Help and support for unpaid carers to continue with new provider
Thursday 09 March 2023
Help and support for unpaid carers in Bridgend County Borough will continue with a new provider delivering the dedicated Bridgend Carers Wellbeing service.
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Thursday 09 March 2023
Help and support for unpaid carers in Bridgend County Borough will continue with a new provider delivering the dedicated Bridgend Carers Wellbeing service.
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Dozens of exciting social care job vacancies will be promoted at a jobs fair in Bridgend County Borough this week
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Plans to provide care and supported accommodation for unaccompanied child asylum seekers in Bridgend County Borough have moved a step forward.
Thursday 26 January 2023
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has approved the Play Sufficiency Action Plan for 2022-2024. The plan aims to secure optimum play opportunities for children and young people in a broad range of activities across the county borough.
Wednesday 25 January 2023
A new vlog campaign, the ‘Time is Right’, has been launched by Foster Wales, the national network of 22 Welsh Local Authority fostering services.
Monday 09 January 2023
A new recruitment drive for Social Workers has been launched today (9 January) by Bridgend County Borough Council.
Wednesday 23 November 2022
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed to extend the council’s links with Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Councils, in delivering the regional service for Independent Professional Advocacy and Independent Visiting - a statutory service for eligible children and young people.
Monday 14 November 2022
Since contractual arrangements with G4S Health Services are due to end shortly, Cabinet has approved that the council will assume the direct management of social care responsibilities for prisoners at HMP Parc, in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.
Monday 14 November 2022
A local couple have won a prestigious ‘Fostering Excellence Award’ for their hard work, dedication, and excellent contribution to fostering in the county borough.
Friday 30 September 2022
Bridgend County Borough Council has thanked partner organisations for the speed and quality of their response to an urgent call to help the local authority find alternative accommodation for 39 homeless people.