC 1 Wales. Passion scriptwriter Owen Sheers has also outlined plans for a film about The Passion to...
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