When I was first elected to the county borough council last year, one of the first things I did was to make noises about the amount of money which was to be spent on refurbishing Victoria Gardens. Certainly the bandstand needs restoring to its original splendour, but surely the bill for that would be less than a quarter of the million-pound-plus sum quoted. Don’t worry, I was told, the funding from Europe and the lottery is assured, and none of the cost will fall on the council taxpayer.

Now it appears from this story in the Neath Guardian that the funding is not so certain after all.

In another development, local disabled activists claim that the bus stands, remodelled only a few years ago, do not comply with current Disability Discrimination  Acts.

On the latter point, I would like to see the buses moved alongside the rail station, forming a disabled-friendly integrated public transport interchange.

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