The most north-westerly building retains the framework of a steel gantry, the base for a rectangular radar transmitter/receiver array, known as a 'bedstead array' from its wires and framework, and is believed to be a unique survivor within the British Isles. Cllr Warman's wife Lesley will be Mayoress. Your feedback will help us improve this website. 18th April 1993, the Royal Regiment of Wales was awarded the Freedom. Recipients of the Freedom of the Borough. For the area identified as inshore east, there is a further flow divergence centred on Port Talbot. On 7 June 2022, Councillor Robert Wood was appointed the mayor of Neath Port Talbot. Several landslips occur in the highlands including many bole holes historically made for the construction of the M4 motorway, steelworks and coal mines. In 2008, the former mayor of Port Coquitlam, Scott Young, continued to work in his position even as he served 18 months probation after pleading guilty to two counts of assault and breach of . Neath Port Talbot had been a Labour stronghold, having been in power from 1996 until 2022.[14]. Neath Port Talbot has a New Mayor - Business News Wales David Lloyd George (Prime Minister). To the south of Port Talbot, on the eastern foreshore of the bay, the seabed sediments across Margam and Kenfig Sands comprise a thin veneer of sand, which overlies hard deposits of peat and clay. Inshore west, from Mumbles Head to Swansea Docks, dominated by the Mumbles There are 19 community councils in the county borough area. The inner floating docks were constructed in 1898[56] and were closed in 1959. See. His portrayal of Aberafan as a small, struggling village suggests that the port was not in great use, especially as traffic to and from Margam Abbey would have ceased following its dissolution in 1536. [55] The tidal basin is capable of handling ships of up to 170,000 DWT and is used mostly for the import of iron ore and coal for use by nearby Port Talbot Steelworks. [7] Hallowes, born in Surrey, moved to Port Talbot in 1910 and was employed at the Mansel Tinplate Works. The deeper groundwater was considered to be hydraulically confined by silty clay stratum; however, it was noted in the report that this silty clay confining layer strata is not present across Port Talbot. There are three junctions on the M4 motorway serving Neath Port Talbot. The site . On 20 November 2007, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) granted consent for the world's largest biomass power station to be built at Port Talbot. "New BBC television series will recall the fight to save Port Talbot steelworks in the 1980s", "Full text of "The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 15351543. Male unemployment in 2000 was around 9%, with female unemployment around 6% in 2000. [18], Following the demise of West Glamorgan County Council in 1996, Port Talbot borough council was merged with Neath and part of Lliw Valley Districts to create the new unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot County Borough. Afan Forest Park to the north of the town has a number of dedicated mountain biking trails including the 'Penhydd', 'Y Wl', 'Skyline', 'White's Level' and 'W'. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Designed to guard against enemy surface craft and submarines in the Bristol Channel, the station comprises three squarish concrete buildings with flat roofs, set on the Margam ridge facing south-east and overlooking the Channel. The town also has become a popular seaside resort. The war memorial at Port Talbot, Wales, commemorates local men killed in the First World War and Second World War.It is located in the Talbot Memorial Park, where it was erected in 1925; the names from the Second World War were added later. 10,000 BC. The varied sand and rocky sediments of the seafloor, as well as the sheltered, warm conditions arising from the bays topography and southerly aspect, support a rich marine life. Cllr Warman worked as a boilermaker for more than 30 years at the Port Talbot Steel Works and was a volunteer member of the plants rescue team.