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Monday 24 June 2024
Bridgend County Borough Council plays its part in promoting and protecting the biodiversity which has replaced the scarred landscape of the mining valleys, as well as the wildlife found at other green spaces throughout its communities.
Friday 21 June 2024
Starting on Monday 24 June 2024, Bridgend County Borough Council will begin work to remove diseased trees struck down with Ash Dieback Disease (ADD).
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Students from Porthcawl Comprehensive School have trailblazed their way to London to perform in a play directed by Year 12 pupil, Wil Morgans, at the National Theatre later this month.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Members of a South Wales Organised Crime Group, which sold illegal tobacco, cigarettes and Nitrous Oxide while money-laundering more than £1.5m, were recently sentenced at Swansea Crown Court to a total of 25 years of immediate imprisonment and 9 years as suspended sentences.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
New small business in Bridgend County Borough can now apply for support from the Business Start-up Fund, which offers grants of between £250 and £4,000 to assist with many essential costs of running a business.
Wednesday 05 June 2024
Events across the county borough are planned to mark June 6, 2024, the 80-year anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. Codenamed ‘Operation Overlord’, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on five beaches in Normandy using ships and landing craft, laying the foundations for Germany’s defeat in World War II (WWII).
Wednesday 05 June 2024
Cwmfelin Primary School celebrates the success of its ‘Big Bocs Bwyd’ (BBB) food initiative, recognised by Estyn as a model of good practice, which extends support to the wider community, benefitting learners inside and outside of school.
Monday 03 June 2024
Maesteg Town Hall is set to reopen later this year, as the multi-million-pound redevelopment project delivered by the council and its partners at Awen Cultural Trust nears completion.
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Bridgend County Borough Council is supporting an action-packed weekend of beach sports, family fun, lifeboat displays and more under the banner of BeachFest@Porthcawl, which also includes the return of RNLI’s RescueFest event for first time since 2019.
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Already shining a spotlight on women’s football through the success of former pupil, Tianna Teisar, who plays football for Wales Under 19s and Bristol City Ladies’ teams, Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd continues to encourage more female students to succeed in the game.