Festival cancelled just weeks before seaside event

A FESTIVAL has been cancelled just three weeks before it was meant to begin.

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The Aberavon Beach Fest was set to take place on June 6 and would have seen a weekend of live bands, DJs, market stalls and family activities on the seafront.

However, the announcement that it was cancelled came this week after Neath Port Talbot Council said the necessary standard of safety and event planning documentation was not provided.

The festival had been scaled back by its Neath-based organiser, HD Events, and was to take place at the nearby Aberavon Green Stars rugby ground.

But a council spokesperson said because of "continued concerns about safety" they would also not allow the event to take place there under the terms of the lease.