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Goodbye from the Port Talbot Magnet team

Our editor Rachel Howells explains why Issue 11 will be the last print edition of the Port Talbot Magnet....

4 October 2016

News

Police appeal for missing Sandfields woman

Port Talbot police have asked local people to get in touch to help them find a 34-year-old Sandfields woman...

7 September 2016

Community

Dad raises money for his special care baby

A man from Swansea will pass through Aberavon as part of an epic effort to cycle 100 miles followed...

28 July 2016

News

Council’s bulky waste collection service now available online

Demand for bulky waste collection has risen with its addition to Neath Port Talbot Council’s new online service. The...

20 July 2016

News

Roads disrupted as docklands tyre fire continues

Firefighters are still tackling a large blaze that took hold in a waste tyre dump on Port Talbot’s Dock...

13 July 2016

Business

Green Park Weir Improvement Project gets underway

A major renovation project to strengthen and improve Green Park Weir on the River Afan has begun. The project...

12 July 2016

Health

Jobs crisis sparks 30% rise in calls to Samaritans

Calls to the Samaritans from Port Talbot residents have risen more than 30 per cent since Tata Steel announced...

12 July 2016

Entertainment

Tributes paid to talented local musician Phil Ryan

Tributes have been paid to legendary Port Talbot keyboardist, Phil Ryan, who died at his home in Denmark earlier...

12 July 2016

Aberavon

Coastal path bridge is shut over safety fears

  A historic footbridge forming part of the Wales Coastal Path has been shut due to safety concerns, meaning...

12 July 2016