Ridgways Coaches

24/08/2024

***** UPDATE *****
Service 66 will be back to our advertised timetable as and from 11.05 at Westlands to Port Talbot. Thanks for your understanding!

Our Service 66 Bus currently has a puncture, and we are sending out a replacement vehicle.
Thank you for your patience in the meantime!

26/07/2024

Saturday 27th July
This event will affect Ridgways Service 66.
The 11.54 departure from Port Talbot Bus Station will divert via Sandown Road. As will the 12.05 departure from Westlands. We hope to return to the usual route as and from the 13.54 departure from Port Talbot Bus Station. We wish all attending this event a fantastic day!

23/07/2024

Saturday 27th July
This event will affect our Service 66.
The 11.54 departure from Port Talbot Bus Station will divert via Sandown Road. As will the 12.05 departure from Westlands. We hope to return to the usual route as and from the 13.54 departure from Port Talbot Bus Station. We wish all attending this event a fantastic day!

20/05/2024

Worth knowing about if you, or someone you know uses this route.

⚠️Cwmavon Road Closure Notice⚠️

Depot Road in Cwmavon will be closed in both directions for two weeks starting on Tuesday 28th May. There will also be limited access to a separate section of Depot Road and Ty’r Owen Row during this period. The closures are necessary for essential road resurfacing and maintenance works.

See map for details of the closure areas.

🔴 Area 1 (Depot Road) - Complete road closure for the duration of the works.

🔵 Area 2 (access to Ty’r Owen Row) - Resident access only during working hours. Open to access for all road users (when possible) from 6pm.

🔵 Area 3 (Depot Road junction) Open to access for all road users (when possible) from 6pm

A diversion route suitable for all traffic and Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) will be signposted.

Pedestrian access to shops, businesses and the school will remain throughout the closures. Access for emergency vehicles will also remain.

Residents living within the closure areas are being asked to make alternative car parking arrangements. All affected residents within the closure will receive a letter to inform them of the changes to their recycling collections.

Public Transport Changes:

🚌 Local service Bus arrangements:

Service 83 and the College service 902 - will not serve Depot Road. The bus will divert via Heol Jubilee and Tabernacle Terrace. The nearest bus stops for Depot road residents will be Heol Jubilee or hail the bus along Tabernacle Terrace or outside Ynys Y wern.

Service 81 Port Talbot to Brynbryddan - will not serve Depot road or Heol Jiwbili. Heol Jiwbili residents must catch the service 83 to and from Port Talbot. Service 81serve Tabernacle Terrace, take its normal route via Cwmclais Road, Brynna Rd, Heol Mabon and Heol Camlas and exit back down Tabernacle Terrace. It will not serve Heol Jiwbili.

🏫 Home to school transport arrangements:

School buses CWMB6 to Cwmbrombil operated by DJ Thomas Coaches and service 449 to St Joseph’s RC Comprehensive operated by Llynfi Coaches will not be travelling via Depot Road. The buses will operate via Heol Jiwbili and Tabernacle Terrace. The nearest bus stop locations for pupils that usually catch the bus along Depot Road, opposite Cwmavon school and on Cwmavon Rd near Caeglas will be at Heol Jiwbili. Hail the bus along Tabernacle Terrace or at Ynys Y Wern.

St Joseph’s RC Primary school minibus route 418 operated by Llynfi Coaches will continue the same route, however, it will travel via High Street in the morning in order to collect at Cae Glas. Pupils travelling on the school buses serving Cwmavon Primary school from outside the village will not be affected but the vehicles will take alternative routes to and from school via Heol Jiwbili, Tabernacle Terrace and High St.

07/05/2024

Jump on our Service 66 this coming Saturday, and enjoy a fantastic day at Viva Port Talbot!

Are you ready to TREAT 👏 YOUR 👏 SELF 👏 Port Talbot?! The time is almost here: the VivaPT Food Festival 2024 is THIS Saturday 11th May! On from 9am to 4:30pm, we’ve got a day jam-packed with the best independent food and drink from across South Wales – read on for all the deets...

🥐🍩 Feast your eyes (and your tastebuds!) in our artisan produce area on Station Road and Forge Road! There’ll be chutneys, jams, cakes, pies, honey, chocolates – we could go on and on!

🍷🍾 Take your pick from a range of tipple at our alcohol stalls on Riverside Walk! With beer, cider, cocktails, spirits and wines on the list, we’ve got something for everyone!

🥘🌯 You asked, we listened! This year we’ve got a HUGE range of street food on offer in Civic Square, with dishes including burgers, loaded fries, curries, pizza, tacos, pulled pork, goat gyros, paella, and loads more! (Is anyone else getting hungry now, or is it just us?)

🍹🕺 Grab a drink from one of our two bars(!) and get your dancing shoes on as music kicks off on our Civic Sqaure stage from 11am! Banging out the tunes, we’ve got...
11am: Jemma Krysa
12pm: Nat Evans
1pm: Chris Keys
2pm: Tusker Duo
3pm: Brad Mead

️🖼️💍Head into the Aberafan Shopping Centre for even MORE stalls, this time the crafty type! Pick up a range of homewares and gifts from local crafters, and try your hand at some BSL with NPT Adult Learning in the Community!

🍪🌸 Get stuck in with free workshops from A Taste of Times Past, also in the Aberafan Shopping Centre! Make Beachy Biscuits from 10am to 1:30pm, then create your very own Delicious Daisy Pots from 1:30pm to 4:30pm 😋

🧑‍🍳🍓 New for this year’s festival, Cook Stars Neath Port Talbot are hosting a children's cookery lesson in Port Talbot Library! On from 1pm to 2pm, the session is suitable for children aged 2 up to 11. Pre-book your place now via the link in the comments section!

📚🎨 Port Talbot Library are also hosting their usual clubs on the day! Catch ‘em all at Pokemon Club from 10:30am to 12pm, learn to knit or crochet at the Yarn Party from 10:30am to 12pm, and let your imagination go wild at Lego Club from 2:30pm!

And finally, please do us a small favour on the day: get yourself a map leaflet from one of our volunteers and check out our Port Talbot Food and Drink Guide 2024 on the back page. We've got a huge list of what’s cooking in Port Talbot town centre all year round – you may just discover your new favourite cafe, restaurant, or takeaway! These businesses need your support, so please show them some love during and after the festival 💙

Please also join us in saying a huge thank you to our event sponsors, Davies DIY & Builders Merchant – this event wouldn’t be possible without their support 🙏

And that’s everything! Sort of – check out the comments for the full list of traders joining us on the day 👀 We’ll see you there too, yeah? 😉

17/04/2024

A New Local Bus Service to enable residents to pay their respects, and to visit & tend to memorials at Margam Crematorium & Cemetery has been introduced.
The once weekly service commences on Thursday May 2nd, and will run every Thursday thereafter.
Service 7 will depart Port Talbot Bus Station at 09.45 and serve all bus stops en-route to Margam Crematorium. The Return journey Departs Margam Crematorium at 10.45 and will drop off along the same route, and also collect passengers who are travelling into Port Talbot.
Elderly & Disabled Concessionary Passes are accepted, as well as cash & card payments.
We are proud to be able to offer this to residents that are unable to drive, or to make the long walk from the bus stop on the A48. The Service will only be able to continue to run with your support, so please use the Service whenever you can.
Please give us a call (01639 883374)or drop us an email ([email protected]) should you want any more information.
The Ridgways Coaches Team.

11/03/2024

Ridgways Coaches currently have a position for a Full Time Local Service Driver. The applicant should have a full category 'D' Driving entitlement, along with a current Driver CPC card. The position also requires the applicant to hold a current CRB certificate, or be able to apply for one. All Shift Finish times are before 6PM every evening. For Full details of the current position, please apply by email to [email protected]

24/12/2023

All of our vehicles (and staff) have now finished for the Christmas Holidays. We will re-open on Wednesday 27th December. We would like to thank all of our customers that have supported us through the year, and we look forward to providing you with all of your transport needs throughout the Coming Year.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all Goodnight!

23/12/2023

Don't forget that our Service 66 is operating to a normal Saturday Timetable today. If you've forgotten any of your Christmas Dinner items, catch our Service to Aldi's, Morrisons, Lidl's, or the Town Centre shops of Port Talbot. You can catch us again on Wednesday 27th December, when a normal Timetable will be operating for both Routes 9 & 66. Merry Christmas to you all, from the team at Ridgways!

11/11/2023

Port Talbot Remembrance Parade Sunday 12th November.
Leaves Port Talbot Transport Hub at 10:15am and makes it's way along Talbot Road to Talbot Memorial Park for an 11:00am service.
The parade will make it's way back to the Transport Hub after the service.
Road closures are in place between 10am & 12 Noon.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lest We Forget ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

11/10/2023

M4 Road Closure Update.
M4 has now re-opened.
Our Local Service Buses will be running to advertised timetables again from:
Service 9 Departed Port Talbot Bus Station on time at 10:15am
Service 66 will depart Goytre Terminus on time at 10:22am
Thanks for your patience this morning.

11/10/2023

Major delays throughout Central Port Talbot this morning due to M4 Junctions 37-40 being Closed. This will have an impact on our Home to School Transport Routes, and our Local Bus Services. We will update you when we get more info. Thanks.

02/10/2023

We have an item of lost property that we would like to return to it's owner.
The person that we are trying to contact is T. V. Goldsmith.
If any of you our followers, know anyone by this name, if you would be so kind as to tag them in this post, or are able to contact them, we would be most grateful.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
The Ridgways Team.

28/08/2023

Due to changes within the business, we have One Part-time, and One Full-time position become available for a PCV Driver.
Both positions are to cover local contract & Private Hire work, with no finish time later than 6pm, although extra hours are available.

The requirements for this position are:
You must hold a category 'D' on your driving licence.
You must have an up to date DCPC card.
You are able to apply for a CRB Check.

If this sounds like something that you maybe interested in, you can contact us for more information on either of the positions by:
Calling us on 01639 883374.
Emailing us on [email protected]
Sending us a direct message via our page
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We look forward to hearing from you.

01/03/2023

UPDATE*** The roads have now re-opened & our services are now back to normal.

Due to a Police Incident, and the road being blocked by South Wales Police, we are unable to service the Bus Stop at Morrisons or the Resource Centre on Baglan Moors at present. We will resume our normal route as soon as we possibly can.

21/02/2023

DON'T FORGET!
It's Pancake Day. Have you forgotten the flour or the JIF Lemon?

DON'T FORGET!
If you live along the routes of Ridgways Local Bus Services 9 & 66, we can pick you up at your local Bus Stop, and drop you at Baglan Moors Shopping Centre, or Port Talbot Town Centre. (And get you back again)!

All Wales Concessionary Pass Accepted.
Contactless Card Payments Accepted.
Good Old Fashioned Cash Accepted.

For Timetable information, visit our website, drop us an email, or you could even give us a call . . . We like a chat!
(01639) 883374

Ridgways . . . Here when you need us!

[email protected]
www.ridgwayscoaches.co.uk

24/12/2022

Our last bus service has just arrived back at our depot, so all staff are now finished up for Christmas.
Our Local Bus Services will be operating a normal timetable again from Wednesday 28th December.
Merry Christmas to all of our valued customers past & present, from everyone here at Ridgways Coaches.

(Photo shows our Service 9 on a snowy December Day in 2010)

23/12/2022

A Very Merry Christmas to all of our school pupils who have finished up for Christmas today. We all hope that you have great time.

08/11/2022

Ridgways Coaches are looking to recruit a PCV Driver for our Local bus services around Port Talbot, and also for Home To School Transport and Local Private Hire jobs. We are looking for someone that enjoys driving locally, and has great customer service skills.
There are set hours for Local Service and Home To School Transport Duties, so that you will know your start & finish times well in advance, and no shifts with a later finish than 6pm.
You would need to have a 'Category D' Driving licence, along with an up to date Driver CPC Card & current Criminal Records Bureau Check (The CRB check can be applied for).
Full Training & Company Uniform is Provided.
We have Part Time positions also available.
If this sounds like something that interests you, please drop us an email, or give us a call for the full details of the position.
You can contact us on 01639 883374 or [email protected]

21/09/2022

Ridgways Coaches are looking to recruit a PCV Driver for our Local bus services around Port Talbot. We are looking for someone that enjoys driving locally, and has great customer service skills.
There are set hours, so that you will know your start & finish times well in advance, and no shifts with a later finish than 6pm.
You would need to have a 'Category D' Driving licence, along with a current Criminal Records Bureau Check (The CRB check can be applied for).
Full Training & Company Uniform is Provided.
We have Part Time positions also available.
If this sounds like something that interests you, please drop us an email, or give us a call for the full details of the position.
You can contact us on 01639 883374 or [email protected]

09/08/2022

Ridgways Coaches are looking to recruit a PCV Driver for our Local bus services around Port Talbot. We are looking for someone that enjoys driving locally, and has great customer service skills.
There are set hours, so that you will know your start & finish times well in advance, and no shifts with a later finish than 6pm.
You would need to have a 'Category D' Driving licence, along with a current Criminal Records Bureau Check (The CRB check can be applied for).
Full Training & Company Uniform is Provided.
If this sounds like something that interests you, please drop us an email, or give us a call for the full details of the position.
You can contact us on 01639 883374 or [email protected]

18/02/2022

************ UPDATE ************
Good Afternoon. Further to our post this morning regarding the Severe Weather that we are experiencing in our area we have assessed the situation further. As of Midday today, the winds are still gusting to Severe Gale force, causing falling branches & flying debris. We have therefore taken the decision to suspend our Local Bus Services for the remainder of the afternoon. Looking at the Met Office forecast for tomorrow, Saturday 19th February, we aim to operate our Local Services as per our normal timetables. We thank you for your understanding, and hope that you all Stay Safe! The Ridgways Team.

18/02/2022

Good Morning! The Met Office has issued a Rare 'Red Warning' for Severe Gale Force Winds for our area. The 'Red Warning' takes effect from 07.00 this morning until Midday today. In order to reduce risk to our Staff & Customers we have taken the decision to suspend our Local Service Routes between these times, and we will make a further assessment later this morning. At present there are no train or other local bus services running either. Please stay safe, and stay at home! We will update this page as soon as we have more information. Thanks! Your Ridgways Team.

29/11/2021

18/11/2021

PCV Driving duties to include Home To School Transport, Local Bus Service & Private Hire (Coaching). The candidate should be prepared to obtain a DBS Certificate & have an up to date Driver CPC Card.