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Port Talbot grid batteries trial: National Grid, Celtic Freeport plan to speed up connections
New factories in and around Port Talbot could be plugged into the electricity network sooner under a trial…
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/135563/ Port Talbot grid batteries trial: National Grid, Celtic Freeport plan to speed up connections #CelticFreeport #ElectricArcFurnace #energy #NationalGrid #NeathPortTalbot #NetZeroIndustryWales #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #TataSteel
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PORT TALBOT: The grid firm that’s late plugging in the furnace says batteries could get the next factories connected sooner
New factories in and around Port Talbot could be plugged into the electricity network sooner under a trial of grid-controlled batteries, National Grid says, in a region where even the £1.25bn electric arc furnace is waiting for its connection.
National Grid Electricity Distribution, Net Zero Industry Wales and the Celtic Freeport are launching what they call a multi-year innovation programme to squeeze more out of the existing wires while bigger upgrades are built.
It is the distribution side of National Grid, which runs the local network, rather than the transmission arm building the furnace’s high-voltage connection, a job it told Tata in June was running six to eight months late because of ground conditions and planning.
Batteries the grid switches on and off
The first project will test whether batteries controlled by the network operator, rather than by whoever owns them, can smooth out the peaks and troughs of supply and demand and free up capacity on the network.
If it works, the company says, renewable projects and industrial customers could connect sooner instead of waiting for new substations and cables to be built.
“Our role is to make sure customers can access the electricity they need to grow, decarbonise and invest with confidence,” said Roisin Quinn, president of National Grid Electricity Distribution. “This programme is a direct response to what industrial businesses in South Wales have told us they need.”
“Electricity access is a bottleneck”
Ben Burggraaf, chief executive of Net Zero Industry Wales, put it more bluntly. “Electricity access is a bottleneck and accelerating access is critical in attracting investment,” he said. The programme, he added, would “trial concepts to get more out of existing capacity” and “maximise local generation”.
The idea grew out of the South Wales Industrial Dialogue, in which more than 30 industrial firms worked with the two organisations and came up with more than 25 possible fixes, from earlier connections to more flexible use of the wires already in the ground.
The Freeport’s Investment Zone status means it can be first to test them, said its interim chief executive Cathy Hall. “As we move into the delivery phase for our projects, exploring innovative solutions to known power constraints will be crucial,” she said.
Why the queue matters here
The problem is not new. When the body that plans Britain’s grid held a forum in Swansea in June, its head of Wales listed “uneven connectivity, grid constraints and fuel poverty” among the obstacles, and Burggraaf told the same room Wales could be a clean energy hub only if the grid investment followed.
The furnace is the case everyone points to. The transmission works need two new substations and miles of cable, and the former Aberavon MS who chaired the Senedd’s steel group has said the furnace may not run until autumn 2028, calling for National Grid to face penalties if it slips further.
Others have found ways round the queue. The data centre approved at Margam in May will draw its power through a private wire from the biomass plant next door, skipping the grid altogether, in a boom that Senedd researchers say will need more power than Wales’s entire solar fleet.
The Freeport covers Port Talbot and Milford Haven, and its pitch rests on power-hungry newcomers, from the floating wind hub ABP is designing at the docks with £64m of UK Government money to hydrogen and the supply chain behind them.
“Working closely with customers is central to how we innovate,” said Emily Spearman, innovation director at National Grid Electricity Distribution, who said the partnership was a chance to test approaches “that can accelerate decarbonisation, unlock growth and help shape the future energy system”.
The three organisations have yet to sign the memorandum of understanding setting out how they will work together, and have not put a date on the first battery trial or said where the batteries would go.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
GREEN STEEL DELAY: Former Aberavon MS says National Grid should face penalties over delayed electric furnace connection
David Rees on the connection that could push the furnace to autumn 2028.ENERGY: South Wales could be a clean power giant, so why are bills still high, and what’s holding it back?
The June forum where the grid kept coming up as the wall.DATA CENTRES: A new industrial revolution is rising on south Wales’s old factory floors, and it arrives hungry and thirsty
The Margam scheme that skipped the grid queue with a private wire.More energy coverage from Swansea Bay News
Author
Every story on the wires, the pylons and the connections.Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
#CelticFreeport #electricArcFurnace #energy #NationalGrid #NeathPortTalbot #NetZeroIndustryWales #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #TataSteel -
PORT TALBOT: The grid firm that’s late plugging in the furnace says batteries could get the next factories connected sooner
New factories in and around Port Talbot could be plugged into the electricity network sooner under a trial of grid-controlled batteries, National Grid says, in a region where even the £1.25bn electric arc furnace is waiting for its connection.
National Grid Electricity Distribution, Net Zero Industry Wales and the Celtic Freeport are launching what they call a multi-year innovation programme to squeeze more out of the existing wires while bigger upgrades are built.
It is the distribution side of National Grid, which runs the local network, rather than the transmission arm building the furnace’s high-voltage connection, a job it told Tata in June was running six to eight months late because of ground conditions and planning.
Batteries the grid switches on and off
The first project will test whether batteries controlled by the network operator, rather than by whoever owns them, can smooth out the peaks and troughs of supply and demand and free up capacity on the network.
If it works, the company says, renewable projects and industrial customers could connect sooner instead of waiting for new substations and cables to be built.
“Our role is to make sure customers can access the electricity they need to grow, decarbonise and invest with confidence,” said Roisin Quinn, president of National Grid Electricity Distribution. “This programme is a direct response to what industrial businesses in South Wales have told us they need.”
“Electricity access is a bottleneck”
Ben Burggraaf, chief executive of Net Zero Industry Wales, put it more bluntly. “Electricity access is a bottleneck and accelerating access is critical in attracting investment,” he said. The programme, he added, would “trial concepts to get more out of existing capacity” and “maximise local generation”.
The idea grew out of the South Wales Industrial Dialogue, in which more than 30 industrial firms worked with the two organisations and came up with more than 25 possible fixes, from earlier connections to more flexible use of the wires already in the ground.
The Freeport’s Investment Zone status means it can be first to test them, said its interim chief executive Cathy Hall. “As we move into the delivery phase for our projects, exploring innovative solutions to known power constraints will be crucial,” she said.
Why the queue matters here
The problem is not new. When the body that plans Britain’s grid held a forum in Swansea in June, its head of Wales listed “uneven connectivity, grid constraints and fuel poverty” among the obstacles, and Burggraaf told the same room Wales could be a clean energy hub only if the grid investment followed.
The furnace is the case everyone points to. The transmission works need two new substations and miles of cable, and the former Aberavon MS who chaired the Senedd’s steel group has said the furnace may not run until autumn 2028, calling for National Grid to face penalties if it slips further.
Others have found ways round the queue. The data centre approved at Margam in May will draw its power through a private wire from the biomass plant next door, skipping the grid altogether, in a boom that Senedd researchers say will need more power than Wales’s entire solar fleet.
The Freeport covers Port Talbot and Milford Haven, and its pitch rests on power-hungry newcomers, from the floating wind hub ABP is designing at the docks with £64m of UK Government money to hydrogen and the supply chain behind them.
“Working closely with customers is central to how we innovate,” said Emily Spearman, innovation director at National Grid Electricity Distribution, who said the partnership was a chance to test approaches “that can accelerate decarbonisation, unlock growth and help shape the future energy system”.
The three organisations have yet to sign the memorandum of understanding setting out how they will work together, and have not put a date on the first battery trial or said where the batteries would go.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
GREEN STEEL DELAY: Former Aberavon MS says National Grid should face penalties over delayed electric furnace connection
David Rees on the connection that could push the furnace to autumn 2028.ENERGY: South Wales could be a clean power giant, so why are bills still high, and what’s holding it back?
The June forum where the grid kept coming up as the wall.DATA CENTRES: A new industrial revolution is rising on south Wales’s old factory floors, and it arrives hungry and thirsty
The Margam scheme that skipped the grid queue with a private wire.More energy coverage from Swansea Bay News
Author
Every story on the wires, the pylons and the connections.Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
#CelticFreeport #electricArcFurnace #energy #NationalGrid #NeathPortTalbot #NetZeroIndustryWales #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #TataSteel -
PORT TALBOT: The grid firm that’s late plugging in the furnace says batteries could get the next factories connected sooner
New factories in and around Port Talbot could be plugged into the electricity network sooner under a trial of grid-controlled batteries, National Grid says, in a region where even the £1.25bn electric arc furnace is waiting for its connection.
National Grid Electricity Distribution, Net Zero Industry Wales and the Celtic Freeport are launching what they call a multi-year innovation programme to squeeze more out of the existing wires while bigger upgrades are built.
It is the distribution side of National Grid, which runs the local network, rather than the transmission arm building the furnace’s high-voltage connection, a job it told Tata in June was running six to eight months late because of ground conditions and planning.
Batteries the grid switches on and off
The first project will test whether batteries controlled by the network operator, rather than by whoever owns them, can smooth out the peaks and troughs of supply and demand and free up capacity on the network.
If it works, the company says, renewable projects and industrial customers could connect sooner instead of waiting for new substations and cables to be built.
“Our role is to make sure customers can access the electricity they need to grow, decarbonise and invest with confidence,” said Roisin Quinn, president of National Grid Electricity Distribution. “This programme is a direct response to what industrial businesses in South Wales have told us they need.”
“Electricity access is a bottleneck”
Ben Burggraaf, chief executive of Net Zero Industry Wales, put it more bluntly. “Electricity access is a bottleneck and accelerating access is critical in attracting investment,” he said. The programme, he added, would “trial concepts to get more out of existing capacity” and “maximise local generation”.
The idea grew out of the South Wales Industrial Dialogue, in which more than 30 industrial firms worked with the two organisations and came up with more than 25 possible fixes, from earlier connections to more flexible use of the wires already in the ground.
The Freeport’s Investment Zone status means it can be first to test them, said its interim chief executive Cathy Hall. “As we move into the delivery phase for our projects, exploring innovative solutions to known power constraints will be crucial,” she said.
Why the queue matters here
The problem is not new. When the body that plans Britain’s grid held a forum in Swansea in June, its head of Wales listed “uneven connectivity, grid constraints and fuel poverty” among the obstacles, and Burggraaf told the same room Wales could be a clean energy hub only if the grid investment followed.
The furnace is the case everyone points to. The transmission works need two new substations and miles of cable, and the former Aberavon MS who chaired the Senedd’s steel group has said the furnace may not run until autumn 2028, calling for National Grid to face penalties if it slips further.
Others have found ways round the queue. The data centre approved at Margam in May will draw its power through a private wire from the biomass plant next door, skipping the grid altogether, in a boom that Senedd researchers say will need more power than Wales’s entire solar fleet.
The Freeport covers Port Talbot and Milford Haven, and its pitch rests on power-hungry newcomers, from the floating wind hub ABP is designing at the docks with £64m of UK Government money to hydrogen and the supply chain behind them.
“Working closely with customers is central to how we innovate,” said Emily Spearman, innovation director at National Grid Electricity Distribution, who said the partnership was a chance to test approaches “that can accelerate decarbonisation, unlock growth and help shape the future energy system”.
The three organisations have yet to sign the memorandum of understanding setting out how they will work together, and have not put a date on the first battery trial or said where the batteries would go.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
GREEN STEEL DELAY: Former Aberavon MS says National Grid should face penalties over delayed electric furnace connection
David Rees on the connection that could push the furnace to autumn 2028.ENERGY: South Wales could be a clean power giant, so why are bills still high, and what’s holding it back?
The June forum where the grid kept coming up as the wall.DATA CENTRES: A new industrial revolution is rising on south Wales’s old factory floors, and it arrives hungry and thirsty
The Margam scheme that skipped the grid queue with a private wire.More energy coverage from Swansea Bay News
Author
Every story on the wires, the pylons and the connections.Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
#CelticFreeport #electricArcFurnace #energy #NationalGrid #NeathPortTalbot #NetZeroIndustryWales #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #TataSteel -
PORT TALBOT: The grid firm that’s late plugging in the furnace says batteries could get the next factories connected sooner
New factories in and around Port Talbot could be plugged into the electricity network sooner under a trial of grid-controlled batteries, National Grid says, in a region where even the £1.25bn electric arc furnace is waiting for its connection.
National Grid Electricity Distribution, Net Zero Industry Wales and the Celtic Freeport are launching what they call a multi-year innovation programme to squeeze more out of the existing wires while bigger upgrades are built.
It is the distribution side of National Grid, which runs the local network, rather than the transmission arm building the furnace’s high-voltage connection, a job it told Tata in June was running six to eight months late because of ground conditions and planning.
Batteries the grid switches on and off
The first project will test whether batteries controlled by the network operator, rather than by whoever owns them, can smooth out the peaks and troughs of supply and demand and free up capacity on the network.
If it works, the company says, renewable projects and industrial customers could connect sooner instead of waiting for new substations and cables to be built.
“Our role is to make sure customers can access the electricity they need to grow, decarbonise and invest with confidence,” said Roisin Quinn, president of National Grid Electricity Distribution. “This programme is a direct response to what industrial businesses in South Wales have told us they need.”
“Electricity access is a bottleneck”
Ben Burggraaf, chief executive of Net Zero Industry Wales, put it more bluntly. “Electricity access is a bottleneck and accelerating access is critical in attracting investment,” he said. The programme, he added, would “trial concepts to get more out of existing capacity” and “maximise local generation”.
The idea grew out of the South Wales Industrial Dialogue, in which more than 30 industrial firms worked with the two organisations and came up with more than 25 possible fixes, from earlier connections to more flexible use of the wires already in the ground.
The Freeport’s Investment Zone status means it can be first to test them, said its interim chief executive Cathy Hall. “As we move into the delivery phase for our projects, exploring innovative solutions to known power constraints will be crucial,” she said.
Why the queue matters here
The problem is not new. When the body that plans Britain’s grid held a forum in Swansea in June, its head of Wales listed “uneven connectivity, grid constraints and fuel poverty” among the obstacles, and Burggraaf told the same room Wales could be a clean energy hub only if the grid investment followed.
The furnace is the case everyone points to. The transmission works need two new substations and miles of cable, and the former Aberavon MS who chaired the Senedd’s steel group has said the furnace may not run until autumn 2028, calling for National Grid to face penalties if it slips further.
Others have found ways round the queue. The data centre approved at Margam in May will draw its power through a private wire from the biomass plant next door, skipping the grid altogether, in a boom that Senedd researchers say will need more power than Wales’s entire solar fleet.
The Freeport covers Port Talbot and Milford Haven, and its pitch rests on power-hungry newcomers, from the floating wind hub ABP is designing at the docks with £64m of UK Government money to hydrogen and the supply chain behind them.
“Working closely with customers is central to how we innovate,” said Emily Spearman, innovation director at National Grid Electricity Distribution, who said the partnership was a chance to test approaches “that can accelerate decarbonisation, unlock growth and help shape the future energy system”.
The three organisations have yet to sign the memorandum of understanding setting out how they will work together, and have not put a date on the first battery trial or said where the batteries would go.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
GREEN STEEL DELAY: Former Aberavon MS says National Grid should face penalties over delayed electric furnace connection
David Rees on the connection that could push the furnace to autumn 2028.ENERGY: South Wales could be a clean power giant, so why are bills still high, and what’s holding it back?
The June forum where the grid kept coming up as the wall.DATA CENTRES: A new industrial revolution is rising on south Wales’s old factory floors, and it arrives hungry and thirsty
The Margam scheme that skipped the grid queue with a private wire.More energy coverage from Swansea Bay News
Author
Every story on the wires, the pylons and the connections.Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
#CelticFreeport #electricArcFurnace #energy #NationalGrid #NeathPortTalbot #NetZeroIndustryWales #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #TataSteel -
ANTHONY HOPKINS: Margam-born star tells a tale from hell in first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog
Sir Anthony Hopkins tells the story of a man who dug his way down to hell in the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new thriller, Wife & Dog.
The Margam-born actor, 88, plays the head of the wealthy Fairbank family and narrates the teaser, released by the film’s makers Black Bear last week.
The film is in cinemas on 19 February 2027.
In the trailer, Hopkins tells of a man thrown into a deep pit who, unable to climb out, kept digging down until he found himself in hell.
His daughter, played by Rosamund Pike, asks what the man found there. His answer: “He found me.”
Rosamund Pike as the Fairbank patriarch’s daughter in Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)Benedict Cumberbatch plays a man apparently left for dead, and the teaser ends with him taking a bloody revenge.
Benedict Cumberbatch in the first trailer for Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)The cast also includes Cosmo Jarvis, James Norton, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens.
Cosmo Jarvis in the first trailer for Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)View this post on Instagram
Guy Ritchie returns to the backstabbing British upper classes
Ritchie wrote and directed the film. The only plot released so far is a one-line synopsis: “The relentless greed of the Fairbank family and their associates fuels betrayal and murder in the battle for succession.”
When Variety reported the casting in 2024, it said the film would take Ritchie back to the backstabbing world of the British upper classes he explored in The Gentlemen.
A still from the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)It caps a busy run for the director, whose recent films include Wrath of Man, The Covenant and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
At 88, Port Talbot’s most famous son is not slowing down
Wife & Dog is one of several films lined up for Hopkins. Earlier this month he signed to play the villain in sci-fi thriller 2048, as the architect of an authoritarian regime in a ruined future.
He has also finished Eyes In The Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, which is in post-production.
In the spring he was back in Wales filming the Dylan Thomas adaptation A Visit to Grandpa’s with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In August, his first album for Decca Classics, Life Is A Dream, went straight in at number one on the Official Specialist Classical Chart.
The album draws on his childhood in Margam. One piece, Bracken Road, paints the streets, meadows and mountains around his 1940s home.
February is shaping up as a Hopkins month in Swansea as well, with the first stage version of The Silence of the Lambs reaching Swansea Grand Theatre and John Partridge taking on Hannibal Lecter, the role that won Hopkins his first Oscar.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
ANTHONY HOPKINS: At 88, the Margam-born star is playing the villain again
His role as the architect of a police state in 2048.PORT TALBOT: Sir Anthony Hopkins, 88, signs record deal for album inspired by his Margam childhood
The Decca album that went to number one.Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Anthony Hopkins in new Dylan Thomas film, shot in Wales
Two Welsh stars together on home turf.Anthony Hopkins
Author
All our coverage of Port Talbot’s most famous son.Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1164069/ Serious collision closes road in Port Talbot #Britain #GreatBritain #PortTalbot #TrafficAndTravel #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales
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https://www.europesays.com/people/183921/ UK’s Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis #AndyBurnham #british #BritishPrimeMinister #CostOfLivingCrisis #DowningStreet #England #Labour #Mirror #PortTalbot #UnitedKingdom #UsIranWar #Wales #westminster
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https://www.europesays.com/people/183887/ UK PM Burnham takes aim at ‘rip-off’ discounts with crackdown on fake bargains, hard-to-cancel subscriptions #AndyBurnham #BritishSubscriptions #CostOfLivingCrisis #PortTalbot #UKFinancialRegulations #UKLabourLeader
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UK PM Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts as part…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #AndyBurnham #british #BritishPrimeMinister #costoflivingcrisis #DowningStreet #England #Labour #Mirror #PortTalbot #UnitedKingdom #US-IranWar #wales #Westminster
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/100449/ UK PM Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis #AndyBurnham #british #BritishPrimeMinister #CostOfLivingCrisis #DowningStreet #England #Labour #Mirror #PortTalbot #UK #UnitedKingdom #USIranWar #wales #Westminster
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Tata Steel UK Seeks Power Supply for Port Talbot Furnace
Highlights Construction remains on schedule for completion in 2028.Talks underway with National Grid to secure partial supply earlier…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #NationalGrid #blastfurnaceproject #CO2emissionsreduction #nationalgridtalks #PortTalbot #tvnarendran #tatagreensteel #tatasteelelectricfurnace #tatasteeluk
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/98725/ Tata Steel UK Seeks Power Supply for Port Talbot Furnace #BlastFurnaceProject #CO2EmissionsReduction #NationalGrid #NationalGridTalks #PortTalbot #TVNarendran #TataGreenSteel #TataSteelElectricFurnace #TataSteelUk
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Tata Steel UK Seeks Power Supply for Port Talbot Furnace
Highlights Construction remains on schedule for completion in 2028.Talks underway with National Grid to secure partial supply earlier…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #NationalGrid #blastfurnaceproject #CO2emissionsreduction #nationalgridtalks #PortTalbot #tvnarendran #tatagreensteel #tatasteelelectricfurnace #tatasteeluk
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/98552/ Tata Steel UK Seeks Power Supply for Port Talbot Furnace #BlastFurnaceProject #CO2EmissionsReduction #NationalGrid #NationalGridTalks #PortTalbot #TVNarendran #TataGreenSteel #TataSteelElectricFurnace #TataSteelUk
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Toddlers evacuated from holiday club after fire swept through Port Talbot school
Fire crews were called to the scene of the fire at a Welsh primary school early on Wednesday…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #Fires #NeathPortTalbot #PortTalbot #UnitedKingdom #Walesschools
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/88535/ Toddlers evacuated from holiday club after fire swept through Port Talbot school #Fires #NeathPortTalbot #PortTalbot #UK #UnitedKingdom #WalesSchools
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I’ve got a motorway in my garden – it’s my shelter in hot weather https://www.allforgardening.com/1889115/ive-got-a-motorway-in-my-garden-its-my-shelter-in-hot-weather/ #AimeeLipley #garden #M4Motorway #motorways #NarelleCowan #PortTalbot
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I’ve got a motorway in my garden – it’s my shelter in hot weather https://www.allforgardening.com/1889115/ive-got-a-motorway-in-my-garden-its-my-shelter-in-hot-weather/ #AimeeLipley #garden #M4Motorway #motorways #NarelleCowan #PortTalbot
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1081251/ Takeaway workers plied girls with drink and drugs before one child was raped #Britain #Cardiff #Courts #Crime #GreatBritain #NewportCrownCourt #PortTalbot #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1074839/ Parked car engulfed in flames as thick smoke rises over street #Britain #Fires #GreatBritain #PortTalbot #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/58660/ Delay of up to a year before Tata’s new electric arc furnace can operate #NationalGrid #PortTalbot #Tata
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/57697/ Tata Steel UK Plant Faces Power Access Delays: Rediff Moneynews #ElectricityAccessDelays #LowCarbonSteelProject #NationalGrid #PortTalbot #TataSteelUk
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/?p=57568 NATWEST: Llanelli and Port Talbot branches to close in September #BankClosure #Llanelli #Money #NatWest #PortTalbot
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1008294/ Huge fire at Welsh recycling plant sees 150 tonnes of rubbish go up in flames #Environment #Fires #Neath #NeathPortTalbot #PortTalbot #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Huge fire at Welsh recycling plant sees 150 tonnes of rubbish go up in flames
It was one of two major incidents in the area According to the fire service, around 150 tonnes…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #environment #Fires #Neath #NeathPortTalbot #PortTalbot #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/56754/ NatWest announces nine more branch closures including two in Wales #HighStreetClosures #Llanelli #NatWest #PortTalbot #YourMoney
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/55877/ Fire at Tata Steel in Port Talbot as people told to close windows and doors – live updates #PortTalbot #Tata #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1004373/ Fire at Tata Steel in Port Talbot as people told to close windows and doors – live updates #News #PortTalbot #Tata #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Grandad was on deathbed surrounded by family before ‘modern-day miracle’ saved him
Leighton Davies’ family were called to his hospital bed to say their goodbyes, but thanks to a lot…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #GB #MorristonHospital #PortTalbot #Swansea #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/994712/ Grandad was on deathbed surrounded by family before ‘modern-day miracle’ saved him #Health #MorristonHospital #PortTalbot #Swansea #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Roman Villa Uncovered in Wales Signals Major Historical Find
Largest Roman villa ever found in Wales discovered in Margam Country Park. Find out what this means for history and local tourism.
#RomanWales, #MargamPark, #PortTalbot, #Archaeology, #HistoryFind
https://newsletter.tf/largest-roman-villa-in-wales-found-margam/
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Roman Villa Uncovered in Wales Signals Major Historical Find
Largest Roman villa ever found in Wales discovered in Margam Country Park. Find out what this means for history and local tourism.
#RomanWales, #MargamPark, #PortTalbot, #Archaeology, #HistoryFind
https://newsletter.tf/largest-roman-villa-in-wales-found-margam/
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Roman Villa Uncovered in Wales Signals Major Historical Find
Largest Roman villa ever found in Wales discovered in Margam Country Park. Find out what this means for history and local tourism.
#RomanWales, #MargamPark, #PortTalbot, #Archaeology, #HistoryFind
https://newsletter.tf/largest-roman-villa-in-wales-found-margam/
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The largest Roman villa in Wales, measuring 141 feet long, has been found. This is much bigger than other Roman sites found before.
#RomanWales, #MargamPark, #PortTalbot, #Archaeology, #HistoryFind
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The largest Roman villa in Wales, measuring 141 feet long, has been found. This is much bigger than other Roman sites found before.
#RomanWales, #MargamPark, #PortTalbot, #Archaeology, #HistoryFind
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The largest Roman villa in Wales, measuring 141 feet long, has been found. This is much bigger than other Roman sites found before.
#RomanWales, #MargamPark, #PortTalbot, #Archaeology, #HistoryFind
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Roman villa discovered near Port Talbot:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo
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Roman villa discovered near Port Talbot:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo
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A Roman villa find could be ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’.
Archaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales in an “amazing discovery” which they say has the potential to be “Port Talbot’s Pompeii”.
The villa lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
#Archaeology #Wales #RomanVilla #PortTalbot #Romans #History #UK
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A Roman villa find could be ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’.
Archaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales in an “amazing discovery” which they say has the potential to be “Port Talbot’s Pompeii”.
The villa lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
#Archaeology #Wales #RomanVilla #PortTalbot #Romans #History #UK
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A Roman villa find could be ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’.
Archaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales in an “amazing discovery” which they say has the potential to be “Port Talbot’s Pompeii”.
The villa lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
#Archaeology #Wales #RomanVilla #PortTalbot #Romans #History #UK
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Making tracks: Port Talbot Parkway - Jon Gower goes in search of the spirit of Port Talbot.
Jon Gower is Transport for Wales’ writer-in-residence. He will be travelling the breadth and length of the country over the course of a year, reporting on his travels and gathering material for The Great Book of Wales, to be published by the H’mm Foundation in late 2026.
🏴 https://nation.cymru/feature/making-tracks-port-talbot-parkway/
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Making tracks: Port Talbot Parkway - Jon Gower goes in search of the spirit of Port Talbot.
Jon Gower is Transport for Wales’ writer-in-residence. He will be travelling the breadth and length of the country over the course of a year, reporting on his travels and gathering material for The Great Book of Wales, to be published by the H’mm Foundation in late 2026.
🏴 https://nation.cymru/feature/making-tracks-port-talbot-parkway/
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Making tracks: Port Talbot Parkway - Jon Gower goes in search of the spirit of Port Talbot.
Jon Gower is Transport for Wales’ writer-in-residence. He will be travelling the breadth and length of the country over the course of a year, reporting on his travels and gathering material for The Great Book of Wales, to be published by the H’mm Foundation in late 2026.
🏴 https://nation.cymru/feature/making-tracks-port-talbot-parkway/
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Ymlacio ar ôl diwrnod gwlyb iawn yn #Eisteddfod Yr #Urdd.
Da iawn i'r trefnwyr a'r cystadleuwyr - cyfle ardderchog i bobl ifainc.
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Ymlacio ar ôl diwrnod gwlyb iawn yn #Eisteddfod Yr #Urdd.
Da iawn i'r trefnwyr a'r cystadleuwyr - cyfle ardderchog i bobl ifainc.
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Transport for Wales Names New Train Ahead of Youth Festival http://dlvr.it/TKdpDF #Network #PortTalbot #RailNews #TransportforWales
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Transport for Wales Names New Train Ahead of Youth Festival http://dlvr.it/TKdpDF #Network #PortTalbot #RailNews #TransportforWales
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Transport for Wales Names New Train Ahead of Youth Festival http://dlvr.it/TKdpDF #Network #PortTalbot #RailNews #TransportforWales
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Over ‘300 skilled jobs’ secured for Port Talbot Steel works green transition plan
Tata Steel say the new jobs in the local supply chain will be part of new contracts signed with Bridgend-based companies Darlow Lloyd & Sons, Wernick Buildings, and Swansea-based business, Andrew Scott Ltd.
Darlow Lloyd & Sons will play a key role in the initial phases of the project, overseeing excavation, recycling, infrastructure, and drainage works essential to the site’s transition to Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking.
Director, Rhys Lloyd, said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership which will boost employment across Neath Port Talbot and lay the foundation for future growth across the manufacturing sector.
“Our involvement in this transformation is not only a privilege, but fundamental to maintaining our strong presence and heritage at the site.
“This collaboration safeguards our experienced workforce and allows us to appoint local experts with transferable skillsets to this once-in-a-lifetime project.”
AdvertisementCritical infrastructure, including the construction of a new scrap yard to manage the inflow of UK-sourced used steel as a feedstock for the new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), will be completed by Andrew Scott Ltd.
David Evan Williams, Civil Contracts Director said: “Having worked major on civil and construction projects at Port Talbot since the late 1800s, our involvement in this transformation is not only a privilege, but fundamental to maintaining our strong presence and heritage at the site.
“We have committed to supporting local talent, ensuring that we fill positions with our skilled workforce, alongside experienced former Tata Steel workers and experts in the supply chain. As work progresses, we aim to provide further opportunities for individuals in surrounding communities to help deliver this exciting vision.”
Ben Wernick, Managing Director, Wernick Buildings added: “We are thrilled to bring our wealth of experience in the modular construction sector to deliver the centrepiece of Port Talbot’s contractor village; an 8500 square metre space spanning three buildings, comprised of offices and welfare zones.
“90% of the workers we employ to build this impressive space will be from communities surrounding the steelworks – spanning Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Cardiff – allowing us to nurture and grow regional talent.”
AdvertisementUK Industry Minister, Sarah Jones commented: “Today’s news is a major boost for communities in South Wales, delivering high-skilled opportunities for local people, and will help Welsh steelmaking to drive growth and attract further investment as part of our Plan for Change.”
Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens added: “We have supported Tata Steel with £500m to safeguard Welsh steelmaking and I’m pleased that the company is itself investing in the local supply chain, securing hundreds of jobs and driving economic growth.
“It is fantastic news for the South Wales economy that local firms have secured these major contracts to deliver the transformation of steelmaking at Port Talbot.”
Lloyd Bryant, Head of Infrastructure & Amenities, Tata Steel, concluded: “The expertise of these long-standing contractors is key to the success of our transformation.
“We look forward to collaborating with them, under Sir Robert McAlpine’s supervision, to safeguard the future of sustainable steelmaking in the area, securing jobs and ensuring the long-term viability of steelmaking in Wales for generations.”
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#AndrewScottLtd #construction #DarlowLloydSons #industry #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #steelworks #TataSteel #WernickBuildings
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Over ‘300 skilled jobs’ secured for Port Talbot Steel works green transition plan
Tata Steel say the new jobs in the local supply chain will be part of new contracts signed with Bridgend-based companies Darlow Lloyd & Sons, Wernick Buildings, and Swansea-based business, Andrew Scott Ltd.
Darlow Lloyd & Sons will play a key role in the initial phases of the project, overseeing excavation, recycling, infrastructure, and drainage works essential to the site’s transition to Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking.
Director, Rhys Lloyd, said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership which will boost employment across Neath Port Talbot and lay the foundation for future growth across the manufacturing sector.
“Our involvement in this transformation is not only a privilege, but fundamental to maintaining our strong presence and heritage at the site.
“This collaboration safeguards our experienced workforce and allows us to appoint local experts with transferable skillsets to this once-in-a-lifetime project.”
AdvertisementCritical infrastructure, including the construction of a new scrap yard to manage the inflow of UK-sourced used steel as a feedstock for the new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), will be completed by Andrew Scott Ltd.
David Evan Williams, Civil Contracts Director said: “Having worked major on civil and construction projects at Port Talbot since the late 1800s, our involvement in this transformation is not only a privilege, but fundamental to maintaining our strong presence and heritage at the site.
“We have committed to supporting local talent, ensuring that we fill positions with our skilled workforce, alongside experienced former Tata Steel workers and experts in the supply chain. As work progresses, we aim to provide further opportunities for individuals in surrounding communities to help deliver this exciting vision.”
Ben Wernick, Managing Director, Wernick Buildings added: “We are thrilled to bring our wealth of experience in the modular construction sector to deliver the centrepiece of Port Talbot’s contractor village; an 8500 square metre space spanning three buildings, comprised of offices and welfare zones.
“90% of the workers we employ to build this impressive space will be from communities surrounding the steelworks – spanning Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Cardiff – allowing us to nurture and grow regional talent.”
AdvertisementUK Industry Minister, Sarah Jones commented: “Today’s news is a major boost for communities in South Wales, delivering high-skilled opportunities for local people, and will help Welsh steelmaking to drive growth and attract further investment as part of our Plan for Change.”
Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens added: “We have supported Tata Steel with £500m to safeguard Welsh steelmaking and I’m pleased that the company is itself investing in the local supply chain, securing hundreds of jobs and driving economic growth.
“It is fantastic news for the South Wales economy that local firms have secured these major contracts to deliver the transformation of steelmaking at Port Talbot.”
Lloyd Bryant, Head of Infrastructure & Amenities, Tata Steel, concluded: “The expertise of these long-standing contractors is key to the success of our transformation.
“We look forward to collaborating with them, under Sir Robert McAlpine’s supervision, to safeguard the future of sustainable steelmaking in the area, securing jobs and ensuring the long-term viability of steelmaking in Wales for generations.”
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#AndrewScottLtd #construction #DarlowLloydSons #industry #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #steelworks #TataSteel #WernickBuildings
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Plans revealed for Port Talbot eco-school
Planning consultants Asbri Planning have released the details as part of a pre-planning consultation with the local community, ahead of the council submitting a formal planning application.
The proposals call for the demolition of the existing primary school and Tir Morfa Centre, and construction of a new school incorporating community facilities, a sports pitch and play areas, as well as highway and access improvements to the site.
The school will be packed with energy efficient technology including a ground source heat pump system and photovoltaic panels.
Plans say the use of carbon intensive materials will be discouraged where practicable in favour of natural and renewable materials and the use of recycled materials, where appropriate, will be encouraged.
It’s proposed that the new school will include a Welsh Language Immersion Unit and Community Hub delivering a range of educational and community services provided by Neath Port Talbot Council, partner organisations and voluntary groups.
AdvertisementThe school design is part of the Welsh Government’s ‘Sustainable Schools Challenge’ and have been designed with help from school pupils.
Neath Port Talbot Council declined to comment on the proposal until a decision on planning approval has been made.
The consultation on the plans for new school is open on Asbri Planning’s website until 16 April 2025.
(Lead image: Asbri Planning)
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Plans revealed for Port Talbot eco-school
Planning consultants Asbri Planning have released the details as part of a pre-planning consultation with the local community, ahead of the council submitting a formal planning application.
The proposals call for the demolition of the existing primary school and Tir Morfa Centre, and construction of a new school incorporating community facilities, a sports pitch and play areas, as well as highway and access improvements to the site.
The school will be packed with energy efficient technology including a ground source heat pump system and photovoltaic panels.
Plans say the use of carbon intensive materials will be discouraged where practicable in favour of natural and renewable materials and the use of recycled materials, where appropriate, will be encouraged.
It’s proposed that the new school will include a Welsh Language Immersion Unit and Community Hub delivering a range of educational and community services provided by Neath Port Talbot Council, partner organisations and voluntary groups.
AdvertisementThe school design is part of the Welsh Government’s ‘Sustainable Schools Challenge’ and have been designed with help from school pupils.
Neath Port Talbot Council declined to comment on the proposal until a decision on planning approval has been made.
The consultation on the plans for new school is open on Asbri Planning’s website until 16 April 2025.
(Lead image: Asbri Planning)
Advertisement#construction #education #NeathPortTalbotCouncil #newSchool #PortTalbot #Sandfields #YsgolGynraddGymraegRhosafan
