Blackbear Buys Welvan, Reaches Seven Branches
Blackbear has acquired Neath-based Welvan Estate Agents, growing its branch network to seven less than two and a half years after launching in Wales.
Blackbear has acquired Neath-based Welvan Estate Agents, growing its branch network to seven less than two and a half years after launching in Wales.
A 1975 byelaw has been amended to allow cycling through Neath's war memorial gates and Gnoll Country Park, bringing the Neath-Cimla active travel route a step closer.
A Neath house conversion into two flats was approved by councillors despite concerns over parking and traffic 'chaos' on Lewis Road.
The owner of Grade II* listed Rheola House, gutted by fire on August 18, has called the blaze a 'devastating setback' and vows to continue plans for a 295-bed hotel.
Plans to convert a four-bedroom house on Ena Avenue, Neath into a six-person HMO have been granted approval by the Welsh Government on appeal.
Connor McCarthy, 30, from Neath Abbey, has been charged with section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a blade following a stabbing on Commercial Street on October 2.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a stabbing in Neath town centre on Friday evening, with the victim since discharged from hospital.
Police are searching for a suspect after a 30-year-old man was stabbed in Neath town centre on Friday evening. The victim has since been discharged from hospital.
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a deliberately-set fire on Drummau Mountain in Neath Port Talbot caused residents to fear for their safety.
Lynne Trump, 45, died after losing control of her Honda motorbike on a sweeping bend on the A4109 near Neath, an inquest opening heard.
A fire at John Nash-designed Rheola House in the Upper Neath Valley has gutted the Grade II* listed building, destroying original features. Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson.
Lynne Trump, 45, died in a crash on the A4109 near Cefn Coed Colliery on August 16. Her family has paid tribute, calling her 'one of life's rare diamonds'.
Daniel Dean Williams, 25, was found collapsed by his partner and pronounced dead hours later; an inquest heard multiple drug toxicity was the cause.
A 45-year-old woman from Crynant died at the scene of a crash between a motorbike and a car on the A4109 in Neath on Sunday afternoon, August 16.
Robin Griffiths, 34, was sentenced to 18 months for assaulting and strangling a cancer patient, then taking her car and drink-driving. He was also banned from driving for four years and nine months.
Michael Campfield, 42, was sentenced to 15 weeks in prison for racially-aggravated harassment and criminal damage after urinating on a Neath mosque door and threatening to kill an elderly man and burn the building down.
Rennie Price, 53, has been jailed for 20 months for defrauding eight elderly victims, including a 98-year-old, out of £2,075 in Neath.
A 22-year-old man who viewed hundreds of indecent images of very young children over six years has been given a suspended sentence and a sexual harm prevention order.
A house fire in Cimla, Neath, destroyed the roof; all residents evacuated safely. Crime scene investigators remain at the scene as the cause is investigated.
Owain Williams-Bates trashed his partner's flat, cut up her clothes, and stole a memory box containing keepsakes of her son. A judge said he set out to cause as much distress as possible and sentenced him to 26 weeks in prison.
A traditional Welsh cottage near Neath, once home to explorer Alfred Russel Wallace, now features eclectic interiors and a full-size skeleton, earning a spot on BBC Cymru Wales' Wales' Home of the Year.
Bonnie Tyler died at 75. Her husky voice resulted from a 1976 surgery complication. She had hits like Total Eclipse of the Heart and represented the UK at Eurovision.
Toryn Knoyle, 16, is running 300 miles in six days to raise funds for Maggie's Cancer Centre in Swansea, inspired by his aunt's cancer battle.
Penscynor Wildlife Park in Neath, south Wales, closed in 1998 after 27 years. Once a top attraction with 250,000 annual visitors, the site now lies abandoned and reclaimed by nature.
Penscynor Wildlife Park in Neath, once a top Welsh attraction with 250,000 annual visitors, closed in 1998 due to weather and financial woes. Now abandoned and overgrown, it lives on in fond memories.
Penscynor Wildlife Park in Neath, Wales, closed in 1998 after 27 years. Once a top attraction with 250,000 annual visitors, the site now lies abandoned and overgrown, but lives on in fond memories.
Three-year-old Luca Povey, the only child in Wales with Tuba 1A, walked 3,000 steps using a £50,000 robotic system in a groundbreaking trial.
Brothers Darren and Matthew Davies have opened Arthur Chapman, a family-run coffee shop, wine bar, and piano bar in Neath town centre, transforming a former costume hire unit.
Residents in Cimla, Neath, say floodlights at Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School have been a 'total nuisance' for years, and are calling for their permanent removal after a report found the installed lights differed from planning approval.
A journalist swaps the pub for a surreal night kayak on the Neath Canal in Wales, discovering a unique, family-friendly adventure under the stars.