Neath Port Talbot Council bosses have confirmed that six schools can't make ends meet. Parents of debt-ridden schools face a lengthy wait to find out if their child's school is among them. They are believed to include three primary schools and three secondary schools.

The news that yet another company wants to build a massive power plant in Port Talbot may seem a real choker for the town's long- suffering residents - but it probably won't come as too much of a surprise.

By Sion Morgan Yet another massive power station is being lined up for Port Talbot.

Plans for a similar gas-fired power station at Port Talbot docks were blocked last year. Planning chiefs rejected Port Talbot Power's proposed 1,300MW plant, deeming it too big and unsightly. But the world's biggest wood-burning power station looks like coming to the town.

Drama enthusiasts are putting the finishing touches to a musical extravaganza to be performed at Port Talbot's Princess Royal Theatre. The show on Tuesday, which features songs and routines made famous on Broadway and the West End, is being put on by members of Port Talbot DAOS.