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Anger at confirmation of steel job losses

Steelworkers were “angry and frustrated” after Tata confirmed plans to close blast furnaces at its biggest UK plant, with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs, sparking warnings of industrial action. Opposition parties criticised the Government for not ...

22 Jan 2024 at 08:34

Anonymity removed for teenager who defaced Windrush mural with Nazi symbols

A 17-year-old who daubed a Windrush mural with Nazi symbols can be named as Aristedes Haynes after an order granting him anonymity was lifted following his sentencing. The former RAF cadet from South Wales, who the court heard fantasised about ...

21 Sept 2023 at 17:33

Talks over Tata steel plans have broken down, say unions

Unions representing workers at steel giant Tata say talks with the company over its plans to shut down blast furnaces at its biggest plant have broken down. Community, the GMB and Unite said in a joint statement that the company was ...

03 May 2024 at 17:20

Ministers urged to ensure new offshore wind turbines are made in Wales

Floating offshore wind power could be Wales’ 21st century version of the steel, coal and slate industries if a “hard line” is taken with the Crown Estate, ministers have heard. Labour and Tory MPs called on the Government to ensure ...

02 Mar 2023 at 16:19

Row reignites between council and arts dealer over Port Talbot Banksy

A row between an art dealer and a local council over a mural painted by the artist Banksy in South Wales has reignited. Season’s Greetings, which depicts a message about the impact of pollution on communities, appeared on the ...

08 Feb 2022 at 13:55

‘Stand up and support us,’ South Wales steelworkers urge politicians

Steelworkers from South Wales have urged politicians to “stand up and support them” after plans to cut thousands of jobs were unveiled. Dozens of workers made the 170-mile-trip from Port Talbot to Westminster on Tuesday, ...

23 Jan 2024 at 17:53

Thousands of jobs at risk at Port Talbot steelworks despite £500m state aid

The Government is to pump up to £500 million into Britain’s biggest steelworks as part of plans to produce “greener” steel which could also hit thousands of jobs, sources have said. Tata, the Indian conglomerate that ...

15 Sept 2023 at 11:31

Decision on subsidies for Tata steel plants a matter for next PM – Buckland

It is “only right” that a decision on taxpayer support to safeguard Tata’s UK steel plants will have to wait until the new prime minister is in place, Welsh Secretary Sir Robert Buckland has said. The company has ...

26 Jul 2022 at 13:23

Unions reveal plan to safeguard Port Talbot steel plant and protect jobs

Unions have revealed details of a plan aimed at safeguarding the future of the UK’s biggest steel plant without the loss of thousands of jobs. Community and the GMB said their proposal would secure a just ...

28 Nov 2023 at 12:41

Sir Keir Starmer vows to put party politics aside to make UK a leader in steel

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he will put party politics aside to make the UK a world leader in clean green steel and “turn the industry around”. Sir Keir made the vow as the industry faces job ...

23 Oct 2023 at 08:40

Executives from steel giant Tata to be questioned over Port Talbot plans

Executives from steel giant Tata will be questioned by MPs on Wednesday following the company’s decision to close its blast furnaces at its biggest UK plant – with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs. ...

31 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Announcement on future of Port Talbot steelworks jobs delayed

An expected announcement on the future of the country’s biggest steel plant is not being made on Wednesday. Unions had been expecting confirmation of thousands of job losses at Port Talbot in ...

01 Nov 2023 at 18:07

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