Maesteg Celtic RFC 7-18 Aberavon Green Stars RFC
Aberavon Green Stars enjoyed a welcome away win 7-18 at Maesteg Celtic in the first round of the SWALEC Plate competition. They were ahead by only three points at half-time from a penalty by full back...
View ArticleClinical Rhyl beat Steelmen 3-0 at Genquip
They say you can’t judge the table until the ten-game mark and Saturday’s loss against Rhyl reached the magic figure for Port Talbot. Manager Andy Dyer must be wishing his team could revert to their...
View ArticleThe Andy Dyer Interview: Port Talbot boss talks missed opportunities and...
In a candid interview with Magnet the Port Talbot boss gives his take on the start to the season and how he wants to build for the future. Q: Hi Andy, The team have enjoyed quite a good start to...
View ArticleGutsy Aberavon go second after 22-8 Llandovery win
Jay Baker returned from a long term injury for the Wizards Avenging the first defeat of the season against Pontypridd was going to take character and the Aberavon Wizards didn’t disappoint in a 22-8...
View ArticleCarmarthen heap more misery on Steelmen in 3-1 cup win
The words Port Talbot and clean sheet are more likely to come up in a game of scrabble than one of my articles at present, such is the spiralling form of the side. As was the case against Rhyl on the...
View ArticleThings to do this week in Port Talbot
Follow our guide to the yellow brick road because there is the hit musical, Wizard of Oz, in addition to ghostly Halloween events, a catalogue of family history sessions, outdoor kayaking and...
View ArticleConnah’s Quay inflict 4-0 drubbing on Steelmen
Connah’s Quay surge forward in counter attack Finding the reason behind Port Talbot’s decline from the league’s September pace-setters to October’s out-of-formers is difficult to explain. There have...
View ArticleWizards held in 32-32 thriller
Aberavon are demonstrating strong team spirit this season and Sunday was a point in case of this Even though Aberavon Wizards and Cross Keys scored four bonus points apiece, it needed James Garland’s...
View ArticleThings to do this week in Port Talbot
This week sees the release of the latest James Bond film in cinemas, eerie Halloween bashes and The Princess Royal Theatre’s Comedy Club Network this Friday. Whatever your passion, there’s something...
View ArticleThings to do this week in Port Talbot
Nina Conti is at The Princess Royal Theatre on Friday Topping the billing this week is ventriloquist Nina Conti, whose side-splitting ventriloquism and comedy hits the Princess Royal tonight. But it’s...
View ArticleValiant Steelmen succumb to 1-0 defeat to TNS
Port Talbot entertained TNS on Sunday 23rd, knowing that the visitors were top of the league. Knowing that they were unbeaten in all competitions but perhaps more crucially, knowing that the Oswestry...
View ArticlePort Talbot defeat Cambrian and Clydach 2-1 with last gasp strike
He is more used to working on the team’s injuries than their quest for a clean sheet but Duane Saunders deputised competently in the absence of Connor McFenton, who is serving a one match suspension...
View ArticleCounty to welcome Syrian families before Christmas
Neath Port Talbot is to become the new home for five Syrian families before Christmas as part of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) Programme that aims to welcome refugee families that have...
View ArticleUps and downs for Port Talbot Town
Thinking of a word that describes Port Talbot’s season up until now is difficult but after much deliberation I concluded that ‘inconsistent’ fits the bill: inconsistent in starting the season like a...
View ArticleHomeless have Christmas dinner thanks to donation
Left to right-Simon Baldwin, Senior Project Manager, Mi-space, Caroline Ashwood, Volunteer, Acacia Carrington, Project Manager, Mi-space, Rev Fortunato Santos, Emma Grant, Site Aadministrator,...
View ArticleCan Wizards keep the magic against Cardiff?
Stef Andrews was awarded the Principality Premierships Try Of The Week Award Aberavon Wizards are conjuring the sort of form that the mythical character associated with the club would be proud of. Last...
View ArticlePort Talbot look to gain back-to-back wins against Airbus
Chris Jones celebrates the Port Talbot winner Consecutively winning matches is something of a rarity for Port Talbot Town. In fact you have to go back as far as September the 5th or the match that is...
View ArticleStorm Imogen batters Port Talbot with 83mph winds
Port Talbot is recovering today after Storm Imogen brought chaos and disruption to the town. Storm Imogen battered Aberavon Beach on Monday morning. Photo by Bob Pickett Around 300 Port Talbot homes...
View ArticlePort Talbot Town v Carmarthen Town (Match Preview)
The teams in action on January 3rd 2016 Rectifying the 3-0 home defeat to Carmarthen Town will be the aim for Port Talbot Town when the teams face each other on Friday evening at Victoria Road. They...
View ArticleThings to do in Port Talbot in February and March
Aled Jones tops our list with a St David’s Day special at the Princess Royal Theatre Our guide for February and March is certain to have you scrambling for space in your diary as there is so much to...
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