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Campaign delight at biomass decision

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after plans for another biomass plant in Port Talbot were thrown out amid claims the town has become a dumping ground.

Councillors defied the expert advice of their own officers and rejected the application for Longlands Lane in Margam, where...

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'Tesco isn't taking over my garage,' says owner

Mike's News owners Anita and Mike Phillips with the petition against the proposed Tesco Express in Briton Ferry. AH140310-B-001

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A GARAGE owner has sought to play down fears among Briton Ferry traders that Tesco could be taking over his premises. Petitions have been circulating...

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Second time lucky for plant?

Monday, March 15, 2010

A SECOND biomass plant looks set to get the go-ahead in Port Talbot — at the second time of asking. Planners were set to throw out the...

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Work could start on £110m Port Talbot relief road this year

Monday, March 08, 2010

WORK could start on Port Talbot's £110 million dual carriageway by the end of this year. The second and biggest stage of the so-called peripheral...

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Ghost town fear after bingo hall closes its doors

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MEMBERS of a Neath bingo club have been left devastated after the place they dubbed a "home from home" called 'house' for the last time on Sunday. ...

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Drivers' one-way plan anger

Thursday, February 11, 2010

A NEW road layout aimed at reducing pollution in Port Talbot has been hit by problems days after it opened. Neath Port Talbot Council highway bosses...

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Family forced to give up on trip after two-day nightmare

Dr Lesley Hicks and her partner, Keith, of Crynant, failed to get to their ski holiday destination. GM140110D-001

Friday, January 15, 2010

A FAMILY who spent almost two days sat on a plane trying to get to France for a winter break have had to settle for playing video games instead....

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Beach dog owners face on-spot fine

Thursday, January 14, 2010

DOG owners who break the laws at the seaside in Port Talbot will be hit with spot fines as part of a tough new stand. Beach bosses are declaring the...

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Port Talbot street to be one-way

Friday, January 08, 2010

ONE of Port Talbot's busiest roads is going to be made one-way from next month to drive down pollution. Highways chiefs will block off the southern...

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Villagers relieved after landslide road reopens

The scene of the landslide in Cwmavon

Thursday, January 07, 2010

ONE of Port Talbot's busiest roads has partly reopened days after a landslide put it off-limits to traffic. Tonnes of earth and debris collapsed onto...

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