A NEW course is starting in the new year for people wishing to learn Welsh in Port Talbot. The intensive course, which is targeted on beginners who have access to the internet, will involve both classroom-based study and self study. The weekly classes will be held in the NSA Development Centre in Bevin Avenue,...
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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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TWO up-and-coming Port Talbot youth bands will be playing a special charity gig at the Four Winds Hotel in Sandfields on Thursday (November 15). The bands – Redemption and Combined – are performing the Band Night in aid of Neath Port Talbot Cancer Challenge, in what is billed as a charity fund-raising and public...
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CHRISTMAS is coming, and special measures are in place to help youngsters in Port Talbot get their wish lists to Santa and to help everyone get their cards to friends and relatives within the county borough. To ensure the wish lists of local children reach the North Pole in time for Christmas, Santa has...
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THE Welsh Government has launched a 12-week consultation on its draft Clean Air for Port Talbot short-term action plan. Historically, the town has a high level of pollution that is generally attributed to the industrial nature of the area. In addition, there are emissions from road transport. The Assembly Government has produced a short-term...
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A £9.7 MILLION plan to upgrade Port Talbot railway station has been announced by the Assembly Government. It was named last year in a report criticising stations in Wales not fully accessible to disabled people. Plans include a new enclosed footbridge with lifts providing step-free access to the island platform. Campaigners have criticised the...
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DRIVERS are being asked to be patient during this weekend’s Christmas parade in Port Talbot. As Santa and his parade make their way from the railway station to Port Talbot Civic Square on Saturday, traffic will be halted for a short time. Council events officer Suzette Phillips has asked drivers to be patient during...
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PORT Talbot’s Silver Surfers have won the lottery! The Silver Surfers intergenerational project at Glan Afan Comprehensive School, which provides free computer classes to senior citizens, has been awarded £4,838 by the Big Lottery Fund – one of three projects in Port Talbot to benefit from the latest round of awards. The others are Cwmavon...
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THIS year’s Christmas Parade in Port Talbot will take place on Saturday, November 10 – and Kevin Johns and Badger of The Wave will be here to give the big fella a helping hand. The fun starts at 3pm in the Civic Square, where Kev and Badger will be entertaining people with music and fun in...
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ABERAVON return to Principality Premiership action tomorrow (Saturday, October 27), when they welcome league leaders Llandovery to the Talbot Athletic Ground, kick-off 2.30pm. The Drovers, coached by former Wizard Lyndon Lewis, have made the perfect start to their season, winning all their league games with a bonus point. The West Walians started with two games...
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