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Council leader steps down after getting drunk and falling over at political event

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By Lewis Smith Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
The leader of Neath Port Talbot Council Steve Hunt has stepped down after drinking too much alcohol at a political event and falling over. Mr Hunt, an Independent councillor, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he "should have exercised better judgement" and admitted he had "become intoxicated" and fallen over. But he denied allegations he had bragged about drinking a whole bottle of gin. And he said claims he had attacked the Welsh language and public spending on it were wrong.
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Road closure planned for key section of Maesteg town

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By Lewis Smith Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Plans to temporarily close a Bridgend county borough road have been announced while steelwork repairs are carried out to a local bridge. They will see a section of Bridgend Road, Maesteg, closed on a number of days across October and November 2026. A public notice on the closure said the order was in the interest of public safety and would see the closure of approximately 110m of Bridgend Road from the junction with Bridge Street to the junction with Shoemakers Row.
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Plans for new energy park with solar farms and wind turbines set for Bridgend

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By Lewis Smith Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Plans to develop a major renewable energy site between the counties of Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot have been handed to the Welsh Government for a decision. If approved they could eventually see the creation of the Mynydd Ty-talwyn Energy Park located 4km north of Bridgend and 8km east of Port Talbot, close to the village of Tondu and the Craig-yr-Aber Woodland. Once completed it would include a total of six wind turbines with a maximum height to blade tip of 200m.
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