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Free parking over the festive period for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres

From Saturday, December 11 2021 to Saturday, January 1, 2022, festive parking will be free.

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Free parking over the festive period for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres

Port Talbot Town Centre. Image: Robert Melen/ Media Wales.

Submitted by Neath Port Talbot Council

Members of Neath Port Talbot Council’s street scene and engineering cabinet board have approved free parking over the Christmas and New Year period.

To help local residents and to give a boost to local businesses from Saturday, December 11 to Saturday, January 1, festive parking will be free for Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe town centres.

Signs will be placed at the relevant Pay and Display car parks informing drivers of the free offer over the festive period.

  • The Gnoll Estate Country Park, Aberavon Seafront and Afan Forest Park car parks are not included

An officers’ report to the Cabinet Board, which met on November 5, said: “It’s acknowledged our town centres and the traders who operate in them have been significantly affected during periods of lockdown with many being prevented from opening.

“To support our town centre economy it is acknowledged that providing free Christmas car parking will further support our local economy’s recovery.”

The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Councillor Ted Latham, said: “Pontardawe, Port Talbot and Neath all offer a diverse range of shops, attractions and places to eat or drink, and I hope free parking this Christmas will encourage shoppers to buy locally and also tempt visitors to see for themselves what the county borough has to offer.”

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