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BIZARRE: Aberavon - What They Never Told You

‘We have been profoundly let down’: Voters in one of Labour’s safest seats consider switching sides

The ties between south Wales and Labour run deep, and Aberavon has long been one of the party’s safest seats. But with the town of Port Talbot still reeling from the closure of the steelworks, Holly Evans meets locals who are, for the first time, considering a vote for a…

The Independent UK

Tour company owner admits manslaughter over death of four paddleboarders

Nerys Bethan Lloyd admitted gross negligence manslaughter

The Independent UK

Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter of four paddleboarders

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, from Aberavon, admitted gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four paddleboarders in Haverfordwest in 2021.

Evening Standard

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Aberavon seek to ‘provide hope’ in Port Talbot as they make Challenge Cup return

The club are back in the competition for the first time in over two decades.

The Independent UK

Pride is coming to Neath Port Talbot this weekend for the first time

Parties, a parade and family-friendly activities will take place across Neath Port Talbot this weekend to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community

Wales Online

Police name boy, 15, who drowned after getting into difficulty in sea at Aberavon

The boy has been named as 15-year-old David Ejimofor from Aberavon

Wales Online

School shares sadness at death of teenager in incident at Aberavon beach

St Joseph's school in Port Talbot has shared news of the 'tragic and unexpected' death of one of their pupils

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Boy dies after getting into trouble in sea at Aberavon beach

The incident, in which a 15-year-old boy died, led to a major emergency services response at Aberavon beach

Wales Online

Lord Morris of Aberavon obituary

Veteran Welsh Labour MP who served for more than 40 years and became attorney general in the late 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Sir Tony Blair leads tributes to Labour peer Lord Morris, who has died aged 91

The former Prime Minister said the ex-Attorney-General was "immensely capable, could always be relied upon and never deviated from having the interests of the country at heart"

Daily Mirror

'Grandfather of Welsh devolution' Lord Morris of Aberavon dies aged 91

Sir Tony Blair said Lord Morris of Aberavon lived a life of 'exemplary public service'

Wales Online

Labour former attorney general Lord Morris of Aberavon dies aged 91

Sir Tony Blair said his ‘extraordinary career, being a minister under three different Labour leaders, was unprecedented’.

Evening Standard

Aldi and Starbucks set for long vacant eyesore Burrows Yard site in Aberavon

The site has a long history but has become a scar on the area

Wales Online

Four hundred cannabis plants found in Aberavon properties after police carry out raids

Two men were arrested following the police activity

Wales Online

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Defibrillator damaged on Welsh coastline and thrown into river in act of 'mindless vandalism'

It is one of seven potentially lifesaving pieces of equipment installed around Aberavon thanks to community efforts

Wales Online

Aberavon Aqua Splash finally opens after seagull chaos

The nesting seagull has moved on and the splash park has been cleaned and disinfected - and now it's finally open to the public

Wales Online

What life's like now in the community whose former mayor said should be nuked

It's been three years since ex-mayor Dennis Keogh said Aberavon should be flattened with a 'small thermonuclear device' and started again - but is the ward as 'bad' now as he thought it was then?

Wales Online

Wales international signs for semi-pro club at 11th hour and says team-mate was 's**t on'

He won caps under Warren Gatland and is renowned for his ability as a ball-carrier

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The key wards where Neath Port Talbot council election could be won and lost

Aberavon is seen as one of the key battlegrounds, especially by Plaid Cymru, who had overall control there before the 2022 election period

Wales Online

Welsh Premiership's future could see famous teams cut as battle lies ahead for good of the game

The semi-pro league looks set to have an enhanced role as Welsh rugby addresses its problems

Wales Online

What's become of all the famous Welsh rugby clubs after everything changed

There was a time when Welsh club rugby was the top tier of the domestic game. This is what's happened to those club sides in a very different world

Wales Online

Seafront park to rival Aberavon and Barry part of updated Porthcawl plans

The newly updated plans will see the creation of an all new seafront park the size of two football pitches laid back-to-back

Wales Online

Met Police's handling of 'partygate' storm blasted by former attorney general

Lord Morris of Aberavon says he's been left 'dismayed' by the force's actions

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